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Chapter Seven.
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A Great Battle with the Walrus1.
It need scarcely be said that there was a jovial2 feast that night at supper. The bear’s tongue was cooked after all, but the impudent3 tongues of the party were not silenced, for they almost worried the life out of poor Davy for having run away from a bear.
Soon after this event the preparations for spending the winter were completed; at least as far as the fitting up of the vessel4 was concerned.
“This morning,” writes Gregory, in his journal, “we finished housing over our Arctic home. The Hope is very snug5, lined with moss6, and almost covered with snow. A sail has been spread over the quarter-deck like an awning7; it is also covered with moss and snow. This, we hope, will give much additional warmth to our house below. We all live together now, men and officers. It will require our united strength to fight successfully against that terrible enemy, John Frost. John is king of the Arctic regions, undoubtedly9!
“Dawkins got a cold-bath yesterday that amused the men much and did him no harm. For some time past we have been carrying moss from the island in large bundles. Dawkins got leave to help, as he said he was sick-tired of always working among stores. He was passing close to the fire-hole with a great bundle of moss on his back, when his foot slipped, and down he went. This hole is kept constantly open. It is Baker10’s duty night and morning to break the ice and have it ready in case of fire. The ice on the surface was therefore thin; in a moment nothing was to be seen of poor Dawkins but his bundle! Fortunately he held tight on to it, and we hauled him out, soaked to the skin. The thermometer stood at 35 degrees below zero, the coldest day we have had up to this time; and in two minutes the unfortunate man’s clothes were frozen so stiff that he could scarcely walk! We had to break the ice on his legs and arms at the
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jovial
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adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的 | |
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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baker
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n.面包师 | |
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接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语) | |
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把…吊起,升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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mittens
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不分指手套 | |
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humbling
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n.雪橇,雪车( sledge的名词复数 )v.乘雪橇( sledge的第三人称单数 );用雪橇运载 | |
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sledge
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n.(墙壁,悬崖等)突出的狭长部分( ledge的名词复数 );(平窄的)壁架;横档;(尤指)窗台 | |
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笑柄( butt的名词复数 ); (武器或工具的)粗大的一端; 屁股; 烟蒂 | |
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musket
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n.滑膛枪 | |
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harpoons
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n.鱼镖,鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖,鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 ) | |
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harpoon
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hummocks
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n.小丘,岗( hummock的名词复数 ) | |
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hummock
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兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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lash
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v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛 | |
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bellowing
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frightful
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watery
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n. 鳍状肢,潜水用橡皮制鳍状肢 | |
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adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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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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peculiar
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trout
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n.鳟鱼;鲑鱼(属) | |
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darted
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v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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dart
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v.猛冲,投掷;n.飞镖,猛冲 | |
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passionately
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ad.热烈地,激烈地 | |
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n.(象等动物的)长牙( tusk的名词复数 );獠牙;尖形物;尖头 | |
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n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
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warfare
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n.战争(状态);斗争;冲突 | |
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steadily
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puff
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n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气 | |
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malicious
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adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的 | |
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brutal
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adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的 | |
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bristling
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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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foam
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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enraged
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使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤 | |
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vented
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表达,发泄(感情,尤指愤怒)( vent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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bloody
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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deserted
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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seamen
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hesitation
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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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circumference
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n.圆周,周长,圆周线 | |
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fins
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[医]散热片;鱼鳍;飞边;鸭掌 | |
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scramble
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basking
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bluff
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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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n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 );(事故中)遭严重毁坏的汽车(或飞机等);(身体或精神上)受到严重损伤的人;状况非常糟糕的车辆(或建筑物等)v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 );使(船舶)失事,使遇难,使下沉 | |
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