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AT Jean-Bart, Catherine had already been at work for an hour, pushing trains as far as the relays; and she was soaked in such a bath of perspiration1 that she stopped a moment to wipe her face.
At the bottom of the cutting, where he was hammering at the seam with his mates, Chaval was astonished when he no longer heard the rumble2 of the wheels. The lamps burnt badly, and the coal dust made it impossible to see.
“What’s up?” he shouted.
When she answered that she was sure she would melt, and that her heart was going to stop, he replied furiously:
“Do like us, stupid! Take off your shift.”
They were seven hundred and eight metres to the north in the first passage of the Désirée seam, which was at a distance of three kilometres from the pit-eye. When they spoke3 of this part of the pit, the miners of the region grew pale, and lowered their voices, as if they had spoken of hell; and most often they were content to shake their heads as men who would rather not speak of these depths of fiery4 furnace. As the galleries sank towards the north, they approached Tartaret, penetrating5 to that interior fire which calcined the rocks above. The cuttings at the point at which they had arrived had an average temperature of forty-five degrees. They were there in the accursed city, in the midst of the flames which the passers-by on the plain could see through the fissures6, spitting out sulphur and poisonous vapours.
Catherine, who had already taken off her jacket, hesitated, then took off her trousers also; and with naked arms and naked thighs7, her chemise tied round her hips8 by a cord like a blouse, she began to push again.
“Anyhow, that’s better,” she said aloud.
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perspiration
n.汗水;出汗
2
rumble
n.隆隆声;吵嚷;v.隆隆响;低沉地说
3
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
4
fiery
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的
5
penetrating
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
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fissures
n.狭长裂缝或裂隙( fissure的名词复数 );裂伤;分歧;分裂v.裂开( fissure的第三人称单数 )
7
thighs
n.股,大腿( thigh的名词复数 );食用的鸡(等的)腿
8
hips
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的
9
stifling
a.令人窒息的
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perspire
vi.出汗,流汗
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unbearable
adj.不能容忍的;忍受不住的
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stifled
(使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵
13
standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
14
jade
n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠
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shovel
n.铁锨,铲子,一铲之量;v.铲,铲出
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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scorched
烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦
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groans
n.呻吟,叹息( groan的名词复数 );呻吟般的声音v.呻吟( groan的第三人称单数 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
19
groan
vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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stiffened
加强的
22
asphyxiating
v.渴望的,有抱负的,追求名誉或地位的( aspirant的现在分词 );有志向或渴望获得…的人
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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feverishly
adv. 兴奋地
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mire
n.泥沼,泥泞;v.使...陷于泥泞,使...陷入困境
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soot
n.煤烟,烟尘;vt.熏以煤烟
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belly
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
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deafened
使聋( deafen的过去式和过去分词 ); 使隔音
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vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
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numbed
v.使麻木,使麻痹( numb的过去式和过去分词 )
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anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
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growled
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
33
humbug
n.花招,谎话,欺骗
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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gust
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
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peril
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
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shaft
n.(工具的)柄,杆状物
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trickle
vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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shudder
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动
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props
小道具; 支柱( prop的名词复数 ); 支持者; 道具; (橄榄球中的)支柱前锋
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corpse
n.尸体,死尸
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swelling
n.肿胀
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stammered
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
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bum
n.臀部;流浪汉,乞丐;vt.乞求,乞讨
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dressing
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
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bullying
v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈
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bully
n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓;vt.威胁,欺侮
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languor
n.无精力,倦怠
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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hustle
v.推搡;竭力兜售或获取;催促;n.奔忙(碌)
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sobs
啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 )
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gallop
v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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retracing
v.折回( retrace的现在分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯
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ascending
adj.上升的,向上的
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brigands
n.土匪,强盗( brigand的名词复数 )
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abominable
adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的
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engulfed
v.吞没,包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
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groom
vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁
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prudently
adv. 谨慎地,慎重地
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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suffocated
(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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eddies
(水、烟等的)漩涡,涡流( eddy的名词复数 )
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precipitated
v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的过去式和过去分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀
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planks
(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点
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ascent
n.(声望或地位)提高;上升,升高;登高
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hoisting
起重,提升
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hoist
n.升高,起重机,推动;v.升起,升高,举起
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
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preoccupied
adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)
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tingling
v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )
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cramp
n.痉挛;[pl.](腹)绞痛;vt.限制,束缚
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respiration
n.呼吸作用;一次呼吸;植物光合作用
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nausea
n.作呕,恶心;极端的憎恶(或厌恶)
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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suffocating
a.使人窒息的
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intoxicated
喝醉的,极其兴奋的
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exasperated
adj.恼怒的
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shuddering
v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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perspiring
v.出汗,流汗( perspire的现在分词 )
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defective
adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的
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perpendicular
adj.垂直的,直立的;n.垂直线,垂直的位置
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rhythmic
adj.有节奏的,有韵律的
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hustling
催促(hustle的现在分词形式)
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ribs
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹
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trampled
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯
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throttling
v.扼杀( throttle的现在分词 );勒死;使窒息;压制
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hooting
(使)作汽笛声响,作汽车喇叭声( hoot的现在分词 ); 倒好儿; 倒彩