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CHAPTER XXVI. HOMEWARD-BOUND IN DIFFICULTIES.
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And now—our cargo1 being all on board, sails bent2, and hatches battened down—we began to look forward to the homeward passage. But our anticipations3 were in no sense pleasurable, for, although we had certainly lived well while in port, we had as yet received no stores for sea use, and we were in grievous doubt as to the intentions of our commander in this respect. At last, when we were fully4 prepared to refuse to proceed unless we saw some reasonable prospect5 of being fed while at sea, a boat-load of stores came off, accompanied by a new recruit to take the place of Charley, who was busy mat-making in Rangoon gaol6. He was an old acquaintance of mine, having been cook of a barque called the Gemsbok, which lay at Auckland during one of my visits—a fair-haired, happy-go-lucky Englishman; but a very poor sailor, however able he might have been as a cook. He had not been half an hour on board before he had joined us in solemn condemnation7 of the scanty8 stock of provisions he had accompanied on board, declaring that we should all be starved before we got home, unless we made a wonderfully rapid passage. But, with the carelessness of sailors, we allowed our opportunity of protesting to slip by; and next morning, we unmoored and dropped down to Monkey Point, ready to proceed down the river. For some unexplained reason we lay here all day doing nothing, although everything was as favourable9 as it could well be for our departure. Towards evening, when all hands were sitting on the top-gallant forecastle, enjoying the cool and smoking the universal cheroot of Burmah, the devil entered into Mick, and induced him to sneak
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1 cargo | |
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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2 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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3 anticipations | |
预期( anticipation的名词复数 ); 预测; (信托财产收益的)预支; 预期的事物 | |
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4 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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5 prospect | |
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6 gaol | |
n.(jail)监狱;(不加冠词)监禁;vt.使…坐牢 | |
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7 condemnation | |
n.谴责; 定罪 | |
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8 scanty | |
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的 | |
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9 favourable | |
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
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10 sneak | |
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行 | |
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11 draught | |
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计 | |
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12 pint | |
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13 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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14 feign | |
vt.假装,佯作 | |
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15 utterly | |
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16 toil | |
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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17 miseries | |
n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 );痛苦的事;穷困;常发牢骚的人 | |
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18 myriads | |
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19 streak | |
n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动 | |
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20 doze | |
v.打瞌睡;n.打盹,假寐 | |
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21 wretches | |
n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋 | |
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22 lawful | |
adj.法律许可的,守法的,合法的 | |
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23 exertions | |
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24 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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25 pointed | |
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26 growled | |
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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27 frankly | |
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28 devoutly | |
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29 agitation | |
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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30 surmise | |
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31 peremptory | |
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32 worthy | |
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33 miserable | |
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34 haggling | |
v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 ) | |
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35 creditor | |
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36 undoubtedly | |
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37 discomfiture | |
n.崩溃;大败;挫败;困惑 | |
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38 spanking | |
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39 deference | |
n.尊重,顺从;敬意 | |
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40 seamanlike | |
海员般的,熟练水手似的 | |
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41 monsoon | |
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42 vile | |
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43 deluges | |
v.使淹没( deluge的第三人称单数 );淹没;被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没;穷于应付 | |
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44 swell | |
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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45 harassing | |
v.侵扰,骚扰( harass的现在分词 );不断攻击(敌人) | |
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46 vessel | |
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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47 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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48 sordidness | |
n.肮脏;污秽;卑鄙;可耻 | |
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49 mellowed | |
(使)成熟( mellow的过去式和过去分词 ); 使色彩更加柔和,使酒更加醇香 | |
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50 softening | |
变软,软化 | |
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51 haze | |
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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52 longings | |
渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 ) | |
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53 well-being | |
n.安康,安乐,幸福 | |
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54 mere | |
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55 musing | |
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56 discomforts | |
n.不舒适( discomfort的名词复数 );不愉快,苦恼 | |
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57 saturating | |
浸湿,浸透( saturate的现在分词 ); 使…大量吸收或充满某物 | |
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58 hatred | |
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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59 hypocrisy | |
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60 piety | |
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61 accustom | |
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62 blasphemy | |
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63 foul | |
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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64 brag | |
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65 exuding | |
v.缓慢流出,渗出,分泌出( exude的现在分词 );流露出对(某物)的神态或感情 | |
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66 grumbling | |
adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的 | |
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67 rumour | |
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68 confirmation | |
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69 idyllic | |
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70 gale | |
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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71 expectancy | |
n.期望,预期,(根据概率统计求得)预期数额 | |
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72 veered | |
v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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73 eastward | |
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74 plunging | |
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75 dense | |
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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76 appalling | |
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77 apparently | |
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78 mighty | |
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79 foaming | |
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80 bellowing | |
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81 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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82 irresistible | |
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83 tumult | |
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84 despondent | |
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85 frightful | |
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86 westward | |
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87 cape | |
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88 northward | |
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89 vessels | |
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