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CHAPTER X. THE NEW CREW.
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Dick Sands, captain of the "Pilgrim," would not lose a moment in getting his ship under sail. His prime object was to land his passengers safely at Valparaiso or some other American port, and to accomplish his purpose it was in the first place necessary that he should ascertain1 the schooner2's rate of speed and the direction that she was taking. This information was to be obtained readily enough by means of the log and compass, and the result of each day's observations would be entered regularly on the chart.
The log on board was a patent log, with a dial-plate and screw, by means of which the distance that is travelled can be measured accurately3 for any definite time; it was an instrument so simple that the negroes were very soon taught its use. The slight error in the reckoning caused by the action of the currents could only be rectified4 by astronomical5 observations, which, as already has been stated, were beyond Dick's attainments6 to make.
The idea more than once crossed Dick's mind whether he would not take the "Pilgrim" back again to New Zealand; the distance was considerably7 less than it was to America, and had the wind remained in the quarter whence it had been blowing so long, it is more than likely he would have determined8 to retrace9 his course. But as the wind had now veered10 to the north-west, and there was every probability that it was settled for a time, he came to the conclusion that he had better take advantage of it and
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1 ascertain | |
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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2 schooner | |
n.纵帆船 | |
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3 accurately | |
adv.准确地,精确地 | |
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4 rectified | |
[医]矫正的,调整的 | |
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5 astronomical | |
adj.天文学的,(数字)极大的 | |
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6 attainments | |
成就,造诣; 获得( attainment的名词复数 ); 达到; 造诣; 成就 | |
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7 considerably | |
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
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8 determined | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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9 retrace | |
v.折回;追溯,探源 | |
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10 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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11 persevere | |
v.坚持,坚忍,不屈不挠 | |
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12 gallant | |
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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13 hoisted | |
把…吊起,升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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14 triangular | |
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15 ascending | |
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16 shrouds | |
n.裹尸布( shroud的名词复数 );寿衣;遮蔽物;覆盖物v.隐瞒( shroud的第三人称单数 );保密 | |
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17 mariner | |
n.水手号不载人航天探测器,海员,航海者 | |
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18 uncommon | |
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的 | |
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19 vessel | |
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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20 obedience | |
n.服从,顺从 | |
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21 hull | |
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
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22 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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23 brace | |
n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备 | |
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24 manoeuvre | |
n.策略,调动;v.用策略,调动 | |
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25 requisite | |
adj.需要的,必不可少的;n.必需品 | |
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26 hoisting | |
起重,提升 | |
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27 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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28 prudent | |
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29 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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30 impetus | |
n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力 | |
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31 tack | |
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32 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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33 heartily | |
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很 | |
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34 splice | |
v.接合,衔接;n.胶接处,粘接处 | |
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35 thoroughly | |
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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36 hearty | |
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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37 dispense | |
vt.分配,分发;配(药),发(药);实施 | |
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38 entrust | |
v.信赖,信托,交托 | |
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39 apprentice | |
n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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40 descended | |
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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41 braced | |
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来 | |
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42 contented | |
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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43 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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44 favourable | |
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
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45 doze | |
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46 alteration | |
n.变更,改变;蚀变 | |
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47 calamity | |
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48 commiseration | |
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49 melancholy | |
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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50 cockroach | |
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51 invective | |
n.痛骂,恶意抨击 | |
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52 enthusiast | |
n.热心人,热衷者 | |
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53 compartment | |
n.卧车包房,隔间;分隔的空间 | |
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54 opposition | |
n.反对,敌对 | |
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55 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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56 reigned | |
vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式) | |
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57 frightful | |
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58 avowedly | |
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59 overt | |
adj.公开的,明显的,公然的 | |
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60 confinement | |
n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限 | |
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61 prospect | |
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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62 prospects | |
n.希望,前途(恒为复数) | |
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63 promising | |
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64 inverted | |
adj.反向的,倒转的v.使倒置,使反转( invert的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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65 berth | |
n.卧铺,停泊地,锚位;v.使停泊 | |
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66 lengthened | |
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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67 chronometers | |
n.精密计时器,航行表( chronometer的名词复数 ) | |
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68 deficient | |
adj.不足的,不充份的,有缺陷的 | |
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69 admonishing | |
v.劝告( admonish的现在分词 );训诫;(温和地)责备;轻责 | |
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70 supreme | |
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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71 rusty | |
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72 friction | |
n.摩擦,摩擦力 | |
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73 mishap | |
n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸 | |
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74 reassured | |
adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词) | |
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75 regained | |
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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76 ingenuous | |
adj.纯朴的,单纯的;天真的;坦率的 | |
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77 prevailing | |
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78 misgiving | |
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕 | |
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79 contemplated | |
adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式 | |
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80 romping | |
adj.嬉戏喧闹的,乱蹦乱闹的v.嬉笑玩闹( romp的现在分词 );(尤指在赛跑或竞选等中)轻易获胜 | |
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81 steered | |
v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导 | |
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82 entrusted | |
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83 foul | |
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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84 lighting | |
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光 | |
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85 exertions | |
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使 | |
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86 fatigue | |
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87 drowsiness | |
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88 utterly | |
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89 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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90 steadily | |
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91 disturbance | |
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92 awakened | |
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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93 slumber | |
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94 instinctively | |
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95 interval | |
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