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《The Mysterious Island 神秘岛》Book 1 Chapter 15

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The next day, the 17th of April, the sailor's first words were addressed to Gideon Spilett.

"Well, sir," he asked, "what shall we do to-day?"

"What the captain pleases," replied the reporter.

Till then the engineer's companions had been brickmakers and potters, now they were to become metallurgists.

The day before, after breakfast, they had explored as far as the point of Mandible Cape1, seven miles distant from the Chimneys. There, the long series of downs ended, and the soil had a volcanic2 appearance. There were no longer high cliffs as at Prospect3 Heights, but a strange and capricious border which surrounded the narrow gulf4 between the two capes5, formed of mineral matter, thrown up by the volcano. Arrived at this point the settlers retraced6 their steps, and at nightfall entered the Chimneys; but they did not sleep before the question of knowing whether they could think of leaving Lincoln Island or not was definitely settled.

The twelve hundred miles which separated the island from the Pomoutous Island was a considerable distance. A boat could not cross it, especially at the approach of the bad season. Pencroft had expressly declared this. Now, to construct a simple boat even with the necessary tools, was a difficult work, and the colonists7 not having tools they must begin by making hammers, axes, adzes, saws, augers, planes, etc., which would take some time. It was decided8, therefore, that they would winter at Lincoln Island, and that they would look for a more comfortable dwelling9 than the Chimneys, in which to pass the winter months.

Before anything else could be done it was necessary to make the iron ore, of which the engineer had observed some traces in the northwest part of the island, fit for use by converting it either into iron or into steel.

Metals are not generally found in the ground in a pure state. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur. Such was the case with the two specimens11 which Cyrus Harding had brought back, one of magnetic iron, not carbonated, the other a pyrite, also called sulphuret of iron. It was, therefore the first, the oxide12 of iron, which they must reduce with coal, that is to say, get rid of the oxygen, to obtain it in a pure state. This reduction is made by subjecting the ore with coal to a high temperature, either by the rapid and easy Catalan method, which has the advantage of transforming the ore into iron in a single operation, or by the blast furnace, which first smelts13 the ore, then changes it into iron, by carrying away the three to four per cent. of coal, which is combined with it.

Now Cyrus Harding wanted iron, and he wished to obtain it as soon as possible. The ore which he had picked up was in itself very pure and rich. It was the oxydulous iron, which is found in confused masses of a deep gray color; it gives a black dust, crystallized in the form of the regular octahedron. Native lodestones consist of this ore, and iron of the first quality is made in Europe from that with which Sweden and Norway are so abundantly supplied. Not far from this vein14 was the vein of coal already made use of by the settlers. The ingredients for the manufacture being close together would greatly facilitate the treatment of the ore. This is the cause of the wealth of the mines in Great Britain, where the coal aids the manufacture of the metal extracted from the same soil at the same time as itself.

"Then, captain," said Pencroft, "we are going to work iron ore?"

"Yes, my friend," replied the engineer, "and for that--something which will please you--we must begin by having a seal hunt on the islet."

"A seal hunt!" cried the sailor, turning towards Gideon Spilett. "Are seals needed to make iron?"

"Since Cyrus has said so!" replied the reporter.

But the engineer had already left the Chimneys, and Pencroft prepared for the seal hunt, without having received any other explanation.

Cyrus Harding, Herbert, Gideon Spilett, Neb, and the sailor were soon collected on the shore, at a place where the channel left a ford15 passable at low tide. The hunters could therefore traverse it without getting wet higher than the knee.

Harding then put his foot on the islet for the first, and his companions for the second time.

On their landing some hundreds of penguins16 looked fearlessly at them. The hunters, armed with sticks, could have killed them easily, but they were not guilty of such useless massacre17, as it was important not to frighten the seals, who were lying on the sand several cable lengths off. They also respected certain innocent-looking birds, whose wings were reduced to the state of stumps18, spread out like fins19, ornamented20 with feathers of a scaly21 appearance. The settlers, therefore, prudently22 advanced towards the north point, walking over ground riddled23 with little holes, which formed nests for the sea-birds. Towards the extremity24 of the islet appeared great black heads floating just above the water, having exactly the appearance of rocks in motion.

These were the seals which were to be captured. It was necessary, however, first to allow them to land, for with their close, short hair, and their fusiform conformation, being excellent swimmers, it is difficult to catch them in the sea, while on land their short, webbed feet prevent their having more than a slow, waddling25 movement.

Pencroft knew the habits of these creatures, and he advised waiting till they were stretched on the sand, when the sun, before long, would send them to sleep. They must then manage to cut off their retreat and knock them on the head.

The hunters, having concealed26 themselves behind the rocks, waited silently.

An hour passed before the seals came to play on the sand. They could count half a dozen. Pencroft and Herbert then went round the point of the islet, so as to take them in the rear, and cut off their retreat. During this time Cyrus Harding, Spilett, and Neb, crawling behind the rocks, glided27 towards the future scene of combat.

