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Chapter Five.
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Journeying in the Wilderness1.
It seemed to Heywood that he had not been asleep more than five minutes, when he was aroused by Jasper laying his heavy hand on his shoulder. On rubbing his eyes and gazing round him, he found that the first streak2 of dawn was visible in the eastern sky, that the canoe was already in the water, and that his companions were ready to embark3.
It is usually found that men are not disposed to talk at that early hour. Heywood merely remarked that it was a fine morning, to which Jasper replied by a nod of his head. Nothing more was said. The artist rolled up his blanket in a piece of oiled-cloth, collected his drawing materials and put them into their bag, got into his place in the centre of the canoe, and immediately went to sleep, while Jasper and the Indian, taking their places in the bow and stern, dipped the paddles into the water and shot away from the shore. They looked mysterious and ghostly in the dim morning light; and the whole scene around them looked mysterious and ghostly too, for the water in the lake seemed black, and the shores and islands looked like dark shadows, and a pale thin mist rolled slowly over the surface of the water and hung overhead. No sound was heard except the light plash of the paddles as the two backwoodsmen urged their little canoe swiftly along.
By degrees the light of day increased, and Jasper awakened4 Heywood in order that he might behold5 the beautiful scenery through which they passed. They were now approaching the upper end of the lake, in which there were innumerable islands of every shape and size—some of them not more than a few yards in length, while some were two or three hundred yards across, but all were clothed with the most beautiful green foliage6 and shrubbery. As the pale yellow of the eastern sky began to grow red, ducks and gulls7 bestirred themselves. Early risers among them first began to
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wilderness
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n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动 | |
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vi.乘船,着手,从事,上飞机 | |
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v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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v.看,注视,看到 | |
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foliage
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n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 ) | |
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v.(尤指鸟)唧唧喳喳的叫 | |
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hue
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n.色度;色调;样子 | |
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hymn
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n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌 | |
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psalm
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n.赞美诗,圣诗 | |
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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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diffusing
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(使光)模糊,漫射,漫散( diffuse的现在分词 ); (使)扩散; (使)弥漫; (使)传播 | |
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beaks
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n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 );鹰钩嘴;尖鼻子;掌权者 | |
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(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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(使)成熟( mellow的过去式和过去分词 ); 使色彩更加柔和,使酒更加醇香 | |
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infancy
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n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期 | |
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vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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v.(用斧、刀等)砍、劈( hew的过去式和过去分词 );砍成;劈出;开辟 | |
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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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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adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的 | |
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adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的 | |
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跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述 | |
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v.喷,涌;滔滔不绝(说话);n.喷,涌流;迸发 | |
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n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的现在分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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foam
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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(水、烟等的)漩涡,涡流( eddy的名词复数 ) | |
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eddy
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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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steer
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vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶 | |
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embarked
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乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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