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What a depth of mystery is concealed1 in the phenomena2 of likes and dislikes! Why, at first sight, we are attracted by one person and repelled3 by another, independently, to all outward seeming, of personal appearance or habits of observation. This is, of course, a common experience of most people, but one of the strangest instances I have ever known was in my own affection for Jack4 Stadey and all that grew out of it.
Stadey was a Russian Finn, one of a race that on board ship has always had the reputation of being a bit wizard-like, credited with the possession of dread5 powers, such as the ability to raise or still a storm, become invisible, and so on. The bare truth about the seafaring Finns, however, is that they make probably the finest all-round mariners6 in the world. No other sea-folk combine so completely all the qualities that go to make up the perfect seaman7. Many of them may be met with who can build a vessel8, make her spars, her sails, and her rigging, do the blacksmith work and all the manifold varieties of odd workmanship that go to complete a ship’s equipment, take her to sea, and navigate9 her on soundest mathematical principles, and do all these strange acts and deeds with the poorest, most primitive10 tools, and under the most miserable11,190 poverty-stricken conditions. But, as a rule, they are not smart; they must be allowed to do their work in their own way, at their own pace, and with no close
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concealed
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a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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repelled
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v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开 | |
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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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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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mariners
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海员,水手(mariner的复数形式) | |
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seaman
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n.海员,水手,水兵 | |
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vessel
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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navigate
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v.航行,飞行;导航,领航 | |
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adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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n.详细检查,仔细观察 | |
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dangling
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悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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crooked
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adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的 | |
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butt
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n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶 | |
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shuffled
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v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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serenely
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adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地 | |
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seamanlike
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海员般的,熟练水手似的 | |
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chaff
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v.取笑,嘲笑;n.谷壳 | |
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intimacy
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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obstinacy
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n.顽固;(病痛等)难治 | |
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opposition
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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stiffens
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(使)变硬,(使)强硬( stiffen的第三人称单数 ) | |
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taint
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n.污点;感染;腐坏;v.使感染;污染 | |
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sublimely
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高尚地,卓越地 | |
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lodgings
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n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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Oxford
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n.牛津(英国城市) | |
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forth
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filthy
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denizens
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prey
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n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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dwindled
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v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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berth
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n.卧铺,停泊地,锚位;v.使停泊 | |
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n.(船、列车等的)卧铺( berth的名词复数 );(船舶的)停泊位或锚位;差事;船台vt.v.停泊( berth的第三人称单数 );占铺位 | |
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delicacies
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n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 );精致;精美的食物;周到 | |
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brute
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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unwillingness
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n. 不愿意,不情愿 | |
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v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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adj.敏捷的,灵活的 | |
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bullying
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v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈 | |
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interfered
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v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉 | |
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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gasping
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adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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puffing
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v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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numb
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adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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hazing
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n.受辱,被欺侮v.(使)笼罩在薄雾中( haze的现在分词 );戏弄,欺凌(新生等,有时作为加入美国大学生联谊会的条件) | |
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forfeit
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vt.丧失;n.罚金,罚款,没收物 | |
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knavish
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adj.无赖(似)的,不正的;刁诈 | |
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earnings
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n.工资收人;利润,利益,所得 | |
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rending
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v.撕碎( rend的现在分词 );分裂;(因愤怒、痛苦等而)揪扯(衣服或头发等);(声音等)刺破 | |
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triumphantly
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ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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westward
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n.西方,西部;adj.西方的,向西的;adv.向西 | |
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risky
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adj.有风险的,冒险的 | |
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memorable
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adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的 | |
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conceit
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n.自负,自高自大 | |
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alas
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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myriads
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n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 ) | |
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fructify
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v.结果实;使土地肥沃 | |
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battered
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adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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likeness
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n.相像,相似(之处) | |
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assorted
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adj.各种各样的,各色俱备的 | |
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scanty
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adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的 | |
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determined
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adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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shipping
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n.船运(发货,运输,乘船) | |
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reigning
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prospect
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favourable
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adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
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foul
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gale
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n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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gales
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estuary
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doomed
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galloper
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骑马奔驰的人,飞驰的马,旋转木马; 轻野炮 | |
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appalling
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feverish
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adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的 | |
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hurled
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v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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bruised
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[医]青肿的,瘀紫的 | |
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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proximity
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watchful
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tumult
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n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹 | |
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swell
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vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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catching
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crest
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fathoms
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英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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engulfed
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v.吞没,包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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disappearance
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n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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buffeted
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反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 ); 连续猛击; 打来打去; 推来搡去 | |
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鞭打( scourge的现在分词 ); 惩罚,压迫 | |
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vigour
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(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力 | |
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lash
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frail
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adj.身体虚弱的;易损坏的 | |
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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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