Day followed day, and week succeeded week, and the good ship Osprey kept
steadily1 on her way. Guy was not
seasick2, rather to his own surprise.
“You seem to be cut out for a sailor. Guy,” said the captain.
“I don’t know about that.”
“You enjoy the sea, do you not?”
“Yes, sir; but I don’t think I should care to be a sailor.”
“You are picking up a good deal of seamanship. It won’t be long before you know every rope in the ship.”
“Knowledge doesn’t come amiss, captain. I have an inquiring mind.”
They rounded the
Cape3 of Good Hope at length, and soon found themselves in the Indian Ocean. It would not be long before they would reach the neighborhood of the island which was the goal of Guy’s hopes and expectations.{29}
Till now he had not thought particularly what he would do when he got there. It would be small satisfaction to see the island, if perchance he should, and not be able to stop there. What could he do?
Alone, he was quite aware that he could do nothing. It was absolutely necessary that he should make a confidant of someone, and of someone who could be of service in
helping4 him carry out his cherished plan.
Evidently there was no one on the Osprey who answered this description except the captain; but how would the captain look upon this plan?
Captain Grover was a pleasant man, and a good friend, but how he would regard Guy’s project was something that could not be guessed.
Guy
decided5, however, to tell his secret and sound the captain.
Already they had passed the southern point of Madagascar, and Guy felt that there was no time to be lost.
He had free access to the captain at all times, and he took the opportunity of entering his cabin one evening when the first mate was taking his turn in commanding the
vessel6.
“Well, Guy, how goes it?” asked the captain, pleasantly. “I am tired. You can talk to me.”{30}
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steadily
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| adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地 |
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- The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
- Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
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seasick
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| adj.晕船的 |
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- When I get seasick,I throw up my food.我一晕船就呕吐。
- He got seasick during the voyage.在航行中他晕船。
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cape
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| n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风 |
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- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
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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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- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
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decided
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| adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的 |
参考例句： |
- 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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vessel
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| n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管 |
参考例句： |
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
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abruptly
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| adv.突然地，出其不意地 |
参考例句： |
- He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
- I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
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attic
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| n.顶楼，屋顶室 |
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- Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
- What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？
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fully
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| adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地 |
参考例句： |
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
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deception
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| n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计 |
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- He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
- He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。
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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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lighting
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| n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光 |
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- The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
- The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
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considerably
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| adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上 |
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- The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
- The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
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countenance
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| n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同 |
参考例句： |
- At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
- I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
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despondently
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| adv.沮丧地，意志消沉地 |
参考例句： |
- It had come to that, he reflected despondently. 事情已经到了这个地步了，他沉思着，感到心灰意懒。 来自辞典例句
- He shook his head despondently. 他沮丧地摇摇头。 来自辞典例句
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explicit
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| adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的 |
参考例句： |
- She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
- He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。
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eminence
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| n.卓越，显赫；高地，高处；名家 |
参考例句： |
- He is a statesman of great eminence.他是个声名显赫的政治家。
- Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。
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sufficiently
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| adv.足够地，充分地 |
参考例句： |
- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
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incurred
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| [医]招致的，遭受的； incur的过去式 |
参考例句： |
- She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚，使父亲震怒。
- We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。
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utterly
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| adv.完全地，绝对地 |
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- Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
- I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
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embarked
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| 乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事 |
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- We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
- She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。
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derive
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| v.取得；导出；引申；来自；源自；出自 |
参考例句： |
- We derive our sustenance from the land.我们从土地获取食物。
- We shall derive much benefit from reading good novels.我们将从优秀小说中获得很大好处。
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