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PART IV HOW PERSEUS CAME TO THE ÆTHIOPS
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So Perseus flitted onward1 to the north-east, over many a league of sea, till he came to the rolling sand-hills and the dreary2 Lybian shore.
And he flitted on across the desert: over rock-ledges, and banks of shingle3, and level wastes of sand, and shell-drifts bleaching4 in the sunshine, and the skeletons of great sea-monsters, and dead bones of ancient giants, strewn up and down upon the old sea-floor. And as he went the blood-drops fell to the earth from the Gorgon5’s head, and became poisonous asps and adders6, which breed in the desert to this day.
Over the sands he went,—he never knew how far or how long, feeding on the fruit which the Nymphs had given him, till he saw the hills of the Psylli, and the Dwarfs7 who fought with cranes. Their spears were of reeds and rushes, and their houses of the egg-shells of the cranes; and Perseus laughed, and went his way to the north-east, hoping all day long to see the blue Mediterranean8 sparkling, that he might fly across it to his home.
But now came down a mighty9 wind, and swept him back southward toward the desert. All day long he strove against it; but even the winged sandals could not prevail. So he was forced to float down the wind all night; and when the morning dawned there was nothing to be seen, save the same old hateful waste of sand.
And out of the north the sandstorms rushed upon him, blood-red pillars and wreaths, blotting10 out the noonday sun; and Perseus fled before them, lest he should be choked by the burning dust. At last the
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onward
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| adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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| adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的 | |
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shingle
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bleaching
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gorgon
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adders
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| n.加法器,(欧洲产)蝰蛇(小毒蛇),(北美产无毒的)猪鼻蛇( adder的名词复数 ) | |
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dwarfs
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Mediterranean
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mighty
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blotting
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gale
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northward
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clove
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nought
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immortal
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immortals
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| 不朽的人物( immortal的名词复数 ); 永生不朽者 | |
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wilt
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prospered
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| 成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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ripple
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trickled
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oases
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| n.(沙漠中的)绿洲( oasis的名词复数 );(困苦中)令人快慰的地方(或时刻);乐土;乐事 | |
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behold
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obelisks
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barley
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millet
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gourds
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slain
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wilderness
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maidens
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| 处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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eastward
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babbling
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wrath
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barbarians
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| n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 );外国人;粗野的人;无教养的人 | |
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barbarian
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brass
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| n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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drooped
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| 弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bosom
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| n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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wailed
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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isles
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| 岛( isle的名词复数 ) | |
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shrieked
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fetters
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devoted
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slay
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thigh
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toil
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doom
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atone
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devour
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devours
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| 吞没( devour的第三人称单数 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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slew
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pointed
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piecemeal
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| adj.零碎的;n.片,块;adv.逐渐地;v.弄成碎块 | |
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galley
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| n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇; | |
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creek
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jaws
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prey
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foamed
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crests
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falcon
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joyful
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chambers
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cymbals
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pious
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| adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的 | |
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chafing
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| n.皮肤发炎v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的现在分词 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒 | |
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betrothed
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requite
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stiffened
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| n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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foes
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| 敌人,仇敌( foe的名词复数 ) | |
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appeased
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| 安抚,抚慰( appease的过去式和过去分词 ); 绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争) | |
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deluge
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utterly
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