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《The Mysterious Island 神秘岛》Book 1 Chapter 13

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"Well, captain, where are we going to begin?" asked Pencroft next morning of the engineer.

"At the beginning," replied Cyrus Harding.

And in fact, the settlers were compelled to begin "at the very beginning." They did not possess even the tools necessary for making tools, and they were not even in the condition of nature, who, "having time, husbands her strength." They had no time, since they had to provide for the immediate1 wants of their existence, and though, profiting by acquired experience, they had nothing to invent, still they had everything to make; their iron and their steel were as yet only in the state of minerals, their earthenware2 in the state of clay, their linen3 and their clothes in the state of textile material.

It must be said, however, that the settlers were "men" in the complete and higher sense of the word. The engineer Harding could not have been seconded by more intelligent companions, nor with more devotion and zeal4. He had tried them. He knew their abilities.

Gideon Spilett, a talented reporter, having learned everything so as to be able to speak of everything, would contribute largely with his head and hands to the colonization5 of the island. He would not draw back from any task: a determined6 sportsman, he would make a business of what till then had only been a pleasure to him.

Herbert, a gallant7 boy, already remarkably8 well informed in the natural sciences, would render greater service to the common cause.

Neb was devotion personified. Clever, intelligent, indefatigable9, robust10, with iron health, he knew a little about the work of the forge, and could not fail to be very useful in the colony.

As to Pencroft, he had sailed over every sea, a carpenter in the dockyards in Brooklyn, assistant tailor in the vessels11 of the state, gardener, cultivator, during his holidays, etc., and like all seamen12, fit for anything, he knew how to do everything.

It would have been difficult to unite five men, better fitted to struggle against fate, more certain to triumph over it.

"At the beginning," Cyrus Harding had said. Now this beginning of which the engineer spoke13 was the construction of an apparatus14 which would serve to transform the natural substances. The part which heat plays in these transformations15 is known. Now fuel, wood or coal, was ready for immediate use, an oven must be built to use it.

"What is this oven for?" asked Pencroft.

"To make the pottery16 which we have need of," replied Harding.

"And of what shall we make the oven?"

"With bricks."

"And the bricks?"

"With clay. Let us start, my friends. To save trouble, we will establish our manufactory at the place of production. Neb will bring provisions, and there will be no lack of fire to cook the food."

"No," replied the reporter; "but if there is a lack of food for want of instruments for the chase?"

"Ah, if we only had a knife!" cried the sailor.

"Well?" asked Cyrus Harding.

"Well! I would soon make a bow and arrows, and then there could be plenty of game in the larder17!"

"Yes, a knife, a sharp blade." said the engineer, as if he was speaking to himself.

At this moment his eyes fell upon Top, who was running about on the shore. Suddenly Harding's face became animated18.

"Top, here," said he.

The dog came at his master's call. The latter took Top's head between his hands, and unfastening the collar which the animal wore round his neck, he broke it in two, saying,--

"There are two knives, Pencroft!"

Two hurrahs from the sailor was the reply. Top's collar was made of a thin piece of tempered steel. They had only to sharpen it on a piece of sandstone, then to raise the edge on a finer stone. Now sandstone was abundant on the beach, and two hours after the stock of tools in the colony consisted of two sharp blades, which were easily fixed19 in solid handles.

The production of these their first tools was hailed as a triumph. It was indeed a valuable result of their labor20, and a very opportune21 one. They set out.

Cyrus Harding proposed that they should return to the western shore of the lake, where the day before he had noticed the clayey ground of which he possessed22 a specimen23. They therefore followed the bank of the Mercy, traversed Prospect24 Heights, and alter a walk of five miles or more they reached a glade25, situated26 two hundred feet from Lake Grant.

On the way Herbert had discovered a tree, the branches of which the Indians of South America employ for making their bows. It was the crejimba, of the palm family, which does not bear edible27 fruit. Long straight branches were cut, the leaves stripped off; it was shaped, stronger in the middle, more slender at the extremities28, and nothing remained to be done but to find a plant fit to make the bow-string. This was the "hibiscus heterophyllus," which furnishes fibers29 of such remarkable30 tenacity31 that they have been compared to the tendons of animals. Pencroft thus obtained bows of tolerable strength, for which he only wanted arrows. These were easily made with straight stiff branches, without knots, but the points with which they must be armed, that is to say, a substance to serve in lieu of iron, could not be met with so easily. But Pencroft said, that having done his part of the work, chance would do the rest.

The settlers arrived on the ground which had been discovered the day before. Being composed of the sort of clay which is used for making bricks and tiles, it was very useful for the work in question. There was no great difficulty in it. It was enough to scour32 the clay with sand, then to mold the bricks and bake them by the heat of a wood fire.

Generally bricks are formed in molds, but the engineer contented33 himself with making them by hand. All that day and the day following were employed in this work. The clay, soaked in water, was mixed by the feet and hands of the manipulators, and then divided into pieces of equal size. A practiced workman can make, without a machine, about ten thousand bricks in twelve hours; but in their two days work the five brickmakers on Lincoln Island had not made more than three thousand, which were ranged near each other, until the time when their complete desiccation would permit them to be used in building the oven, that is to say, in three or four days.

It was on the 2nd of April that Harding had employed himself in fixing the orientation34 of the island, or, in other words, the precise spot where the sun rose. The day before he had noted35 exactly the hour when the sun disappeared beneath the horizon, making allowance for the refraction. This morning he noted, no less exactly, the hour at which it reappeared. Between this setting and rising twelve hours, twenty-four minutes passed. Then, six hours, twelve minutes after its rising, the sun on this day would exactly pass the meridian36 and the point of the sky which it occupied at this moment would be the north. At the said hour, Cyrus marked this point, and putting in a line with the sun two trees which would serve him for marks, he thus obtained an invariable meridian for his ulterior operations.

