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CHAPTER 27 THE CENTRAL SEA
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At first I saw absolutely nothing. My eyes, wholly unused to the effulgence1 of light, could not bear the sudden brightness; and I was compelled to close them. When I was able to reopen them, I stood still, far more stupefied than astonished. Not all the wildest effects of imagination could have conjured2 up such a scene! "The sea—the sea," I cried.
"Yes," replied my uncle, in a tone of pardonable pride; "the Central Sea. No future navigator will deny the fact of my having discovered it; and hence of acquiring a right of giving it a name."
It was quite true. A vast, limitless expanse of water, the end of a lake if not of an ocean, spread before us, until it was lost in the distance. The shore, which was very much indented3, consisted of a beautiful soft golden sand, mixed with small shells, the long-deserted4 home of some of the creatures of a past age. The waves broke incessantly—and with a peculiarly sonorous6 murmur7, to be found in underground localities. A slight frothy flake8 arose as the wind blew along the pellucid9 waters; and many a dash of spray was blown into my face. The mighty10 superstructure of rock which rose above to an inconceivable height left only a narrow opening—but where we stood, there was a large margin11 of strand12. On all sides were
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1 effulgence | |
n.光辉 | |
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2 conjured | |
用魔术变出( conjure的过去式和过去分词 ); 祈求,恳求; 变戏法; (变魔术般地) 使…出现 | |
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3 indented | |
adj.锯齿状的,高低不平的;缩进排版 | |
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4 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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5 incessant | |
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6 sonorous | |
adj.响亮的,回响的;adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;n.感人,堂皇 | |
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7 murmur | |
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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8 flake | |
v.使成薄片;雪片般落下;n.薄片 | |
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9 pellucid | |
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10 mighty | |
adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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11 margin | |
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘 | |
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12 strand | |
vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地) | |
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13 capes | |
碎谷; 斗篷( cape的名词复数 ); 披肩; 海角; 岬 | |
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14 promontories | |
n.岬,隆起,海角( promontory的名词复数 ) | |
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15 partially | |
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16 countless | |
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17 rigid | |
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的 | |
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18 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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19 plunged | |
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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20 illuminating | |
a.富于启发性的,有助阐明的 | |
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21 subterranean | |
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22 elevation | |
n.高度;海拔;高地;上升;提高 | |
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23 aurora | |
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24 phenomena | |
n.现象 | |
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25 cavern | |
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26 vault | |
n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室 | |
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27 conglomeration | |
n.团块,聚集,混合物 | |
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28 vapors | |
n.水汽,水蒸气,无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 );自夸者;幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁(症)v.自夸,(使)蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 ) | |
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29 atmospheric | |
adj.大气的,空气的;大气层的;大气所引起的 | |
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30 evaporation | |
n.蒸发,消失 | |
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31 dense | |
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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32 concealing | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 ) | |
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33 remarkable | |
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34 intensity | |
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
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35 melancholy | |
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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36 firmament | |
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37 granite | |
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38 luminous | |
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的 | |
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39 Pluto | |
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40 excavation | |
n.挖掘,发掘;被挖掘之地 | |
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41 haze | |
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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42 density | |
n.密集,密度,浓度 | |
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43 grandeur | |
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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44 sublimity | |
崇高,庄严,气质高尚 | |
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45 fusion | |
n.溶化;熔解;熔化状态,熔和;熔接 | |
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46 caverns | |
大山洞,大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 ) | |
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47 grotto | |
n.洞穴 | |
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48 mammoth | |
n.长毛象;adj.长毛象似的,巨大的 | |
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49 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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50 slumber | |
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51 slumbering | |
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52 bosom | |
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53 splendor | |
n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌 | |
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54 marvels | |
n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 );令人惊奇的事物(或事例);不平凡的成果;成就v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 ) | |
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55 utterly | |
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56 pallid | |
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57 vivacity | |
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58 inflating | |
v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的现在分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨 | |
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59 imprisonment | |
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60 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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61 genial | |
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的 | |
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62 thoroughly | |
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63 abrupt | |
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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64 titanic | |
adj.巨人的,庞大的,强大的 | |
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65 cascades | |
倾泻( cascade的名词复数 ); 小瀑布(尤指一连串瀑布中的一支); 瀑布状物; 倾泻(或涌出)的东西 | |
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66 limpid | |
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67 testily | |
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68 promontory | |
n.海角;岬 | |
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69 petrified | |
adj.惊呆的;目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆,使惊呆;变僵硬;使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词) | |
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70 attained | |
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况) | |
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71 circumference | |
n.圆周,周长,圆周线 | |
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72 reigned | |
vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式) | |
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73 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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74 exorbitant | |
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75 flora | |
n.(某一地区的)植物群 | |
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76 behold | |
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77 harry | |
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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78 botanist | |
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79 providence | |
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝 | |
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80 preservation | |
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81 antediluvian | |
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82 spoke | |
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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83 remains | |
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84 relics | |
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85 impatience | |
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86 primitive | |
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87 elastic | |
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88 virtue | |
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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89 chasms | |
裂缝( chasm的名词复数 ); 裂口; 分歧; 差别 | |
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90 formerly | |
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91 concealed | |
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92 fatigued | |
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93 projections | |
预测( projection的名词复数 ); 投影; 投掷; 突起物 | |
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94 granitic | |
花岗石的,由花岗岩形成的 | |
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95 schooners | |
n.(有两个以上桅杆的)纵帆船( schooner的名词复数 ) | |
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96 vessel | |
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97 solitary | |
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98 arid | |
adj.干旱的;(土地)贫瘠的 | |
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99 penetrate | |
v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
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100 embark | |
vi.乘船,着手,从事,上飞机 | |
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101 wondrous | |
adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地 | |
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