All at once the tall figure of the sailor appeared. Pencroft shouted. The engineer and his two companions threw themselves between the sea and the seals. Two of the animals soon lay dead on the sand, but the rest regained28 the sea in safety.

"Here are the seals required, captain!" said the sailor, advancing towards the engineer.

"Capital," replied Harding. "We will make bellows29 of them!"

"Bellows!" cried Pencroft. "Well! these are lucky seals!"

It was, in fact, a blowing-machine, necessary for the treatment of the ore that the engineer wished to manufacture with the skins of the amphibious creatures. They were of a medium size, for their length did not exceed six feet. They resembled a dog about the head.

As it was useless to burden themselves with the weight of both the animals, Neb and Pencroft resolved to skin them on the spot, while Cyrus Harding and the reporter continued to explore the islet.

The sailor and the Negro cleverly performed the operation, and three hours afterwards Cyrus Harding had at his disposal two seals' skins, which he intended to use in this state, without subjecting them to any tanning process.

The settlers waited till the tide was again low, and crossing the channel they entered the Chimneys.

The skins had then to be stretched on a frame of wood and sewn by means of fibers31 so as to preserve the air without allowing too much to escape. Cyrus Harding had nothing but the two steel blades from Top's collar, and yet he was so clever, and his companions aided him with so much intelligence, that three days afterwards the little colony's stock of tools was augmented32 by a blowing-machine, destined33 to inject the air into the midst of the ore when it should be subjected to heat--an indispensable condition to the success of the operation.

On the morning of the 20th of April began the "metallic34 period," as the reporter called it in his notes. The engineer had decided, as has been said, to operate near the veins35 both of coal and ore. Now, according to his observations, these veins were situated36 at the foot of the northeast spurs of Mount Franklin, that is to say, a distance of six miles from their home. It was impossible, therefore, to return every day to the Chimneys, and it was agreed that the little colony should camp under a hut of branches, so that the important operation could be followed night and day.

This settled, they set out in the morning. Neb and Pencroft dragged the bellows on a hurdle37; also a quantity of vegetables and animals, which they besides could renew on the way.

The road led through Jacamar Wood, which they traversed obliquely38 from southeast to northwest, and in the thickest part. It was necessary to beat a path, which would in the future form the most direct road to Prospect Heights and Mount Franklin. The trees, belonging to the species already discovered, were magnificent. Herbert found some new ones, among others some which Pencroft called "sham39 leeks"; for, in spite of their size, they were of the same liliaceous family as the onion, chive, shallot, or asparagus. These trees produce ligneous40 roots which, when cooked, are excellent; from them, by fermentation, a very agreeable liquor is made. They therefore made a good store of the roots.

The journey through the wood was long; it lasted the whole day, and so allowed plenty of time for examining the flora41 and fauna42. Top, who took special charge of the fauna, ran through the grass and brushwood, putting up all sorts of game. Herbert and Gideon Spilett killed two kangaroos with bows and arrows, and also an animal which strongly resembled both a hedgehog and an ant-eater. It was like the first because it rolled itself into a ball, and bristled43 with spines44, and the second because it had sharp claws, a long slender snout which terminated in a bird's beak45, and an extendible tongue, covered with little thorns which served to hold the insects.

"And when it is in the pot," asked Pencroft naturally, "what will it be like?"

"An excellent piece of beef," replied Herbert.

"We will not ask more from it," replied the sailor,

During this excursion they saw several wild boars, which however, did not offer to attack the little band, and it appeared as if they would not meet with any dangerous beasts; when, in a thick part of the wood, the reporter thought he saw, some paces from him, among the lower branches of a tree, an animal which he took for a bear, and which he very tranquilly46 began to draw. Happily for Gideon Spilett, the animal in question did not belong to the redoubtable47 family of the plantigrades. It was only a koala, better known under the name of the sloth48, being about the size of a large dog, and having stiff hair of a dirty color, the paws armed with strong claws, which enabled it to climb trees and feed on the leaves. Having identified the animal, which they did not disturb, Gideon Spilett erased49 "bear" from the title of his sketch50, putting koala in its place, and the journey was resumed.

At five o'clock in the evening, Cyrus Harding gave the signal to halt. They were now outside the forest, at the beginning of the powerful spurs which supported Mount Franklin towards the west. At a distance of some hundred feet flowed the Red Creek51, and consequently plenty of fresh water was within their reach.

The camp was soon organized. In less than an hour, on the edge of the forest, among the trees, a hut of branches interlaced with creepers, and pasted over with clay, offered a tolerable shelter. Their geological researches were put off till the next day. Supper was prepared, a good fire blazed before the hut, the roast turned, and at eight o'clock, while one of the settlers watched to keep up the fire, in case any wild beasts should prowl in the neighborhood, the others slept soundly.

