could find upon the corpses, and making them into bundles with the

graveclothes and raiment of the dead, carried them out to the back



of the mountain facing the ashore" target="_blank" title="n.海岸；海滨">seashore, where I established myself,

purposing to wait there till it should please Almighty Allah to send



me relief by means of some passing ship. I visited the cavern daily,

and as often as I found folk buried alive there, I killed them all



indifferently, men and women, and took their victual and valuables and

transported them to my seat on the ashore" target="_blank" title="n.海岸；海滨">seashore.



Thus I abode a long while till one day I caught sight of a ship

passing in the midst of the clashing sea swollen with dashing billows.



So I took a piece of a white shroud I had with me, and tying it to a

staff, ran along the ashore" target="_blank" title="n.海岸；海滨">seashore making signals therewith and calling



to the people in the ship, till they espied me, and hearing my shouts,

sent a boat to fetch me off. When it drew near, the crew called out to



me, saying, "Who art thou, and how camest thou to be on this mountain,

whereon never saw we any in our born days?" I answered: "I am a



gentleman and a merchant who hath been wrecked and saved myself on one

of the planks of the ship, with some of my goods. And by the



blessing of the Almighty and the decrees of Destiny and my own

strength and skill, after much toil and moil I have landed with my



gear in this place, where I awaited some passing ship to take me off."

So they took me in their boat, together with the bundles I had made of



the jewels and valuables from the cavern, tied up in clothes and

shrouds, and rowed back with me to the ship, where the captain said to



me: "How camest thou, O man, to yonder place on yonder mountain behind

which lieth a great city? All my life I have sailed these seas and



passed to and fro hard by these heights, yet never saw I here any

living thing save wild beasts and birds." I repeated to him the



story I had told the sailors, but acquainted him with nothing of

that which had befallen me in the city and the cavern, lest there



should be any of the islandry in the ship.

Then I took out some of the best pearls I had with me and offered



them to the captain, saying: "O my lord, thou hast been the means of

saving me off this mountain. I have no ready money, but take this from



me in requital of thy kindness and good offices.-But he refused to

accept it of me, saying: "When we find a shipwrecked man on the



ashore" target="_blank" title="n.海岸；海滨">seashore or on an island, we take him up and give him meat and

drink, and if he be naked we clothe him, nor take we aught from



him- nay, when we reach a port of safety, we set him ashore with a

present of our own money and entreat him kindly and charitably, for



the love of Allah the Most High." So I prayed that his life be long in

the land and rejoiced in my escape, trusting to be delivered from my



stress and to forget my past mishaps, for every time I remembered

being let down into the cave with my dead wife I shuddered in horror.



Then we pursued our voyage and sailed from island to island and

sea to sea till we arrived at the Island of the Bell which



containeth a city two days' journey in extent, whence after a six

days' ran we reached the Island Kala, hard by the land of Hind. This



place is govemed by a potent and puissant King, and it produceth

excellent camphor and an abundance of the Indian rattan. Here also



is a lead mine. At last by the decree of Allah we arrived in safety at

Bassorah town, where I tarried a few days, then went on to Baghdad



city, and finding my quarter, entered my house with lively pleasure.

There I forgathered with my family and friends, who rejoiced in my



happy return and give me joy of my safety. I laid up in my storehouses

all the goods I had brought with me, and gave alms and largess to



fakirs and beggars and clothed the widow and the orphan. Then I gave

myself up to pleasure and enjoyment, returning to my old merry mode of



rife.

Such, then, be the most marvelous adventures of my fourth voyage,



but tomorrow, if you will kindly come to me, I will tell you that

which befell me in my fifth voyage, which was yet rarer and more



marvelous than those which forewent it. And thou, O my brother Sindbad

the Landsman, shalt sup with me as thou art wont. (Saith he who



telleth the tale): When Sindbad the Seaman had made an end of his

story, he called for supper, so they spread the table and the guests



ate the evening meal, after which he gave the porter a hundred

• pitcher [´pitʃə] n.大水罐；投掷者 (初中英语单词)


• foreigner [´fɔrinə] n.外国人 (初中英语单词)


• violence [´vaiələns] n.猛烈；暴力(行) (初中英语单词)


• dismay [dis´mei] n.惊慌 vt.使惊慌 (初中英语单词)


• farewell [feə´wel] int.再见 n.&a.告别 (初中英语单词)


• thereupon [,ðeərə´pɔn] ad.因此；于是 (初中英语单词)


• deserve [di´zə:v] v.应受；值得 (初中英语单词)


• majesty [´mædʒisti] n.壮丽；崇高；尊严 (初中英语单词)


• glorious [´glɔ:riəs] a.光荣的；辉煌的 (初中英语单词)


• miserable [´mizərəbəl] a.悲惨的；可怜的 (初中英语单词)


• knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)


• hunger [´hʌŋgə] n.饥饿；渴望 (初中英语单词)


• stomach [´stʌmək] n.胃；胃口，食欲 (初中英语单词)


• thirst [θə:st] n.渴，口渴；渴望 (初中英语单词)


• throat [θrəut] n.咽喉；嗓子；出入口 (初中英语单词)


• lately [´leitli] ad.近来，不久前 (初中英语单词)


• provision [prə´viʒən] n.供应；规定；条款 (初中英语单词)


• occasional [ə´keiʒənəl] a.偶然的；临时的 (初中英语单词)


• opening [´əupəniŋ] n.开放；开端 a.开始的 (初中英语单词)


• standing [´stændiŋ] n.持续 a.直立的 (初中英语单词)


• presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)


• sleeping [´sli:piŋ] n.&a.睡着(的) (初中英语单词)


• perish [´periʃ] v.灭亡；消灭；(使)死去 (初中英语单词)