The settlers employed the two days before the oven was built in collecting fuel. Branches were cut all round the glade, and they picked up all the fallen wood under the trees. They were also able to hunt with greater success, since Pencroft now possessed some dozen arrows armed with sharp points. It was Top who had famished37 these points, by bringing in a porcupine38, rather inferior eating, but of great value, thanks to the quills39 with which it bristled40. These quills were fixed firmly at the ends of the arrows, the flight of which was made more certain by some cockatoos' feathers. The reporter and Herbert soon became very skilful41 archers42. Game of all sorts in consequence abounded43 at the Chimneys, capybaras, pigeons, agouties, grouse44, etc. The greater part of these animals were killed in the part of the forest on the left bank of the Mercy, to which they gave the name of Jacamar Wood, in remembrance of the bird which Pencroft and Herbert had pursued when on their first exploration.

This game was eaten fresh, but they preserved some capybara hams, by smoking them above a fire of green wood, after having perfumed them with sweet-smelling leaves. However, this food, although very strengthening, was always roast upon roast, and the party would have been delighted to hear some soup bubbling on the hearth45, but they must wait till a pot could be made, and, consequently, till the oven was built.

During these excursions, which were not extended far from the brick- field, the hunters could discern the recent passage of animals of a large size, armed with powerful claws, but they could not recognize the species. Cyrus Harding advised them to be very careful, as the forest probably enclosed many dangerous beasts.

And he did right. Indeed, Gideon Spilett and Herbert one day saw an animal which resembled a jaguar46. Happily the creature did not attack them, or they might not have escaped without a severe wound. As soon as he could get a regular weapon, that is to say, one of the guns which Pencroft begged for, Gideon Spilett resolved to make desperate war against the ferocious48 beasts, and exterminate49 them from the island.

The Chimneys during these few days was not made more comfortable, for the engineer hoped to discover, or build if necessary, a more convenient dwelling50. They contented themselves with spreading moss51 and dry leaves on the sand of the passages, and on these primitive52 couches the tired workers slept soundly.

They also reckoned the days they had passed on Lincoln Island, and from that time kept a regular account. The 5th of April, which was Wednesday, was twelve days from the time when the wind threw the castaways on this shore.

On the 6th of April, at daybreak, the engineer and his companions were collected in the glade, at the place where they were going to perform the operation of baking the bricks. Naturally this had to be in the open air, and not in a kiln53, or rather, the agglomeration54 of bricks made an enormous kiln, which would bake itself. The fuel, made of well-prepared fagots, was laid on the ground and surrounded with several rows of dried bricks, which soon formed an enormous cube, to the exterior55 of which they contrived56 air- holes. The work lasted all day, and it was not till the evening that they set fire to the fagots. No one slept that night, all watching carefully to keep up the fire.

The operation lasted forty-eight hours, and succeeded perfectly57. It then became necessary to leave the smoking mass to cool, and during this time Neb and Pencroft, guided by Cyrus Harding, brought, on a hurdle58 made of interlaced branches, loads of carbonate of lime and common stones, which were very abundant, to the north of the lake. These stones, when decomposed59 by heat, made a very strong quicklime, greatly increased by slacking, at least as pure as if it had been produced by the calcination of chalk or marble. Mixed with sand the lime made excellent mortar60.

The result of these different works was, that, on the 9th of April, the engineer had at his disposal a quantity of prepared lime and some thousands of bricks.

Without losing an instant, therefore, they began the construction of a kiln to bake the pottery, which was indispensable for their domestic use. They succeeded without much difficulty. Five days after, the kiln was supplied with coal, which the engineer had discovered lying open to the sky towards the mouth of the Red Creek61, and the first smoke escaped from a chimney twenty feet high. The glade was transformed into a manufactory, and Pencroft was not far wrong in believing that from this kiln would issue all the products of modern industry.

In the meantime what the settlers first manufactured was a common pottery in which to cook their food. The chief material was clay, to which Harding added a little lime and quartz62. This paste made regular "pipe-clay," with which they manufactured bowls, cups molded on stones of a proper size, great jars and pots to hold water, etc. The shape of these objects was clumsy and defective63, but after they had been baked in a high temperature, the kitchen of the Chimneys was provided with a number of utensils64, as precious to the settlers as the most beautifully enameled65 china. We must mention here that Pencroft, desirous to know if the clay thus prepared was worthy66 of its name of pipe-clay, made some large pipes, which he thought charming, but for which, alas67! he had no tobacco, and that was a great privation to Pencroft. "But tobacco will come, like everything else!" he repeated, in a burst of absolute confidence.

This work lasted till the 15th of April, and the time was well employed. The settlers, having become potters, made nothing but pottery. When it suited Cyrus Harding to change them into smiths, they would become smiths. But the next day being Sunday, and also Easter Sunday, all agreed to sanctify the day by rest. These Americans were religious men, scrupulous68 observers of the precepts69 of the Bible, and their situation could not but develop sentiments of confidence towards the Author of all things.

On the evening of the 15th of April they returned to the Chimneys, carrying with them the pottery, the furnace being extinguished until they could put it to a new use. Their return was marked by a fortunate incident; the engineer discovered a substance which replaced tinder. It is known that a spongy, velvety70 flesh is procured71 from a certain mushroom of the genus polyporous. Properly prepared, it is extremely inflammable, especially when it has been previously72 saturated73 with gunpowder74, or boiled in a solution of nitrate or chlorate of potash. But, till then, they had not found any of these polypores or even any of the morels which could replace them. On this day, the engineer, seeing a plant belonging to the wormwood genus, the principal species of which are absinthe, balm-mint, tarragon, etc., gathered several tufts, and, presenting them to the sailor, said,--

"Here, Pencroft, this will please you."

Pencroft looked attentively75 at the plant, covered with long silky hair, the leaves being clothed with soft down.

"What's that, captain?" asked Pencroft. "Is it tobacco?"

"No," replied Harding, "it is wormwood; Chinese wormwood to the learned, but to us it will be tinder."

When the wormwood was properly dried it provided them with a very inflammable substance, especially afterwards when the engineer had impregnated it with nitrate of potash, of which the island possessed several beds, and which is in truth saltpeter.

