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ABNER’S TRAGEDY
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Our quaint1 little Guamese was vociferously2 cheered at the close of his yarn3, although in some parts it had been most difficult to follow, from the bewildering compound of dialects it was delivered in. Usually that does not trouble whalers’ crews, much accustomed as they are to the very strangest distortions of the adaptable4 English language. “The next gentleman to oblige” was, to my utter amazement5, Abner Cushing, the child of calamity6 from Vermont, who had been hung up by the thumbs and flogged on the outward passage. Up till then we had all looked upon him as being at least “half a shingle7 short,” not to say downright loony, but that impression now received a severe shock. In a cultivated diction, totally unlike the half-intelligible drawl hitherto affected8 by him, he related the following story.
“Well, boys, I dare say you have often wondered what could have brought me here. Perhaps (which, come to think of it, is more likely) you haven’t troubled your heads about me at all, although even the meanest of us like to think that we fill some corner in our fellow’s mind. But if you have wondered, it could not be considered surprising. For I’m a landsman if ever there was one, a farmer, who, after even336 such a drilling as I’ve gone through this voyage, still feels, and doubtless looks, as awkward on board as any cow. My story is not a very long one, perhaps hardly worth the telling to anybody but myself, but it will be a change from whaling ‘shop’ anyhow, so here goes.
“My father owned a big farm in the old Green Mountain state, on which I grew up, an only son, but never unduly9
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1 quaint | |
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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2 vociferously | |
adv.喊叫地,吵闹地 | |
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3 yarn | |
n.纱,纱线,纺线;奇闻漫谈,旅行轶事 | |
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4 adaptable | |
adj.能适应的,适应性强的,可改编的 | |
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5 amazement | |
n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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6 calamity | |
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件 | |
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7 shingle | |
n.木瓦板;小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌);v.用木瓦板盖(屋顶);把(女子头发)剪短 | |
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8 affected | |
adj.不自然的,假装的 | |
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9 unduly | |
adv.过度地,不适当地 | |
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10 pampered | |
adj.饮食过量的,饮食奢侈的v.纵容,宠,娇养( pamper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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11 sprout | |
n.芽,萌芽;vt.使发芽,摘去芽;vi.长芽,抽条 | |
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12 waggon | |
n.运货马车,运货车;敞篷车箱 | |
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13 orphan | |
n.孤儿;adj.无父母的 | |
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14 cub | |
n.幼兽,年轻无经验的人 | |
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15 rosy | |
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的 | |
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16 scant | |
adj.不充分的,不足的;v.减缩,限制,忽略 | |
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17 wan | |
(wide area network)广域网 | |
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18 squire | |
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
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19 contented | |
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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20 unbearable | |
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21 numb | |
adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木 | |
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22 trifling | |
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的 | |
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23 muddle | |
n.困惑,混浊状态;vt.使混乱,使糊涂,使惊呆;vi.胡乱应付,混乱 | |
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24 refinement | |
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼 | |
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25 deliberately | |
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地 | |
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26 frantic | |
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的 | |
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27 fawning | |
adj.乞怜的,奉承的v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的现在分词 );巴结;讨好 | |
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28 tumult | |
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29 imminent | |
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30 climax | |
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31 frenzy | |
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32 maliciously | |
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33 unaware | |
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34 repudiating | |
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35 utterance | |
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36 glided | |
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37 gathering | |
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38 peculiar | |
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39 pang | |
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40 delirious | |
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41 enjoyment | |
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42 tangle | |
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43 delirium | |
n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋 | |
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44 proprietor | |
n.所有人;业主;经营者 | |
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45 spoke | |
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46 sordid | |
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47 virtue | |
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48 probity | |
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49 longing | |
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50 hazy | |
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51 plodded | |
v.沉重缓慢地走(路)( plod的过去式和过去分词 );努力从事;沉闷地苦干;缓慢进行(尤指艰难枯燥的工作) | |
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52 trudging | |
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的现在分词形式) | |
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53 compassion | |
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54 repulsed | |
v.击退( repulse的过去式和过去分词 );驳斥;拒绝 | |
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55 daunted | |
使(某人)气馁,威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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56 flaunting | |
adj.招摇的,扬扬得意的,夸耀的v.炫耀,夸耀( flaunt的现在分词 );有什么能耐就施展出来 | |
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57 raving | |
adj.说胡话的;疯狂的,怒吼的;非常漂亮的;令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话;疯话adv.胡言乱语地;疯狂地 | |
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58 wrestled | |
v.(与某人)搏斗( wrestle的过去式和过去分词 );扭成一团;扭打;(与…)摔跤 | |
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59 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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60 victorious | |
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61 wreck | |
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难 | |
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62 utterly | |
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63 hideous | |
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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64 woes | |
困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉 | |
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65 jaguar | |
n.美洲虎 | |
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66 shrieking | |
v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 ) | |
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67 maniac | |
n.精神癫狂的人;疯子 | |
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68 inquiry | |
n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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69 dispelled | |
v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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70 doggerel | |
n.拙劣的诗,打油诗 | |
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71 tune | |
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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