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《The Mysterious Island 神秘岛》Book 1 Chapter 18

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Cyrus Harding's project had succeeded, but, according to his usual habit he showed no satisfaction; with closed lips and a fixed1 look, he remained motionless. Herbert was in ecstasies2, Neb bounded with joy, Pencroft nodded his great head, murmuring these words,--

"Come, our engineer gets on capitally!"

The nitro-glycerine had indeed acted powerfully. The opening which it had made was so large that the volume of water which escaped through this new outlet4 was at least treble that which before passed through the old one. The result was, that a short time after the operation the level of the lake would be lowered two feet, or more.

The settlers went to the Chimneys to take some pickaxes, iron-tipped spears, string made of fibers5, flint and steel; they then returned to the plateau, Top accompanying them.

On the way the sailor could not help saying to the engineer,--

"Don't you think, captain, that by means of that charming liquid you have made, one could blow up the whole of our island?"

"Without any doubt, the island, continents, and the world itself," replied the engineer. "It is only a question of quantity."

"Then could you not use this nitro-glycerine for loading firearms?" asked the sailor.

"No, Pencroft; for it is too explosive a substance. But it would be easy to make some guncotton, or even ordinary powder, as we have azotic acid, saltpeter, sulphur, and coal. Unhappily, it is the guns which we have not got.

"Oh, captain," replied the sailor, "with a little determination--"

Pencroft had erased6 the word "impossible" from the dictionary of Lincoln Island.

The settlers, having arrived at Prospect7 Heights, went immediately towards that point of the lake near which was the old opening now uncovered. This outlet had now become practicable, since the water no longer rushed through it, and it would doubtless be easy to explore the interior.

In a few minutes the settlers had reached the lower point of the lake, and a glance showed them that the object had been attained8.

In fact, in the side of the lake, and now above the surface of the water, appeared the long-looked-for opening. A narrow ridge9, left bare by the retreat of the water, allowed them to approach it. This orifice was nearly twenty feet in width, but scarcely two in height. It was like the mouth of a drain at the edge of the pavement, and therefore did not offer an easy passage to the settlers; but Neb and Pencroft, taking their pickaxes, soon made it of a suitable height.

The engineer then approached, and found that the sides of the opening, in its upper part at least, had not a slope of more than from thirty to thirty-five degrees. It was therefore practicable, and, provided that the declivity10 did not increase, it would be easy to descend11 even to the level of the sea. If then, as was probable, some vast cavity existed in the interior of the granite12, it might, perhaps, be of great use.

"Well, captain, what are we stopping for?" asked the sailor, impatient to enter the narrow passage. You see Top has got before us!"

"Very well," replied the engineer. "But we must see our way. Neb, go and cut some resinous14 branches."

Neb and Herbert ran to the edge of the lake, shaded with pines and other green trees, and soon returned with some branches, which they made into torches. The torches were lighted with flint and steel, and Cyrus Harding leading, the settlers ventured into the dark passage, which the overplus of the lake had formerly15 filled.

Contrary to what might have been supposed, the diameter of the passage increased as the explorers proceeded, so that they very soon were able to stand upright. The granite, worn by the water for an infinite time, was very slippery, and falls were to be dreaded16. But the settlers were all attached to each other by a cord, as is frequently done in ascending18 mountains. Happily some projections19 of the granite, forming regular steps, made the descent less perilous20. Drops, still hanging from the rocks, shone here and there under the light of the torches, and the explorers guessed that the sides were clothed with innumerable stalactites. The engineer examined this black granite. There was not a stratum21, not a break in it. The mass was compact, and of an extremely close grain. The passage dated, then, from the very origin of the island. It was not the water which little by little had hollowed it. Pluto22 and not Neptune23 had bored it with his own hand, and on the wall traces of an eruptive work could be distinguished24, which all the washing of the water had not been able totally to efface25.

The settlers descended26 very slowly. They could not but feel a certain awe27, in this venturing into these unknown depths, for the first time visited by human beings. They did not speak, but they thought; and the thought came to more than one, that some polypus or other gigantic cephalopod might inhabit the interior cavities, which were in communication with the sea. However, Top kept at the head of the little band, and they could rely on the sagacity of the dog, who would not fail to give the alarm if there was any need for it.

After having descended about a hundred feet, following a winding28 road, Harding who was walking on before, stopped, and his companions came up with him. The place where they had halted was wider, so as to form a cavern29 of moderate dimensions. Drops of water fell from the vault30, but that did not prove that they oozed31 through the rock. They were simply the last traces left by the torrent32 which had so long thundered through this cavity, and the air there was pure though slightly damp, but producing no mephitic exhalation.

"Well, my dear Cyrus," said Gideon Spilett, "here is a very secure retreat, well hid in the depths of the rock, but it is, however, uninhabitable."

"Why uninhabitable?" asked the sailor.

"Because it is too small and too dark."

"Couldn't we enlarge it, hollow it out, make openings to let in light and air?" replied Pencroft, who now thought nothing impossible.

"Let us go on with our exploration," said Cyrus Harding. "Perhaps lower down, nature will have spared us this labor33."

