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Story 2—Chapter 8.
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It was evening when we were cast ashore1 in this new country, so that we had not advanced far into the forest before night closed in and compelled us to halt; for, had we continued our journey in the dark, we should certainly have been drowned in one of the many deep morasses3 which abounded4 there, and which we had found it difficult to steer5 clear of, even in daylight.
As the moon arose and the stars began to glimmer6 in the sky, I observed, to my dismay, that all kinds of noxious7 creatures and creeping things began to move about, and strange hissing8 sounds and low dismal9 hootings and wails10 were heard at times indistinctly, as if the place were the abode11 of evil spirits, who were about to wake up to indulge in their midnight orgies.
“Oh! Jack12,” said I, shuddering13 violently, as I stopped and seized my companion by the arm. “I can’t tell what it is that fills me with an unaccountable sensation of dread14. I—I feel as if we should never more get out of this horrible swamp, or see again the blessed light of day. See! see! what
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ashore
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adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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n.沼泽,困境 | |
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morasses
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n.缠作一团( morass的名词复数 );困境;沼泽;陷阱 | |
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v.大量存在,充满,富于( abound的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶 | |
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glimmer
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v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光 | |
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noxious
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adj.有害的,有毒的;使道德败坏的,讨厌的 | |
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n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式 | |
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dismal
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adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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wails
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痛哭,哭声( wail的名词复数 ) | |
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abode
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n.住处,住所 | |
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jack
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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levity
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tickle
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v.搔痒,胳肢;使高兴;发痒;n.搔痒,发痒 | |
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brutes
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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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brute
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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horrified
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a.(表现出)恐惧的 | |
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chuckle
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vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑 | |
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deranged
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adj.疯狂的 | |
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calamity
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n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件 | |
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loathsome
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adj.讨厌的,令人厌恶的 | |
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n.爬行动物;两栖动物 | |
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reptiles
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plunging
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utterly
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abrupt
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adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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abruptly
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adv.突然地,出其不意地 | |
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stumps
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(被砍下的树的)树桩( stump的名词复数 ); 残肢; (板球三柱门的)柱; 残余部分 | |
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prostrated
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sufficiently
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refreshment
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n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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alligator
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n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼) | |
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jaws
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n.口部;嘴 | |
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defensive
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axe
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n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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gasped
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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butt
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skull
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descended
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waddled
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noisome
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n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭 | |
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crouching
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v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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standing
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runaway
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n.逃走的人,逃亡,亡命者;adj.逃亡的,逃走的 | |
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chattered
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(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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briefly
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fangs
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n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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cavern
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concealed
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a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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affected
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villains
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n.恶棍( villain的名词复数 );罪犯;(小说、戏剧等中的)反面人物;淘气鬼 | |
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sarcasm
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n.讥讽,讽刺,嘲弄,反话 (adj.sarcastic) | |
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remains
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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remonstrated
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v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫 | |
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Story 2—Chapter 9.
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