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《The Mysterious Island 神秘岛》Book 1 Chapter 12

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They now began the descent of the mountain. Climbing down the crater1, they went round the cone2 and reached their encampment of the previous night. Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.

That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves. It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer3, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.

As to the engineer's watch, it, of course, had stopped during the time which he had passed on the downs.

The engineer now wound it up, and ascertaining4 by the height of the sun that it must be about nine o'clock in the morning, he put his watch at that hour.

"No, my dear Spilett, wait. You have kept the Richmond time, have you not?"

"Yes, Cyrus."

"Consequently, your watch is set by the meridian5 of that town, which is almost that of Washington?"

"Undoubtedly6."

"Very well, keep it thus. Content yourself with winding7 it up very, exactly, but do not touch the hands. This may be of use to us.

"What will be the good of that?" thought the sailor.

They ate, and so heartily8, that the store of game and almonds was totally exhausted9. But Pencroft was not at all uneasy, they would supply themselves on the way. Top, whose share had been very much to his taste, would know how to find some fresh game among the brushwood. Moreover, the sailor thought of simply asking the engineer to manufacture some powder and one or two fowling-pieces; he supposed there would be no difficulty in that.

On leaving the plateau, the captain proposed to his companions to return to the Chimneys by a new way. He wished to reconnoiter Lake Grant, so magnificently framed in trees. They therefore followed the crest10 of one of the spurs, between which the creek11 that supplied the lake probably had its source. In talking, the settlers already employed the names which they had just chosen, which singularly facilitated the exchange of their ideas. Herbert and Pencroft--the one young and the other very boyish--were enchanted12, and while walking, the sailor said,

"Hey, Herbert! how capital it sounds! It will be impossible to lose ourselves, my boy, since, whether we follow the way to Lake Grant, or whether we join the Mercy through the woods of the Far West, we shall be certain to arrive at Prospect13 Heights, and, consequently, at Union Bay!"

It had been agreed, that without forming a compact band, the settlers should not stray away from each other. It was very certain that the thick forests of the island were inhabited by dangerous animals, and it was prudent14 to be on their guard. In general, Pencroft, Herbert, and Neb walked first, preceded by Top, who poked15 his nose into every bush. The reporter and the engineer went together, Gideon Spilett ready to note every incident, the engineer silent for the most part, and only stepping aside to pick up one thing or another, a mineral or vegetable substance, which he put into his pocket, without making any remark.

"What can he be picking up?" muttered Pencroft. "I have looked in vain for anything that's worth the trouble of stooping for."

Towards ten o'clock the little band descended17 the last declivities of Mount Franklin. As yet the ground was scantily18 strewn with bushes and trees. They were walking over yellowish calcinated earth, forming a plain of nearly a mile long, which extended to the edge of the wood. Great blocks of that basalt, which, according to Bischof, takes three hundred and fifty millions of years to cool, strewed19 the plain, very confused in some places. However, there were here no traces of lava20, which was spread more particularly over the northern slopes.

Cyrus Harding expected to reach, without incident, the course of the creek, which he supposed flowed under the trees at the border of the plain, when he saw Herbert running hastily back, while Neb and the sailor were hiding behind the rocks.

"What's the matter, my boy?" asked Spilett.

"Smoke," replied Herbert. "We have seen smoke among the rocks, a hundred paces from us."

"Men in this place?" cried the reporter.

"We must avoid showing ourselves before knowing with whom we have to deal," replied Cyrus Harding. "I trust that there are no natives on this island; I dread21 them more than anything else. Where is Top?"

"Top is on before."

"And he doesn't bark?"

"No."

"That is strange. However, we must try to call him back."

In a few moments, the engineer, Gideon Spilett, and Herbert had rejoined their two companions, and like them, they kept out of sight behind the heaps of basalt.

From thence they clearly saw smoke of a yellowish color rising in the air.

Top was recalled by a slight whistle from his master, and the latter, signing to his companions to wait for him, glided22 away among the rocks. The colonists23, motionless, anxiously awaited the result of this exploration, when a shout from the engineer made them hasten forward. They soon joined him, and were at once struck with a disagreeable odor which impregnated the atmosphere.

The odor, easily recognized, was enough for the engineer to guess what the smoke was which at first, not without cause, had startled him.

"This fue," said he, "or rather, this smoke is produced by nature alone. There is a sulphur spring there, which will cure all our sore throats."

"Captain!" cried Pencroft. "What a pity that I haven't got a cold!"

The settlers then directed their steps towards the place from which the smoke escaped. They there saw a sulphur spring which flowed abundantly between the rocks, and its waters discharged a strong sulphuric acid odor, after having absorbed the oxygen of the air.

Cyrus Harding, dipping in his hand, felt the water oily to the touch. He tasted it and found it rather sweet. As to its temperature, that he estimated at ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit24. Herbert having asked on what he based this calculation,--

"Its quite simple, my boy," said he, "for, in plunging25 my hand into the water, I felt no sensation either of heat or cold. Therefore it has the same temperature as the human body, which is about ninety-five degrees."

The sulphur spring not being of any actual use to the settlers, they proceeded towards the thick border of the forest, which began some hundred paces off.

There, as they had conjectured26, the waters of the stream flowed clear and limpid27 between high banks of red earth, the color of which betrayed the presence of oxide28 of iron. From this color, the name of Red Creek was immediately given to the watercourse.

It was only a large stream, deep and clear, formed of the mountain water, which, half river, half torrent29, here rippling30 peacefully over the sand, there falling against the rocks or dashing down in a cascade31, ran towards the lake, over a distance of a mile and a half, its breadth varying from thirty to forty feet. Its waters were sweet, and it was supposed that those of the lake were so also. A fortunate circumstance, in the event of their finding on its borders a more suitable dwelling32 than the Chimneys.

As to the trees, which some hundred feet downwards33 shaded the banks of the creek, they belonged, for the most part, to the species which abound34 in the temperate35 zone of America and Tasmania, and no longer to those coniferae observed in that portion of the island already explored to some miles from Prospect Heights. At this time of the year, the commencement of the month of April, which represents the month of October, in this hemisphere, that is, the beginning of autumn, they were still in full leaf. They consisted principally of casuarinas and eucalypti36, some of which next year would yield a sweet manna, similar to the manna of the East. Clumps38 of Australian cedars39 rose on the sloping banks, which were also covered with the high grass called "tussac" in New Holland; but the cocoanut, so abundant in the archipelagoes of the Pacific, seemed to be wanting in the island, the latitude40, doubtless, being too low.

"What a pity!" said Herbert, "such a useful tree, and which has such beautiful nuts!"

As to the birds, they swarmed41 among the scanty42 branches of the eucalypti and casuarinas, which did not hinder the display of their wings. Black, white, or gray cockatoos, paroquets, with plumage of all colors, kingfishers of a sparkling green and crowned with red, blue lories, and various other birds appeared on all sides, as through a prism, fluttering about and producing a deafening43 clamor. Suddenly, a strange concert of discordant44 voices resounded45 in the midst of a thicket46. The settlers heard successively the song of birds, the cry of quadrupeds, and a sort of clacking which they might have believed to have escaped from the lips of a native. Neb and Herbert rushed towards the bush, forgetting even the most elementary principles of prudence47. Happily, they found there, neither a formidable wild beast nor a dangerous native, but merely half a dozen mocking and singing birds, known as mountain pheasants. A few skillful blows from a stick soon put an end to their concert, and procured48 excellent food for the evening's dinner.

Herbert also discovered some magnificent pigeons with bronzed wings, some superbly crested49, others draped in green, like their congeners at Port- Macquarie; but it was impossible to reach them, or the crows and magpies50 which flew away in flocks.

A charge of small shot would have made great slaughter51 among these birds, but the hunters were still limited to sticks and stones, and these primitive52 weapons proved very insufficient53.

Their insufficiency was still more clearly shown when a troop of quadrupeds, jumping, bounding, making leaps of thirty feet, regular flying mammiferae, fled over the thickets54, so quickly and at such a height, that one would have thought that they passed from one tree to another like squirrels.

"Kangaroos!" cried Herbert.

"Are they good to eat?" asked Pencroft.

"Stewed," replied the reporter, "their flesh is equal to the best venison!--"

Gideon Spilett had not finished this exciting sentence when the sailor, followed by Neb and Herbert, darted55 on the kangaroos tracks. Cyrus Harding called them back in vain. But it was in vain too for the hunters to pursue such agile56 game, which went bounding away like balls. After a chase of five minutes, they lost their breath, and at the same time all sight of the creatures, which disappeared in the wood. Top was not more successful than his masters.

"Captain," said Pencroft, when the engineer and the reporter had rejoined them, "Captain, you see quite well we can't get on unless we make a few guns. Will that be possible?"

"Perhaps," replied the engineer, "but we will begin by first manufacturing some bows and arrows, and I don't doubt that you will become as clever in the use of them as the Australian hunters."

"Bows and arrows!" said Pencroft scornfully. "That's all very well for children!"

"Don't be proud, friend Pencroft," replied the reporter. "Bows and arrows were sufficient for centuries to stain the earth with blood. Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race--unhappily."

"Faith, that's true, Mr. Spilett," replied the sailor, "and I always speak too quickly. You must excuse me!"

Meanwhile, Herbert constant to his favorite science, Natural History, reverted57 to the kangaroos, saying,--

"Besides, we had to deal just now with the species which is most difficult to catch. They were giants with long gray fur; but if I am not mistaken, there exist black and red kangaroos, rock kangaroos, and rat kangaroos, which are more easy to get hold of. It is reckoned that there are about a dozen species."

"Herbert," replied the sailor sententiously, "there is only one species of kangaroos to me, that is 'kangaroo on the spit,' and it's just the one we haven't got this evening!"

They could not help laughing at Master Pencroft's new classification. The honest sailor did not hide his regret at being reduced for dinner to the singing pheasants, but fortune once more showed itself obliging to him.

In fact, Top, who felt that his interest was concerned went and ferreted everywhere with an instinct doubled by a ferocious58 appetite. It was even probable that if some piece of game did fall into his clutches, none would be left for the hunters, if Top was hunting on his own account; but Neb watched him and he did well.

Towards three o'clock the dog disappeared in the brushwood and gruntings showed that he was engaged in a struggle with some animal. Neb rushed after him, and soon saw Top eagerly devouring59 a quadruped, which ten seconds later would have been past recognizing in Top's stomach. But fortunately the dog had fallen upon a brood, and besides the victim he was devouring, two other rodents60--the animals in question belonged to that order--lay strangled on the turf.

Neb reappeared triumphantly61 holding one of the rodents in each hand. Their size exceeded that of a rabbit, their hair was yellow, mingled62 with green spots, and they had the merest rudiments63 of tails.

The citizens of the Union were at no loss for the right name of these rodents. They were maras, a sort of agouti, a little larger than their congeners of tropical countries, regular American rabbits, with long ears, jaws64 armed on each side with five molars, which distinguish the agouti.

"Hurrah65!" cried Pencroft, "the roast has arrived! and now we can go home."

The walk, interrupted for an instant, was resumed. The limpid waters of the Red Creek flowed under an arch of casuannas, banksias, and gigantic gum-trees. Superb lilacs rose to a height of twenty feet. Other arborescent species, unknown to the young naturalist66, bent67 over the stream, which could be heard murmuring beneath the bowers68 of verdure.

Meanwhile the stream grew much wider, and Cyrus Harding supposed that they would soon reach its mouth. In fact, on emerging from beneath a thick clump37 of beautiful trees, it suddenly appeared before their eyes.