"We have only gone a third of the way," observed Herbert.

"Nearly a third," replied Harding, "for we have descended a hundred feet from the opening, and it is not impossible that a hundred feet farther down--"

"Where is Top?" asked Neb, interrupting his master.

They searched the cavern, but the dog was not there.

"Most likely he has gone on," said Pencroft.

"Let us join him," replied Harding.

The descent was continued. The engineer carefully observed all the deviations34 of the passage, and notwithstanding so many detours36, he could easily have given an account of its general direction, which went towards the sea.

The settlers had gone some fifty feet farther, when their attention was attracted by distant sounds which came up from the depths. They stopped and listened. These sounds, carried through the passage as through an acoustic37 tube, came clearly to the ear.

"That is Top barking!" cried Herbert.

"Yes," replied Pencroft, "and our brave dog is barking furiously!"

"We have our iron-tipped spears," said Cyrus Harding. "Keep on your guard, and forward!"

"It is becoming more and more interesting," murmured Gideon Spilett in the sailor's ear, who nodded. Harding and his companions rushed to the help of their dog. Top's barking became more and more perceptible, and it seemed strangely fierce. Was he engaged in a struggle with some animal whose retreat he had disturbed? Without thinking of the danger to which they might be exposed, the explorers were now impelled38 by an irresistible39 curiosity, and in a few minutes, sixteen feet lower they rejoined Top.

There the passage ended in a vast and magnificent cavern.

Top was running backwards40 and forwards, barking furiously. Pencroft and Neb, waving their torches, threw the light into every crevice41; and at the same time, Harding, Gideon Spilett, and Herbert, their spears raised, were ready for any emergency which might arise. The enormous cavern was empty. The settlers explored it in every direction. There was nothing there, not an animal, not a human being; and yet Top continued to bark. Neither caresses42 nor threats could make him be silent.

"There must be a place somewhere, by which the waters of the lake reached the sea," said the engineer.

"Of course," replied Pencroft, "and we must take care not to tumble into a hole."

"Go, Top, go!" cried Harding.

The dog, excited by his master's words, ran towards the extremity43 of the cavern, and there redoubled his barking.

They followed him, and by the light of the torches, perceived the mouth of a regular well in the granite. It was by this that the water escaped; and this time it was not an oblique44 and practicable passage, but a perpendicular45 well, into which it was impossible to venture.

The torches were held over the opening: nothing could be seen. Harding took a lighted branch, and threw it into the abyss. The blazing resin13, whose illuminating46 power increased still more by the rapidity of its fall, lighted up the interior of the well, but yet nothing appeared. The flame then went out with a slight hiss47, which showed that it had reached the water, that is to say, the level of the sea.

The engineer, calculating the time employed in its fall, was able to calculate the depth of the well, which was found to be about ninety feet.

The floor of the cavern must thus be situated48 ninety feet above the level of the sea.

"Here is our dwelling49," said Cyrus Harding.

"But it was occupied by some creature," replied Gideon Spilett, whose curiosity was not yet satisfied.

"Well, the creature, amphibious or otherwise, has made off through this opening," replied the engineer, "and has left the place for us."

"Never mind," added the sailor, "I should like very much to be Top just for a quarter of an hour, for he doesn't bark for nothing!"

Cyrus Harding looked at his dog, and those of his companions who were near him might have heard him murmur3 these words,--

"Yes, I believe that Top knows more than we do about a great many things."

However, the wishes of the settlers were for the most part satisfied. Chance, aided by the marvelous sagacity of their leader, had done them great service. They had now at their disposal a vast cavern, the size of which could not be properly calculated by the feeble light of their torches, but it would certainly be easy to divide it into rooms, by means of brick partitions, or to use it, if not as a house, at least as a spacious50 apartment. The water which had left it could not return. The place was free.

Two difficulties remained; firstly, the possibility of lighting51 this excavation52 in the midst of solid rock; secondly53, the necessity of rendering54 the means of access more easy. It was useless to think of lighting it from above, because of the enormous thickness of the granite which composed the ceiling; but perhaps the outer wall next the sea might be pierced. Cyrus Harding, during the descent, had roughly calculated its obliqueness55, and consequently the length of the passage, and was therefore led to believe that the outer wall could not be very thick. If light was thus obtained, so would a means of access, for it would be as easy to pierce a door as windows, and to establish an exterior56 ladder.

Harding made known his ideas to his companions.

"Then, captain, let us set to work!" replied Pencroft. "I have my pickaxe, and I shall soon make my way through this wall. Where shall I strike?"

"Here," replied the engineer, showing the sturdy sailor a considerable recess57 in the side, which would much diminish the thickness.

Pencroft attacked the granite, and for half an hour, by the light of the torches, he made the splinters fly around him. Neb relieved him, then Spilett took Neb's place.

This work had lasted two hours, and they began to fear that at this spot the wall would not yield to the pickaxe, when at a last blow given by Gideon Spilett, the instrument, passing through the rock, fell outside.

"Hurrah58! hurrah!" cried Pencroft.

The wall only measured there three feet in thickness.