The colonists76 had a good supper that evening. Neb prepared some agouti soup, a smoked capybara ham, to which was added the boiled tubercules of the "caladium macrorhizum," an herbaceous plant of the arum family. They had an excellent taste, and were very nutritious77, being something similar to the substance which is sold in England under the name of "Portland sago"; they were also a good substitute for bread, which the settlers in Lincoln Island did not yet possess.

When supper was finished, before sleeping, Harding and his companions went to take the air on the beach. it was eight o'clock in the evening; the night was magnificent. The moon, which had been full five days before, had not yet risen, but the horizon was already silvered by those soft, pale shades which might be called the dawn of the moon. At the southern zenith glittered the circumpolar constellations79, and above all the Southern Cross, which some days before the engineer had greeted on the summit of Mount Franklin.

Cyrus Harding gazed for some time at this splendid constellation78, which has at its summit and at its base two stars of the first magnitude, at its left arm a star of the second, and at its right arm a star of the third magnitude.

Then, after some minutes thought--

"Herbert," he asked of the lad, "is not this the 15th of April?"

"Yes, captain," replied Herbert.

"Well, if I am not mistaken, to-morrow will be one of the four days in the year in which the real time is identical with average time; that is to say, my boy, that to-morrow, to within some seconds, the sun will pass the meridian just at midday by the clocks. If the weather is fine I think that I shall obtain the longitude80 of the island with an approximation of some degrees."

"Without instruments, without sextant?" asked Gideon Spilett.

"Yes," replied the engineer. "Also, since the night is clear, I will try, this very evening, to obtain our latitude81 by calculating the height of the Southern Cross, that is, from the southern pole above the horizon. You understand, my friends, that before undertaking82 the work of installation in earnest it is not enough to have found out that this land is an island; we must, as nearly as possible, know at what distance it is situated, either from the American continent or Australia, or from the principal archipelagoes of the Pacific."

"In fact," said the reporter, "instead of building a house it would be more important to build a boat, if by chance we are not more than a hundred miles from an inhabited coast."

"That is why," returned Harding, "I am going to try this evening to calculate the latitude of Lincoln Island, and to-morrow, at midday, I will try to calculate the longitude."

If the engineer had possessed a sextant, an apparatus with which the angular distance of objects can be measured with great precision, there would have been no difficulty in the operation. This evening by the height of the pole, the next day by the passing of the sun at the meridian, he would obtain the position of the island. But as they had not one he would have to supply the deficiency.

Harding then entered the Chimneys. By the light of the fire he cut two little flat rulers, which he joined together at one end so as to form a pair of compasses, whose legs could separate or come together. The fastening was fixed with a strong acacia thorn which was found in the wood pile. This instrument finished, the engineer returned to the beach, but as it was necessary to take the height of the pole from above a clear horizon, that is, a sea horizon, and as Claw Cape47 hid the southern horizon, he was obliged to look for a more suitable station. The best would evidently have been the shore exposed directly to the south; but the Mercy would have to be crossed, and that was a difficulty. Harding resolved, in consequence, to make his observation from Prospect Heights, taking into consideration its height above the level of the sea--a height which he intended to calculate next day by a simple process of elementary geometry.

The settlers, therefore, went to the plateau, ascending83 the left bank of the Mercy, and placed themselves on the edge which looked northwest and southeast, that is, above the curiously-shaped rocks which bordered the river.

This part of the plateau commanded the heights of the left bank, which sloped away to the extremity84 of Claw Cape, and to the southern side of the island. No obstacle intercepted85 their gaze, which swept the horizon in a semi-circle from the cape to Reptile86 End. To the south the horizon, lighted by the first rays of the moon, was very clearly defined against the sky.

At this moment the Southern Cross presented itself to the observer in an inverted87 position, the star Alpha marking its base, which is nearer to the southern pole.

This constellation is not situated as near to the antarctic pole as the Polar Star is to the arctic pole. The star Alpha is about twenty-seven degrees from it, but Cyrus Harding knew this and made allowance for it in his calculation. He took care also to observe the moment when it passed the meridian below the pole, which would simplify the operation.

Cyrus Harding pointed88 one leg of the compasses to the horizon, the other to Alpha, and the space between the two legs gave him the angular distance which separated Alpha from the horizon. In order to fix the angle obtained, he fastened with thorns the two pieces of wood on a third placed transversely, so that their separation should be properly maintained.

That done, there was only the angle to calculate by bringing back the observation to the level of the sea, taking into consideration the depression of the horizon, which would necessitate89 measuring the height of the cliff. The value of this angle would give the height of Alpha, and consequently that of the pole above the horizon, that is to say, the latitude of the island, since the latitude of a point of the globe is always equal to the height of the pole above the horizon of this point.

The calculations were left for the next day, and at ten o'clock every one was sleeping soundly.

“那么,史密斯先生,我们从哪儿做起呢?”第二天早上潘克洛夫向工程师问道。

“从头做起。”赛勒斯·史密斯答道。

的确,居民们不得不从“第一步”做起。他们连制造工具的基本工具都没有,又不象自然界那样,“有的是时间,可以节省一些气力”。他们没有时间,因为他们必须为自己制造生活中一刻也不能缺少的必需品,虽然他们有许多前辈的经验,用不着自己摸索创造,但还是什么都需要动手去做;他们的钢和铁还在矿石状态中,陶器在陶土状态中,布匹和衣服在纺织原料的状态中。

但是有一点必须说明,这些居民是“人”,而且是不折不扣的万物之灵。工程师史密斯再也找不到比这些伙伴们更聪明更热情的助手了。他了解他们,他知道谁有多大本领。

吉丁·史佩莱是一个精明强干的通讯记者,为了对什么都能谈一套,因此他什么都学。开拓这个孤岛,他的头脑和双手可以发挥很大的作用。他在任何工作前面都不退缩。他是酷爱打猎的猎手,但是现在他要把一向当作消遣的事情变成自己的职业了。

