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The boat had gone ashore1 and returned before the John Bright had steamed out of the harbour. Then everything seemed to change, and Captain Battleax bade me make myself quite at home. “He trusted,” he said, “that I should always dine with him during the voyage, but that I should be left undisturbed during all other periods of the day. He dined at seven o’clock, but I could give my own orders as to breakfast and tiffin. He was sure that Lieutenant2 Crosstrees would have pleasure in showing me my cabins, and that if there was anything on board which I did not feel to be comfortable, it should be at once altered. Lieutenant Crosstrees would tell my servant to wait upon me, and would show me all the comforts, — and discomforts3, — of the vessel4.” With that I left him, and was taken below under the guidance of the lieutenant. As Mr Crosstrees became my personal friend during the voyage, — more peculiarly than any of the other officers, all of whom were my friends, — I will give some short description of him. He was a young man, perhaps eight-and-twenty years old, whose great gift in the eyes of all those on board was his personal courage. Stories were told to me by the junior officers of marvellous things which he had done, which, though never mentioned in his own presence, either by himself or by others, seemed to constitute for him a special character, — so that had it been necessary that any one should jump overboard to attack a shark, all on board would have thought that the duty as a matter of course belonged to Lieutenant Crosstrees. Indeed, as I learnt afterwards, he had quite a peculiar5 name in the British navy. He was a small fair-haired man, with a pallid6 face and a bright eye, whose idiosyncrasy it was to conceive that life afloat was infinitely7 superior in all its attributes to life on shore. If there ever was a man entirely
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ashore
adv.在(向)岸上,上岸
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lieutenant
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
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discomforts
n.不舒适( discomfort的名词复数 );不愉快,苦恼
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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pallid
adj.苍白的,呆板的
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infinitely
adv.无限地,无穷地
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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bishops
(基督教某些教派管辖大教区的)主教( bishop的名词复数 ); (国际象棋的)象
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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revered
v.崇敬,尊崇,敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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swell
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
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curt
adj.简短的,草率的
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luxurious
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
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allotted
分配,拨给,摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 )
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atone
v.赎罪,补偿
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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spires
n.(教堂的) 塔尖,尖顶( spire的名词复数 )
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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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doctrine
n.教义;主义;学说
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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promiscuous
adj.杂乱的,随便的
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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confinement
n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
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habitually
ad.习惯地,通常地
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postponed
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
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postpone
v.延期,推迟
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eloquence
n.雄辩;口才,修辞
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allay
v.消除,减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)
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postponement
n.推迟
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zeal
n.热心,热情,热忱
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remodel
v.改造,改型,改变
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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logic
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性
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indignities
n.侮辱,轻蔑( indignity的名词复数 )
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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stewards
(轮船、飞机等的)乘务员( steward的名词复数 ); (俱乐部、旅馆、工会等的)管理员; (大型活动的)组织者; (私人家中的)管家
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naval
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的
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gorged
v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的过去式和过去分词 );作呕
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sundry
adj.各式各样的,种种的
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killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
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irrational
adj.无理性的,失去理性的
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commonwealth
n.共和国,联邦,共同体
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aggregate
adj.总计的,集合的;n.总数;v.合计;集合
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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slippered
穿拖鞋的
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miseries
n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 );痛苦的事;穷困;常发牢骚的人
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majesty
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权
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majestic
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
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allude
v.提及,暗指
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slain
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词)
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alacrity
n.敏捷,轻快,乐意
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battalions
n.(陆军的)一营(大约有一千兵士)( battalion的名词复数 );协同作战的部队;军队;(组织在一起工作的)队伍
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scatter
vt.撒,驱散,散开;散布/播;vi.分散,消散
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depict
vt.描画,描绘;描写,描述
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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constrained
adj.束缚的,节制的
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invincible
adj.不可征服的,难以制服的
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alluded
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
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heroism
n.大无畏精神,英勇
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brutal
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
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slaughtered
v.屠杀,杀戮,屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )
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slaughter
n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀
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statistical
adj.统计的,统计学的
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gallant
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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cravat
n.领巾,领结;v.使穿有领结的服装,使结领结
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jocose
adj.开玩笑的,滑稽的
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leisurely
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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constable
n.(英国)警察,警官
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cremator
n.火葬场的火化工,焚尸人,焚尸炉
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veneration
n.尊敬,崇拜
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exempt
adj.免除的;v.使免除;n.免税者,被免除义务者
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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fortified
adj. 加强的
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eradicated
画着根的
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cannibalism
n.同类相食;吃人肉
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diabolical
adj.恶魔似的,凶暴的
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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confidential
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
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soften
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和
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disciple
n.信徒,门徒,追随者
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solace
n.安慰;v.使快乐;vt.安慰(物),缓和
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mischief
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
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undoubtedly
adv.确实地,无疑地
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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saviour
n.拯救者,救星
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disciples
n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 );门徒;耶稣的信徒;(尤指)耶稣十二门徒之一
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malignity
n.极度的恶意,恶毒;(病的)恶性
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scruples
n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )