At this moment a man, almost dead, dragged himself out of the hut and along the ice.
It was Louis Cornbutte.
“My son!”
“My beloved!”
These two cries were uttered at the same time, and Louis Cornbutte fell fainting into the arms of his father and Marie, who drew him towards the hut, where their tender care soon revived him.
“My father! Marie!” cried Louis; “I shall not die without having seen you!”
“You will not die!” replied Penellan, “for all your friends are near you.”
André Vasling must have hated Louis Cornbutte bitterly not to extend his hand to him, but he did not.
Pierre Nouquet was wild with joy. He embraced every body; then he threw some wood into the stove, and soon a comfortable temperature was felt in the cabin.
There were two men there whom neither Jean Cornbutte nor Penellan recognized.
They were Jocki and Herming, the only two sailors of the crew of the Norwegian
schooner1 who were left.
“My friends, we are saved!” said Louis. “My father! Marie! You have exposed yourselves to so many
perils2!”
“We do not regret it, my Louis,” replied the father. “Your brig, the ‘Jeune–Hardie,’ is securely anchored in the ice sixty leagues from here. We will rejoin her all together.”
“When Courtois comes back he’ll be
mightily3 pleased,” said Pierre Nouquet.
A mournful silence followed this, and Penellan
apprised4 Pierre and Louis of their comrade’s death by cold.
“My friends,” said Penellan, “we will wait here until the cold decreases. Have you provisions and wood?”
“Yes; and we will burn what is left of the ‘Fro?ern.’”
The “Fro?ern” had indeed been driven to a place forty miles from where Louis Cornbutte had taken up his winter quarters. There she was broken up by the
icebergs5 floated by the
thaw
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schooner
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n.纵帆船 |
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- The schooner was driven ashore.那条帆船被冲上了岸。
- The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和帆船一起冲向南方。
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perils
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极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) |
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- The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils. 指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。
- With how many more perils and disasters would he load himself? 他还要再冒多少风险和遭受多少灾难?
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mightily
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ad.强烈地;非常地 |
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- He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet. 他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
- This seemed mightily to relieve him. 干完这件事后,他似乎轻松了许多。
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apprised
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v.告知,通知( apprise的过去式和过去分词 );评价 |
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- We were fully apprised of the situation. 我们完全获悉当时的情况。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I have apprised him of your arrival. 我已经告诉他你要来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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icebergs
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n.冰山,流冰( iceberg的名词复数 ) |
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- The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships. 海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The icebergs towered above them. 冰山高耸于他们上方。 来自辞典例句
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thaw
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v.(使)融化,(使)变得友善;n.融化,缓和 |
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- The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
- The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。
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wreck
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n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难 |
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- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
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courageous
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adj.勇敢的,有胆量的 |
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- We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
- He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。
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subdued
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adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 |
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- He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
- I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
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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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- There're some savages living in the forest. 森林里居住着一些野人。
- That's an island inhabited by savages. 那是一个野蛮人居住的岛屿。
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inaccessible
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adj.达不到的,难接近的 |
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- This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
- The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。
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disappearance
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n.消失,消散,失踪 |
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- He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
- Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
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prudent
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adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的 |
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- A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
- You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
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replenished
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补充( replenish的过去式和过去分词 ); 重新装满 |
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- She replenished her wardrobe. 她添置了衣服。
- She has replenished a leather [fur] coat recently. 她最近添置了一件皮袄。
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celebrated
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adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 |
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- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
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affected
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adj.不自然的,假装的 |
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- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
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planks
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(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 |
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- The house was built solidly of rough wooden planks. 这房子是用粗木板牢固地建造的。
- We sawed the log into planks. 我们把木头锯成了木板。
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sledge
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n.雪橇,大锤;v.用雪橇搬运,坐雪橇往 |
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- The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill.雪橇从山上下冲时的动力越来越大。
- The sledge slid across the snow as lightly as a boat on the water.雪橇在雪原上轻巧地滑行,就象船在水上行驶一样。
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repose
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v.(使)休息;n.安息 |
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- Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。
- Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑,即使在睡眠时也是这样。
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diverge
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v.分叉,分歧,离题,使...岔开,使转向 |
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- This is where our opinions diverge from each other.这就是我们意见产生分歧之处。
- Don't diverge in your speech.发言不要离题。
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stranded
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a.搁浅的,进退两难的 |
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- He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里, 身无分文,一筹莫展。
- I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市,既没有钱,又没有朋友。
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promontory
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n.海角;岬 |
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- Genius is a promontory jutting out of the infinite.天才是茫茫大地突出的岬角。
- On the map that promontory looks like a nose,naughtily turned up.从地图上面,那个海角就像一只调皮地翘起来的鼻子。
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straps
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n.带子( strap的名词复数 );挎带;肩带;背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 );用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带 |
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- the shoulder straps of her dress 她连衣裙上的肩带
- The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。
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aloof
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adj.远离的;冷淡的,漠不关心的 |
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- Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。
- On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。
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mingle
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vt.使混合,使相混;vi.混合起来;相交往 |
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- If we mingle with the crowd,we should not be noticed.如果我们混在人群中,就不会被注意到。
- Oil will not mingle with water.油和水不相融。
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astonishment
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n.惊奇,惊异 |
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- They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
- I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
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joyous
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adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的 |
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- The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
- They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。
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elevation
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n.高度;海拔;高地;上升;提高 |
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- The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
- His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。
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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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- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
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thawing
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n.熔化,融化v.(气候)解冻( thaw的现在分词 );(态度、感情等)缓和;(冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化;软化 |
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- The ice is thawing. 冰在融化。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- It had been snowing and thawing and the streets were sloppy. 天一直在下雪,雪又一直在融化,街上泥泞不堪。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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gale
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n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) |
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- We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
- According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报,明天有大风。
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demolished
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v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 );推翻;拆毁(尤指大建筑物);吃光 |
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- The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
- They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来,为了不让拆除他们的房子,他们一直在进行最后的努力。
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scattered
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 |
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- Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
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morsel
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n.一口,一点点 |
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- He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。
- The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.从早上起病人一直没有进食。
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ascertain
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vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 |
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- It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.煤储量很难探明。
- We must ascertain the responsibility in light of different situtations.我们必须根据不同情况判定责任。
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rations
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定量( ration的名词复数 ); 配给量; 正常量; 合理的量 |
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- They are provisioned with seven days' rations. 他们得到了7天的给养。
- The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。
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compulsory
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n.强制的,必修的;规定的,义务的 |
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- Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗?
- Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。
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procure
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vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 |
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- Can you procure some specimens for me?你能替我弄到一些标本吗?
- I'll try my best to procure you that original French novel.我将尽全力给你搞到那本原版法国小说。
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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 |
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- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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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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- The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
- Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?
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