Day 3 阅读范围 (Part 1: Chapter 5 & Chapter 6)
问题
1. How does the Nautilus get to the South Pole?
2. Why do the men work with knives and spears?
翻译
1. And they were opened widely. Both eyes and glasses, a little dazzled, it is true, by the prospect of two thousand dollars, had not an instant’s repose.
2. The darkness was then profound; and however good the Canadian’s eyes were, I
asked myself how he had managed to see, and what he had been able to see.
要求:
1.尽量回答上面问题
2.思考:
Further reading to help you develop your understanding of these two chapters:
The mission gets off to a successful start, but because the crew of the Abraham Lincoln still has no idea what they are facing, it is hard to say for sure whether Ned’s skills as a harpooner will be enough when (or if) they finally encounter the monster.
The fact that Arronax is completely unmotivated by money serves as yet another reminder that being a scientist isn’t just a job to him, but is rather the very essence of who he is. The problem with this, of course, is that the disappointment may be too much to bear if the mission is unsuccessful.
The passages describing the Abraham Lincoln’s initial contact with the narwhal introduce the importance of electricity in the novel. In the 19th century, electricity was still somewhat novel and certainly not as ubiquitous as it is today. The fact that a monster deep in the ocean could be electric would be a thrilling thought to readers at the time.