• wholly [´həul-li] ad.完全，十足；统统 (初中英语单词)


• sprang [spræŋ] spring 的过去式 (初中英语单词)


• awhile [ə´wail] ad.少顷；片刻 (初中英语单词)


• freely [´fri:li] ad.自由地；慷慨地 (初中英语单词)


• prospect [´prɔspekt, prəs´pekt] n.景色；境界 v.勘察 (初中英语单词)


• relief [ri´li:f] n.救济；援救；减轻 (初中英语单词)


• therewith [ðɛə´wið] ad.于是，随即 (初中英语单词)


• ashore [ə´ʃɔ:] ad.向岸上 (初中英语单词)


• voyage [´vɔi-idʒ] n.&vi.航海；航程；旅行 (初中英语单词)


• extent [ik´stent] n.长度；程度；范围 (初中英语单词)


• abundance [ə´bʌndəns] n.丰富，充裕 (初中英语单词)


• indian [´indiən] a.印度的 n.印度人 (初中英语单词)


• decree [di´kri:] n.法令；公告；天命 (初中英语单词)


• lively [´laivli] a.活泼的；热烈的 (初中英语单词)


• marvelous [´mɑ:viləs] (=marvellous) a.奇异的 (初中英语单词)


• gossip [´gɔsip] n.&vi.说闲话；聊天 (高中英语单词)


• underground [,ʌndə´graund] ad.&a.地下(的) (高中英语单词)


• cavern [´kævən] n.大山洞；大岩洞 (高中英语单词)


• dungeon [´dʌndʒən] n.地牢，土牢 (高中英语单词)


• jewelry [´dʒu:əlri] n.珠宝(饰物) (高中英语单词)


• lifetime [´laiftaim] n.一生，终生，寿命 (高中英语单词)


• whilst [wailst] conj.当…时候；虽然 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• befall [bi´fɔ:l] v.降临；发表(于) (高中英语单词)


• decent [´di:sənt] a.体面的，正派的 (高中英语单词)


• strewn [stru:n] strew的过去分词 (高中英语单词)


• rotten [´rɔtn] a.腐烂的；腐朽的 (高中英语单词)


• cavity [´kæviti] n.洞，窝；(人体)腔 (高中英语单词)


• draught [drɑ:ft] n.通风，通气；吸出 (高中英语单词)


• apparel [ə´pærəl] n.衣服 vt.给…修饰 (高中英语单词)


• inward [´inwəd] a.向内的；心灵上的 (高中英语单词)


• breach [bri:tʃ] n.&v.破坏；违犯 (高中英语单词)


• devour [di´vauə] vt.吞食；毁坏 (高中英语单词)


• scramble [´skræmbəl] v.&n.爬；争夺；炒(蛋) (高中英语单词)


• hearing [´hiəriŋ] n.听力；听证会；审讯 (高中英语单词)


• destiny [´destini] n.命运 (高中英语单词)


• repeated [ri´pi:tid] a.反复的；重复的 (高中英语单词)


• finding [´faindiŋ] n.发现物；判断；结果 (高中英语单词)


• orphan [´ɔ:fən] n.&a.孤儿 vt.使成孤儿 (高中英语单词)


• enjoyment [in´dʒɔimənt] n.享受；愉快；乐趣 (高中英语单词)


• porter [´pɔ:tə] n.守门人；勤杂工人 (高中英语单词)


• corpse [kɔ:ps] n.尸体 (英语四级单词)


• grievous [´gri:vəs] a.痛苦的；严重的 (英语四级单词)


• console [kən´səul] vt.安慰；慰问 (英语四级单词)


• raiment [´reimənt] n.衣饰 (英语四级单词)


• lawful [´lɔ:fəl] a.合法的，守法的 (英语四级单词)


• wedded [´wedid] a.(已)结婚的；献身的 (英语四级单词)


• calamity [kə´læmiti] n.灾害，大灾难 (英语四级单词)


• morsel [´mɔ:səl] n.佳肴 vt.少量地分配 (英语四级单词)


• deliverance [di´livərəns] n.援救；获释 (英语四级单词)


• speedily [´spi:dili] ad.迅速地 (英语四级单词)


• almighty [ɔ:l´maiti] a.万能的；全能的 (英语四级单词)


• crevice [´krevis] n.裂缝，罅隙 (英语四级单词)


• seashore [´si:ʃɔ:] n.海岸；海滨 (英语四级单词)


• swollen [´swəulən] swell的过去分词 (英语四级单词)


• shroud [ʃraud] n.尸衣；覆盖物；罩 (英语四级单词)


• befallen [bi´fɔ:lən] befall的过去分词 (英语四级单词)


• entreat [in´tri:t] vt.恳求，恳请 (英语四级单词)


• whence [wens] ad.从何处；从那里 (英语四级单词)


• potent [´pəutənt] a.有(势)力的；烈性的 (英语四级单词)


• befell [bi´fel] befall的过去式 (英语四级单词)


• immemorial [,imi´mɔ:riəl] a.太古的，极古的 (英语六级单词)


• applied [ə´plaid] a.实用的，应用的 (英语六级单词)


• loathsome [´ləuðsəm] a.讨厌的，令人作呕的 (英语六级单词)


• extended [iks´tendid] a.伸长的；广大的 (英语六级单词)


• victual [´vitl] n.食物 v.供应食物 (英语六级单词)


• vouchsafe [vautʃ´seif] v.赐予；俯允 (英语六级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• dashing [´dæʃiŋ] a.勇猛的；生气勃勃的 (英语六级单词)


• trusting [´trʌstiŋ] a.信任的；相信的 (英语六级单词)


• seaman [´si:mən] n.海员，水手 (英语六级单词)