赫伯特是一个勇敢的孩子,他已经具备了相当丰富的自然科学常识,他可以给共同的事业带来很大的好处。

纳布是热诚的化身。他聪明、机智、刚强、健壮,有着钢铁一般的体格,而且还懂得一些打铁的常识,在小队里一定有很大用处。

至于潘克洛夫,他航行过各个海洋,在布罗克林的造船所里当过木匠,在这个州的船上当过助理裁缝,假期中还当过园丁、栽培匠等等。同时他也和所有的水手一样,什么都能干,而且样样都拿得起来。

这五个人都很能和命运作斗争,而且很有把握取得胜利,能把这五个人凑在一起,的确是难得的。

赛勒斯·史密斯已经说过了,要“从头做起”。工程师所说的这个“头”,就是要制造一种器具,用它来改变天然的物质。大家都知道,在这个过程中需要大量的热能。燃料(木柴或是煤炭)随时都有,现在必须做一只炉子。

“做炉子干什么?”潘克洛夫问道。

“用来烧我们所需要的陶器。”史密斯回答说。

“用什么来做炉子呢?”

“用砖头。”

“砖头从哪儿来?”

“用陶土做。我们开始吧,朋友们。为了省事起见,我们就把原料产地辟为工场,纳布管送吃的东西,那里有的是火,可以烹调。”

“不,”通讯记者说,“没有打猎的武器,吃的东西就没有,那怎么办呢?”

“啊,能有一把刀就好了!”水手大声说。

“怎么?”赛勒斯·史密斯问道。

“是啊!有了刀我马上就可以做一副弓箭。这样,伙食房里就可以有大量的野味了!”

“是的,一把刀,一把快刀……”工程师自言自语地说。

这时候史密斯看见托普正在岸边跑来跑去,突然他的脸上显得奕奕有神。

“托普,过来!”他说。

托普听见主人喊就跑过来了,史密斯用两肘夹着它的头,把它脖子上的套环解了下来,他把它折成两段,说:

“这是两把刀,潘克洛夫!”

水手高兴得欢呼了两声,代替回答。托普的套环是用薄薄的回火钢片做成的,只要在沙石上把它开了口,然后在较细的石头上磨快就行了。海滩上沙石很多,只用了两个钟头,他们就磨好了刀,装上了结实的刀柄,于是小队里就有两把快刀作为工具了。

制成第一批工具以后,他们胜利地欢呼起来。这的确是他们宝贵的劳动成果,而且完成得非常及时。他们出发了。赛勒斯·史密斯建议还是到格兰特湖的西岸去,前一天他曾注意到那里的陶土地,还捡了一点作为标本带回来。于是他们沿着慈悲河,穿过眺望岗,走了五英里多,到达了一块林间空地,这里离格兰特湖还有二百英尺。

赫伯特在路上发现了一种树木,南美洲的印地安人就是用它的树枝做弓的。这就是棕榈科的克里井巴树,这种树的果实不能吃。他们砍了一些又长又直的树枝,捋去树叶,把两头削细,使中段比较粗壮,这样就只等找一种适合的枝条做弓弦了。结果他们找到一棵木槿,它的纤维非常结实,可以和动物身上的筋腱相比。于是潘克洛夫就做成一张相当有力的弓,现在只差箭了。箭杆是很容易做的,他找了一些既硬又直、没有节的树枝就做成了。然而还缺箭头,铁的代用品却不容易找到。潘克洛夫说他已经尽了自己的力量,剩下来的只好碰机会了。

居民们来到了前一天发现的地方。这里遍地都是陶土,对于制造砖瓦非常有用。这项工作并不困难,只要用沙子滤净陶土中的杂质,然后把陶土做成砖头的形状,再用柴火烧一下就行了。

砖坯一般都是用模子压出来的,可是工程师只好用手来做。这件工作一共做了整整两天,工人们把陶土浸在水里,手脚并用,把陶土调和好。然后把它们分成一样大小的一块一块。一个熟练的工人不用机器,十二个钟头可以做一万块左右,可是林肯岛上的这五个制砖工人,两天所做的还不到三千块。他们把制成的砖坯一块挨一块地排在一起,等过三四天完全烧干,就可以用来砌炉子了。

4月2日那天,史密斯测定了海岛的方向,也就是说,找出了日出的确实方位。前一天他就精确地记下了太阳落到水平线下面去的时间,并且把折射差也考虑在内。这天早上,他又同样精确地记录了太阳升起来的时间。从日出到日落一共是十二小时二十四分。因此在日出以后六小时十二分的时候,这一天的太阳应该正通过子午线,这时候它在天空的方位就是正北。

到了上述的时间,赛勒斯就把这一点记了下来,找出和太阳连成一条直线的两棵树,这两棵树可以帮助他确定方位。他一个人默默地做好这件工作,就这样找出了当地永恒的子午线。

在炉子做好以前的两天,居民们搜集了大量的燃料。他们把林间空地附近的树枝全砍了下来,还捡回了所有掉在树底下的枯枝。潘克洛夫现在有了几打带尖头的箭,打猎也比较顺利了。这些箭头是通过托普而得来的。它猎回一只豪猪来,这只豪猪肉虽然不好吃,然而它身上竖满了的硬刺却非常宝贵。把这些硬刺装在箭头上,再加上一些美冠鹦鹉的羽毛,射起来就十分准确有效了。通讯记者和赫伯特很快就成为技术娴熟的神弓手。从此“石窟”里有了各种各样的大量野味,例如:水豚、鸽子、刺鼠、松鸡等等。这些动物大部分都是从慈悲河左岸的森林地带打来的,他们把这部分森林命名为啄木鸟林,因为潘克洛夫和赫伯特第一次出来探险的时候,曾经在这里追逐过一只啄木鸟。

这些野味他们大都鲜吃了,可是也留了一部分水豚腿。他们先用清香的树叶把水豚腿裹上,然后用柴火熏烤。这种食品虽然非常富有养分,但是他们今天烤,明天烤,大家都很希望火炉上能有一些熬汤的声音;这必须等到能够制造锅子的时候,也就是,必须等到炉子造好以后。