The explorers had arrived on the western shore of Lake Grant. The place was well worth looking at. This extent of water, of a circumference69 of nearly seven miles and an area of two hundred and fifty acres, reposed70 in a border of diversified71 trees. Towards the east, through a curtain of verdure, picturesquely72 raised in some places, sparkled an horizon of sea. The lake was curved at the north, which contrasted with the sharp outline of its lower part. Numerous aquatic73 birds frequented the shores of this little Ontario, in which the thousand isles74 of its American namesake were represented by a rock which emerged from its surface, some hundred feet from the southern shore. There lived in harmony several couples of kingfishers perched on a stone, grave, motionless, watching for fish, then darting75 down, they plunged76 in with a sharp cry, and reappeared with their prey77 in their beaks78. On the shores and on the islets, strutted79 wild ducks, pelicans80, water-hens, red-beaks, philedons, furnished with a tongue like a brush, and one or two specimens81 of the splendid menura, the tail of which expands gracefully82 like a lyre.

As to the water of the lake, it was sweet, limpid, rather dark, and from certain bubblings, and the concentric circles which crossed each other on the surface, it could not be doubted that it abounded83 in fish.

"This lake is really beautiful!" said Gideon Spilett. "We could live on its borders!"

"We will live there!" replied Harding.

The settlers, wishing to return to the Chimneys by the shortest way, descended towards the angle formed on the south by the junction84 of the lake's bank. It was not without difficulty that they broke a path through the thickets and brushwood which had never been put aside by the hand of mm, and they thus went towards the shore, so as to arrive at the north of Prospect Heights. Two miles were cleared in this direction, and then, after they had passed the last curtain of trees, appeared the plateau, carpeted with thick turf, and beyond that the infinite sea.

To return to the Chimneys, it was enough to cross the plateau obliquely85 for the space of a mile, and then to descend16 to the elbow formed by the first detour86 of the Mercy. But the engineer desired to know how and where the overplus of the water from the lake escaped, and the exploration was prolonged under the trees for a mile and a half towards the north. It was most probable that an overfall existed somewhere, and doubtless through a cleft87 in the granite88. This lake was only, in short, an immense center basin, which was filled by degrees by the creek, and its waters must necessarily pass to the sea by some fall. If it was so, the engineer thought that it might perhaps be possible to utilize89 this fall and borrow its power, actually lost without profit to any one. They continued then to follow the shores of Lake Grant by climbing the plateau; but, after having gone a mile in this direction, Cyrus Harding had not been able to discover the overfall, which, however, must exist somewhere.

It was then half-past four. In order to prepare for dinner it was necessary that the settlers should return to their dwelling. The little band retraced90 their steps, therefore, and by the left bank of the Mercy, Cyrus Harding and his companions arrived at the Chimneys.

The fire was lighted, and Neb and Pencroft, on whom the functions of cooks naturally devolved, to the one in his quality of Negro, to the other in that of sailor, quickly prepared some broiled91 agouti, to which they did great justice.

The repast at length terminated; at the moment when each one was about to give himself up to sleep, Cyrus Harding drew from his pocket little specimens of different sorts of minerals, and just said,--

"My friends, this is iron mineral, this a pyrite, this is clay, this is lime, and this is coal. Nature gives us these things. It is our business to make a right use of them. To-morrow we will commence operations."

林肯岛的居民向周围看了最后一眼,就爬下火山口,绕过火山锥,大约半小时之后,他们就到了昨晚过夜的高地,潘克洛夫觉得已经是吃早饭的时候了,于是他们就想到应当把通讯记者的表和工程师的表对一下。

吉丁·史佩莱的表没有被海水侵入,因为他是降落在海水冲不到的沙滩上。这是一件精良的用品,一只非常完好的怀表,通讯记者每天都忘不了小心地给它上发条。工程师的表是在他到沙丘上的那一段时间内停的。

现在工程师给他的表上足了发条,根据太阳的高度确定大概是早上九点钟,于是就把表对在这个时间上。

吉丁·史佩莱也打算按当地时间对表,可是工程师拦住他的手说:

“不,亲爱的史佩莱,等一会儿。你的表是里士满的时间,是不是?”

“是的,赛勒斯。”

“那么说,你表上的时间是根据里士满的子午线确定的。而里士满和华盛顿的子午线又几乎是一样的,对不对?”

“当然。”

“很好,就保持这样吧。每天记住给它上发条,可是不要拨表上的针。这对我们也许有用的。”

“这有什么用处?”水手暗自想道。

他们痛痛快快地吃了一顿,余下的野味和松子全都吃光了。可是潘克洛夫一点也不愁,他们可以一路补充的。给托普吃的一份非常合乎它的胃口,它会在灌木丛中找到新鲜的野味。水手还想要工程师制造一两支猎枪和一些火药,他认为这对工程师讲来一点儿也不困难。

下了高地以后,工程师向伙伴们提议不从原路回“石窟”,而另选一条新路。他想视察一下在树木环抱中的美丽的格兰特湖。于是他们沿着一个支脉的山脊走去,聚成格兰特湖的细流,大概就是从这些支脉之间发源的。居民们在谈话当中已经用新地名了,这些地名大大便利了他们互相表达意思。年轻的赫伯特和天真的潘克洛夫都入了迷,水手一面走一面说:

“嘿,赫伯特!听起来真顺耳!我们不会再走失了,孩子,不管是朝着格兰特湖方向走,还是沿着慈悲河穿过远西森林,我们都一定能走到眺望岗,然后可以到达联合湾!”

