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CHAPTER XV—DESCRIPTION OF AN IDOL, WHICH THEY DESTROY
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Early in the morning, when marching from a little town called Changu, we had a river to pass, which we were obliged to ferry; and, had the Tartars had any intelligence, then had been the time to have attacked us, when the caravan2 being over, the rear-guard was behind; but they did not appear there. About three hours after, when we were entered upon a desert of about fifteen or sixteen miles over, we knew by a cloud of dust they raised, that the enemy was at hand, and presently they came on upon the spur.
Our Chinese guards in the front, who had talked so big the day before, began to stagger; and the soldiers frequently looked behind them, a certain sign in a soldier that he is just ready to run away. My old pilot was of my mind; and being near me, called out, “Seignior Inglese, these fellows must be encouraged, or they will ruin us all; for if the Tartars come on they will never stand it.”—“If am of your mind,” said I; “but what must be done?”—“Done?” says he, “let fifty of our men advance, and flank them on each wing, and encourage them. They will fight like brave fellows in brave company; but without this they will every man turn his back.” Immediately I rode up to our leader and told him, who was exactly of our mind; accordingly, fifty of us marched to the right wing, and fifty to the left, and the rest made a line of rescue; and so we marched, leaving the last two hundred men to make a body of themselves, and to guard the camels; only that, if need were, they should send a hundred men to assist the last fifty.
At last the Tartars came on, and an innumerable company they were; how many we could not tell, but ten thousand, we thought, at the least. A party of them came on first, and viewed our posture3, traversing the ground in the front of our line; and, as we found them within gunshot, our leader ordered the two wings to advance swiftly, and give them a salvo on each wing with their shot, which was done. They then went off, I suppose to give an account of the reception they were like to meet with; indeed, that salute4 cloyed5 their stomachs, for they immediately halted, stood a while to consider of it, and wheeling off to the left, they gave over their design for that time, which was very agreeable to our circumstances.
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tar
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| n.柏油,焦油;vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于 | |
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caravan
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| n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势 | |
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| v.发腻,倒胃口( cloy的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| 统治权( dominion的名词复数 ); 领土; 疆土; 版图 | |
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fortress
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| adj.虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的 (n.devoutness) | |
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| n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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monstrous
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| adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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pagodas
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| 塔,宝塔( pagoda的名词复数 ) | |
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idols
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| 偶像( idol的名词复数 ); 受崇拜的人或物; 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物; 神像 | |
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idol
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saluted
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| 守备部队,卫戍部队( garrison的名词复数 ) | |
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eastward
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| adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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stationary
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lodging
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| n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍 | |
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professed
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| 公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的 | |
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diabolical
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filthy
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bonnet
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displeased
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wretches
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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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behold
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scour
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| v.搜索;擦,洗,腹泻,冲刷 | |
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lamed
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| 希伯莱语第十二个字母 | |
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jaded
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| adj.精疲力竭的;厌倦的;(因过饱或过多而)腻烦的;迟钝的 | |
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testimony
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degenerate
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vile
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| adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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abominable
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| adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的 | |
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peril
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| n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物 | |
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brutal
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| adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的 | |
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resolute
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| adj.坚决的,果敢的 | |
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zeal
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secrecy
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| n.秘密,保密,隐蔽 | |
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combustible
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| a. 易燃的,可燃的; n. 易燃物,可燃物 | |
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gunpowder
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| n.火药 | |
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killing
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| n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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twine
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| v.搓,织,编饰;(使)缠绕 | |
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stink
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| vi.发出恶臭;糟透,招人厌恶;n.恶臭 | |
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suffocated
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| (使某人)窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 ); (将某人)闷死; 让人感觉闷热; 憋气 | |
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forage
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| n.(牛马的)饲料,粮草;v.搜寻,翻寻 | |
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untied
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deluded
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feat
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outrageous
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consternation
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appease
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haughtily
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reverenced
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miscreant
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miscreants
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breach
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alleged
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strictly
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guilt
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caravans
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| (可供居住的)拖车(通常由机动车拖行)( caravan的名词复数 ); 篷车; (穿过沙漠地带的)旅行队(如商队) | |
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| adj.有利的;有帮助的 | |
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spoke
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perfectly
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counterfeited
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entirely
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frightful
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| adj.可怕的;讨厌的 | |
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procured
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| v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条 | |
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waggons
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| 四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车 | |
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majesty
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ruggedness
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| 险峻,粗野; 耐久性; 坚固性 | |
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sincerity
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monarch
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| n.帝王,君主,最高统治者 | |
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reindeer
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| n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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