Harding applied59 his eye to the aperture60, which overlooked the ground from a height of eighty feet. Before him was extended the sea-coast, the islet, and beyond the open sea.

Floods of light entered by this hole, inundating61 the splendid cavern and producing a magic effect! On its left side it did not measure more than thirty feet in height and breadth, but on the right it was enormous, and its vaulted62 roof rose to a height of more than eighty feet.

In some places granite pillars, irregularly disposed, supported the vaulted roof, as those in the nave63 of a cathedral, here forming lateral64 piers65, there elliptical arches, adorned66 with pointed67 moldings, losing themselves in dark bays, amid the fantastic arches of which glimpses could be caught in the shade, covered with a profusion68 of projections formed like so many pendants. This cavern was a picturesque69 mixture of all the styles of Byzantine, Roman, or Gothic architecture ever produced by the hand of man. And yet this was only the work of nature. She alone had hollowed this fairy Aihambra in a mass of granite.

The settlers were overwhelmed with admiration70. Where they had only expected to find a narrow cavity, they had found a sort of marvelous palace, and Neb had taken off his hat, as if he had been transported into a temple!

Cries of admiration issued from every mouth. Hurrahs resounded71, and the echo was repeated again and again till it died away in the dark naves72.

"Ah, my friends!" exclaimed Cyrus Harding, "when we have lighted the interior of this place, and have arranged our rooms and storehouses in the left part, we shall still have this splendid cavern, which we will make our study and our museum!"

"And we will call it?--" asked Herbert.

"Granite House," replied Harding; a name which his companions again saluted73 with a cheer.

The torches were now almost consumed, and as they were obliged to return by the passage to reach the summit of the plateau, it was decided74 to put off the work necessary for the arrangement of their new dwelling till the next day.

Before departing, Cyrus Harding leaned once more over the dark well, which descended perpendicularly75 to the level of the sea. He listened attentively76. No noise was heard, not even that of the water, which the undulations of the surge must sometimes agitate77 in its depths. A flaming branch was again thrown in. The sides of the well were lighted up for an instant, but as at the first time, nothing suspicious was seen.

If some marine78 monster had been surprised unawares by the retreat of the water, he would by this time have regained79 the sea by the subterranean80 passage, before the new opening had been offered to him.

Meanwhile, the engineer was standing35 motionless, his eyes fixed on the gulf81, without uttering a word.

The sailor approached him, and touching82 his arm, "Captain!" said he.

"What do you want, my friend?" asked the engineer, as if he had returned from the land of dreams.

"The torches will soon go out."

"Forward!" replied Cyrus Harding.

The little band left the cavern and began to ascend17 through the dark passage. Top closed the rear, still growling83 every now and then. The ascent84 was painful enough. The settlers rested a few minutes in the upper grotto85, which made a sort of landing-place halfway86 up the long granite staircase. Then they began to climb again.

Soon fresher air was felt. The drops of water, dried by evaporation87, no longer sparkled on the walls. The flaring88 torches began to grow dim. The one which Neb carried went out, and if they did not wish to find their way in the dark, they must hasten.

This was done, and a little before four o'clock, at the moment when the sailor's torch went out in its turn, Cyrus Harding and his companions passed out of the passage.

赛勒斯·史密斯的计划成功了,但是他还和过去一样,没有满足的表示,他紧闭着嘴唇,眼睛睁得大大的,一动也不动地站着。赫伯特却高兴得几乎发了狂,纳布乐得手舞足蹈,潘克洛夫点着他的大脑袋,自言自语他说:

“好,我们的工程师真有办法!”

硝化甘油的确发挥了极大的威力。它所炸开的新出口非常大,流出来的水至少要比从旧道排出的多三倍。爆炸以后不久,湖面就会降低三英尺,也许还要多些。

居民们到“石窟”里去拿了几把鹤嘴锄和铁头标枪,还有一些纤维绳索、火石和钢块;然后回到高地上来,托普也跟着他们一起来了。

一路上水手忍不住对工程师说:

“你做的那种油实在好,用它能把我们的海岛全都炸毁,你说是不是,史密斯先生?”

“不用说海岛,连大陆、全世界都可以,”工程师答道。“只是数量多少的问题。”

“那么你能用硝化甘油来做弹药吗?”水手问道。

“不能,潘克洛夫;它太容易爆炸了。可是要做一些棉花火药,甚至是普通的火药都不算难,因为我们有硝酸、硝石、硫磺和炭,不幸的是我们没有枪。”

“啊,史密斯先生,”水手答道,“只要有决心就能办到……”

潘克洛夫已经把“难”字从林肯岛的字典上抹去了。

格兰特湖原有的出口现在已经露出来。居民们来到眺望岗上,立刻就向那里走去。这个出口已经没有湖水在流,现在可以走人了。肯定地说,他们可以毫不困难地察看洞内。

几分钟以后,居民们来到湖的南端,他们一眼就看出目的已经达到了。

果然,湖里露出了他们搜求了很久的洞口,现在这个洞口已经在水面上了。湖水下降以后,留下一道狭长的分水线,使他们可以走近洞口。这个洞口横宽约二十英尺,但是高度却几乎还不到两英尺。它的样子很象人行道边下水道的沟口,因此居民们要想进去很不容易。可是纳布和潘克洛夫抡起鹤嘴锄,很快就把洞口凿到一个合适的高度。

然后工程师走向前来,他发现洞里的坡道斜度最多也不过三十到三十五度,至少洞口一带是这样的,因此是可以通行的。如果往前走坡度不变陡,甚至一直向海面走下去都不困难。花岗石的内壁里很可能有巨大的石洞,如果真是这样,也许会有极大的用处的。

“怎么,史密斯先生,我们呆着干什么?”水手问道,他急于要到狭长的甬道里去。“你看,托普已经进去了!”

