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GAFFETT WITH HIS good
bunk1 and the bird-skins, the story of the
wreck2 of the Minerva, the human-shaped creatures of fog and cobweb, the great words of Milton with which he described their onslaught upon the crew, all this moving tale had such an air of truth that I could not argue with Captain Littlepage. The old man looked away from the map as if it had
vaguely3 troubled him, and regarded me appealingly.
“We were just speaking of”—and he stopped. I saw that he had suddenly forgotten his subject.
“There were a great many persons at the funeral,” I hastened to say.
“Oh yes,” the captain answered, with satisfaction. “All showed respect who could. The sad circumstances had for a moment slipped my mind. Yes, Mrs. Begg will be very much missed. She was a capital manager for her husband when he was at sea. Oh yes,
shipping4 is a very great loss.” And he sighed heavily. “There was hardly a man of any
standing5 who didn't interest himself in some way in navigation. It always gave credit to a town. I call it low-water mark now here in Dunnet.”
He rose with dignity to take leave, and asked me to stop at his house some day, when he would show me some outlandish things that he had brought home from sea. I was familiar with the subject of the
decadence6 of shipping interests in all its affecting branches, having been already some time in Dunnet, and I felt sure that Captain Littlepage's mind had now returned to a safe level.
As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends. “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster
wrecked7 on the lee shore of age like himself. I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.
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bunk
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| n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位；废话 |
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- He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
- Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。
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wreck
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| n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难 |
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- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
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vaguely
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| adv.含糊地，暖昧地 |
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- He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
- He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。
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shipping
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| n.船运（发货，运输，乘船） |
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- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
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standing
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| n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的 |
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- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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decadence
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| n.衰落，颓废 |
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- The decadence of morals is bad for a nation.道德的堕落对国家是不利的。
- His article has the power to turn decadence into legend.他的文章具有化破朽为神奇的力量。
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wrecked
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| adj.失事的，遇难的 |
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- the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
- the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞
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overdid
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| v.做得过分( overdo的过去式 )；太夸张；把…煮得太久；（工作等）过度 |
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- We overdid the meat and it didn't taste good. 我们把肉煮得太久，结果味道不好了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He overdid and became extremely tired. 他用力过猛，感到筋疲力尽。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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affected
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| adj.不自然的，假装的 |
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- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
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pointed
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| adj.尖的，直截了当的 |
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- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
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embark
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| vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机 |
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- He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
- Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。
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steadily
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| adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地 |
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- The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
- Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
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outermost
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| adj.最外面的，远离中心的 |
参考例句： |
- He fired and hit the outermost ring of the target.他开枪射中了靶子的最外一环。
- The outermost electron is shielded from the nucleus.原子核对最外层电子的作用受到屏蔽。
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mite
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| n.极小的东西；小铜币 |
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- The poor mite was so ill.可怜的孩子病得这么重。
- He is a mite taller than I.他比我高一点点。
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lurch
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| n.突然向前或旁边倒；v.蹒跚而行 |
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- It has been suggested that the ground movements were a form of lurch movements.地震的地面运动曾被认为是一种突然倾斜的运动形式。
- He walked with a lurch.他步履蹒跚。
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sneak
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| 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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- He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
- I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
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kindly
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| adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地 |
参考例句： |
- Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
- A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
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delightful
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| adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的 |
参考例句： |
- We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
- Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
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