The next day, the 21st of April, Cyrus Harding accompanied by Herbert, went to look for the soil of ancient formation, on which he had already discovered a specimen10 of ore. They found the vein above ground, near the source of the creek, at the foot of one of the northeastern spurs. This ore, very rich in iron, enclosed in its fusible veinstone, was perfectly52 suited to the mode of reduction which the engineer intended to employ; that is, the Catalan method, but simplified, as it is used in Corsica. In fact, the Catalan method, properly so called, requires the construction of kilns54 and crucibles56, in which the ore and the coal, placed in alternate layers, are transformed and reduced, But Cyrus Harding intended to economize57 these constructions, and wished simply to form, with the ore and the coal, a cubic mass, to the center of which he would direct the wind from his bellows. Doubtless, it was the proceeding58 employed by Tubalcain, and the first metallurgists of the inhabited world. Now that which had succeeded with the grandson of Adam, and which still yielded good results in countries which in ore and fuel, could not but succeed with the settlers in Lincoln Island.

The coal, as well as the ore, was collected without trouble on the surface of the ground. They first broke the ore into little pieces, and cleansed59 them with the hand from the impurities60 which soiled their surface. Then coal and ore were arranged in heaps and in successive layers, as the charcoal-burner does with the wood which he wishes to carbonize. In this way, under the influence of the air projected by the blowing-machine, the coal would be transformed into carbonic acid, then into oxide of carbon, its use being to reduce the oxide of iron, that is to say, to rid it of the oxygen.

Thus the engineer proceeded. The bellows of sealskin, furnished at its extremity with a nozzle of clay, which had been previously61 fabricated in the pottery62 kiln53, was established near the heap of ore. Using the mechanism63 which consisted of a frame, cords of fiber30 and counterpoise, he threw into the mass an abundance of air, which by raising the temperature also concurred64 with the chemical transformation65 to produce in time pure iron.

The operation was difficult. All the patience, all the ingenuity66 of the settlers was needed; but at last it succeeded, and the result was a lump of iron, reduced to a spongy state, which it was necessary to shingle67 and fagot, that is to say, to forge so as to expel from it the liquefied veinstone. These amateur smiths had, of course, no hammer; but they were in no worse a situation than the first metallurgist, and therefore did what, no doubt, he had to do.

A handle was fixed68 to the first lump, and was used as a hammer to forge the second on a granite69 anvil70, and thus they obtained a coarse but useful metal. At length, after many trials and much fatigue71, on the 25th of April several bars of iron were forged, and transformed into tools, crowbars, pincers, pickaxes, spades, etc., which Pencroft and Neb declared to be real jewels. But the metal was not yet in its most serviceable state, that is, of steel. Now steel is a combination of iron and coal, which is extracted, either from the liquid ore, by taking from it the excess of coal, or from the iron by adding to it the coal which was wanting. The first, obtained by the decarburation of the metal, gives natural or puddled steel; the second, produced by the carburation of the iron, gives steel of cementation.

It was the last which Cyrus Harding intended to forge, as he possessed72 iron in a pure state. He succeeded by heating the metal with powdered coal in a crucible55 which had previously been manufactured from clay suitable for the purpose.

He then worked this steel, which is malleable73 both when hot or cold, with the hammer. Neb and Pencroft, cleverly directed, made hatchets74, which, heated red-hot, and plunged75 suddenly into cold water, acquired an excellent temper.

Other instruments, of course roughly fashioned, were also manufactured; blades for planes, axes, hatchets, pieces of steel to be transformed into saws, chisels76; then iron for spades, pickaxes, hammers, nails, etc. At last, on the 5th of May, the metallic period ended, the smiths returned to the Chimneys, and new work would soon authorize77 them to take a fresh title.

第二天4月17日,水手第一句话是对吉丁·史佩莱说的。

“先生,”他问道,“今天我们干什么?”

“赛勒斯先生说干什么就干什么。”通讯记者答道。

在前一个时期,工程师的伙伴们不是制砖工人就是陶器工人,现在他们要变成冶金工人了。

昨天早饭以后,他们一直走到离“石窟”七英里的颚骨角,连绵不绝的沙丘到头了。那里的土壤看起来好象是火山土,没有象眺望岗那样的悬崖峭壁,只有一种火山喷发出来的奇形怪状的矿物质,在两个海角中间形成狭长海湾的边缘。居民们来到这里以后,就往回走了。暮色苍茫的时候,他们回到了“石窟”,可是他们想到能不能离开林肯岛的问题还没有肯定,就睡不着觉了。

海岛离帕摩图群岛一千二百英里,这是一段相当遥远的距离。一只小船是没法渡过去的,再说,已经快到寒冷的季节了。潘克洛夫特别强调这一点。即使有必要的工具,要造一只小船也很艰巨,何况移民们还没有工具,他们必须先开始做锤、斧、锛、锯、钻、刨等等,这需要一段相当长的时间。因此他们决定在林肯岛上过冬,并且要找一个比“石窟”舒服一些的地方避寒。

