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Chapter Two
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The sea, perhaps because of its saltness, roughens the outside but keeps sweet the kernel1 of its servants’ soul. The old sea; the sea of many years ago, whose servants were devoted2 slaves and went from youth to age or to a sudden grave without needing to open the book of life, because they could look at eternity3 reflected on the element that gave the life and dealt the death. Like a beautiful and unscrupulous woman, the sea of the past was glorious in its smiles, irresistible4 in its anger, capricious, enticing5, illogical, irresponsible; a thing to love, a thing to fear. It cast a spell, it gave joy, it lulled6 gently into boundless7 faith; then with quick and causeless anger it killed. But its cruelty was redeemed8 by the charm of its inscrutable mystery, by the immensity of its promise, by the supreme9 witchery of its possible favour. Strong men with childlike hearts were faithful to it, were content to live by its grace — to die by its will. That was the sea before the time when the French mind set the Egyptian muscle in motion and produced a dismal10 but profitable ditch. Then a great pall11 of smoke sent out by countless12 steam-boats was spread over the restless mirror of the Infinite. The hand of the engineer tore down the veil of the terrible beauty in order that greedy and faithless landlubbers might pocket
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eternity
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enticing
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lulled
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redeemed
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dividends
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exacting
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promising
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drudge
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n.劳碌的人;v.做苦工,操劳 | |
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brutal
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propellers
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straightforward
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simplicity
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motive
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humbly
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adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地 | |
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bask
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vt.取暖,晒太阳,沐浴于 | |
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ardent
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adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的 | |
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paternal
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adj.父亲的,像父亲的,父系的,父方的 | |
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 | |
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generosity
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成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.谣言,谣传,传闻 | |
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cargoes
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n.(船或飞机装载的)货物( cargo的名词复数 );大量,重负 | |
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immediate
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adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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blasphemous
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adj.亵渎神明的,不敬神的 | |
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quay
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n.码头,靠岸处 | |
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tug
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commendable
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lighter
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n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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meditative
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scrambled
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sufficiently
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disconsolate
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widower
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quays
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码头( quay的名词复数 ) | |
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variance
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spoke
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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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seaman
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n.海员,水手,水兵 | |
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helping
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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confidential
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adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
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elevation
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n.高度;海拔;高地;上升;提高 | |
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liking
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n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢 | |
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benefactor
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n. 恩人,行善的人,捐助人 | |
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disdain
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n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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qualified
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adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的 | |
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unwilling
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adj.不情愿的 | |
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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alluded
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提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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benevolent
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adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的 | |
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grunt
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v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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assent
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v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可 | |
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fixed
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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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rumbled
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发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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deference
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opium
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hoarse
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profane
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zeal
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rustling
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lurking
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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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