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  CHAPTER 3.The Spouter1 Inn. 

 Entering that gable ended Spouter Inn,you found yourself in a wide,low, 
 straggling entry with old fashioned wainscots,reminding one of the bulwarks2 of some condemned3 old craft. 
 On one side hung a very large oilpainting so thoroughly4 besmoked,and every way defaced, 
 that in the unequal crosslights by which you viewed it,it was only by diligent5 study and a series of systematic6 visits to it, 
 and careful inquiry7 of the neighbors,that you could any way arrive at an understanding of its purpose. 
 Such unaccountable masses of shades and shadows,that at first you almost thought some ambitious young artist, 
 in the time of the New England hags,had endeavored to delineate chaos8 bewitched. 
 But by dint9 of much and earnest contemplation,and oft repeated ponderings,and especially by throwing open the little window towards the back of the entry, 
 you at last come to the conclusion that such an idea,however wild,might not be altogether unwarranted. 
 But what most puzzled and confounded you was a long,limber,portentous10,black mass of something hovering11 in the centre of the picture over three blue, 
 dim,perpendicular lines floating in a nameless yeast12.A boggy,soggy,squitchy picture truly,enough to drive a nervous man distracted. 
 Yet was there a sort of indefinite,half attained, 
 unimaginable sublimity13 about it that fairly froze you to it, 
 till you involuntarily took an oath with yourself to find out what that marvellous painting meant.Ever and anon a bright, 
 but,alas,deceptive idea would dart14 you through. 
 It's the Black Sea in a midnight gale15.It's the unnatural16 combat of the four primal17 elements. 
 It's a blasted heath.It's a Hyperborean winter scene. 
 It's the breaking up of the icebound stream of Time.But at last all these fancies yielded to that one portentous something in the picture's midst. 
 THAT once found out,and all the rest were plain.But stop;does it not bear a faint resemblance to a gigantic fish?even the great leviathan himself? 
 In fact,the artist's design seemed this:a final theory of my own,partly based upon the aggregated18 opinions of many aged19 persons with whom I conversed20 upon the subject. 
 The picture represents a Cape21 Horner in a great hurricane; 
 the half foundered22 ship weltering there with its three dismantled23 masts alone visible;and an exasperated24 whale, 
 purposing to spring clean over the craft,is in the enormous act of impaling25 himself upon the three mast heads. 
 The opposite wall of this entry was hung all over with a heathenish array of monstrous26 clubs and spears. 
 Some were thickly set with glittering teeth resembling ivory saws;others were tufted with knots of human hair; 
 and one was sickle27 shaped,with a vast handle sweeping28 round like the segment made in the new mown grass by a long armed mower29. 
 You shuddered30 as you gazed,and wondered what monstrous cannibal and savage31 could ever have gone a death harvesting with such a hacking,horrifying implement32. 
 Mixed with these were rusty33 old whaling lances and harpoons34 all broken and deformed35.Some were storied weapons. 
 With this once long lance,now wildly elbowed,fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset. 