“很好,”工程师答道。“可是我们一定要看得见道路。纳布,去砍一些带树脂的枯树枝来。”

纳布和赫伯特跑到湖边去了。这一带长着许多松树和其他的苍翠树木,他们很快就带了一些树枝回来,做成火把。用火石和钢片把它们点着,于是赛勒斯·史密斯就带领着大家冒险进入原来灌满湖水的漆黑的甬道。

出乎他们的意料之外,探险家们愈往前走,甬道的直径也就愈大,走了一会工夫,他们能够站直身子了。这里的花岗石经过流水长年的冲洗,又湿又滑,走在上面随时都有摔跤的危险。于是居民们采用了爬山时常用的办法,用一根绳索把大家连起来。幸而有些花岗石向外凸出,形成天然的梯阶,这样往下走去就不至于摔跤了。在火把的照耀下,有许多水珠在石头上闪闪发光,探险家们估计石壁上可能垂着无数的钟乳石。工程师仔细察着了这黑色的花岗石。上面看不出地层,连一条缝也没有。石头是整体的,而且石纹非常细致。估计从有海岛的那一天起,就已经有这条甬道了。它并不是由流水逐渐冲出来的。一手造成这个石洞的不是尼普顿而是柏鲁图,石壁上还遗有熔岩的痕迹,长期的水流冲刷也没能把它们完全磨灭。

居民们往下走得很慢。这个石洞还是第一次有人来,谁也不知道它究竟有多深。他们冒险往深处走,不由得产生了一种无名的恐惧。他们谁都不说话,然而脑子里却不住地在想,而且想的还不止一件事。这个地洞通向大海,也许有水螅和其他巨大的头足类动物住在里面吧。好在托普在小队的前面走着,他们可以依靠它的机智。在紧要关头,它是决不会不发警报的。

他们沿着曲折的道路,大约走了一百英尺的光景。走在前面的史密斯站住了,他的伙伴们也到了他的跟前。他们站脚的地方很宽,这里是一个大小适中的山洞。顶上一滴一滴地往下掉水,然而大家很清楚,水不是从岩石里渗出来的。只不过是多少年来在石洞里奔腾而过的急流所剩下的一点残迹罢了。这里的空气虽然有些潮湿,然而却很新鲜,没有丝毫浊气。

“亲爱的赛勒斯,”吉丁·史佩莱说,“这个地方正在岩石的深处,藏身倒很安全,可是不能住人。”

“为什么不能住人?”水手问道。

“因为太小了,光线又暗。”

“我们不能把它扩大一些,凿得更深一点,再开几个窟窿透亮和通风吗?”潘克洛夫答道,他现在认为没有一件事情是办不到的。

“我们继续搜索吧,”赛勒斯·史密斯说。“也许再往下一些,大自然会让我们省下这番气力的。”

“我们才走了三分之一的路程。”赫伯特说。

“将近三分之一,”史密斯说,“我们才从洞口往下走了一百英尺,不可能一百英尺以下就……”

“托普上哪儿去了?”纳布打断了他主人的话问道。

他们在附近搜索了一会儿,可是托普并不在这里。

“它大概往前走了。”潘克洛夫说。

“我们跟上去吧。”史密斯说。

他们继续往下走去。工程师每到甬道拐弯的地方,就特另注意,虽然曲折很多,他还是能毫不困难地说出大概的方向。石洞是通向大海的。

居民们又走了五十英尺左右,忽然听见下面很远的地方有一种声音。他们停下来听了一会儿。甬道象一个传声筒似的送过一些声音来,听起来非常清楚。

“是托普在叫!”赫伯特喊道。

“就是它,”潘克洛夫说,“我们勇敢的狗在愤怒地叫呢!”

“我们有铁头的标枪,”赛勒斯·史密斯说。“提防着,向前进!”