首先必须要找铁矿,工程师曾在海岛的西北部发现这种蕴藏,这种铁矿既适合炼钢,又适合炼铁。

一般的情况下,金属埋藏在地里的时候,质地并不纯粹。它们通常和氧或硫化合在一起。赛勒斯·史密斯上次带回来的两种标本就是这样,一种是没有碳化的磁铁矿,另一种是黄铁矿,也叫做硫化铁。因此,他们必须先用炭使氧化铁还原,也就是除去氧,然后才能得到纯粹的铁。这个还原过程是用炭把矿石烧到温度很高的时候进行的,可以用迅速而简便的土法(它的优点是只通过一道工序,就能把铁矿石炼成铁),也可以用鼓风炉——第一步使铁矿石熔化,然后排除和矿石化合在一起的百分之三至四的炭,使它变成铁。

现在,赛勒斯·史密斯需要铁,而且想尽早炼出来。他所捡到的铁矿石质地非常优良纯粹,是一种氧化铁。在捡来的时候,它是不规则的深灰色的大块,从中可以得到一种正八面结晶体形成的黑色碎末。天然的磁石里就含有这种矿石,瑞典和挪威大量出产这种原料,在那里把它炼成了欧洲最好的生铁。离这个矿脉不远就是煤层,居民们已经利用过这里的煤了。炼铁需要的原料就在附近,这就给工作带来极大的便利。英国的矿藏所以宝贵,就是因为从地下可以同时开采出煤和金属来进行冶炼的缘故。

“那么,史密斯先生,”潘克洛夫说,“我们这就要炼铁了吗?”

“是的,朋友,”工程师答道,“为了这一点,我们首先要进行一样你所喜欢的工作——到小岛上去打海豹。”

“打海豹!”水手掉过脸来对吉丁·史佩莱说,“炼铁需要海豹吗?”

“既然赛勒斯这么说,那就不会错!”通讯记者答道。

工程师已经离开“石窟”了,别人又解答不了这个问题,潘克洛夫只好准备去打海豹。

赛勒斯·史密斯、赫伯特、吉丁·史佩莱、纳布和水手很快就在岸边集合,退潮的时候,这一带海峡形成一条浅滩可以通行,猎人们涉水过去,水深还不到膝盖。

史密斯还是第一次到小岛上来,他的伙伴们已经是第二次了。当初,气球就是把他们扔在这个地方的。

他们上岸的时候,有几百只企鹅望着他们,一点也不害怕。猎人们手里拿着棍子,本来很容易把它们打死,但这时候还不能无端杀害它们,因为海豹正躺在几锚链以外的沙滩上,不能把它们惊动了。还有一种鸟,样子很老实,它们的翅膀已经退化成短肢,象鳍似的往两边张开,浑身的羽毛和鳞片一样。居民们也没有侵犯它们。地面上到处是小洞,海鸟就在洞里做了窝。他们悄悄地穿过这一带往北走去。小岛尽头一带的水面上有许多黑色的大脑袋漂浮着,好象岩石在移动。

这就是他们打算猎捕的海豹,但是要想捉它们,首先必须等它们上岸,因为它们长着细密的短毛和纱锭似的躯体,在水里游起来非常快,想在海里捉住它是很困难的,在陆地上,由于它们的蹼足短小,它们只能摇摇摆摆地慢步走动。

潘克洛夫知道这种动物的习性,他教大家等着,海豹会到沙滩上来晒太阳的,而且一会儿就会躺下睡熟。那时候再切断它们的归路,打它们的头部。

猎人们躲在岩石后面,静静地等待着。

一个钟头以后,海豹到沙滩上来玩耍了。上来的有半打。潘克洛夫和赫伯特绕过小岛的海角,切断它们的后路,从后面向它们进攻。这时候赛勒斯·史密斯、史佩莱和纳布也从石头后边爬了出来,向即将成为战场的地方溜去。

水手高大的身材忽然站起来了。他大吼一声。工程师和他的两个伙伴马上跑过去站在大海和海豹之间。一会儿工夫,就有两只海豹死在地上了。可是其他的几只却平平安安地逃回了大海。

“史密斯先生,你不是要海豹吗,现在打到了!”水手一面说,一面向工程师走去。

“好极了,”史密斯答道。“我们要拿它们做风箱!”

“风箱!”潘克洛夫喊道,“怎么!这些海豹的命运倒不错呀!”