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1 spouter 1cd2638429f4ebc6acfef958840a6865     
喷油井；捕鲸船；说话滔滔不绝的人；照管流出槽的工人
参考例句：
2 bulwarks 68b5dc8545fffb0102460d332814eb3d     
n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 )；保障；支柱；舷墙
参考例句：
  • The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty. 新闻自由是自由最大的保障之一。 来自辞典例句
  • Surgery and X-irradiation nevertheless remain the bulwarks of cancer treatment throughout the world. 外科手术和X射线疗法依然是全世界治疗癌症的主要方法。 来自辞典例句
3 condemned condemned     
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
  • The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
4 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
参考例句：
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
5 diligent al6ze     
adj.勤勉的，勤奋的
参考例句：
  • He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
  • She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。
6 systematic SqMwo     
adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的
参考例句：
  • The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
  • The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。
7 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
8 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
9 dint plVza     
n.由于，靠；凹坑
参考例句：
  • He succeeded by dint of hard work.他靠苦干获得成功。
  • He reached the top by dint of great effort.他费了很大的劲终于爬到了顶。
10 portentous Wiey5     
adj.不祥的，可怕的，装腔作势的
参考例句：
  • The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.现在的社会预示着重大变革的发生。
  • There was nothing portentous or solemn about him.He was bubbling with humour.他一点也不装腔作势或故作严肃，浑身散发着幽默。
11 hovering 99fdb695db3c202536060470c79b067f     
鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫
参考例句：
  • The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
  • I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。
12 yeast 7VIzu     
n.酵母；酵母片；泡沫；v.发酵；起泡沫
参考例句：
  • Yeast can be used in making beer and bread.酵母可用于酿啤酒和发面包。
  • The yeast began to work.酵母开始发酵。
13 sublimity bea9f6f3906788d411469278c1b62ee8     
崇高，庄严，气质高尚
参考例句：
  • It'suggests no crystal waters, no picturesque shores, no sublimity. 这决不会叫人联想到晶莹的清水，如画的两岸，雄壮的气势。
  • Huckleberry was filled with admiration of Tom's facility in writing, and the sublimity of his language. 对汤姆流利的书写、响亮的内容，哈克贝利心悦诚服。
14 dart oydxK     
v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲
参考例句：
  • The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。
  • Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。
15 gale Xf3zD     
n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）
参考例句：
  • We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
  • According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。
16 unnatural 5f2zAc     
adj.不自然的；反常的
参考例句：
  • Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗？
  • She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。
17 primal bB9yA     
adj.原始的；最重要的
参考例句：
  • Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
  • Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。
18 aggregated wzCzcx     
a.聚合的，合计的
参考例句：
  • He aggregated her to a political party. 他吸收她参加一政党。
  • The audiences aggregated a million people. 观众总数达100万人。
19 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
20 conversed a9ac3add7106d6e0696aafb65fcced0d     
v.交谈，谈话( converse的过去式 )
参考例句：
  • I conversed with her on a certain problem. 我与她讨论某一问题。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • She was cheerful and polite, and conversed with me pleasantly. 她十分高兴，也很客气，而且愉快地同我交谈。 来自辞典例句
21 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。
22 foundered 1656bdfec90285ab41c0adc4143dacda     
v.创始人( founder的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Three ships foundered in heavy seas. 三艘船在波涛汹涌的海面上沉没了。 来自辞典例句
  • The project foundered as a result of lack of finance. 该项目因缺乏资金而告吹。 来自辞典例句
23 dismantled 73a4c4fbed1e8a5ab30949425a267145     
拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消
参考例句：
  • The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
  • The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。
24 exasperated ltAz6H     
adj.恼怒的
参考例句：
  • We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
  • Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。
25 impaling 0381c88045c3aed1651920bd9921ee1f     
钉在尖桩上( impale的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The detective sat down facing John, his eyes impaling the young man. 侦探面对约翰坐下，犀利的目光逼视着这个年轻人。
26 monstrous vwFyM     
adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的
参考例句：
  • The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
  • Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！
27 sickle eETzb     
n.镰刀
参考例句：
  • The gardener was swishing off the tops of weeds with a sickle.园丁正在用镰刀嗖嗖地割掉杂草的顶端。
  • There is a picture of the sickle on the flag. 旗帜上有镰刀的图案。
28 sweeping ihCzZ4     
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
参考例句：
  • The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
  • Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
29 mower Bn9zgq     
n.割草机
参考例句：
  • We need a lawn mower to cut the grass.我们需要一台草坪修剪机来割草。
  • Your big lawn mower is just the job for the high grass.割高草时正需要你的大割草机。
30 shuddered 70137c95ff493fbfede89987ee46ab86     
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动
参考例句：
  • He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，车颤抖着停住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 我一看见那尸体就战栗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 savage ECxzR     
adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人
参考例句：
  • The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
  • He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
32 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
33 rusty hYlxq     
adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的
参考例句：
  • The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
  • I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。
34 harpoons 251647187a14e257f7d35de0729d6da4     
n.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Greenpeace hopes to position its boats between the harpoons and the whales. 绿色和平希望他们的船能开到港口与鲸鱼群之间的地方。 来自互联网
  • NIV Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 7[和合]你能用倒钩枪扎满它的皮，能用鱼叉叉满它的头吗？ 来自互联网
35 deformed iutzwV     
adj.畸形的；变形的；丑的，破相了的
参考例句：
  • He was born with a deformed right leg.他出生时右腿畸形。
  • His body was deformed by leprosy.他的身体因为麻风病变形了。

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