大家一致同意,一定等聚齐了再走,决不单独走开。海岛的密林里一定有凶猛可怕的野兽,为了谨慎起见,应该严加提防。在一般的情况下,总是潘克洛夫、赫伯特和纳布开路,托普在前面带领着大家,每一簇树木之间它都要去钻一钻,通讯记者和工程师并肩走着,吉丁·史佩莱随时准备记录发生的事情,工程师经常很少说话,有时候独自走开去捡些东西,也许是矿物,也许是植物,他总是不言不语地把捡来的东西放在口袋里。

“他在捡些什么呢?”潘克洛夫喃喃地说。“我找来找去也没发现有值得弯腰去捡的东西。”

将近十点钟的时候,小队跨下了富兰克林山的最后一级山坡。这里的树木还很稀疏。他们走过一片黄色的石灰质地面,这种土壤形成一块几乎长达一英里的平原,一直伸展到森林的边缘。大块的玄武岩——根据毕斯可夫的学说,需要经过三亿五千万年,这种岩石才能冷却——散布在平原各处,分布得非常不规则。可是北部山坡上特有的熔岩,这里却一点也没有。

赛勒斯·史密斯打算一路上平安无事地到达小河的源头,他以为小河发源于平原边缘的森林脚下;这时候他忽然看见赫伯特急忙忙地往回跑,纳布和水手躲在岩石后面。

“怎么了,孩子?”史佩莱问道。

“烟,”赫伯特回答说。“我们看见离我们一百步远的地方石头丛里往上冒烟。”

“这儿有人?”通讯记者喊道。

“在不知道对方的来历以前,我们决不能暴露自己,”赛勒斯·史密斯答道。“我认为这个岛上是没有土人的,我最怕遇见他们。托普上哪儿去了?”

“托普在前面呢。”

“它没有叫吗?”

“没有。”

“奇怪。可是我们应该想法子把它叫回来。”

工夫不大,工程师、吉丁·史佩莱和赫伯特就和他们的另外两个伙伴聚在一起了,他们也照样藏在玄武岩的石堆后面。

从那里他们清清楚楚地看见一缕黄烟升向天空。

托普的主人轻轻地吹了一声口哨,把托普喊了回来,他向伙伴们做了一个手势,叫他们等着他,然后就从岩石中悄悄地溜出去了。移民们一动也不动地等待着探听的结果,等得很不耐烦,这时候忽然听见工程师喊了一声,于是他们都急忙向前冲去。他们很快就来到他的跟前,只觉得空气中弥漫着一股触鼻的臭气。

工程师乍看见烟的时候吃了一惊,这并不是毫无理由的,可是这股烟味很容易辨别,他一闻就猜到它的来源了。

“这个火,”他说,“或者说这股烟,完全是自然界产生出来的。那儿有一个硫磺泉,如果我们喉咙痛,一治就好了。”

“史密斯先生!”潘克洛夫喊道。“可惜我没有伤风!”

于是居民们就向着浓烟上升的地方走去。他们看见那里有一个硫磺泉从岩石之间涌出来,泉水吸收了空气中的氧气以后,散发出一股强烈的硫酸味。

赛勒斯·史密斯把手伸到泉水里去,觉得泉水滑腻腻的。他尝了一下,味道相当甜。水的温度他估计有华氏九十五度。赫伯特问他根据什么计算出水的温度来的。

“很简单,孩子,”他说,“因为当我把手伸到水里去的时候,我既不觉得烫,又不觉得凉。所以它的温度和人的体温差不多,而人的体温就在九十五度左右。”

硫磺泉对居民们并没有什么实际用途,于是他们就向着几百步以外的密林边缘走去了。

果然不出他们所料,清澈的河水就是从这里流出来的。小河的两岸很高,都是红土,这种颜色说明土壤里含有氧化铁。根据这个土色,他们马上把小河命名为红河。

这其实是一条大河,河水又深又清,是由山涧水汇合而成的,它半象河水,半象奔流,有时候安静地流过砂石,潺潺作响,有时候冲击在岩石上,或者是从高处直泻下来,形成一个瀑布,从这里流向格兰特湖,长达一英里半以上,宽三十到四十英尺。这条河是淡水,湖里的水想来也是这样的。如果能在湖边找到一个比“石窟”更合适的住所就好了。

水河流出几百英尺以外,两岸有许多树木遮盖着,这些树木多半是美国和塔斯马尼亚温带地区常见的品种,而不是他们在离眺望岗几英里一带探索时所见的松柏科。这时候正是四月初,相当于北半球的十月,也就是初秋,树木的枝叶还很茂盛。林中主要是柽柳和有加利树,其中有的到明年就会产生一种香甜的甘露蜜,和东方的甘露蜜差不多。倾斜的河岸上丛生着澳洲杉,地面还覆盖着一种很高的草,新荷兰把它叫做“袜草”;然而太平洋各群岛盛产的椰子这里却没有,毫无疑问,这是由于纬度太低了。

“真可惜!”赫伯特说,“那么有用的树,果实又那么好!”

飞鸟群集在有加利树和柽柳的疏疏落落的枝杈之间,树枝完全没有遮住它们的翅膀。黑的、白的和灰色的美冠鹦鹉、五颜六色的长尾鹦鹉、浑身闪耀着绿色光泽的红头鱼狗、蓝鹦鹉,以及周围其他各种花花绿绿的飞禽,就好象万花筒似的。它们一面拍着翅膀,一面叽叽喳喳的乱叫,几乎把耳朵都吵聋了。突然,丛林中仿佛举行了一个奇怪的合奏,许多不和谐的声音一齐响了起来。居民们先后听到鸟叫声、野兽吼声,还有一种好象是土人嘴里发出来的声音。纳布和赫伯特向灌木丛冲去,连“必须小心戒备”的最基本原则都忘记了。好在他们在那里既没有发现凶猛的野兽,也没有发现可怕的土人,只看见六只善于模仿各种叫声的鸣禽,也就是所谓山雉。一根棍子准确地打了几下,它们的合奏马上中断了,居民们可以用它们做一顿上好的晚餐。

赫伯特还发现一些美丽的鸽子,它们有的长着青铜色的翅膀,有的长着华丽的冠毛,有的浑身碧绿,很象麦加利港的鸽子,可是要想捉住它们是不可能的,还有那些成群飞翔的乌鸦和喜鹊也同样没法捕捉。

只要有支猎枪,一枪就可以打死它们一大群,可是猎人们手头的投掷武器只有石头,当作枪的只是棍子,这些原始武器实在不能满足打猎的需要。

一会儿又有一群动物在丛林里跑了过去,它们连跑带跳,一跃就是三十英尺,是一种真正的“飞兽”,跳得既快又高,看起来简直和松鼠一样,从一棵树上跳到另外一棵树上;这时候居民们更觉得武器不中用了。