原来工程师打算用这种两栖动物的皮来做冶炼时不可缺少的鼓风机。这两个海豹大小普通,身长不满六英尺。它们的头部和狗的脑袋很象。

如果把两只海豹抬回去,既费力,又没有用,因此纳布和潘克洛夫决定就在这里剥它们的皮,赛勒斯·史密斯和通讯记者利用这个时间巡视小岛去了。

水手和黑人剥得非常巧妙,三个钟头以后,赛勒斯·史密斯就得到了两整张海豹皮,他打算不加鞣制,就这样使用。

等到潮水再度下退的时候,居民们就涉过海峡,回“石窟”来了。

然后,他们就把海豹皮绷在木架上,用纤维把它缝起来,尽量使它不漏气。赛勒斯·史密斯除了用托普的套环做成两片钢刀以外,其他什么工具也没有。然而他非常有办法,发挥了伙伴们无穷的智慧,三天以后,小队的工具就又增添了一件鼓风机了,在矿石加热的时候,用这个工具往矿石里送风——这是争取胜利完成冶炼工作的一个不可缺少的条件。

4月20日清晨,正如通讯记者所记载的,“金属时代”开始了。前面已经说过,工程师决定在邻近煤矿和铁矿的地方进行操作。根据他的观察,矿脉在富兰克林山东北支脉的山麓。这地方离“石窟”六英里,每天往返回家是不可能的。因此,小队一致决定用树枝搭一个棚子过夜,这样,他们就可以昼夜不停地进行这项重要的工作了。

早晨,这个问题决定以后,他们就出发了。纳布和潘克洛夫找了一个筐子,把风箱放在上面拖着走,另外还在筐上放了大量的蔬菜和兽肉,除了所带的以外,他们还准备沿途补充一些。

途中要经过啄木鸟林,他们从东南进入丛林,经过树木最密的地方,往西北方斜穿出去。他们必须开辟一条道路,将来这条道路可以把眺望岗和富兰克林山直接联系起来。有许多非常美丽的植物,它们的品种都是大家熟悉的。赫伯特又发现一些新的品种,其中有的潘克洛夫把它们叫做“假韭菜”;因为虽然比韭菜大得多,却也和洋葱、日本葱、冬葱和芦笋一样,属于百合科。这些植物长有木质的根,烧出来非常好吃。这些根经过发酵以后,还可以制成一种非常可口的饮料。因此他们大量地采集了这种树根。

他们在森林里走了很长的一段路,整整走了一天,因此有充分的时间观察林中的动植物。托普专门搜寻兽类,它在草木之间穿进穿出,把各种动物全赶出来了。赫伯特和吉丁·史佩莱用弓箭射死两只袋鼠,还射死一只既很象刺猬,又很象食蚁兽的动物。从它缩成一团、满身刺针倒竖的样子看来好象刺猬,它长着利爪,嘴部又细又长,末端跟鸟嘴一样,这又很象食蚁兽;另外它还有一根伸缩灵活的舌头,舌头上有很多小刺,可以用来捕食昆虫。

“等它下了锅以后,”潘克洛夫照例这样问道,“它象什么?”

“象最好的牛肉。”赫伯特答道。

“好,我们也不能要求过高了。”水手说。

在旅途中,他们看见几次野猪,可是这些野猪并没有向小队冲来,看来他们好象不会遇见什么猛兽了,可是这时候通讯记者隐约看见在几步以外浓密的树丛中,有一只野兽伏在一棵树的低枝间。他以为那是一只熊,就开始非常镇定地把它画下来。幸而这只动物并不属于可怕的蹠行类,它只是一只无尾熊,一般称为“懒兽”,体形和较大的狗差不多,身上的毛既硬又显得脏,脚上生着有力的爪子,能够攀登树木,它平时吃树叶。他们认清了这个动物,也没有侵犯它。吉丁·史佩莱把写生画的标题“熊”擦去,改成“无尾熊”,然后大家就继续前进了。

傍晚五点钟,赛勒斯·史密斯下令大家停下来。他们现在已经穿过森林,来到作为富兰克林山东部基础的主要支脉下。红河在几百英尺以外的地方流过,附近可以得到大量的淡水。

营地马上就安排好了。不到一个小时,他们就在森林边缘的树木之间,用爬藤把树枝编起来,搭成一个营棚,外面抹上一层泥土,这样就建成一个不坏的住处了。他们的地质勘探工作预定到第二天再进行。现在营棚前生起了一堆熊熊的篝火,烤肉在火焰上转动着。晚饭准备好了,八点钟的时候,大家都已睡下,只留一个人守夜,不使篝火熄灭,以防野兽潜到营地附近来。

第二天,4月21日,赛勒斯·史密斯让赫伯特随同一道去找古代生成的土层,上一次他已经在这种土地上发现了铁矿石的标本。他们在东北的一个支脉下发现矿脉,这个地方靠近红河发源地,而且矿石就露在地面上。这种矿石容易熔化,含铁量也很大,非常适合工程师打算采用的还原炼铁法,也就是加泰罗尼亚人用的土法,不过象科西嘉人那样把这种方法简化了。一般所说的土法,需要砌个熔炉,制造几个坩埚,把矿石和炭一层夹一层地放在坩埚里,然后让它变化和还原。可是赛勒斯·史密斯不打算用这些设备,只想把矿石和煤做成一个立方体,用风箱把空气鼓入立方体的中心。毫无疑问,这是土八·该隐以及世界上最早的冶金学家所采用的办法。既然亚当的子孙用这个方法能够成功,而且在铁矿和燃料丰富的国家里也曾收到良好的效果,那么林肯岛上的居民也一定会成功的。

