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CHAPTER II—INTERVENING HISTORY OF COLONY
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It was in the latitude1 of 27 degrees 5 minutes N., on the 19th day of March 1694-95, when we spied a sail, our course SE. and by S. We soon perceived it was a large vessel2, and that she bore up to us, but could not at first know what to make of her, till, after coming a little nearer, we found she had lost her main-topmast, fore-mast, and bowsprit; and presently she fired a gun as a signal of distress3. The weather was pretty good, wind at NNW. a fresh gale4, and we soon came to speak with her. We found her a ship of Bristol, bound home from Barbadoes, but had been blown out of the road at Barbadoes a few days before she was ready to sail, by a terrible hurricane, while the captain and chief mate were both gone on shore; so that, besides the terror of the storm, they were in an indifferent case for good mariners5 to bring the ship home. They had been already nine weeks at sea, and had met with another terrible storm, after the hurricane was over, which had blown them quite out of their knowledge to the westward6, and in which they lost their masts. They told us they expected to have seen the Bahama Islands, but were then driven away again to the south-east, by a strong gale of wind at NNW., the same that blew now: and having no sails to work the ship with but a main course, and a kind of square sail upon a jury fore-mast, which they had set up, they could not lie near the wind, but were endeavouring to stand away for the Canaries.
But that which was worst of all was, that they were almost starved for want of provisions, besides the fatigues7 they had undergone; their bread and flesh were quite gone—they had not one ounce left in the ship, and had had none for eleven days. The only relief they had was, their water was not all spent, and they had about half a barrel of flour left; they had sugar enough; some succades, or sweetmeats, they had at first, but these were all
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latitude
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| n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区 | |
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| n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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distress
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mariners
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| 吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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compassion
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misery
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| 减少( abate的过去式和过去分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼) | |
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| n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋 | |
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broth
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| n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) | |
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victuals
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prospect
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apprehensions
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| n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手 | |
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tumult
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| n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹 | |
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boiler
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persuasion
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| n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派 | |
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softened
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| (使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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belly
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corpse
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pointed
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| 痛苦的 | |
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steer
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| vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶 | |
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sustenance
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| n.食物,粮食;生活资料;生计 | |
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Founder
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landmark
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ridge
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savages
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| 未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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barbarians
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| n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 );外国人;粗野的人;无教养的人 | |
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sloop
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creek
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thither
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isle
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countenance
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| n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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capering
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| v.跳跃,雀跃( caper的现在分词 );蹦蹦跳跳 | |
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plentifully
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inquiry
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| adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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perfectly
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| adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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Christians
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| n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
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tempted
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truce
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spoke
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inaccessible
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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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preservation
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villains
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mischief
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monarch
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conqueror
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manly
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astonishment
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trespass
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pretence
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impudent
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rogues
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| 兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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