“愈来愈奇怪了。”吉丁·史佩莱在水手的耳边悄悄地说,水手点点头。史密斯和他的伙伴们急忙奔去,准备帮助他们的狗,托普的叫声愈来愈清晰,它好象愤怒得出奇。是不是它侵犯了什么动物的窝,双方正在搏斗呢?探险家们在好奇心驱使下,连可能遇到的危险也不顾了。过了几分钟,他们又往下走了十六英尺,找到了托普。

甬道到头了。这里是一个宽敞而高大的石洞,托普来回乱跑,愤怒地狂叫着。潘克洛夫和纳布手里举着火把,把每一个缝隙都照亮了。这时候史密斯、吉丁、史佩莱和赫伯特拿着标枪,随时防备任何可能发生的紧急事故。宽大的石洞里空空如也,什么也没有。居民们到处都搜查遍了,里面没有任何东西,没有一只野兽,更没有一个人,然而托普还是继续在叫。抚摩也好,呵斥也好,都不能使它安静下来。

“湖水一定是在这里通过什么地方流到海里去的。”工程师说。

“当然,”潘克洛夫说,“大家可都要留神,不要掉到窟窿里去。”

“走,托普,走!”史密斯喊道。

托普被它的主人一喊,就激奋地跑到石洞的尽头去了,它在那里叫得更加起劲。

他们跟上前去,用火把一照,看见花岗石地面上有一个洞,简直就象一口正规的井。湖水就是通过它排出去的。这里面不是什么倾斜的、可以通行的甬道,而是一口直上直下的井,要想冒险下去是不可能的。

他们将火把凑到井口来:什么也看不见。史密斯把一根点着了的树枝在深渊里扔去。树枝火在迅速下坠的时候更加明亮,它照亮了井的内部,然而还是看不见任何东西。只听见嗤的一声,火灭了,说明树枝已经落在水里,也就是海面。

工程师根据树枝坠落的时间,算出井的深度大概在九十英尺左右。

因此,这里的地面一定在海拔九十英尺的地方。

“这就是我们的住所,”赛勒斯·史密斯说。

“可是这里有什么兽类住着呢。”吉丁·史佩莱说,他的好奇心还没有满足。

“不管是不是两栖动物,反正它已经从井里逃出去,”工程师答道,“把地方让给我们了。”

“不管怎么说,”水手说,“托普是从来也不无缘无故乱叫的!我真想变成托普,哪怕只是一刻钟也好。”

赛勒斯·史密斯看看他的狗,喃喃地说:

“是的,我相信托普比我们多知道很多事情。”靠近他的伙伴也许会听见这句话。

无论如何,居民们的希望总算大部分得到满足了。一方面是由于机会,另一方面也由于他们领袖的惊人智慧,使他们得到很多的好处。他们现在已经占有了一个巨大的石洞,虽然火把的光线太暗,还没法准确估计石洞到底有多大,然而肯定是可以用砖头把它隔成许多房间的,即使不能把它当作一幢住宅,至少也可以作为一间宽大的公寓。湖水改道以后,再也不会回来了。这个地方可以随便利用。

目前还有两个困难:首先,怎样能使这个岩石中间的洞窟得到阳光;其次,必须想法子使进出方便一些,头顶上的花岗石很厚,要想从上面取得光源是不可能的,因此只有把临向大海的岩壁凿穿。赛勒斯·史密斯在走下来的时候,大致估计了一下甬道的坡度和长度,他认为外壁不可能太厚。如果能让光线从这里进来,那么也一定能够打开一扇门,因为门和窗凿起来都一样,只是需要在外面安装一个梯子,这也不是难事。

史密斯把他的想法告诉了大家。

“那么,史密斯先生,我们就开始干吧!”潘克洛夫说。“我这儿有鹤嘴锄,很快就可以把墙壁凿透。你告诉我在哪儿动手啊?”

“这儿,”工程师说,他把强壮的水手带到一个地方,这里的石壁凹进去相当深,岩石的厚度比别处要薄得多。

潘克洛夫在火把的照耀下向花岗石进攻了。碎石迸得到处都是。凿了半个钟头,纳布上去替换他,然后吉丁·史佩莱又替换了纳布。

他们继续干了两个钟头,开始怀疑了,觉得这里大概不是鹤嘴锄能凿通的。正在这时候,吉丁·史佩莱最后一锄竟凿穿了岩石,工具脱手掉到外边去了。

“哈哈!”潘克洛夫喊了起来。

这里的石壁只有三英尺厚。

史密斯把眼睛凑在壁孔上,这里离地面有八十英尺。前面伸展着海岸和小岛,远处是辽阔无边的海洋。

阳光透过缺口,照亮了这个壮丽宏伟的石洞。石洞左边的高度和宽度都至多不过三十英尺,右边却非常宽敞,圆形的顶壁高达八十英尺以上。

洞里的穹窿就好象教堂中央的圆顶,由许多不规则的花岗石柱支持着。这些石柱有的象侧面的扶壁,有的象椭圆形的拱门,上面点缀着许多刻划鲜明的花纹。在阴暗的角落里,还隐藏着许多突出的图案,象挂着的装饰品似的。通过这些石柱所形成的奇形怪状的拱门,隐隐约约透过一些光线来。这个山洞象是人类所有的拜占庭、罗马和哥特式建筑艺术的综合体。然而这却是大自然创造出来的。大自然在花岗石中一手造成了这亚亨伯拉式的洞天福地。

居民们不住赞赏这个地方。他们原先以为这里只有一个狭小的石洞,结果却发现了一座神奇的官殿,纳布象进了大庙似的,把帽子也摘下来了!