他们在地上毫不费力地捡到炭和铁矿石。他们先把铁矿石打碎,用手把铁矿石表面一层杂质擦干净,然后就把炭和铁矿石一层夹一层地堆起来,好象木炭工人用木柴烧炭那样。这样,在鼓风机的作用下,炭就变为碳酸,然后又变成氧化碳,在变成氧化碳的过程中就使氧化铁还原,放出了氧气。

工程师就这样进行工作。他事先在窑里造了一根陶土的管子,把它装在海豹皮风箱的一端,然后把风箱装在矿石堆附近,工程师用一个木架、一些植物纤维做的绳子和一个秤锤做成鼓风机,把大量的空气吹到立方体里去,温度提高以后,空气也促进化学变化,到一定的时候就能冶炼出纯铁来。

工作是艰巨的,需要居民们最大的耐心和全部的智慧。最后终于成功了,炼出一块和海绵差不多的生铁,这块生铁还要加以锤炼,也就是说,必须经过打铁,把熔解的杂质排除出去。当然,这些业余铁匠是没有锤子的,可是他们的情况并不见得比最早的冶金家更坏,因此他们就模仿前辈的样子干起来了。

他们给一块生铁按上木柄,当作锤子,把花岗石当作砧子,就这样打起铁来。他们打出来的铁,虽然粗糙一些,却很有用。经过无数次的艰苦尝试,终于在4月25日打出了几根铁条,用它们做成许多工具,如铁橇、钳子、鹤嘴锄、铲子等等。潘克洛夫和纳布拿着这些工具,兴奋得象得了宝贝似的。

可是这种金属还没有达到尽善尽美的程度,也就是说还没有变成钢。钢是铁和炭的混合物。要取得钢,必须从生铁里除去多余的炭,或是把一定数量的炭加到熟铁里去才行。第一种脱炭的方法可以产生天然钢或是铸钢,第二种加炭的方法可以制成有泡钢。

赛勒斯·史密斯打算炼制后面一种,因为他炼得的铁质地很纯。为了进行这项工作,他事先用陶土做了一个坩埚,把铁和炭末一起放在坩埚里加热,结果钢就炼成了。

这种钢不论在冷或热的情况下,都能任人摆布,于是他就用锤子在钢上进行加工。纳布和潘克洛夫在他精明指导下,把钢烧红了,然后突然浸入水中,制得了许多硬度很强的斧头。

还有许多其他工具也制造出来了,形状自然是非常简陋的,其中有:做刨刀、砍柴斧、短斧用的钢板,做锯和凿子用的钢块;此外还有制造铲子、鹤嘴锄、锤子、钉子用的铁等等。5月5日那天,“金属时期”终于结束了。铁匠们回到“石窟”里,很快就要有新的工作给他们加上新的头衔了。