这几次出猎都没有离开制砖场很远。有一次,猎人们在途中发现了大动物新近留下的足迹,这些动物脚爪很有力,但是他们认不出是哪一类野兽。赛勒斯·史密斯要大家谨慎一些,森林里大概有许多猛兽。

他的指示是正确的。果然,有一天吉丁·史佩莱和赫伯特看见一只野兽,它的样子很象美洲豹。幸而它没有扑过来,要不然他们即使能够侥幸逃脱,也免不了身受重伤。吉丁·史佩莱决定一旦有了一件正式的武器——也就是潘克洛夫所要的枪——就要和这些猛兽拼命,把荒岛上的猛兽全部消灭。

这几天他们并没有整修“石窟”,因为工程师希望能找到一个比较更方便的住所,必要的时候,可以自己建筑一座。他们暂时就在通道的沙地上铺了一层地苔和枯叶,没有作进一步的打算,工作累了以后,就熟睡在这些原始的床铺上。

他们把在林肯岛上所度过的日子计算了一下,从那时候开始,他们就保持了每天记日志,4月5日星期三,这是风暴把遇难的人扔在海岸上以后的第十二天。

4月6日,天刚破晓的时候,工程师和他的伙伴们就在林间空地上集合,打算在这里烧砖。这种工作通常不是在窑里而是在露天的地方进行的,凝结的砖坯砌成一个大窑,然后再用这个窑来烧砖坯本身。他们把捆好的木柴放在地上,把已经干了的砖坯成排地围在燃料外面,很快就围成一个立方形,在立方形的最外一层,又开了几个通气孔。这项工作整整进行了一天,直到傍晚,他们才开始在柴捆上点火。当天晚上大家都没有睡觉,全体都小心地照顾柴火,不使它熄灭。

烧砖工作继续了四十八小时,结果完全成功。接着还需要等热气腾腾的半成品冷却下来,在这期间,纳布和潘克洛夫由赛勒斯·史密斯带领着到湖的北边去,把那里的石灰石和普通的石头用一个树枝编成的筐子装了一大批回来。经过加热,它们就分解成一种浓度很强的生石灰,经过沸化,生石灰的体积大大膨胀了。它们的质地非常纯粹,至少和白垩或碳酸钙烧成的一样。把石灰和细沙搅拌在一起,就成了上等的灰泥。

分别做了这些准备工作,到4月9日那天,工程师就有了不少熟石灰和几千块砖头可以使用了。

他们抓紧时间,立刻开始砌窑,预备焙烧他们日常生活中不可缺少的陶器。他们没有遇到多大困难就成功了,五天以后,窑里就烧起了煤——这是工程师在红河河口一带露天的地方发现的。第一缕炊烟从二十英尺高的烟囱里升了起来。林间空地变成了一个作坊,潘克洛夫甚至认为这个土窑里可以做出各种现代化的工业品来,这种想法倒也并不过分。

在这期间,居民们首先制造出一只烹调用的陶土罐。主要原料是陶土,史密斯在里面加了一些石灰和石英混合起来就成了正式的“管土”。他们拿适当形状的石头作模子,用陶土做成饭碗、茶杯,另外又做了一些盛水的大壶等等。这些陶器看起来很笨重,而且很不美观,可是经过高温焙烧以后就不同了,“石窟”的厨房里添了不少器皿,居民们把它们看得和最精致的上釉瓷器一样宝贵。必须提到,潘克洛夫为了想知道这种陶土配不配称得上“管土”,就做了几只大烟斗,结果他感到非常满意,遗憾的是没有烟叶,这一点使他非常气恼。“别的东西可以找到,烟草也一定会找到的!”他信心十足地重复着。

这项工作一直继续到4月15日,中间一点也没浪费时间。居民们一下子都变成陶土匠了,成天只做陶器。什么时候赛勒斯·史密斯认为应该做铁匠活了,他们就会变成铁匠。可是第二天是星期日,而且是复活节,大家都同意休假一天。

4月15日傍晚,他们把陶器运到“石窟”,炉子已经熄灭了,等以后有新的用途时再烧。他们回去的时候,遇见一件值得庆幸的事;工程师发现一种可以代替火绒的东西。他从一种多孔菌科的植物上取得一种海绵状的柔软菌肉。这种菌子经过适当的加工,特别是事先使它沾上火药,或者是在硝酸盐或氯化钾的溶液里煮沸以后,非常容易燃烧。以前,他们始终没有找到这样的多孔菌,也没有找到一种可以代用的食用菌。这天工程师看见一种艾属的植物——主要品种是苦艾、薄荷、茵陈蒿等等——他采集了几把递给水手说:

“拿去,潘克洛夫,这回你该高兴了。”

潘克洛夫仔细看了一下,这种植物上有许多光亮的长须,叶子上满布着软毛。

“这是什么,史密斯先生?”潘克洛夫问道。“是烟草吗?”

“不是,”史密斯回答说,“是苦艾,学者们把它叫做中国艾,可是我们要把它当火绒用。”

等苦艾干燥到相当程度以后,特别是当工程师事后把它在硝酸盐溶液里浸透了以后,它就成为一种非常容易燃烧的引火材料了。至于硝酸盐,事实上就是硝石,岛上有很多这样的矿层。

这一天,移民们的晚餐非常丰盛:纳布炖了一锅刺鼠肉汤,还有一只熏水豚腿。他在熏腿上加了一些煮熟了的“贝母属”块茎,这种白星海芋属的草本植物,非常好吃,而且富于营养,有点象英国所卖的“朴德兰西米”,现在可以拿它当面包吃,因为林肯岛上的居民们,到目前为止还没有面包。

吃完晚饭,在临睡以前,史密斯和他的伙伴们到海滩上去散步。这时候是晚上八点钟,夜色非常优美。这是满月以后的第五天,月亮还没有升起来,可是水平线上已经泛起了一片银白色柔和的光辉。那可以算是月亮的“曙光”。周极星在南边的天顶上闪闪发光,其中最显著的就是南十字座。几天以前,工程师曾经在富兰克林山顶上看到它。

赛勒斯·史密斯对着这美丽的星座注视了很久,它的上下两端各有一颗一等星,左边有一颗二等星,右边有一颗三等星。

他考虑了几分钟,然后向少年问道:

“赫伯特,今天是4月15日吗?”

