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CHAPTER XIV. ASHORE.
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Thus, after a voyage of seventy-four days, the "Pilgrim" had stranded1. Mrs. Weldon and her fellow-voyagers joined in thanksgiving to the kind Providence2 that had brought them ashore3, not upon one of the solitary4 islands of Polynesia, but upon a solid continent, from almost any part of which there would be no difficulty in getting home.
The ship was totally lost. She was lying in the surf a hopeless wreck5, and few must be the hours that would elapse before she would be broken up in scattered6 fragments; it was impossible to save her. Notwithstanding that Dick Sands bewailed the loss of a valuable ship and her cargo7 to the owner, he had the satisfaction of knowing that he had been instrumental in saving what was far more precious, the lives of the owner's wife and son.
It was impossible to do more than hazard a conjecture8 as to the part of the South American coast on which the "Pilgrim" had been cast. Dick imagined that it must be somewhere on the coast of Peru; after sighting Easter Island, he knew that the united action of the equatorial current and the brisk wind must have had the effect of driving the schooner9 far northward10, and he formed his conclusion accordingly. Be the true position, however, what it might, it was all important that it should be accurately11
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1 stranded | |
a.搁浅的,进退两难的 | |
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2 providence | |
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝 | |
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3 ashore | |
adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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4 solitary | |
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
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5 wreck | |
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难 | |
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6 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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7 cargo | |
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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8 conjecture | |
n./v.推测,猜测 | |
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9 schooner | |
n.纵帆船 | |
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10 northward | |
adv.向北;n.北方的地区 | |
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11 accurately | |
adv.准确地,精确地 | |
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12 ascertain | |
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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13 ascertained | |
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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14 boulders | |
n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 );巨砾;(受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石;漂砾 | |
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15 intervals | |
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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16 interval | |
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息 | |
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17 funnels | |
漏斗( funnel的名词复数 ); (轮船,火车等的)烟囱 | |
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18 chasms | |
裂缝( chasm的名词复数 ); 裂口; 分歧; 差别 | |
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19 mangrove | |
n.(植物)红树,红树林 | |
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20 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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21 indigenous | |
adj.土产的,土生土长的,本地的 | |
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22 dense | |
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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23 botanist | |
n.植物学家 | |
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24 longevity | |
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25 peculiar | |
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26 unfamiliar | |
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27 specimen | |
n.样本,标本 | |
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28 profusion | |
n.挥霍;丰富 | |
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29 hovered | |
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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30 screeching | |
v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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31 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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32 pelicans | |
n.鹈鹕( pelican的名词复数 ) | |
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33 pouches | |
n.(放在衣袋里或连在腰带上的)小袋( pouch的名词复数 );(袋鼠等的)育儿袋;邮袋;(某些动物贮存食物的)颊袋 | |
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34 gulls | |
n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 ) | |
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35 foliage | |
n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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36 proximity | |
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37 backwards | |
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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38 growl | |
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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39 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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40 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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41 growling | |
n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼 | |
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42 shipwreck | |
n.船舶失事,海难 | |
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43 refreshment | |
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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44 ebbing | |
(指潮水)退( ebb的现在分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落 | |
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45 inveterate | |
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46 smoker | |
n.吸烟者,吸烟车厢,吸烟室 | |
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47 affected | |
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48 ascertaining | |
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的现在分词 ) | |
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49 repose | |
v.(使)休息;n.安息 | |
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50 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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51 trotting | |
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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52 grotto | |
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53 vehement | |
adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的 | |
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54 cavern | |
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55 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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56 remonstrance | |
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57 fatigue | |
n.疲劳,劳累 | |
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58 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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59 proceedings | |
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报 | |
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60 plunder | |
vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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61 reassure | |
v.使放心,使消除疑虑 | |
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62 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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63 apprehend | |
vt.理解,领悟,逮捕,拘捕,忧虑 | |
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64 mischief | |
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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65 insignificant | |
adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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66 investigations | |
(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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67 thoroughly | |
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68 penetrated | |
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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69 assent | |
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可 | |
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70 reluctance | |
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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71 specimens | |
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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72 mischievously | |
adv.有害地;淘气地 | |
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73 naturalist | |
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者) | |
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74 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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75 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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76 vessel | |
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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77 partially | |
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78 debris | |
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79 promiscuous | |
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80 behold | |
v.看,注视,看到 | |
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81 hull | |
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
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82 hoisting | |
起重,提升 | |
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83 contrived | |
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的 | |
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84 cartridges | |
子弹( cartridge的名词复数 ); (打印机的)墨盒; 录音带盒; (唱机的)唱头 | |
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85 determined | |
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86 boon | |
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87 diligent | |
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88 considerably | |
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89 morose | |
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90 perpendicularly | |
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91 twilight | |
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92 imminent | |
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93 scorpions | |
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94 eccentricities | |
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95 soothed | |
v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦 | |
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96 pacified | |
使(某人)安静( pacify的过去式和过去分词 ); 息怒; 抚慰; 在(有战争的地区、国家等)实现和平 | |
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97 guilt | |
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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98 ardently | |
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