“袋鼠!”赫伯特喊道。

“好吃吗?”潘克洛夫问道。

“袋鼠肉啊,”通讯记者说,“炖好了就能抵得过最好的腊味!……”

吉丁·史佩莱这句诱惑人心的话还没有说完,水手就带领着纳布和赫伯特向袋鼠赶去了。赛勒斯·史密斯想把他们喊回来,可是白费力气。这种灵敏的动物看见人来,就象皮球似的跳走了,猎人要想追赶它们,同样也是白费力气。他们赶了五分钟,连气也喘不过来,袋鼠却全部钻入了森林,一只也看不见了。托普比起它的主人们来,也不见得更有办法些。

“史密斯先生,”潘克洛夫等工程师和通讯记者走来以后说,“你看!非造几支枪不可了,你说造得了造不了?”

“也许可能,”工程师答道,“可是我们第一步先要制造一些弓箭,我相信你一定能使用得和澳洲的猎人一样娴熟的。”

“弓箭!”潘克洛夫不屑地说。“那是孩子们的玩意儿!”

“不要骄傲,我的潘克洛夫先生,”通讯记者说。“多少世纪以来,就是弓箭使大地染上了鲜血。火药只不过是不久以前才有的,可是战争呢——不幸得很,可以说有人类以来就有了!”

“不错,说得对,史佩莱先生,”水手说,“我说话老是不加考虑。请你原谅。”

赫伯特一向对他所喜欢的博物学有兴趣,这时候他又回到袋鼠的话题上去了:

“并且,我们现在要对付的又是最难捉的一种,这是一种大袋鼠,长着灰色的长毛;假如我没有记错的话,那么还有黑的和红的袋鼠,岩石袋鼠和鼷,那些袋鼠捉起来比较容易。据统计大概有十二种……”

“赫伯特,”水手直截了当地说,“据我看来,袋鼠只有一种,那就是‘肉叉上的袋鼠’,我们今天晚上偏偏没有捉住!”

他们听了潘克洛夫的新分类法以后,止不住大笑起来。晚上只好吃山雉了,忠实的水手毫不掩饰他心中的遗憾,可是他居然又遇到了一次幸事。

托普为了它本身的利益,到处去搜索,它肚子愈饿,直觉就加倍地灵敏。如果托普私自去打猎的话,恐怕不论是什么野味,只要落在它的爪牙之下,丝毫也不会剩给猎人们;可是现在纳布监视着它,它只好老老实实。

将近三点钟的时候,它钻到灌木丛里不见了,一阵低低的咆哮声说明它在和什么动物揪打。纳布跟着它冲进去,马上就看见托普在拼命地吞食一只小动物,再晚去十秒钟,这只小动物就要整个被它咽下肚去了。幸而托普攻击的是一窝,除了它吃掉了的以外,还有两只啮齿动物(这些动物都属于这一类)软瘫在草地上。

纳布一手提着一只胜利地回来了。它们比兔子稍微大一些,浑身长着黄毛,上面夹杂着绿色的斑点,尾巴退化得剩下短短的一点。

这种啮齿动物的正确名称并没有把这些美国公民难住。它们是刺鼠的一种,叫做“马拉”,比热带地区的同种和美国常见的兔子稍大一些,长着一对长耳朵,和刺鼠不同的是:嘴里一边长着五个臼齿。

“哈哈!”潘克洛夫喊道,“烤肉来了!我们可以回家了。”

他们停了一会儿又继续往前走。柽柳、山茂和高大的橡胶树形成一个拱门,清澈的红河从下面流过。美丽的丁香树高达二十英尺,还有许多是年轻的自然学家不知道的树木。它们低垂在小河上,河水在夹岸的绿荫下潺潺作响。

这里的河面宽得多了,赛勒斯·史密斯估计他们不久就要到达河口。果然,当他们从一丛美丽的密林下钻出来的时候,就发现已经到了尽头。

探险家们来到格兰特湖的西岸。这里的景色很值得观赏。湖的周围约有七英里,面积在二百五十英亩左右,湖边生长着各种树木。东边几处较高的湖岸有一道美丽如画的苍翠屏障,透过屏障可以看见一线海洋闪闪发光。湖岸的北边显得曲折有致,和南部峻峭的轮廓形成鲜明的对比。这个小小的安大略湖湖畔经常栖息着许多水禽,离南岸几百英尺的湖面有许多岩石露出水来,它们相当于安大略湖里的“千岛”。几对鱼狗和睦地群居在那里,一动也不动地停在一块石头上,静静地期待着游鱼,只要一有发现,就尖叫一声,钻入水底,紧跟着就衔着猎获物出来。岸上和小岛上有许多水禽在大摇大摆地走着,其中有野鸭、塘鹅、水鸡、红嘴鸟、舌头象刷子的水鸟和一两只美丽的琴鸟——它们鲜艳的尾巴张开来,就象“里拉”一样。

这是一个淡水湖,湖水颜色很深,但也很清澈,水面上常常有几处泛起水泡,无数的涟漪一圈圈地荡漾开来,然后又彼此碰在一起,可见水底下游鱼是不会少的。

“这个湖真美!”吉丁·史佩莱说。“我们最好就住在湖滨一带!”