“是的,史密斯先生。”赫伯特说。

“一年之中,一共有四天实际时间和平均时间完全相等,假如我没有记错的话,明天就是其中的一天,也就是说,孩子,在明天钟刚打十二点的时候,太阳在几秒钟之内正经过子午线。如果天气好,我想大体上可以准确地算出海岛的经度来,至多也不会相差几度。”

“不用仪器,不用六分仪吗?”吉丁·史佩莱问道。

“不用,”工程师说。“并且,今天晚上的夜色非常清朗,我现在就要计算南十字座的高度,也就是说,根据水平线上的天极,想法子把我们的纬度求出来。要知道,朋友,在没有认真地进行确定方位的工作以前,我们还不能肯定这片陆地是一个孤岛;我们必须尽可能精确地知道它和美洲、大洋洲、或是太平洋主要群岛的距离。”

“的确,”通讯记者说,“万一我们离有人居住的海岸还不到一百英里,那么造一只船就比盖一所房子更加重要了。”

“所以,”史密斯说,“今天晚上我要想法子算出林肯岛的纬度来,明天中午我再想法子求经度。”

于是史密斯回到“石窟”里去。他在火光下,削了两把小平板尺,把它们的一端连接起来,做成一副圆规。圆规的两只脚可以分开,也可以合在一起,连接的部分是用柴堆里找来的一枚结实的橡胶树刺钉在一起的,仪器做好了,工程师又回到海滩上去。然而天极的高度必须在没有云的水平线上测量,也就是说,要在海面上测量,而南方的水平线又被爪角挡住了,因此他只得另找一个比较合适的地点。最合乎理想的地方显然是正对着南方的海岸,但是那需要费一些事,渡过慈悲河。史密斯最后决定就在眺望岗上进行观察,他自然也考虑到高地的海拔高度——他打算第二天再用几何学的基本原理,把高地的高度求出来。

于是居民们爬上慈悲河的左岸,到高地上去了。他们站在高地的边缘,也就是从西北到东南的沿河一带奇形怪状的石头上。

这一带高地前面就是慈悲河左岸的山岗。这片山岗一直向着爪角的尽头和荒岛的南部低斜下去。他们一眼看过去,从爪角到爬虫角整个半圆形的水平线上都可以看得清清楚楚,没有任何东西遮挡。初升的月亮照亮了南边的水平线,在天空的衬托下,这部分水平线显得十分清晰。

这时候,南十字座出现在观察家的眼前了,十字架二倒置在星座的底部,也就是离南极较近的地方。

这个星座离南极比北极星离北极远。十字架二大约在距南极27度的方位,赛勒斯·史密斯知道这一点,在计算的时候就把这个角度估计在内了。当十字架二经过正对着南极的子午线时,他也仔细地进行了观察,这样工作就简单了。

赛勒斯·史密斯把圆规的一只脚对着水平线,另一只脚对着十字架二,两只规脚之间的距离,就形成了十字架二和水平线之间的角距。为了把所得的这个角度固定下来,他用刺针把一根木条横钉在圆规的两只脚上,这样就可以把它们之间的角度适当地保留下来。

做完了这一步工作,下一步只要计算一下角度就行了。但是首先要把水平线的俯角考虑在内,因此必须再到海平面上去进行观察,量一下峭壁的高度。有了上述的角度就可以求出十字架二的高度,从这里也可以求出天极在水平线上的高度,也就是海岛的纬度,困为地球上任何一个地方的纬度都永远等于当地天极在水平线上的高度。

