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THE OLD EAST INDIAMAN
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An enthusiastic crowd of workmen and seafarers gathered one day long ago at Blackwall to witness the launching of the Lion. Every man among them felt a personal interest in the majestic1 fabric2 that, under the proud labours of those skilful3 shipwrights4, had gradually grown up out of the trim piles of oak, greenheart, and teak, and taken on the splendid shape of an East Indiaman, in the days when those grand vessels5 were queens of the wide sea. Green’s renowned6 draughtsmen had lavished7 all their skill upon her design, every device known to men whose calling was their pride, and to whom the Blackwall Yard was the centre of the shipbuilding world, had been employed to make the Lion the finest of all the great fleet that had been brought into being there. Decked with flags from stem to stern, the sun glinting brightly on the rampant9 crimson10 lion that towered proudly on high from her stem, she glided11 gracefully12 from the ways amid the thunder of cannon15 and the deafening16 shouts of exultant17
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1 majestic | |
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 | |
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2 fabric | |
n.织物,织品,布;构造,结构,组织 | |
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(=skillful)adj.灵巧的,熟练的 | |
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4 shipwrights | |
n.造船者,修船者( shipwright的名词复数 ) | |
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5 vessels | |
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人 | |
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6 renowned | |
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的 | |
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7 lavished | |
v.过分给予,滥施( lavish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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8 lavish | |
adj.无节制的;浪费的;vt.慷慨地给予,挥霍 | |
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9 rampant | |
adj.(植物)蔓生的;狂暴的,无约束的 | |
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10 crimson | |
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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11 glided | |
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔 | |
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12 gracefully | |
ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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13 graceful | |
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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14 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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15 cannon | |
n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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16 deafening | |
adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式 | |
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17 exultant | |
adj.欢腾的,狂欢的,大喜的 | |
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18 seamen | |
n.海员 | |
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19 spacious | |
adj.广阔的,宽敞的 | |
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20 neatly | |
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
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21 swarming | |
密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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22 justified | |
a.正当的,有理的 | |
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23 taut | |
adj.拉紧的,绷紧的,紧张的 | |
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24 estuary | |
n.河口,江口 | |
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25 intriguing | |
adj.有趣的;迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词);激起…的好奇心 | |
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26 berth | |
n.卧铺,停泊地,锚位;v.使停泊 | |
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27 hierarchy | |
n.等级制度;统治集团,领导层 | |
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28 spoke | |
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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29 solicitude | |
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30 retirement | |
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31 passionate | |
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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32 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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33 caressed | |
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34 mobility | |
n.可动性,变动性,情感不定 | |
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35 tenacious | |
adj.顽强的,固执的,记忆力强的,粘的 | |
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36 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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37 benevolent | |
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38 sneeringly | |
嘲笑地,轻蔑地 | |
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39 outraged | |
a.震惊的,义愤填膺的 | |
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40 dwindle | |
v.逐渐变小(或减少) | |
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41 fore | |
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42 solace | |
n.安慰;v.使快乐;vt.安慰(物),缓和 | |
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43 cargoes | |
n.(船或飞机装载的)货物( cargo的名词复数 );大量,重负 | |
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44 thrifty | |
adj.节俭的;兴旺的;健壮的 | |
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45 thrift | |
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46 mariners | |
海员,水手(mariner的复数形式) | |
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47 phantoms | |
n.鬼怪,幽灵( phantom的名词复数 ) | |
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48 seaman | |
n.海员,水手,水兵 | |
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49 tapering | |
adj.尖端细的 | |
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50 gallant | |
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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51 waggon | |
n.运货马车,运货车;敞篷车箱 | |
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52 clouted | |
adj.缀补的,凝固的v.(尤指用手)猛击,重打( clout的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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53 scoff | |
n.嘲笑,笑柄,愚弄;v.嘲笑,嘲弄,愚弄,狼吞虎咽 | |
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54 eastward | |
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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55 pauper | |
n.贫民,被救济者,穷人 | |
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56 navigate | |
v.航行,飞行;导航,领航 | |
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57 twitching | |
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58 lumber | |
n.木材,木料;v.以破旧东西堆满;伐木;笨重移动 | |
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59 feats | |
功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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60 gales | |
龙猫 | |
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61 gale | |
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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62 sleet | |
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63 withering | |
使人畏缩的,使人害羞的,使人难堪的 | |
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64 assailed | |
v.攻击( assail的过去式和过去分词 );困扰;质问;毅然应对 | |
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65 wrath | |
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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66 iceberg | |
n.冰山,流冰,冷冰冰的人 | |
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67 buckling | |
扣住 | |
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68 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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69 erect | |
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的 | |
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70 conned | |
adj.被骗了v.指挥操舵( conn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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71 onward | |
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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72 stiffened | |
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