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CHAPTER XIV. A FASHIONABLE BOARDING-HOUSE.

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 When Tom's head emerged from the yellow and turbid1 waters, he caught sight of the young man, and struck out for him. Grasping him by the arm, he succeeded, with considerable difficulty, in holding him up till a small boat near by picked both up.
 
"Whew!" sputtered2 Tom, spitting out some of the water which he had involuntarily taken into his mouth.
 
The young man rescued looked about him stupidly.
 
"What made you jump into the river?" asked the boatman.
 
"I was drunk," said the young man, frankly3, upon whom the shock of the falling into the water had produced a favorable effect.
 
"It's lucky this boy was near and jumped after you, or you might have been drowned before I got to you."
 
The young man turned and looked earnestly at Tom.
 
"So you jumped after me?" he said.
 
"I feel as if I did," answered Tom. "I'm as wet as a drowned rat."
 
"You're a brave boy."
 
"Thank you," said Tom, modestly. "But I can swim so well that it didn't take much courage."
 
"I can't swim a stroke."
 
"Then you'd better not jump into the water again."
 
"I don't mean to," said the young man, smiling. "Where did you learn to swim?"
 
"In the East river."
 
"Where's that?"
 
"New York."
 
"Look here, gentlemen, where do you want to be carried?" asked the boatman.
 
"Back to Cincinnati. I'll pay you for your trouble," said the young man.
 
"I was goin' on an explorin' expedition to Kentucky," said our hero.
 
"You are too wet; you must take another day."
 
"It ain't any wetter on one side of the river than the other."
 
"Do you live in Kentucky?"
 
"No."
 
"In Cincinnati?"
 
"Yes; I've lived there a day or two."

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1 turbid tm6wY     
adj.混浊的，泥水的，浓的
参考例句：
  • He found himself content to watch idly the sluggish flow of the turbid stream.他心安理得地懒洋洋地望着混浊的河水缓缓流着。
  • The lake's water is turbid.这个湖里的水混浊。
2 sputtered 96f0fd50429fb7be8aafa0ca161be0b6     
v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的过去式和过去分词 )；发劈啪声；喷出；飞溅出
参考例句：
  • The candle sputtered out. 蜡烛噼啪爆响着熄灭了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The balky engine sputtered and stopped. 不听使唤的发动机劈啪作响地停了下来。 来自辞典例句
3 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说
参考例句：
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。
4 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地，敏捷地
参考例句：
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
5 steadily Qukw6     
adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地
参考例句：
  • 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。
6 specimen Xvtwm     
n.样本，标本
参考例句：
  • You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.你要用镊子来夹这标本。
  • This specimen is richly variegated in colour.这件标本上有很多颜色。
7 guardian 8ekxv     
n.监护人；守卫者，保护者
参考例句：
  • The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
  • The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
8 spacious YwQwW     
adj.广阔的，宽敞的
参考例句：
  • Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
  • The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。
9 chamber wnky9     
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
10 possessed xuyyQ     
adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
参考例句：
  • He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
  • He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
11 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
参考例句：
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

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