计算工作留在第二天进行,到十点钟的时候,大家就都睡熟了。


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1 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
2 earthenware Lr5xL     
n.土器,陶器
参考例句:
  • She made sure that the glassware and earthenware were always spotlessly clean.她总是把玻璃器皿和陶器洗刷得干干净净。
  • They displayed some bowls of glazed earthenware.他们展出了一些上釉的陶碗。
3 linen W3LyK     
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
参考例句:
  • The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
  • Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。
4 zeal mMqzR     
n.热心,热情,热忱
参考例句:
  • Revolutionary zeal caught them up,and they joined the army.革命热情激励他们,于是他们从军了。
  • They worked with great zeal to finish the project.他们热情高涨地工作,以期完成这个项目。
5 colonization fa0db2e0e94efd7127e1e573e71196df     
殖民地的开拓,殖民,殖民地化; 移殖
参考例句:
  • Colonization took place during the Habsburg dynasty. 开拓殖民地在哈布斯堡王朝就进行过。
  • These countries took part in the colonization of Africa. 这些国家参与非洲殖民地的开发。
6 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
7 gallant 66Myb     
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
参考例句:
  • Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
  • These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。
8 remarkably EkPzTW     
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
参考例句:
  • I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
  • He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
9 indefatigable F8pxA     
adj.不知疲倦的,不屈不挠的
参考例句:
  • His indefatigable spirit helped him to cope with his illness.他不屈不挠的精神帮助他对抗病魔。
  • He was indefatigable in his lectures on the aesthetics of love.在讲授关于爱情的美学时,他是不知疲倦的。
10 robust FXvx7     
adj.强壮的,强健的,粗野的,需要体力的,浓的
参考例句:
  • She is too tall and robust.她个子太高,身体太壮。
  • China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道,中国希望保持经济强势增长,以减少贫困和失业状况。
11 vessels fc9307c2593b522954eadb3ee6c57480     
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人
参考例句:
  • The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
12 seamen 43a29039ad1366660fa923c1d3550922     
n.海员
参考例句:
  • Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
  • In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中,许多海员想,要是他们在陆地上就好了。
13 spoke XryyC     
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
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
14 apparatus ivTzx     
n.装置,器械;器具,设备
参考例句:
  • The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
  • They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。
15 transformations dfc3424f78998e0e9ce8980c12f60650     
n.变化( transformation的名词复数 );转换;转换;变换
参考例句:
  • Energy transformations go on constantly, all about us. 在我们周围,能量始终在不停地转换着。 来自辞典例句
  • On the average, such transformations balance out. 平均起来,这种转化可以互相抵消。 来自辞典例句
16 pottery OPFxi     
n.陶器,陶器场
参考例句:
  • My sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
  • The pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。
17 larder m9tzb     
n.食物贮藏室,食品橱
参考例句:
  • Please put the food into the larder.请将您地食物放进食物柜内。
  • They promised never to raid the larder again.他们答应不再随便开食橱拿东西吃了。
18 animated Cz7zMa     
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
参考例句:
  • His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
  • We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
19 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
20 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
参考例句:
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
21 opportune qIXxR     
adj.合适的,适当的
参考例句:
  • Her arrival was very opportune.她来得非常及时。
  • The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
22 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。
23 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。
24 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。
25 glade kgTxM     
n.林间空地,一片表面有草的沼泽低地
参考例句:
  • In the midst of a glade were several huts.林中的空地中间有几间小木屋。
  • The family had their lunch in the glade.全家在林中的空地上吃了午饭。
26 situated JiYzBH     
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
参考例句:
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
  • She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。
27 edible Uqdxx     
n.食品,食物;adj.可食用的
参考例句:
  • Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
  • This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得,那种吃不得。
28 extremities AtOzAr     
n.端点( extremity的名词复数 );尽头;手和足;极窘迫的境地
参考例句:
  • She was most noticeable, I thought, in respect of her extremities. 我觉得她那副穷极可怜的样子实在太惹人注目。 来自辞典例句
  • Winters may be quite cool at the northwestern extremities. 西北边区的冬天也可能会相当凉。 来自辞典例句
29 fibers 421d63991f1d1fc8826d6e71d5e15f53     
光纤( fiber的名词复数 ); (织物的)质地; 纤维,纤维物质
参考例句:
  • Thesolution of collagen-PVA was wet spined with the sodium sulfate as coagulant and collagen-PVA composite fibers were prepared. 在此基础上,以硫酸钠为凝固剂,对胶原-PVA共混溶液进行湿法纺丝,制备了胶原-PVA复合纤维。
  • Sympathetic fibers are distributed to all regions of the heart. 交感神经纤维分布于心脏的所有部分。
30 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
31 tenacity dq9y2     
n.坚韧
参考例句:
  • Tenacity is the bridge to success.坚韧是通向成功的桥。
  • The athletes displayed great tenacity throughout the contest.运动员在比赛中表现出坚韧的斗志。
32 scour oDvzj     
v.搜索;擦,洗,腹泻,冲刷
参考例句:
  • Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
  • We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
33 contented Gvxzof     
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
参考例句:
  • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
  • The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。
34 orientation IJ4xo     
n.方向,目标;熟悉,适应,情况介绍
参考例句:
  • Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
  • The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。
35 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
36 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。
37 famished 0laxB     
adj.饥饿的
参考例句:
  • When's lunch?I'm famished!什么时候吃午饭?我饿得要死了!
  • My feet are now killing me and I'm absolutely famished.我的脚现在筋疲力尽,我绝对是极饿了。
38 porcupine 61Wzs     
n.豪猪, 箭猪
参考例句:
  • A porcupine is covered with prickles.箭猪身上长满了刺。
  • There is a philosophy parable,call philosophy of porcupine.有一个哲学寓言,叫豪猪的哲学。
39 quills a65f94ad5cb5e1bc45533b2cf19212e8     
n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺( quill的名词复数 );羽毛管;翮;纡管
参考例句:
  • Quills were the chief writing implement from the 6th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid 19th century. 从公元6世纪到19世纪中期钢笔出现以前,羽毛笔是主要的书写工具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Defensive quills dot the backs of these troublesome creatures. 防御性的刺长在这些讨人厌的生物背上。 来自互联网
40 bristled bristled     
adj. 直立的,多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities. 听到他在污蔑他们的活动,他们都怒发冲冠。
  • All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先,大家都气得怒发冲冠。
41 skilful 8i2zDY     
(=skillful)adj.灵巧的,熟练的
参考例句:
  • The more you practise,the more skilful you'll become.练习的次数越多,熟练的程度越高。
  • He's not very skilful with his chopsticks.他用筷子不大熟练。
42 archers 79516825059e33df150af52884504ced     
n.弓箭手,射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The next evening old Mr. Sillerton Jackson came to dine with the Archers. 第二天晚上,西勒顿?杰克逊老先生来和阿切尔家人一起吃饭。 来自辞典例句
  • Week of Archer: Double growth for Archers and Marksmen. 射手周:弓箭手与弩手(人类)产量加倍。 来自互联网
43 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
44 grouse Lycys     
n.松鸡;v.牢骚,诉苦
参考例句:
  • They're shooting grouse up on the moors.他们在荒野射猎松鸡。
  • If you don't agree with me,please forget my grouse.如果你的看法不同,请不必介意我的牢骚之言。
45 hearth n5by9     
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
参考例句:
  • She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来,在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
  • She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里,打开电灯。
46 jaguar JaPz8     
n.美洲虎
参考例句:
  • He was green with envy when he saw my new Jaguar car.看见我那辆美洲虎牌新车,他非常妒忌。
  • Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle,just turn slowly,walk away.But slowly,never look back.你在丛林中若碰上美洲虎,就慢慢转身走开,可一定要慢,切莫回头看。
47 cape ITEy6     
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
参考例句:
  • 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。
48 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。
49 exterminate nmUxU     
v.扑灭,消灭,根绝
参考例句:
  • Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants.有些人在植物上喷撒毒剂以杀死花园内的昆虫。
  • Woodpeckers can exterminate insect pests hiding in trees.啄木鸟能消灭躲在树里的害虫。
50 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。
51 moss X6QzA     
n.苔,藓,地衣
参考例句:
  • Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
  • He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。
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 kiln naQzW     
n.(砖、石灰等)窑,炉;v.烧窑
参考例句:
  • That morning we fired our first kiln of charcoal.那天上午,我们烧了我们的第一窑木炭。
  • Bricks are baked in a kiln.砖是在窑里烧成的。
54 agglomeration wK9yB     
n.结聚,一堆
参考例句:
  • The Guangxi's sugar industry has the characters of industrial agglomeration.广西糖业在发展过程中体现出了产业集聚特征。
  • This agglomeration of funds resolves a number of problems.这种集资的办法解决了以下几个问题。
55 exterior LlYyr     
adj.外部的,外在的;表面的
参考例句:
  • The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
  • We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。
56 contrived ivBzmO     
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
参考例句:
  • There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
  • The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。
57 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • 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。
58 hurdle T5YyU     
n.跳栏,栏架;障碍,困难;vi.进行跨栏赛
参考例句:
  • The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍,所以我必须要作好准备。
  • She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。
59 decomposed d6dafa7f02e02b23fd957d01ced03499     
已分解的,已腐烂的
参考例句:
  • A liquid is decomposed when an electric current passes through it. 当电流通过时,液体就分解。
  • Water can be resolved [decomposed] into hydrogen and oxygen. 水可分解为氢和氧。
60 mortar 9EsxR     
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合
参考例句:
  • The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
  • The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
61 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。
62 quartz gCoye     
n.石英
参考例句:
  • There is a great deal quartz in those mountains.那些山里蕴藏着大量石英。
  • The quartz watch keeps good time.石英表走时准。
63 defective qnLzZ     
adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的
参考例句:
  • The firm had received bad publicity over a defective product. 该公司因为一件次品而受到媒体攻击。
  • If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation. 如果货品证明有缺陷, 顾客有权索赔。
64 utensils 69f125dfb1fef9b418c96d1986e7b484     
器具,用具,器皿( utensil的名词复数 ); 器物
参考例句:
  • Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass. 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
  • Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
65 enameled e3b37d52cf2791ac9a65b576d975f228     
涂瓷釉于,给…上瓷漆,给…上彩饰( enamel的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The grey walls were divided into artificial paneling by strips of white-enameled pine. 灰色的墙壁用漆白的松木条隔成镶板的模样。
  • I want a pair of enameled leather shoes in size 38. 我要一双38号的亮漆皮鞋。
66 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
67 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句:
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀!窗子破了!
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而,真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
68 scrupulous 6sayH     
adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的
参考例句:
  • She is scrupulous to a degree.她非常谨慎。
  • Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.诗人并不像你那样顾虑多。
69 precepts 6abcb2dd9eca38cb6dd99c51d37ea461     
n.规诫,戒律,箴言( precept的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They accept the Prophet's precepts but reject some of his strictures. 他们接受先知的教训,但拒绝他的种种约束。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The legal philosopher's concern is to ascertain the true nature of all the precepts and norms. 法哲学家的兴趣在于探寻所有规范和准则的性质。 来自辞典例句
70 velvety 5783c9b64c2c5d03bc234867b2d33493     
adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的
参考例句:
  • a velvety red wine 醇厚的红葡萄酒
  • Her skin was admired for its velvety softness. 她的皮肤如天鹅绒般柔软,令人赞叹。
71 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》
72 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
73 saturated qjEzG3     
a.饱和的,充满的
参考例句:
  • The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
  • a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液
74 gunpowder oerxm     
n.火药
参考例句:
  • Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century.在14世纪上半叶,火药传入欧洲。
  • This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.这是一篇充满火药味的声明。
75 attentively AyQzjz     
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
参考例句:
  • She listened attentively while I poured out my problems. 我倾吐心中的烦恼时,她一直在注意听。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She listened attentively and set down every word he said. 她专心听着,把他说的话一字不漏地记下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
76 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》
77 nutritious xHzxO     
adj.有营养的,营养价值高的
参考例句:
  • Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
  • Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
78 constellation CptzI     
n.星座n.灿烂的一群
参考例句:
  • A constellation is a pattern of stars as seen from the earth. 一个星座只是从地球上看到的某些恒星的一种样子。
  • The Big Dipper is not by itself a constellation. 北斗七星本身不是一个星座。
79 constellations ee34f7988ee4aa80f9502f825177c85d     
n.星座( constellation的名词复数 );一群杰出人物;一系列(相关的想法、事物);一群(相关的人)
参考例句:
  • The map of the heavens showed all the northern constellations. 这份天体图标明了北半部所有的星座。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His time was coming, he would move in the constellations of power. 他时来运转,要进入权力中心了。 来自教父部分
80 longitude o0ZxR     
n.经线,经度
参考例句:
  • The city is at longitude 21°east.这个城市位于东经21度。
  • He noted the latitude and longitude,then made a mark on the admiralty chart.他记下纬度和经度,然后在航海图上做了个标记。
81 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。
82 undertaking Mfkz7S     
n.保证,许诺,事业
参考例句:
  • He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
  • He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小,不敢从事任何事业。
83 ascending CyCzrc     
adj.上升的,向上的
参考例句:
  • Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。
84 extremity tlgxq     
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
参考例句:
  • I hope you will help them in their extremity.我希望你能帮助在穷途末路的他们。
  • What shall we do in this extremity?在这种极其困难的情况下我们该怎么办呢?
85 intercepted 970326ac9f606b6dc4c2550a417e081e     
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻
参考例句:
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆,记者们把他拦截住了。
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走,记者把他截住了。
86 reptile xBiz7     
n.爬行动物;两栖动物
参考例句:
  • The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
  • So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以,你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。
87 inverted 184401f335d6b8661e04dfea47b9dcd5     
adj.反向的,倒转的v.使倒置,使反转( invert的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas. 只有直接引语应放在引号内。
  • Inverted flight is an acrobatic manoeuvre of the plane. 倒飞是飞机的一种特技动作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
88 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
89 necessitate 5Gkxn     
v.使成为必要,需要
参考例句:
  • Your proposal would necessitate changing our plans.你的提议可能使我们的计划必须变更。
  • The conversion will necessitate the complete rebuilding of the interior.转变就必需完善内部重建。
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