Day 17 阅读范围 (Part 2: Chapter 10 & Chapter 11)
问题
1. The next morning, Arronax wakes late and spends the day observing marine life. He spots a “high wall” in the distance. What’s the “high wall”?
2. Arronax, Conseil, and Ned explore the volcanic island. What does Ned find?
翻译
1. I laid myself down with the full intention of waking after a few hours’ sleep, but it was eight o’clock the next day when I entered the saloon.
2. In the midst of this inextricable mass of plants and seaweed, I noticed some charming pink halcyons and actiniae, with their long tentacles trailing after them.
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:
At this point toward the end of the novel, the reader is given more practical information about how Nemo’s operation actually works. The provision of plausible information is also an important part of the science fiction genre, although some might argue that the details provided here are not particularly realistic and thus may not satisfy the reader’s questions.
It is debatable whether Arronax’s timidity in approaching Nemo is the result of excessive politeness, or whether there is a genuine risk in bringing up the subject of freedom in the wrong manner. Both are likely true to a certain extent—Arronax feels more sympathy toward Nemo than he arguably should, and at the same time, he might be right to be worried about how Nemo would react to this issue.