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1 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。
2 volcanic BLgzQ     
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
参考例句:
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
3 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。
4 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
5 capes 2a2d1f6d8808b81a9484709d3db50053     
碎谷; 斗篷( cape的名词复数 ); 披肩; 海角; 岬
参考例句:
  • It was cool and they were putting on their capes. 夜里阴冷,他们都穿上了披风。
  • The pastor smiled to give son's two Capes five cents money. 牧师微笑着给了儿子二角五分钱。
6 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》
7 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》
8 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
9 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。
10 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。
11 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》
12 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?
13 smelts 5b0ea0cfb530472dff87e26ec7afb4da     
v.熔炼,提炼(矿石)( smelt的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Each kind smelts diamond dust material cool suppression ball group production. 各种冶金粉料冷压球团的生产。 来自互联网
  • Stainless steel filter elements for highly viscous or aggressive media at high temperatures, eg polymer smelts. 不锈钢在高温高粘稠或腐蚀性介质过滤元件,如聚合物冶炼。 来自互联网
14 vein fi9w0     
n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络
参考例句:
  • The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
  • The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。
15 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过
参考例句:
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上,所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪,必须极度小心。
16 penguins fc5bf5a50fd6b440a35d113f324c5e75     
n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中? 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹,企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
17 massacre i71zk     
n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀
参考例句:
  • There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中,这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
  • If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀,大屠杀就有可能再次发生!
18 stumps 221f9ff23e30fdcc0f64ec738849554c     
(被砍下的树的)树桩( stump的名词复数 ); 残肢; (板球三柱门的)柱; 残余部分
参考例句:
  • Rocks and stumps supplied the place of chairs at the picnic. 野餐时石头和树桩都充当了椅子。
  • If you don't stir your stumps, Tom, you'll be late for school again. 汤姆,如果你不快走,上学又要迟到了。
19 fins 6a19adaf8b48d5db4b49aef2b7e46ade     
[医]散热片;鱼鳍;飞边;鸭掌
参考例句:
  • The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关,与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
  • Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句
20 ornamented af417c68be20f209790a9366e9da8dbb     
adj.花式字体的v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The desk was ornamented with many carvings. 这桌子装饰有很多雕刻物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She ornamented her dress with lace. 她用花边装饰衣服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 scaly yjRzJg     
adj.鱼鳞状的;干燥粗糙的
参考例句:
  • Reptiles possess a scaly,dry skin.爬行类具有覆盖着鳞片的干燥皮肤。
  • The iron pipe is scaly with rust.铁管子因为生锈一片片剥落了。
22 prudently prudently     
adv. 谨慎地,慎重地
参考例句:
  • He prudently pursued his plan. 他谨慎地实行他那计划。
  • They had prudently withdrawn as soon as the van had got fairly under way. 他们在蓬车安全上路后立即谨慎地离去了。
23 riddled f3814f0c535c32684c8d1f1e36ca329a     
adj.布满的;充斥的;泛滥的v.解谜,出谜题(riddle的过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • The beams are riddled with woodworm. 这些木梁被蛀虫蛀得都是洞。
  • The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets. 在人质的尸体上发现了很多弹孔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
24 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?
25 waddling 56319712a61da49c78fdf94b47927106     
v.(像鸭子一样)摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Rhinoceros Give me a break, were been waddling every day. 犀牛甲:饶了我吧,我们晃了一整天了都。 来自互联网
  • A short plump woman came waddling along the pavement. 有个矮胖女子一摇一摆地沿人行道走来。 来自互联网
26 concealed 0v3zxG     
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
参考例句:
  • The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
  • I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
27 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》
28 regained 51ada49e953b830c8bd8fddd6bcd03aa     
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
参考例句:
  • The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
29 bellows Ly5zLV     
n.风箱;发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的名词复数 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的第三人称单数 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫
参考例句:
  • His job is to blow the bellows for the blacksmith. 他的工作是给铁匠拉风箱。 来自辞典例句
  • You could, I suppose, compare me to a blacksmith's bellows. 我想,你可能把我比作铁匠的风箱。 来自辞典例句
30 fiber NzAye     
n.纤维,纤维质
参考例句:
  • The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
  • The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。
31 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。
32 Augmented b45f39670f767b2c62c8d6b211cbcb1a     
adj.增音的 动词augment的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • 'scientists won't be replaced," he claims, "but they will be augmented." 他宣称:“科学家不会被取代;相反,他们会被拓展。” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
  • The impact of the report was augmented by its timing. 由于发表的时间选得好,这篇报导的影响更大了。
33 destined Dunznz     
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
参考例句:
  • It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
  • The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。
34 metallic LCuxO     
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
参考例句:
  • A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
  • He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。
35 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
36 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。
37 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。
38 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
39 sham RsxyV     
n./adj.假冒(的),虚伪(的)
参考例句:
  • They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
  • His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。
40 ligneous ZxpyS     
adj.木质的,木头的
参考例句:
  • All these ligneous plants are imported from Russia.这些木本植物都是从俄国进口而来。
  • A lot of ligneous door,bookcase in my home,ambry is to have breath,have life.我家里的很多木制的门、书柜、橱柜都是有呼吸、有生命的。
41 flora 4j7x1     
n.(某一地区的)植物群
参考例句:
  • The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
