To Build a Fire大学英语作文.docx
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ToBuildaFire大学英语作文一
dayhadbrokencoldandgray,eceedinglycoldandgray,whenthemanturnedasidefromthemainyukontrailandclimbedthehighearth-bank,whereadimandlittletraveledtrailledeastwardthroughthefatsprucetimberland。
itwasasteepbank,andhepausedforbreathatthetop,ecusingtheacttohimselfbylookingathiswatch。
itwasnineoclock。
therewasnosunnorhintofsun,thoughtherewasnotacloudinthesky。
itwasaclearday,andyetthereseemedanintangiblepalloverthefaceofthings,asubtlegloomthatmadethedaydark,andthatwasduetotheabsenceofsun。
thisfactdidnotworrytheman。
hewasusedtothelackofsun。
ithadbeendayssincehehadseenthesun,andheknewthatafewmore-daysmustpassbeforethatcheerfulorb,duesouth,wouldjustpeepabovethesky-lineanddipimmediatelyfromview。
themanflungalookbackalongthewayhehadcome。
theyukonlayamilewideandhiddenunderthreefeetofice。
ontopofthisicewereasmanyfeetofsnow。
itwasallpurewhite,rollingingentle,undulationswheretheicejamsofthefreeze-uphadformed。
northandsouth,asfarashiseyecouldsee,itwasunbrokenwhite,saveforadarkhairlinethatcurvedandtwistedfromaroundthespruce-coveredislandtothesouth,andthatcurvedandtwistedawayintothenorth,whereitdisappearedbehindanotherspruce-coveredisland。
thisdarkhair-linewasthetrail--themaintrail--thatledsouthfivehundredmilestothechilcootpass,dyea,andsaltwater;andthatlednorthseventymilestodawson,andstillontothenorthathousandmilestonulato,andfinallytost。
michaelonberingsea,athousandmilesandhalfathousandmore。
butallthis--themysterious,far-reachinghair-linetrail。
theabsenceofsunfromthesky,thetremendouscold,andthestrangenessandweirdnessofitall--madenoimpressionontheman。
itwasnotbecausehewaslongusedtoit。
hewasanewcomer!
intheland,achechaquo,andthiswashisfirstwinter。
thetroublewithhimwasthathewaswithoutimagination。
hewasquickandalertinthethingsoflife,butonlyinthethings,andnotinthesignificances。
fiftydegreesbelowzeromeanteighty-odddegreesoffrost。
suchfactimpressedhimasbeingcoldanduncomfortable,andthatwasall。
itdidnotleadhimtomeditateuponhisfrailtyasacreatureoftemperature,anduponmansfrailtyingeneral,ableonlytolivewithincertainnarrowlimitsofheatandcold;andfromthereonitdidnotleadhimtotheconjecturalfieldofimmortalityandmansplaceintheuniverse。
fiftydegreesbelowzerostoodfortebiteoffrostthathurtandthatmustbeguardedagainstbytheuseofmittens,ear-flaps,warmmoccasins,andthicksocks。
fiftydegreesbelowzerowastohimjustpreciselyfiftydegreesbelowzero。
thatthereshouldbeanythingmoretoitthanthatwasathoughtthatneverenteredhishead。
asheturnedtogoon,hespatspeculatively。
therewasasharp,eplosivecracklethatstartledhim。
hespatagain。
andagain,intheair,beforeitcouldfalltothesnow,thespittlecrackled。
heknewthatatfiftybelowspittlecrackledonthesnow,butthisspittlehadcrackledintheair。
undoubtedlyitwascolderthanfiftybelow--howmuchcolderhedidnotknow。
butthetemperaturedidnotmatter。
hewasboundfortheoldclaimontheleftforkofhendersoncreek,wheretheboyswerealready。
theyhadcomeoveracrossthedividefromtheindiancreekcountry,whilehehadcometheroundaboutwaytotake;alookatthepossibilitiesofgettingoutlogsinthespringfromtheislandsintheyukon。
hewouldbeintocampbysioclock;abitafterdark,itwastrue,buttheboyswouldbethere,afirewouldbegoing,andahotsupperwouldbeready。
asforlunch,hepressedhishandagainsttheprotrudingbundleunderhisjacket。
itwasalsounderhisshirt,wrappedupinahandkerchiefandlyingagainstthenakedskin。
itwastheonlywaytokeepthebiscuitsfromfreezing。
hesmiledagreeablytohimselfashethoughtofthosebiscuits,eachcutopenandsoppedinbacongrease,andeachenclosingageneroussliceoffriedbacon。
heplungedinamongthebigsprucetrees。
thetrailwasfaint。
afootofsnowhadfallensincethelastsledhadpassedover,andhewasgladhewaswithoutasled,travelinglight。
infact,hecarriednothingbutthelunchwrappedinthehandkerchief。
hewassurprised,however,atthecold。
itcertainlywascold,heconcludedasherubbedhisnumbnoseandcheek-boneswithhismittenedhand。
hewasawarm-whiskeredman,butthehaironhisfacedidnotprotectthehighcheek-bonesandtheeagernosethatthrustitselfaggressivelyintothefrostyair。
atthemansheelstrottedadog,abignativehusky,theproperwolfdog,gray-coatedandwithoutanyvisibleortemperamentaldifferencefromitsbrother,thewildwolf。