人人都大声地赞不绝口。欢笑声充满了石洞,回音反复传播,最后才消失在黑暗的中堂里。

“喂,朋友们!”赛勒斯·史密斯大声说,“等我们在这里开了窗户以后,我们就把左边当作房间和仓库,这一边壮丽的石洞要留作书房和我们的博物馆!”

“我们给它起一个什么名字呢?”赫伯特问道。

“‘花岗石宫’。”史密斯说。他的伙伴们听了以后,又欢呼起来,表示赞同。

火把已经快烧完了,他们不得不再从甬道回到高地上去。大家决定把整理新住宅的必要工作放到第二天再做。

临走以前,赛勒斯·史密斯又趴在黑黝黝的井口上探望了一下井底的海面,并且仔细听了一会凡。井底丝毫没有响动,连深处常有的汹涌波涛声也没有。他又往下扔了一根燃烧的树枝。一刹那间,照亮了井的周围,然而还是和第一次一样,没有看见任何可疑的东西。

即使有什么水怪由于潮水突然不流一时找不到新的出口而大吃一惊,现在一定也已经从这条地下通道回到大海里去了。

工程师呆呆地站在那里,注视着深渊,一句话也不说。

水手走到他的身边,碰了一下他的胳膊,喊道:“史密斯先生!”

“什么事,朋友?”工程师好象刚从梦中醒来,开口反问。

“火把就要灭了。”

“走吧!”赛勒斯·史密斯说。

小队离开了石洞,开始往漆黑的甬道上爬去。托普跟在最后,还不时低低咆哮。往上走是相当困难的。居民们在上面的石洞里休息了几分钟。在这漫长的花岗石梯阶上,这里好象是一个中途的休息站。接着他们又继续往上爬去。