  • All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。
42 fauna 9kExx     
n.(一个地区或时代的)所有动物,动物区系
参考例句:
  • This National Park is an area with unique fauna and flora.该国家公园区域内具有独特的动物种群和植物种群。
  • Fauna is a biological notion means all the animal life in a particular region or period. 动物群是一个生物学的概念,指的是一个特定时期或者地区的所有动物。
43 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。
44 spines 2e4ba52a0d6dac6ce45c445e5386653c     
n.脊柱( spine的名词复数 );脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
参考例句:
  • Porcupines use their spines to protect themselves. 豪猪用身上的刺毛来自卫。
  • The cactus has spines. 仙人掌有刺。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
45 beak 8y1zGA     
n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻
参考例句:
  • The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
  • This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。
46 tranquilly d9b4cfee69489dde2ee29b9be8b5fb9c     
adv. 宁静地
参考例句:
  • He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. 他拿起刷子,一声不响地干了起来。
  • The evening was closing down tranquilly. 暮色正在静悄悄地笼罩下来。
47 redoubtable tUbxE     
adj.可敬的;可怕的
参考例句:
  • He is a redoubtable fighter.他是一位可敬的战士。
  • Whose only defense is their will and redoubtable spirit.他们唯一的国防是他们的意志和可怕的精神。
48 sloth 4ELzP     
n.[动]树懒;懒惰,懒散
参考例句:
  • Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
  • The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。
49 erased f4adee3fff79c6ddad5b2e45f730006a     
v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;清除
参考例句:
  • He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 他擦去了错误答案,写上了正确答案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He removed the dogmatism from politics; he erased the party line. 他根除了政治中的教条主义,消除了政党界限。 来自《简明英汉词典》
50 sketch UEyyG     
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
参考例句:
  • My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
  • I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
51 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。
52 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。
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 kilns a783251ff4c9ad3d87dce8463073429b     
n.窑( kiln的名词复数 );烧窑工人
参考例句:
  • Bricks and earthware articles are baked in kilns. 砖和陶器都是在窑中烧成的。 来自辞典例句
  • The bricks are baking in the kilns. ?里正在烧砖。 来自辞典例句
55 crucible EoYzZ     
n.坩锅,严酷的考验
参考例句:
  • The alliance had been forged in the crucible of war.这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验。
  • Put the required amount of metal into the crucible.把适量的金属放入坩埚。
56 crucibles 9be16b02402853ce414c404899e1b926     
n.坩埚,严酷的考验( crucible的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Gooch crucibles or similar filters are used for such measurements. 在这样的测定中,采用Gooch坩埚或类似的过滤器。 来自辞典例句
  • Have you really measured the world by scrutinies, or through alembics and crucibles? 那么,这是否因为您是从蒸馏器和坩埚上来研究人类的呢? 来自互联网
57 economize Sr3xZ     
v.节约,节省
参考例句:
  • We're going to have to economize from now on. 从现在开始,我们不得不节约开支。
  • We have to economize on water during the dry season. 我们在旱季不得不节约用水。
58 proceeding Vktzvu     
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
参考例句:
  • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
  • The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。
59 cleansed 606e894a15aca2db0892db324d039b96     
弄干净,清洗( cleanse的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The nurse cleansed the wound before stitching it. 护士先把伤口弄干净后才把它缝合。
  • The notorious Hell Row was burned down in a fire, and much dirt was cleansed away. 臭名远场的阎王路已在一场大火中化为乌有,许多焦土灰烬被清除一空。
60 impurities 2626a6dbfe6f229f6e1c36f702812675     
不纯( impurity的名词复数 ); 不洁; 淫秽; 杂质
参考例句:
  • A filter will remove most impurities found in water. 过滤器会滤掉水中的大部分杂质。
  • Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities. 油经过提炼去除天然存在的杂质。
61 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。
62 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。
63 mechanism zCWxr     
n.机械装置;机构,结构
参考例句:
  • The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
  • The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
64 concurred 1830b9fe9fc3a55d928418c131a295bd     
同意(concur的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Historians have concurred with each other in this view. 历史学家在这个观点上已取得一致意见。
  • So many things concurred to give rise to the problem. 许多事情同时发生而导致了这一问题。
65 transformation SnFwO     
n.变化;改造;转变
参考例句:
  • Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
  • He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。
66 ingenuity 77TxM     
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造
参考例句:
  • The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
  • I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。
67 shingle 8yKwr     
n.木瓦板;小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌);v.用木瓦板盖(屋顶);把(女子头发)剪短
参考例句:
  • He scraped away the dirt,and exposed a pine shingle.他刨去泥土,下面露出一块松木瓦块。
  • He hung out his grandfather's shingle.他挂出了祖父的行医招牌。
68 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。
69 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。
70 anvil HVxzH     
n.铁钻
参考例句:
  • The blacksmith shaped a horseshoe on his anvil.铁匠在他的铁砧上打出一个马蹄形。
  • The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly.订书机上的铁砧安装错位。
71 fatigue PhVzV     
n.疲劳,劳累
参考例句:
  • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
  • I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
72 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。
73 malleable Qwdyo     
adj.(金属)可锻的;有延展性的;(性格)可训练的
参考例句:
  • Silver is the most malleable of all metals.银是延展性最好的金属。
  • Scientists are finding that the adult human brain is far more malleable than they once thought.科学家发现成人大脑的可塑性远超过他们之前认识到的。
74 hatchets a447123da05b9a6817677d7eb8e95456     
n.短柄小斧( hatchet的名词复数 );恶毒攻击;诽谤;休战
参考例句:
  • Hatchets, knives, bayonets, swords, all brought to be sharpened, were all red with it. 他们带来磨利的战斧、短刀、刺刀、战刀也全都有殷红的血。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
  • They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets. 圣所中一切雕刻的、们现在用斧子锤子打坏了。 来自互联网
75 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。
76 chisels 7e9f2c7de1c1759448991244cf7d7610     
n.凿子,錾子( chisel的名词复数 );口凿
参考例句:
  • Chisels, brushes, paints-all are the products of technology. 凿子、刷子、颜料―这些都是工艺技术的产物。 来自辞典例句
  • He selected the right chisels from a pile laid out beside him. 他从摊在身边的一堆凿子中挑出适用的几把。 来自互联网
77 authorize CO1yV     
v.授权,委任;批准,认可
参考例句:
  • He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
  • Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。
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