“我们会住在这儿的!”史密斯说。

居民们打算选一条最近的路回“石窟”去,就朝着湖岸南边的拐角处往下走。这里的灌木和丛林从来也不曾有人走过,要想从里面开出一条路来可不简单。他们就这样向海岸走去,打算直到眺望岗的北边。他们披荆斩棘,朝着这个方向前进了两英里,穿过最后一带树木,高地就呈现在他们的眼前了。高地上铺着一层厚厚的绿茵,再向前就是一望无际的海洋。

要想回“石窟”,只要斜穿高地走一英里,然后往下走到慈悲河的第一个拐角处就到了。然而工程师想了解一下湖水涨满了以后是从哪里泄出和怎样泄出去的,于是他们就穿过树木,继续在北探索了一英里半。附近一带大概有瀑布,而且无疑是从花岗石缝中倾泻下去的。简单地说,这个湖是一个极大的中心盆地,小河的流水逐渐把它灌满,湖水必然会形成瀑布流向大海。如果真是这样,工程师认为也许可以利用瀑布的力量,要不然这股水力也是白白地浪费掉。他们于是爬上高地,继续沿着格兰特湖前进,可是循着这个方向走了一英里,赛勒斯·史密斯还是没有发现这个必然存在的瀑布。

这时候已经四点半了。为了准备晚餐,居民们必须回到家里去。于是小队折回原路,沿着慈悲河的左岸回到了“石窟”。

篝火生起来了。纳布和潘克洛夫一向是负责烹调的——一个是黑人,一个是水手,都有这种本领——很快就烤好了一些刺鼠肉,大家都尽情地饱餐了一顿。

晚饭终于吃完了。大家正打算睡觉,赛勒斯·史密斯突然从口袋里拿出几小块不同样的矿石来,他简单地说:

“朋友们,这是铁矿石,这是黄铁矿石,这是陶土,这是石灰石,这是煤。自然界把这些东西供给了我们。能不能好好地利用它们就在我们自己了。明天我们就开始工作。”


