The Story of Robinson Crusoe(Part 1) |
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I WAS born in the city of York, in England, in the year 1632. My father was a man of some wealth, able to give me a good home and send me to school. It was his wish that I should be a lawyer buy my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of rambling1, and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea. My father gave me strong and earnest counsel against it, but with little effect. One day, being at Hull2, I met a school-fellow who was about to sail for London in his father's ship, and he prompted me to go with him, and in an evil hour, without asking God's blessing3 or my father's, I went on board.
On the way to London, a storm arose, the ship was wrecked4, and we barely escaped with our lives. I went on foot to London, where I met with the master of a vessel5 which traded to the coast of Africa. He took a fancy to me, and offered me a chance to go with him on his voyages, which I gladly accepted.
A great storm came up, and the ship was tossed about for many days, until we did not know where we were. Suddenly we struck a bank of sand, and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope to have her hold many moments without breaking into pieces. In this distress6 we launched a boat. After we had been driven four or five miles, a raging wave struck us so furiously that it overset the boat at once. Though I swam well the waves were so strong that I was dashed against a rock with such force that it left me senseless. But I recovered a little before the waves returned, and, running forward, got to the mainland safely.
Then I began to look about to see if any of my comrades had escaped, but I could see no sign of any of them.
The night coming on, I climbed into a thick, bushy tree to sleep, not knowing but that there might be ravenous8 beasts there. When I awoke, next morning, the sea was clam9, and I could see the ship about a mile from the shore; and when the tide ebbed10, I swam out to her. I found that all the provisions were dry, and being very hungry, I filled my pockets with biscuit, and eat as I went about other things; for I saw that I must lose no time in getting ashore11 all that I could from the ship. I first threw overboard several spare yards and spars. Then I went down the ship's side and tied them together, and laying a few short pieces of plank12 upon them, I had a raft strong enough to bear a moderate weight. Next I lowered upon it three seamen's chests, and filed them with provisions. After a long search I found the carpenter's chest, which was a great prize to me. I lowered it upon the raft, and then secured a supply of guns and gunpowder13. With this cargo14 I started for the shore, and, with a great deal of trouble, succeeded in landing it safely.
My next work was to view the country and seek a proper place to stow my goods. I knew not yet where I was, whether on the continent or an island. There was a hill not over a mile away, very steep and high; and I climbed to the top of it, and saw that I was on an island, barren, and as I saw good reason to believe, uninhabited.
Every day, for twelve days, I made a trip to the vessel, bringing ashore all that I thought would be useful to me. The night of the twelfth day there was a violent wind, and when I awoke in the morning the ship was nowhere to be seen.
Then I gave my thoughts to providing myself with a safe habitation. I found a little plain, on the side of a hill, whose front towards the plain was very steep, and had in it a hollow place like the door of a cave. Here I resolved to pitch my tent, which I made of sails that I had brought from the ship. Around it I drew a half circle, and drove two rows of piles into the ground, making a kind of fortress15. I left no entrance, but used a short ladder to go over the top, and when I was in, lifted it over after me. Then I enlarged the hollow place I have spoken of until I had made quite a cave, which served as a cellar for my house, which 'I called my castle.
I had found aboard a dog and two cats. I carried the cats ashore on the raft, but as for the dog he swam ashore himself, and was a trusty servant to me for many years. Besides the company of these pets, I had that of a parrot which I caught, and which I taught to speak; and it often gave me much amusement.
I went out every day with my gun to hunt for food. I found that there were goats running wild on the island, and often succeeded in shooting one. But I saw that my ammunition16 would in time all be gone, and that to have a steady supply of goat's flesh, I must breed them in flocks. So I set a trap to take some alive, and succeeded in catching17 several. I enclosed a piece of ground for them to run in; and in course of time, had a large flock, which furnished me with all the meat I needed.
I saved the skins of all the creatures I shot, and dried them; and when my clothes were worn out, replaced them with garments made of these. Then, at the expense of a great deal of time and trouble, I made an umbrella, also of skins, which I needed much to keep off both sun and rain.
For a long time I brooded over the idea of making a canoe of the trunk of a tree, as the Indians do, and at last set to work at the task. I cut a large tree, and spent over three months shaping it into the form of a boat. Then I found it too large to move to the water. I afterwards made a smaller one, and succeeded in launching it, and set out to make a tour around the island in it. But when I had been out three days, such a storm arose that I was near being lost. At last I was able to bring my boat to the shore, in a little cove7; and there I left it, and went across the island, on foot, to my castle, not caring to go to sea again in such an unsafe vessel.
The Story of Robinson Crusoe(Part 2)
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rambling
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| adj.[建]凌乱的，杂乱的 |
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- We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
- It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。
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hull
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| n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳 |
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- The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
- The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。
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blessing
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| n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿 |
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- The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
- A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
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wrecked
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| adj.失事的，遇难的 |
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- the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
- the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞
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vessel
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| n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管 |
参考例句： |
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
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distress
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| n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛 |
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- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
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cove
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| n.小海湾，小峡谷 |
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- The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁，嫩绿一片，好一个山外的小海湾。
- I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。
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ravenous
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| adj.极饿的，贪婪的 |
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- The ravenous children ate everything on the table.饿极了的孩子把桌上所有东西吃掉了。
- Most infants have a ravenous appetite.大多数婴儿胃口极好。
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clam
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| n.蛤，蛤肉 |
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- Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
- The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。
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ebbed
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| （指潮水）退( ebb的过去式和过去分词 )； 落； 减少； 衰落 |
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- But the pain had ebbed away and the trembling had stopped. 不过这次痛已减退，寒战也停止了。
- But gradually his interest in good causes ebbed away. 不过后来他对这类事业兴趣也逐渐淡薄了。
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ashore
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| adv.在(向)岸上，上岸 |
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- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
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plank
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| n.板条，木板，政策要点，政纲条目 |
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- The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
- They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。
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gunpowder
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| n.火药 |
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- 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。
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cargo
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| n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 |
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- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
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fortress
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| n.堡垒，防御工事 |
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- They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
- The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。
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ammunition
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| n.军火，弹药 |
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- A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
- They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。
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catching
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| adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住 |
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- There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
- Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
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