theanimalwasdepressedbythetremendouscold。
itknewthatitwasnotimefortraveling。
itsinstincttolditatruertalethanwastoldtothemanbythemansjudgment。
inreality,itwasnotmerelycolderthanfiftybelowzero;itwascolderthansitybelow,thanseventybelow。
itwasseventy-fivebelowzero。
sincethefreezingpointisthirty-twoabovezero,itmeantthatonehundredandsevendegreesoffrostobtained。
thedogdidnotknowanythingaboutthermometers。
possiblyinitsbraintherewasnosharpconsciousnessofaconditionofverycoldsuchaswasinthemansbrain。
butthebrutehaditsinstinct。
iteperiencedavaguebutmenacingapprehensionthatsubdueditandmadeitslinkalongatthemansheels,andthatmadeitquestioneagerlyeveryunwontedmovementofthemanasifepectinghimtogointocamportoseeksheltersomewhereandbuildafire。
thedoghadlearnedfire,anditwantedfire,orelsetoburrowunderthesnowandcuddleitswarmthawayfromtheair。
thefrozenmoistureofitsbreathinghadsettledonitsfurinafinepowderoffrost,andespeciallywereitsjowls,muzzle,andeyelasheswhitenedbyitscrystalledbreath。
themansredbeardandmustachewerelikewisefrosted,butmoresolidly,thedeposittakingtheformoficeandincreasingwitheverywarm,moistbreathheehaled。
also,themanwaschewingtobacco,andthemuzzleoficeheldhislipssorigidlythathewasunabletoclearhischinwhenheepelledthejuice。
theresultwasthatacrystalbeardofthecolorandsolidityofamberwasincreasingitslengthonhischin。
ifhefelldownitwouldshatteritself,likeglass,intobrittlefragments。
buthedidnotmindtheappendage。
itwasthepenaltyalltobacco-chewerspaidinthatcountry,andhehadbeenoutbeforeintwocoldsnaps。
theyhadnotbeensocoldasthis,heknew,butbythespiritthermometeratsitymileheknewtheyhadbeenregisteredatfiftybelowandatfifty-five。
heheldonthroughthelevelstretchofwoodsforseveralmiles,crossedawideflatofrigger-heads,anddroppeddownabanktothefrozenbedofasmallstream。
thiswashendersoncreek,andheknewhewastenmilesfromtheforks。
helookedathiswatch。
itwastenoclock。
hewasmakingfourmilesanhour,andhecalculatedthathewouldarriveattheforksathalf-pasttwelve。
hedecidedtocelebratethateventbyeatinghislunchthere。
thedogdroppedinagainathisheels,withataildroopingdiscouragement,asthemanswungalongthecreek-bed。
thefurrowoftheoldsled-trailwasplainlyvisible,butadozeninchesofsnowcoveredthemarksofthelastrunners。
inamonthnomanhadcomeupordownthatsilentcreek。
themanheldsteadilyon。
hewasnotmuchgiventothinking,andjustthenparticularlyhehadnothingtothinkaboutsavethathewouldeatlunchat-theforksandthatatsioclockhewouldbeincampwiththeboys。
therewasnobodytotalkto;and,hadtherebeen,speechwouldhavebeenimpossiblebecauseoftheice-muzzleonhismouth。
sohecontinuedmonotonouslytochewtobac
ToBuildaFire大学英语作文二
onceinawhilethethoughtreiterateditselfthatitwasverycoldandthathehadnevereperiencedsuchcold。
ashewalkedalongherubbedhischeek-bonesandnosewiththebackofhismittenedhand。
hedidthisautomatically,nowandagainchanginghands。
butrubashewould,theinstanthestoppedhischeek-boneswentnumb,andthefollowinginstanttheendofhisnosewentnumb。
hewassuretofrosthischeeks;heknewthat,andeperiencedapangofregretthathehadnotdevisedanose-strapofthesortbudworeincoldsnaps。
suchastrappassedacrossthecheeks,aswell,andsavedthem。
butitdidntmattermuch,afterall。
whatwerefrostedcheeks?
abitpainful,thatwasall;theywereneverserious。
emptyasthemansmindwasofthoughts,hewaskeenlyobservant,andhenoticedthechangesinthecreek,thecurvesandbendsandtimberjams,andalwayshesharplynotedwhereheplacedhisfeet。
oncecomingaroundabend,heshiedabruptly,likeastartledhorse,curvedawayfromtheplacewherehehadbeenwalking,andretreatedseveralpacesbackalongthetrail。
thecreekheknewwasfrozencleartothebottom,--nocreekcouldcontainwaterinthatarcticwinter,--butheknewalsothattherewerespringsthatbubbledoutfromthehillsidesandranalongunderthesnowandontoptheiceofthecreek。
heknewthatthecoldestsnapsneverfrozethesesprings,andheknewlikewisetheirdanger。
theyweretraps。
theyhidpoolsofwaterunderthesnowthatmightbethreeinchesdeep,orthreefeet。
sometimesaskinofice。
halfaninchthickcoveredthem,andinturnwascoveredbythesnowsometimestherewerealternatelayersofwaterandice-skin,sothatwhenonebrokethroughhekeptonbreakingthroughforawhile,sometimeswettinghimselftothewaist。
thatwaswhyhehadshiedinsuchpanic。
hehadfeltthegiveunder
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