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CHAPTER XI.
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Evening meditations1 and morning reflections--Buffaloes3, badgers,antelopes4, and accidents--An old bull and the wolves--"Madtails"--Henri floored, etc.
There is nothing that prepares one so well for theenjoyment of rest, both mental and physical, as along-protracted period of excitement and anxiety, followedup by bodily fatigue6. Excitement alone banishesrest; but, united with severe physical exertion7, it preparesfor it. At least, courteous8 reader, this is ourexperience; and certainly this was the experience of ourthree hunters as they lay on their backs beneath thebranches of a willow9 bush and gazed serenely10 up at thetwinkling stars two days after their escape from theIndian village.
They spoke11 little; they were too tired for that, alsothey were too comfortable. Their respective suppers offresh antelope5 steak, shot that day, had just been disposedof. Their feet were directed towards the smallfire on which the said steaks had been cooked, andwhich still threw a warm, ruddy glow over the encampment.
Their blankets were wrapped comfortably roundthem, and tucked in as only hunters and mothers knowhow to tuck them in. Their respective pipes deliveredforth, at stated intervals12, three richly yellow puffs13 ofsmoke, as if a three-gun battery were playing upon thesky from that particular spot of earth. The horseswere
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默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想 | |
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buffalo
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n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 | |
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buffaloes
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n.水牛(分非洲水牛和亚洲水牛两种)( buffalo的名词复数 );(南非或北美的)野牛;威胁;恐吓 | |
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antelopes
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羚羊( antelope的名词复数 ); 羚羊皮革 | |
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antelope
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n.羚羊;羚羊皮 | |
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fatigue
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adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地 | |
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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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n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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用尖桩围住(picket的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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munch
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virtue
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slumber
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mingled
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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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vi.叮当作响;n.叮当声 | |
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rivulet
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n.小溪,小河 | |
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supremely
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sarcastically
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unwilling
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growling
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amiable
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placidity
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v.移动一点儿;改变立场 | |
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mighty
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ridge
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clump
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willows
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n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木 | |
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margin
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hurrah
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int.好哇,万岁,乌拉 | |
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herd
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slay
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v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮 | |
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herds
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兽群( herd的名词复数 ); 牧群; 人群; 群众 | |
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scattered
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esteemed
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mettle
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n.勇气,精神 | |
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diverged
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分开( diverge的过去式和过去分词 ); 偏离; 分歧; 分道扬镳 | |
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dint
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peculiar
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galloping
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adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式 | |
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lashes
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n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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mischief
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foaming
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petrified
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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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stunned
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adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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galloped
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(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事 | |
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sneaking
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prey
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devour
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succumbs
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shreds
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gallantly
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deliberately
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creek
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shrubs
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灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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equanimity
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locusts
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