不久就呼吸到比较新鲜的空气了。石壁上晶莹的水滴已经蒸发掉了。光亮的火把开始黯淡下来,纳布手里的一支已经熄灭了。如果不想在黑暗中瞎摸,就必须加速前进。

他们加快了步伐,将近四点钟的时候,赛勒斯·史密斯和他的伙伴们走出了甬道;这时候,水手的火把也灭了。


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1 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。
2 ecstasies 79e8aad1272f899ef497b3a037130d17     
狂喜( ecstasy的名词复数 ); 出神; 入迷; 迷幻药
参考例句:
  • In such ecstasies that he even controlled his tongue and was silent. 但他闭着嘴,一言不发。
  • We were in ecstasies at the thought of going home. 一想到回家,我们高兴极了。
3 murmur EjtyD     
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
参考例句:
  • They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
  • There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
4 outlet ZJFxG     
n.出口/路;销路;批发商店;通风口;发泄
参考例句:
  • The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
  • Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。
5 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。
6 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》
7 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。
8 attained 1f2c1bee274e81555decf78fe9b16b2f     
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
参考例句:
  • She has attained the degree of Master of Arts. 她已获得文学硕士学位。
  • Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters. 鲁迅在文坛上获得崇高的地位。
9 ridge KDvyh     
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭
参考例句:
  • We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
  • The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。
10 declivity 4xSxg     
n.下坡,倾斜面
参考例句:
  • I looked frontage straightly,going declivity one by one.我两眼直视前方,一路下坡又下坡。
  • He had rolled down a declivity of twelve or fifteen feet.他是从十二尺或十五尺高的地方滚下来的。
11 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。
12 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。
13 resin bCqyY     
n.树脂,松香,树脂制品;vt.涂树脂
参考例句:
  • This allyl type resin is a highly transparent, colourless material.这种烯丙基型的树脂是一种高度透明的、无色材料。
  • This is referred to as a thixotropic property of the resin.这种特性叫做树脂的触变性。
14 resinous WWZxj     
adj.树脂的,树脂质的,树脂制的
参考例句:
  • Alcohol is a solvent of resinous substances.酒精是树脂性物质的溶媒。
  • He observed that the more resinous the wood, the more resistant it was to decay.他观察到木材含树脂越多,其抗腐力越强。
15 formerly ni3x9     
adv.从前,以前
参考例句:
  • We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
  • This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
16 dreaded XuNzI3     
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
  • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
17 ascend avnzD     
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上
参考例句:
  • We watched the airplane ascend higher and higher.我们看着飞机逐渐升高。
  • We ascend in the order of time and of development.我们按时间和发展顺序向上溯。
18 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。
19 projections 7275a1e8ba6325ecfc03ebb61a4b9192     
预测( projection的名词复数 ); 投影; 投掷; 突起物
参考例句:
  • Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
  • The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。
20 perilous E3xz6     
adj.危险的,冒险的
参考例句:
  • The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
  • We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机,我们如今已安然无恙。
21 stratum TGHzK     
n.地层,社会阶层
参考例句:
  • The coal is a coal resource that reserves in old stratum.石煤是贮藏在古老地层中的一种煤炭资源。
  • How does Chinese society define the class and stratum?中国社会如何界定阶级与阶层?
22 Pluto wu0yF     
n.冥王星
参考例句:
  • Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。
  • Pluto has an elliptic orbit.冥王星的轨道是椭圆形的。
23 Neptune LNezw     
n.海王星
参考例句:
  • Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
  • Neptune turned out to be a dynamic,stormy world.海王星原来是个有生气、多风暴的世界。
24 distinguished wu9z3v     
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
参考例句:
  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
25 efface Pqlxp     
v.擦掉,抹去
参考例句:
  • It takes many years to efface the unpleasant memories of a war.许多年后才能冲淡战争的不愉快记忆。
  • He could not efface the impression from his mind.他不能把这个印象从心中抹去。
26 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。
27 awe WNqzC     
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
参考例句:
  • The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
28 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。
29 cavern Ec2yO     
n.洞穴,大山洞
参考例句:
  • The cavern walls echoed his cries.大山洞的四壁回响着他的喊声。
  • It suddenly began to shower,and we took refuge in the cavern.天突然下起雨来,我们在一个山洞里避雨。
30 vault 3K3zW     
n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室
参考例句:
  • The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
  • The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
31 oozed d11de42af8e0bb132bd10042ebefdf99     
v.(浓液等)慢慢地冒出,渗出( ooze的过去式和过去分词 );使(液体)缓缓流出;(浓液)渗出,慢慢流出
参考例句:
  • Blood oozed out of the wound. 血从伤口慢慢流出来。
  • Mud oozed from underground. 泥浆从地下冒出来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
32 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。
33 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。
34 deviations 02ee50408d4c28684c509a0539908669     
背离,偏离( deviation的名词复数 ); 离经叛道的行为
参考例句:
  • Local deviations depend strongly on the local geometry of the solid matrix. 局部偏离严格地依赖于固体矩阵的局部几何形状。
  • They were a series of tactical day-to-day deviations from White House policy. 它们是一系列策略上一天天摆脱白宫政策的偏向。
35 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
36 detours a04ea29bb4d0e6d3a4b19afe8b4dd41f     
绕行的路( detour的名词复数 ); 绕道,兜圈子
参考例句:
  • Local wars and bandits often blocked their travel, making countless detours necessary. 内战和盗匪也常阻挡他们前进,迫使他们绕了无数弯路。
  • Could it be that all these detours had brought them to Moshi Pass? 难道绕来绕去,绕到磨石口来了吗? 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
37 acoustic KJ7y8     
adj.听觉的,声音的;(乐器)原声的
参考例句:
  • The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
  • Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。
38 impelled 8b9a928e37b947d87712c1a46c607ee7     
v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He felt impelled to investigate further. 他觉得有必要作进一步调查。
  • I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project. 我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
39 irresistible n4CxX     
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
参考例句:
  • The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前,势不可挡。
  • She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。
40 backwards BP9ya     
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
参考例句:
  • He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
  • All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
41 crevice pokzO     
n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝;缺口
参考例句:
  • I saw a plant growing out of a crevice in the wall.我看到墙缝里长出一棵草来。
  • He edged the tool into the crevice.他把刀具插进裂缝里。
42 caresses 300460a787072f68f3ae582060ed388a     
爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • A breeze caresses the cheeks. 微风拂面。
  • Hetty was not sufficiently familiar with caresses or outward demonstrations of fondness. 海蒂不习惯于拥抱之类过于外露地表现自己的感情。
43 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?
44 oblique x5czF     
adj.斜的,倾斜的,无诚意的,不坦率的
参考例句:
  • He made oblique references to her lack of experience.他拐弯抹角地说她缺乏经验。
  • She gave an oblique look to one side.她向旁边斜看了一眼。
45 perpendicular GApy0     
adj.垂直的,直立的;n.垂直线,垂直的位置
参考例句:
  • The two lines of bones are set perpendicular to one another.这两排骨头相互垂直。
  • The wall is out of the perpendicular.这墙有些倾斜。
46 illuminating IqWzgS     
a.富于启发性的,有助阐明的
参考例句:
  • We didn't find the examples he used particularly illuminating. 我们觉得他采用的那些例证启发性不是特别大。
  • I found his talk most illuminating. 我觉得他的话很有启发性。
47 hiss 2yJy9     
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满
参考例句:
  • We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
  • Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。
48 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。
49 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。
50 spacious YwQwW     
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
参考例句:
  • Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞,足够建一座游泳池。
  • The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。
51 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
参考例句:
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
52 excavation RiKzY     
n.挖掘,发掘;被挖掘之地
参考例句:
  • The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
  • The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。
53 secondly cjazXx     
adv.第二,其次
参考例句:
  • Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二,动脑筋提出自己的见解。
  • Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次,需要确定所作用的载荷。
54 rendering oV5xD     
n.表现,描写
参考例句:
  • She gave a splendid rendering of Beethoven's piano sonata.她精彩地演奏了贝多芬的钢琴奏鸣曲。
  • His narrative is a super rendering of dialect speech and idiom.他的叙述是方言和土语最成功的运用。
55 obliqueness 221dfc3f84ccdf61dd8aa6dd19cf827a     
倾度,歪斜
参考例句:
56 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。
57 recess pAxzC     
n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处)
参考例句:
  • The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
  • Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
58 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。
59 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
60 aperture IwFzW     
n.孔,隙,窄的缺口
参考例句:
  • The only light came through a narrow aperture.仅有的光亮来自一个小孔。
  • We saw light through a small aperture in the wall.我们透过墙上的小孔看到了亮光。
61 inundating 86b2733b79830eb72b2217f5dae184d3     
v.淹没( inundate的现在分词 );(洪水般地)涌来;充满;给予或交予(太多事物)使难以应付
参考例句:
  • Floodwaters are inundating states up and down the Eastern Seaboard. 洪水淹没了东部沿海各州。 来自互联网
  • Their invasion of the city effecttidal wave inundating first the immigrant colonies. 他们的涌入城市,象潮头一样首先淹没了移民地带。 来自互联网
62 vaulted MfjzTA     
adj.拱状的
参考例句:
  • She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. 她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
  • The formal living room has a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. 正式的客厅有一个壁炉和拱形天花板。
63 nave TGnxw     
n.教堂的中部;本堂
参考例句:
  • People gathered in the nave of the house.人们聚拢在房子的中间。
  • The family on the other side of the nave had a certain look about them,too.在中殿另一边的那一家人,也有着自己特有的相貌。
64 lateral 83ey7     
adj.侧面的,旁边的
参考例句:
  • An airfoil that controls lateral motion.能够控制横向飞行的机翼。
  • Mr.Dawson walked into the court from a lateral door.道森先生从一个侧面的门走进法庭。
65 piers 97df53049c0dee20e54484371e5e225c     
n.水上平台( pier的名词复数 );(常设有娱乐场所的)突堤;柱子;墙墩
参考例句:
  • Most road bridges have piers rising out of the vally. 很多公路桥的桥墩是从河谷里建造起来的。 来自辞典例句
  • At these piers coasters and landing-craft would be able to discharge at all states of tide. 沿岸航行的海船和登陆艇,不论潮汐如何涨落,都能在这种码头上卸载。 来自辞典例句
66 adorned 1e50de930eb057fcf0ac85ca485114c8     
[计]被修饰的
参考例句:
  • The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
  • And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。
67 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。
68 profusion e1JzW     
n.挥霍;丰富
参考例句:
  • He is liberal to profusion.他挥霍无度。
  • The leaves are falling in profusion.落叶纷纷。
69 picturesque qlSzeJ     
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
参考例句:
  • You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
  • That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。
70 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
参考例句:
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
71 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》
72 naves 4932fc033ac7d714aff298dfe6de4fdf     
n.教堂正厅( nave的名词复数 );本堂;中央部;车轮的中心部
参考例句:
  • It's structured as a Latin cross with three naves divided by pillars. 教堂的形状更是以古老的拉丁十字为基础,内部由一根根地石柱隔成三条长廊。 来自互联网
73 saluted 1a86aa8dabc06746471537634e1a215f     
v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂
参考例句:
  • The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
  • He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
74 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。
75 perpendicularly 914de916890a9aa3714fa26fe542c2df     
adv. 垂直地, 笔直地, 纵向地
参考例句:
  • Fray's forehead was wrinkled both perpendicularly and crosswise. 弗雷的前额上纹路纵横。
  • Automatic resquaring feature insures nozzle is perpendicularly to the part being cut. 自动垂直功能,可以确保刀头回到与工件完全垂直的位置去切割。
76 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》
77 agitate aNtzi     
vi.(for,against)煽动,鼓动;vt.搅动
参考例句:
  • They sent agents to agitate the local people.他们派遣情报人员煽动当地的民众。
  • All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush.你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻地搅动水。
78 marine 77Izo     
adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵
参考例句:
  • Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
79 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。
80 subterranean ssWwo     
adj.地下的,地表下的
参考例句:
  • London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.伦敦像这样的地下通道有9英里长。
  • We wandered through subterranean passages.我们漫游地下通道。
81 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。
82 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
83 growling growling     
n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼
参考例句:
  • We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
  • The lay about the deck growling together in talk. 他们在甲板上到处游荡,聚集在一起发牢骚。
84 ascent TvFzD     
n.(声望或地位)提高;上升,升高;登高
参考例句:
  • His rapid ascent in the social scale was surprising.他的社会地位提高之迅速令人吃惊。
  • Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.伯克按动电钮,电梯开始缓慢上升。
85 grotto h5Byz     
n.洞穴
参考例句:
  • We reached a beautiful grotto,whose entrance was almost hiden by the vine.我们到达了一个美丽的洞穴,洞的进口几乎被藤蔓遮掩著。
  • Water trickles through an underground grotto.水沿着地下岩洞流淌。
86 halfway Xrvzdq     
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
参考例句:
  • We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路,天就黑了。
  • In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上,最忌讳的是有始无终。
87 evaporation Pnoxc     
n.蒸发,消失
参考例句:
  • Be careful not to lose too much liquid by evaporation.小心不要因蒸发失去太多水分。
  • Our bodies can sweat,thereby losing heat by evaporation.我们的身体能出汗,由此可以蒸发散热。
88 flaring Bswzxn     
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的
参考例句:
  • A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls. 墙壁上装饰着廉价的花纸。
  • Goebbels was flaring up at me. 戈塔尔当时已对我面呈愠色。
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