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Chapter Seven.
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The Big Ship—First Night Aboard.
When our hero at last reached the Great Eastern, he soon found himself in what may be termed a lost condition. At first he was disappointed, for he saw her at a distance, and it is well-known that distance lends deception1 as well as “enchantment to the view.” Arrived alongside, however, he felt as if he had suddenly come under the walls of a great fortress2 or city.
Presently he stood on the deck of the Big Ship, as its familiars called it, and, from that moment, for several days, was, as we have said, in a lost condition. He was lost in wonder, to begin with, as he gazed at the interminable length and breadth of planking styled the deck, and the forest of funnels3, masts, and rigging, and the amazing perspective, which caused men at the further end from where he stood to look like dolls.
Then he was lost in reality, when he went below and had to ask his way as though he were wandering in the labyrinths4 of a great city. He felt—or thought he felt—like a mere5 mite6 in the mighty7 vessel8. Soon he lost his old familiar powers of comparison and contrast, and ere long he lost his understanding altogether, for he fell down one of the hatchways into a dark abyss, where he would probably have ended his career with electric speed if he had not happily fallen into the arms of a human being, with whom he rolled and bumped affectionately, though painfully, to the bottom of the stair.
The human being, growled9 intense disapprobation during the process, and Robin
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deception
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n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计 | |
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n.堡垒,防御工事 | |
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漏斗( funnel的名词复数 ); (轮船,火车等的)烟囱 | |
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迷宫( labyrinth的名词复数 ); (文字,建筑)错综复杂的 | |
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robin
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n.知更鸟,红襟鸟 | |
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bustle
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thoroughly
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engrossed
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impudence
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romping
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adj.嬉戏喧闹的,乱蹦乱闹的v.嬉笑玩闹( romp的现在分词 );(尤指在赛跑或竞选等中)轻易获胜 | |
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relaxation
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n.松弛,放松;休息;消遣;娱乐 | |
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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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a.饱和的,充满的 | |
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默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想 | |
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stowaway
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adversary
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abruptly
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matador
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plunge
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sundry
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buffet
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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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