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Chapter Twenty Seven.
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A Peculiar1 Wedding and a Wonderful Walk.
Turn we once again to the great wilderness2, and if we do so with half the zest3 felt by Big Otter4 when he set forth5 on his journey, we will certainly enjoy the trip, you and I, whoever you be.
But we must take the journey at a bound.
It is Christmas-time once more. Lake Wichikagan has put on its top-coat of the purest Carrara marble. The roof of the little fort once again resembles a French cake overloaded6 with creamy sugar. The pines are black by contrast. The willows7 are smothered8, all save the tops where the snow-flakey ptarmigan find food and shelter. Smoke rises from the various chimneys, showing that the dwellers9 in that remote outpost are enjoying themselves as of old. The volumes of smoke also suggest Christmas puddings.
Let us look in upon our old friends. In the men’s house great preparation for something or other is going on, for each man is doing his best with soap, water, razor, brush, and garments, to make himself spruce. Salamander is there, before a circular looking-glass three inches in diameter in the lid of a soap-box, making a complicated mess of a neck-tie in futile10 attempts to produce the sailor’s knot. Blondin is there, before a similar glass, carefully scraping the bristles11 round a frostbite on his chin with a blunt razor. Henri Coppet, having already dressed, is smoking his pipe and quizzing Marcelle Dumont—who is also shaving—one of his chief jokes being an offer to give Dumont’s razor a turn on the grindstone. Donald Bane is stooping over a tin basin on a chair, with his hair and face soap-sudded and his eyes tight shut, which fact being observed by his friend Dougall, induces that
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n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣 | |
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n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木 | |
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(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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futile
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bristles
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短而硬的毛发,刷子毛( bristle的名词复数 ) | |
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irresistible
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adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的 | |
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muskrat
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n.麝香鼠 | |
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proceedings
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boughs
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大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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helping
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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jack
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suave
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auspicious
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adj.吉利的;幸运的,吉兆的 | |
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highlander
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n.高地的人,苏格兰高地地区的人 | |
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flickered
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(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 ) | |
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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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sprawling
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adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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n.典礼,惯例,习俗 | |
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discourse
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n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述 | |
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celebrated
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layman
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n.俗人,门外汉,凡人 | |
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fervent
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adj.热的,热烈的,热情的 | |
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peculiarities
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n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪 | |
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champagne
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n.香槟酒;微黄色 | |
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uproar
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n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸 | |
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beverage
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n.(水,酒等之外的)饮料 | |
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peculiarity
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n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖 | |
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hearty
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adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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v.退步,堕落;adj.退步的,堕落的;n.堕落者 | |
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shameful
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adj.可耻的,不道德的 | |
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subsided
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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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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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slumber
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n.睡眠,沉睡状态 | |
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mighty
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adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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touching
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adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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remains
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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wont
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demonstrations
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证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威 | |
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assent
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v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可 | |
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sedate
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wink
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petrified
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shrubs
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灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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feat
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toil
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intercourse
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dispense
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tightened
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收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧 | |
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morsel
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fiddle
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buffalo
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n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 | |
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