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1 crater WofzH     
n.火山口,弹坑
参考例句:
  • With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
  • They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。
2 cone lYJyi     
n.圆锥体,圆锥形东西,球果
参考例句:
  • Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。
  • The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。
3 chronometer CVWyh     
n.精密的计时器
参考例句:
  • Murchison followed with his eye the hand of his chronometer.莫奇生的眼睛追随着他的时计的秒针。
  • My watch is more expensive because it's a chronometer.我的手表是精密型的,所以要比你的贵。
4 ascertaining e416513cdf74aa5e4277c1fc28aab393     
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I was ascertaining whether the cellar stretched out in front or behind. 我当时是要弄清楚地下室是朝前还是朝后延伸的。 来自辞典例句
  • The design and ascertaining of permanent-magnet-biased magnetic bearing parameter are detailed introduced. 并对永磁偏置磁悬浮轴承参数的设计和确定进行了详细介绍。 来自互联网
5 meridian f2xyT     
adj.子午线的;全盛期的
参考例句:
  • All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度。
  • He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.他现在正值智力全盛期。
6 undoubtedly Mfjz6l     
adv.确实地,无疑地
参考例句:
  • It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
  • He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
7 winding Ue7z09     
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
参考例句:
  • A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
  • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
8 heartily Ld3xp     
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
参考例句:
  • He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿,就出去找他的马。
  • The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手,热情地和我握手。
9 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
10 crest raqyA     
n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖
参考例句:
  • The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
  • He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。
11 creek 3orzL     
n.小溪,小河,小湾
参考例句:
  • He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
  • People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
12 enchanted enchanted     
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
  • He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。
13 prospect P01zn     
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
参考例句:
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
14 prudent M0Yzg     
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
参考例句:
  • 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。
15 poked 87f534f05a838d18eb50660766da4122     
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交
参考例句:
  • She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
  • His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 descend descend     
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
参考例句:
  • I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
  • We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
17 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
参考例句:
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
18 scantily be1ceda9654bd1b9c4ad03eace2aae48     
adv.缺乏地;不充足地;吝啬地;狭窄地
参考例句:
  • The bedroom was scantily furnished. 卧室里几乎没有什么家具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His room was scantily furnished. 他的房间陈设简陋。 来自互联网
19 strewed c21d6871b6a90e9a93a5a73cdae66155     
v.撒在…上( strew的过去式和过去分词 );散落于;点缀;撒满
参考例句:
  • Papers strewed the floor. 文件扔了一地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Autumn leaves strewed the lawn. 草地上撒满了秋叶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
20 lava v9Zz5     
n.熔岩,火山岩
参考例句:
  • The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
  • His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。
21 dread Ekpz8     
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
参考例句:
  • We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
  • Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
22 glided dc24e51e27cfc17f7f45752acf858ed1     
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
参考例句:
  • The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
  • They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
23 colonists 4afd0fece453e55f3721623f335e6c6f     
n.殖民地开拓者,移民,殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas. 欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population. 有些早期移居殖民地的人对当地居民很残忍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
24 Fahrenheit hlhx9     
n./adj.华氏温度;华氏温度计(的)
参考例句:
  • He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
  • The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。
25 plunging 5fe12477bea00d74cd494313d62da074     
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
参考例句:
  • War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发,生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
26 conjectured c62e90c2992df1143af0d33094f0d580     
推测,猜测,猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The old peasant conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter. 那老汉推测冬天将会异常地寒冷。
  • The general conjectured that the enemy only had about five days' supply of food left. 将军推测敌人只剩下五天的粮食给养。
27 limpid 43FyK     
adj.清澈的,透明的
参考例句:
  • He has a pair of limpid blue eyes.他有一双清澈的蓝眼睛。
  • The sky was a limpid blue,as if swept clean of everything.碧空如洗。
28 oxide K4dz8     
n.氧化物
参考例句:
  • Oxide is usually seen in our daily life.在我们的日常生活中氧化物很常见。
  • How can you get rid of this oxide coating?你们该怎样除去这些氧化皮?
29 torrent 7GCyH     
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发
参考例句:
  • The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
  • Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。
30 rippling b84b2d05914b2749622963c1ef058ed5     
起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的
参考例句:
  • I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。
  • The pool rippling was caused by the waving of the reeds. 池塘里的潺潺声是芦苇摇动时引起的。
31 cascade Erazm     
n.小瀑布,喷流;层叠;vi.成瀑布落下
参考例句:
  • She watched the magnificent waterfall cascade down the mountainside.她看着壮观的瀑布从山坡上倾泻而下。
  • Her hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls.她的卷发像瀑布一样垂在肩上。
32 dwelling auzzQk     
n.住宅,住所,寓所
参考例句:
  • Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
  • He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。
33 downwards MsDxU     
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地)
参考例句:
  • He lay face downwards on his bed.他脸向下伏在床上。
  • As the river flows downwards,it widens.这条河愈到下游愈宽。
34 abound wykz4     
vi.大量存在;(in,with)充满,富于
参考例句:
  • Oranges abound here all the year round.这里一年到头都有很多橙子。
  • But problems abound in the management of State-owned companies.但是在国有企业的管理中仍然存在不少问题。
35 temperate tIhzd     
adj.温和的,温带的,自我克制的,不过分的
参考例句:
  • Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带。
  • Great Britain has a temperate climate.英国气候温和。
36 eucalypti 4a88548d2e21fb8843990990a9b9a704     
n.桉树
参考例句:
  • Results Oleum eucalypti was highly powerful to kill D. 目的观察桉叶油的体外杀螨效果。 来自互联网
  • Methods: The method adoption is TLC, to the oleum eucalypti contained in drugs proceeds to discriminate. 方法采用薄层层析法,对药品中所含的桉叶油进行鉴别。 来自互联网
37 clump xXfzH     
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走
参考例句:
  • A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
  • It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。
38 clumps a9a186997b6161c6394b07405cf2f2aa     
n.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的名词复数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声
参考例句:
  • These plants quickly form dense clumps. 这些植物很快形成了浓密的树丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The bulbs were over. All that remained of them were clumps of brown leaves. 这些鳞茎死了,剩下的只是一丛丛的黃叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
39 cedars 4de160ce89706c12228684f5ca667df6     
雪松,西洋杉( cedar的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The old cedars were badly damaged in the storm. 风暴严重损害了古老的雪松。
  • Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 1黎巴嫩哪,开开你的门,任火烧灭你的香柏树。
40 latitude i23xV     
n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区
参考例句:
  • The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。
  • The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。
41 swarmed 3f3ff8c8e0f4188f5aa0b8df54637368     
密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
参考例句:
  • When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响,孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
  • When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下,人群就蜂拥回了旅社。
42 scanty ZDPzx     
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的
参考例句:
  • There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.他们的指控证据不足。
  • The rainfall was rather scanty this month.这个月的雨量不足。
43 deafening deafening     
adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
  • The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。
44 discordant VlRz2     
adj.不调和的
参考例句:
  • Leonato thought they would make a discordant pair.里奥那托认为他们不适宜作夫妻。
  • For when we are deeply mournful discordant above all others is the voice of mirth.因为当我们极度悲伤的时候,欢乐的声音会比其他一切声音都更显得不谐调。
45 resounded 063087faa0e6dc89fa87a51a1aafc1f9     
v.(指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 );产生回响;(指某处)回荡着声音
参考例句:
  • Laughter resounded through the house. 笑声在屋里回荡。
  • The echo resounded back to us. 回声传回到我们的耳中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
46 thicket So0wm     
n.灌木丛,树林
参考例句:
  • A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
  • We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。
47 prudence 9isyI     
n.谨慎,精明,节俭
参考例句:
  • A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
