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THE FLOOR OF THE SEA
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Who is there among us that has ever seen a lake, a pond, or a river-bed laid dry that has not felt an almost childish interest and curiosity in the aspect of a portion of earth’s surface hitherto concealed1 from our gaze? The feeling is probably universal, arising from the natural desire to penetrate2 the unknown, and also from a primitive3 anxiety to know what sort of an abode4 the inhabitants of the water possess, since we almost always consider the water-folk to live as do the birds, really on land with the water for an atmosphere. But if this curiosity be so general with regard to the petty depths mentioned above, how greatly is it increased in respect of the recesses5 of the sea. For there is truly the great unknown, the undiscoverable country of which, in spite of the constant efforts of deep-sea expeditions, we know next to nothing. Here imagination may (and does) run riot, attempting the impossible task of reproducing to our minds the state of things in the lightless, silent depths where life, according to our ideas of it, is impossible,—the true valley of the shadow of death.
Suppose that it were possible for some convulsion of Nature to lay bare, let us say, the entire bed of the North Atlantic Ocean. With one bound the fancy leaps at the prospect6 of a rediscovery of the lost continent, the fabled7 Atlantis whose wonders have had so powerful an effect upon the imaginations of mankind. Should we be able to roam through those stupendous halls, climb those towering temple heights reared by the giants of an elder world, or gaze with stupefied wonder upon the majestic8 ruins of cities to which Babylon or Palmyra with all their mountainous edifices9 were but as a
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concealed
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a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
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adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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abode
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n.住处,住所 | |
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recesses
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n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭 | |
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prospect
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fabled
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majestic
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adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 | |
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suburban
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cape
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n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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pinnacles
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顶峰( pinnacle的名词复数 ); 顶点; 尖顶; 小尖塔 | |
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windings
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(道路、河流等)蜿蜒的,弯曲的( winding的名词复数 ); 缠绕( wind的现在分词 ); 卷绕; 转动(把手) | |
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maze
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n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑 | |
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cramp
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n.痉挛;[pl.](腹)绞痛;vt.限制,束缚 | |
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gulf
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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laden
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adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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blessings
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n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福 | |
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abodes
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住所( abode的名词复数 ); 公寓; (在某地的)暂住; 逗留 | |
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weird
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adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的 | |
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complexity
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n.复杂(性),复杂的事物 | |
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赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adj.丰富的,大量的;多产的,富有创造力的 | |
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teeming
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prosecute
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vt.告发;进行;vi.告发,起诉,作检察官 | |
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granites
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花岗岩,花岗石( granite的名词复数 ) | |
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prehistoric
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adj.(有记载的)历史以前的,史前的,古老的 | |
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mere
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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adj.暂停活动的;休眠的;潜伏的 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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vi.大量存在;(in,with)充满,富于 | |
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foundering
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v.创始人( founder的现在分词 ) | |
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fathoms
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英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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ponderous
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adj.沉重的,笨重的,(文章)冗长的 | |
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cargo
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n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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stratum
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n.地层,社会阶层 | |
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disintegrating
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v.(使)破裂[分裂,粉碎],(使)崩溃( disintegrate的现在分词 ) | |
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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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denizens
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solvent
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stagnant
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adj.不流动的,停滞的,不景气的 | |
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formulated
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v.构想出( formulate的过去式和过去分词 );规划;确切地阐述;用公式表示 | |
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wrecks
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n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 );(事故中)遭严重毁坏的汽车(或飞机等);(身体或精神上)受到严重损伤的人;状况非常糟糕的车辆(或建筑物等)v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 );使(船舶)失事,使遇难,使下沉 | |
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ooze
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n.软泥,渗出物;vi.渗出,泄漏;vt.慢慢渗出,流露 | |
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flicker
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vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现 | |
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throb
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v.震颤,颤动;(急速强烈地)跳动,搏动 | |
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descending
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n. 下行 adj. 下降的 | |
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turbulence
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n.喧嚣,狂暴,骚乱,湍流 | |
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marine
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adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵 | |
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torrents
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n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断 | |
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converse
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vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反 | |
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investigations
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(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究 | |
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upheavals
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突然的巨变( upheaval的名词复数 ); 大动荡; 大变动; 胀起 | |
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irresistible
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adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的 | |
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rend
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vt.把…撕开,割裂;把…揪下来,强行夺取 | |
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replacement
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n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品 | |
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v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 );象征;包括;包含 | |
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geographical
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chasm
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n.深坑,断层,裂口,大分岐,利害冲突 | |
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awe
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virgin
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n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的 | |
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volcanic
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adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的 | |
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crater
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n.火山口,弹坑 | |
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proximity
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upwards
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n.样品( specimen的名词复数 );范例;(化验的)抽样;某种类型的人 | |
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derived
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vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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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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adj.原始的;最初的 | |
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miasma
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n.毒气;不良气氛 | |
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n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 ) | |
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