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Chapter Four.
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We examine into our personal property, and make a happy discovery—Our island described—Jack2 proves himself to be learned and sagacious above his fellows—Curious discoveries—Natural lemonade!
We now seated ourselves upon a rock, and began to examine into our personal property. When we reached the shore after being wrecked3, my companions had taken off part of their clothes and spread them out in the sun to dry; for although the gale4 was raging fiercely, there was not a single cloud in the bright sky. They had also stripped off most part of my wet clothes and spread them also on the rocks. Having resumed our garments, we now searched all our pockets with the utmost care, and laid their contents out on a flat stone before us; and now that our minds were fully5 alive to our condition, it was with no little anxiety that we turned our several pockets inside out in order that nothing might escape us. When all was collected together, we found that our worldly goods consisted of the following articles:
First, a small penknife with a single blade, broken off about the middle and very rusty6, besides having two or three notches7 on its edge. (Peterkin said of this, with his usual pleasantry, that it would do for a saw as well as a knife, which was a great advantage.) Second, an old German-silver pencil-case without any lead in it. Third, a piece of whip-cord about six yards long. Fourth, a sailmaker’s needle of a small size. Fifth, a ship’s telescope, which I happened to have in my hand at the time the ship struck, and which I had clung to firmly all the time I was in the water; indeed, it was with difficulty that Jack got it out of my grasp when I was lying insensible on the shore. I cannot understand why I kept such a firm hold of this telescope. They say that a drowning man will clutch at a straw. Perhaps it may have been some such feeling in me, for I did not know that it was in my hand at the time we were wrecked. However, we felt some pleasure in having it with us now—although we did not see that it could be of much use to us, as the glass at the small end was broken to pieces. Our sixth article was a
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cove
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n.小海湾,小峡谷 | |
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adj.失事的,遇难的 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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flannel
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n.法兰绒;法兰绒衣服 | |
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bonnet
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possessed
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oar
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oars
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beheld
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v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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ripple
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recollect
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v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 | |
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v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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foam
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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derived
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vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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delightfully
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delightful
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laden
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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capering
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truthfulness
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n. 符合实际 | |
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remarkably
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ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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axe
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n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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entangled
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adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.猛拧;挣脱;使扭伤;n.扳手;痛苦,难受 | |
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pointed
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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ashore
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profusion
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n.挥霍;丰富 | |
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humbug
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n.花招,谎话,欺骗 | |
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baboons
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n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 ) | |
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rebuke
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v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise | |
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unripe
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adj.未成熟的;n.未成熟 | |
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expressive
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adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的 | |
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astonishment
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n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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winking
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n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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copiously
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adv.丰富地,充裕地 | |
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mingled
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混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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refreshing
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adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的 | |
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wholesome
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adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的 | |
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lodging
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n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍 | |
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v.(使)突出( jut的过去式和过去分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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ERECTED
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adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立 | |
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rustic
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perplexed
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dismal
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glum
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slumbers
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睡眠,安眠( slumber的名词复数 ) | |
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