  • The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。
48 procured 493ee52a2e975a52c94933bb12ecc52b     
v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条
参考例句:
  • These cars are to be procured through open tender. 这些汽车要用公开招标的办法购买。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • A friend procured a position in the bank for my big brother. 一位朋友为我哥哥谋得了一个银行的职位。 来自《用法词典》
49 crested aca774eb5cc925a956aec268641b354f     
adj.有顶饰的,有纹章的,有冠毛的v.到达山顶(或浪峰)( crest的过去式和过去分词 );到达洪峰,达到顶点
参考例句:
  • a great crested grebe 凤头䴙䴘
  • The stately mansion crested the hill. 庄严的大厦位于山顶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
50 magpies c4dd28bd67cb2da8dafd330afe2524c5     
喜鹊(magpie的复数形式)
参考例句:
  • They set forth chattering like magpies. 他们叽叽喳喳地出发了。
  • James: besides, we can take some pied magpies home, for BBQ. 此外,我们还可以打些喜鹊回家,用来烧烤。
51 slaughter 8Tpz1     
n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀
参考例句:
  • I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
  • Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。
52 primitive vSwz0     
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物
参考例句:
  • It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
  • His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
53 insufficient L5vxu     
adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的
参考例句:
  • There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
  • In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代,科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。
54 thickets bed30e7ce303e7462a732c3ca71b2a76     
n.灌木丛( thicket的名词复数 );丛状物
参考例句:
  • Small trees became thinly scattered among less dense thickets. 小树稀稀朗朗地立在树林里。 来自辞典例句
  • The entire surface is covered with dense thickets. 所有的地面盖满了密密层层的灌木丛。 来自辞典例句
55 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
56 agile Ix2za     
adj.敏捷的,灵活的
参考例句:
  • She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧!
  • An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。
57 reverted 5ac73b57fcce627aea1bfd3f5d01d36c     
恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还
参考例句:
  • After the settlers left, the area reverted to desert. 早期移民离开之后,这个地区又变成了一片沙漠。
  • After his death the house reverted to its original owner. 他死后房子归还给了原先的主人。
58 ferocious ZkNxc     
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的
参考例句:
  • The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
  • The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。
59 devouring c4424626bb8fc36704aee0e04e904dcf     
吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光
参考例句:
  • The hungry boy was devouring his dinner. 那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
  • He is devouring novel after novel. 他一味贪看小说。
60 rodents 1ff5f0f12f2930e77fb620b1471a2124     
n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests. 啮齿目动物传播疾病,常被当作害虫对待。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Some wild rodents in Africa also harbor the virus. 在非洲,有些野生啮齿动物也是储毒者。 来自辞典例句
61 triumphantly 9fhzuv     
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地
参考例句:
  • The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
  • Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。
62 mingled fdf34efd22095ed7e00f43ccc823abdf     
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
参考例句:
  • The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
  • The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了。
63 rudiments GjBzbg     
n.基础知识,入门
参考例句:
  • He has just learned the rudiments of Chinese. 他学汉语刚刚入门。
  • You do not seem to know the first rudiments of agriculture. 你似乎连农业上的一点最起码的常识也没有。
64 jaws cq9zZq     
n.口部;嘴
参考例句:
  • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
  • The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
65 hurrah Zcszx     
int.好哇,万岁,乌拉
参考例句:
  • We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。
  • The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。
66 naturalist QFKxZ     
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)
参考例句:
  • He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业,同时是个博物学爱好者。
  • The naturalist told us many stories about birds.博物学家给我们讲述了许多有关鸟儿的故事。
67 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
68 bowers e5eed26a407da376085f423a33e9a85e     
n.(女子的)卧室( bower的名词复数 );船首锚;阴凉处;鞠躬的人
参考例句:
  • If Mr Bowers is right, low government-bond yields could lose their appeal and equities could rebound. 如果鲍尔斯先生的预计是对的,那么低收益的国债将会失去吸引力同时股价将会反弹。 来自互联网
69 circumference HOszh     
n.圆周,周长,圆周线
参考例句:
  • It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
  • The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。
70 reposed ba178145bbf66ddeebaf9daf618f04cb     
v.将(手臂等)靠在某人(某物)上( repose的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Mr. Cruncher reposed under a patchwork counterpane, like a Harlequin at home. 克朗彻先生盖了一床白衲衣图案的花哨被子,像是呆在家里的丑角。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
  • An old man reposed on a bench in the park. 一位老人躺在公园的长凳上。 来自辞典例句
71 diversified eumz2W     
adj.多样化的,多种经营的v.使多样化,多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 );进入新的商业领域
参考例句:
  • The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology. 该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development. 以粮为纲,多种经营,全面发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
72 picturesquely 88c17247ed90cf97194689c93780136e     
参考例句:
  • In the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a "brass plate" merchant. 在建筑行业里,这样一个生意人可以被生动地描述为著名商人。
73 aquatic mvXzk     
adj.水生的,水栖的
参考例句:
  • Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
  • We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。
74 isles 4c841d3b2d643e7e26f4a3932a4a886a     
岛( isle的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
  • The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。
75 darting darting     
v.投掷,投射( dart的现在分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句
76 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
参考例句:
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
77 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
参考例句:
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
78 beaks 66bf69cd5b0e1dfb0c97c1245fc4fbab     
n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 );鹰钩嘴;尖鼻子;掌权者
参考例句:
  • Baby cockatoos will have black eyes and soft, almost flexible beaks. 雏鸟凤头鹦鹉黑色的眼睛是柔和的,嘴几乎是灵活的。 来自互联网
  • Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales. 经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴。 来自互联网
79 strutted 6d0ea161ec4dd5bee907160fa0d4225c     
趾高气扬地走,高视阔步( strut的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The players strutted and posed for the cameras. 运动员昂首阔步,摆好姿势让记者拍照。
  • Peacocks strutted on the lawn. 孔雀在草坪上神气活现地走来走去。
80 pelicans ef9d20ff6ad79548b7e57b02af566ed5     
n.鹈鹕( pelican的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Kurt watched the Pelicans fire their jets and scorch the grass. 库尔特看着鹈鹕运兵船点火,它们的喷焰把草烧焦。 来自互联网
  • The Pelican Feeding Officers present an educational talk while feeding the pelicans. 那个正在喂鹈鹕的工作人员会边喂鹈鹕边给它上一节教育课。 来自互联网
81 specimens 91fc365099a256001af897127174fcce     
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 );范例;(化验的)抽样;某种类型的人
参考例句:
  • Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
  • The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》
82 gracefully KfYxd     
ad.大大方方地;优美地
参考例句:
  • She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
83 abounded 40814edef832fbadb4cebe4735649eb5     
v.大量存在,充满,富于( abound的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Get-rich-quick schemes abounded, and many people lost their savings. “生财之道”遍地皆是,然而许多人一生积攒下来的钱转眼之间付之东流。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • Shoppers thronged the sidewalks. Olivedrab and navy-blue uniforms abounded. 人行道上逛商店的人摩肩接踵,身着草绿色和海军蓝军装的军人比比皆是。 来自辞典例句
84 junction N34xH     
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站
参考例句:
  • There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
  • You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。
85 obliquely ad073d5d92dfca025ebd4a198e291bdc     
adv.斜; 倾斜; 间接; 不光明正大
参考例句:
  • From the gateway two paths led obliquely across the court. 从门口那儿,有两条小路斜越过院子。 来自辞典例句
  • He was receding obliquely with a curious hurrying gait. 他歪着身子,古怪而急促地迈着步子,往后退去。 来自辞典例句
86 detour blSzz     
n.绕行的路,迂回路;v.迂回,绕道
参考例句:
  • We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走,避开繁忙的交通。
  • He did not take the direct route to his home,but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.他没有直接回家,而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。
87 cleft awEzGG     
n.裂缝;adj.裂开的
参考例句:
  • I hid the message in a cleft in the rock.我把情报藏在石块的裂缝里。
  • He was cleft from his brother during the war.在战争期间,他与他的哥哥分离。
88 granite Kyqyu     
adj.花岗岩,花岗石
参考例句:
  • They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
  • The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。
89 utilize OiPwz     
vt.使用,利用
参考例句:
  • The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
  • You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。
90 retraced 321f3e113f2767b1b567ca8360d9c6b9     
v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯
参考例句:
  • We retraced our steps to where we started. 我们折回我们出发的地方。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path. 我们折返,想回到正确的路上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
91 broiled 8xgz4L     
a.烤过的
参考例句:
  • They broiled turkey over a charcoal flame. 他们在木炭上烤火鸡。
  • The desert sun broiled the travelers in the caravan. 沙漠上空灼人的太阳把旅行队成员晒得浑身燥热。
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