🔊 The mountains he had ever known were the three volcanoes, which came up to his knees. And he used the extinct volcano as a footstool. "From a mountain as high as this," he said to himself, "I shall be able to see the whole planet at one glance, and all the people ..."

他曾經認識的山,只有那三座火山,它們只到他的膝蓋那麼高。而他常常把死火山當作腳凳。"從這樣高的山上,"他自言自語道,"我就能一眼望盡整個星球,還有所有的人……"

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/

n. 火山

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. 滅絕的；熄滅的

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footstool /ˈfʊtstuːl/

n. 腳凳

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glance /ɡlɑːns/

n. 一瞥,掃視

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planet /ˈplænɪt/

n. 行星

🔊 But he saw nothing, save peaks of rock that were sharpened like needles. "Good morning," he said courteously.

但他什麼也沒看到,除了那些像針一樣尖銳的岩石山峰。"早安,"他禮貌地說。

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peaks /piːks/

n. 山峰；頂點

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sharpened /ˈʃɑːpənd/

adj. 被削尖的；變得敏銳的

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needles /ˈniːdlz/

n. 針；針狀物

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courteously /ˈkɜːtiəsli/

adv. 有禮貌地；殷勤地

🔊 "Good morning—Good morning—Good morning," answered the echo.

"早安——早安——早安,"回聲答道。

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echo /ˈekəʊ/

n. 回聲；回響

🔊 "Who are you—Who are you—Who are you?" answered the echo.

"你是誰——你是誰——你是誰？"回聲答道。

🔊 "Be my friends. I am all alone," he said.

"做我的朋友吧。我好孤單,"他說。

🔊 "I am all alone—all alone—all alone," answered the echo.

"我好孤單——好孤單——好孤單,"回聲答道。

🔊 "What a queer planet!" he thought. "It is altogether dry, and altogether pointed, and altogether harsh and forbidding. And the people have no imagination. They repeat whatever one says to them..."

"多麼奇怪的星球！"他想。"這裡完全乾燥,完全尖銳,完全嚴酷而令人生畏。而且這裡的人沒有想像力。他們只會重複別人對他們說的話……"

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queer /kwɪə(r)/

adj. 奇怪的；古怪的

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altogether /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r)/

adv. 完全地；總共

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pointed /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

adj. 尖的；尖銳的

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harsh /hɑːʃ/

adj. 嚴厲的；粗糙的；刺耳的

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forbidding /fəˈbɪdɪŋ/

adj. 令人生畏的；險惡的

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imagination /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/

n. 想像力

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repeat /rɪˈpiːt/

v. 重複；複述

Chapter XIX (第十九章)