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XIX.—THROUGH SUMMER SEAS.—RHODES.
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AT daylight next morning we could just discern Cyprus sinking behind us in the horizon. The day had all the charm with which the poets have invested this region; the sea was of the traditional indigo1 blue,—of which the Blue Grotto2 of Capri is only a cheap imitation. No land was in sight, after we lost Cyprus, but the spirit of the ancient romance lay upon the waters, and we were soothed3 with the delights of an idle existence. As good a world as can be made with a perfect sea and a perfect sky and delicious atmosphere we had.
Through this summer calm voyages our great steamer, a world in itself, an exhibition, a fair, a f阾e, a camp-meeting, cut loose from the earth and set afloat. There are not less than eight hundred pilgrims on board, people known as first-class and second-class stowed in every nook and corner. Forward of the first cabin, the deck of the long vessel4 is packed with human beings, two deep and sometimes crossed, a crowd which it is almost impossible to penetrate5. We look down into the hold upon a mass of bags and bundles and Russians heaped indiscriminately together,—and it is very difficult to distinguish a Russian woman from a bundle of old clothes, when she is in repose6. These people travel with their bedding, their babies, and their cooking utensils7, and make a home wherever they sit down.
The forward passengers have overflowed8 their limits and extend back upon our portion of the deck, occupying all one side of it to the stern, leaving the so-called privileged class only a narrow promenade9 on the starboard side. These intruders are, however, rather first-class second-class. Parties of them are camped down in small squares, which become at once miniature seraglios. One square is occupied by wealthy Moslems from Damascus, and in another is a stately person who is
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v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
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器具,用具,器皿( utensil的名词复数 ); 器物 | |
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unison
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compartment
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puffing
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v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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conflagration
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complexion
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hindrance
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embroidered
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descried
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ascending
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metropolis
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Mediterranean
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remains
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knights
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骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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onsets
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攻击,袭击(onset的复数形式) | |
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震颤( tremor的名词复数 ); 战栗; 震颤声; 大地的轻微震动 | |
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foliage
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isolated
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appreciation
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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antiquity
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maritime
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perpetuated
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refinement
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founders
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mole
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colossal
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advent
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aromatic
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quay
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exquisitely
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