light quivering among the deepest shadows that fell from the

lofty trees. It was bordered, too, with a great many



sweet-smelling flowers, such as the mariners had never seen

before. So rich and beautiful they were, that, if the shrubs



grew wild here, and were native in the soil, then this island

was surely the flower garden of the whole earth; or, if



transplanted from some other clime, it must have been from the

Happy Islands that lay towards the golden sunset.



"There has been a great deal of pains foolishly wasted on these

flowers," observed one of the company; and I tell you what he



said, that you may keep in mind what gormandizers they were.

"For my part, if I were the owner of the palace, I would bid my



gardener cultivate nothing but savory pot herbs to make a

stuffing for roast meat, or to flavor a stew with."



" Well said!" cried the others. "But I'll warrant you there's a

kitchen garden in the rear of the palace."



At one place they came to a crystal spring, and paused to drink

at it for want of liquor which they liked better. Looking into



its bosom, they beheld their own faces dimly reflected, but so

extravagantly distorted by the gush and motion of the water,



that each one of them appeared to be laughing at himself and

all his companions. So ridiculous were these images of



themselves, indeed, that they did really laugh aloud, and could

hardly be grave again as soon as they wished. And after they



had drank, they grew still merrier than before.

"It has a twang of the wine cask in it," said one, smacking his



lips.

"Make haste!" cried his fellows: "we'll find the wine cask



itself at the palace, and that will be better than a hundred

crystal fountains."



Then they quickened their pace, and capered for joy at the

thought of the savory banquet at which they hoped to be guests.



But Eurylochus told them that he felt as if he were walking in

a dream.



"If I am really awake," continued he, "then, in my opinion, we

are on the point of meeting with some stranger adventure than



any that befell us in the cave of Polyphemus, or among the

gigantic man-eating Laestrygons, or in the windy palace of King



Aeolus, which stands on a brazen-walled island. This kind of

dreamy feeling always comes over me before any wonderful



occurrence. If you take my advice, you will turn back."

"No, no," answered his comrades, snuffing the air, in which the



scent from the palace kitchen was now very perceptible. "We

would not turn back, though we were certain that the king of



the Laestrygons, as big as a mountain, would sit at the head of

the table, and huge Polyphemus, the one-eyed Cyclops, at its



foot."

At length they came within full sight of the palace, which



proved to be very large and lofty, with a great number of airy

pinnacles upon its roof. Though it was midday, and the sun



shone brightly over the marble front, yet its snowy whiteness,

and its fantastic style of architecture, made it look unreal,



like the frost work on a window pane, or like the shapes of

castles which one sees among the clouds by moonlight. But, just



then, a puff of wind brought down the smoke of the kitchen

chimney among them, and caused each man to smell the odor of



the dish that he liked best; and, after scenting it, they

thought everything else moonshine, and nothing real save this



palace, and save the banquet that was evidently ready to be

served up in it.



So they hastened their steps towards the portal, but had not

got half way across the wide lawn, when a pack of lions,



tigers, and wolves came bounding to meet them. The terrified

mariners started back, expecting no better fate than to be torn



to pieces and devoured. To their surprise and joy, however,

these wild beasts merely capered around them, wagging their



tails, offering their heads to be stroked and patted, and

behaving just like so many well-bred house dogs, when they wish



to express their delight at meeting their master, or their

master's friends. The biggest lion licked the feet of



Eurylochus; and every other lion, and every wolf and tiger,

singled out one of his two and twenty followers, whom the beast



fondled as if he loved him better than a beef bone.

But, for all that, Eurylochus imagined that he saw something



fierce and savage in their eyes; nor would he have been

• yesterday [´jestədi] n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词)


• marble [´mɑ:bəl] n.大理石 a.大理石的 (初中英语单词)


• monster [´mɔnstə] n.怪物 a.大得异常的 (初中英语单词)


• forehead [´fɔrid] n.额，前部 (初中英语单词)


• seriously [´siəriəsli] ad.严肃；严重，重大 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• assistance [ə´sistəns] n.协作；援助；帮助 (初中英语单词)


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


• scheme [ski:m] n.计划；阴谋，诡计 (初中英语单词)


• helmet [´helmit] n.钢盔 (初中英语单词)


• mysterious [mi´stiəriəs] a.神秘的；难以理解的 (初中英语单词)


• breeze [bri:z] n.微风；不费力的事 (初中英语单词)


• eagerly [´i:gəli] ad.渴望地，急切地 (初中英语单词)


• purple [´pə:pl] n.紫色 a.紫(红)的 (初中英语单词)


• collar [´kɔlə] n.衣领；(狗等的)项圈 (初中英语单词)


• intelligent [in´telidʒənt] a.聪明的；理智的 (初中英语单词)


• hither [´hiðə] ad.到此处 (初中英语单词)


• anxious [´æŋkʃəs] a.担忧的；渴望的 (初中英语单词)


• sympathy [´simpəθi] n.同情，怜悯 (初中英语单词)


• vessel [´vesəl] n.容器；船；脉管 (初中英语单词)


• wicked [´wikid] a.邪恶的；不道德的 (初中英语单词)


• delicate [´delikət] a.精美的；微妙的 (初中英语单词)


• accordingly [ə´kɔ:diŋli] ad.因此；从而；依照 (初中英语单词)


• sunshine [´sʌnʃain] n.日光，阳光 (初中英语单词)


• cultivate [´kʌltiveit] vt.耕作；培植；培养 (初中英语单词)


• flavor [´fleivə] n.滋味 vt.给….调味 (初中英语单词)


• crystal [´kristəl] n.水晶 a.水晶的 (初中英语单词)


• liquor [´likə] n.酒类；(溶)液 (初中英语单词)


• beheld [bi´held] behold的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)


• moonlight [´mu:nlait] n.&a.月光(的) (初中英语单词)


• evidently [´evidəntli] ad.明显地 (初中英语单词)


• savage [´sævidʒ] a.野蛮的 n.蛮人 (初中英语单词)


• spacious [´speiʃəs] a.广阔的，宽敞的 (高中英语单词)


• cavern [´kævən] n.大山洞；大岩洞 (高中英语单词)


• methinks [mi´θiŋks] vi.据我看来 (高中英语单词)


• hideous [´hidiəs] a.丑陋的，可怕的 (高中英语单词)


• reconcile [´rekənsail] vt.调和；使和谐 (高中英语单词)


• ascertain [,æsə´tein] vt.探查；查明 (高中英语单词)


• remainder [ri´meində] n.剩余物；残余部分 (高中英语单词)


• decided [di´saidid] a.明显的；决定的 (高中英语单词)


• dainty [´deinti] a.秀丽的 n.美味 (高中英语单词)


• behavior [bi´heiviə] n.举止，行为 (高中英语单词)


• exceedingly [ik´si:diŋli] ad.非常地，极度地 (高中英语单词)


• onward [´ɔnwəd] ad.&a.向前(的) (高中英语单词)


• motion [´məuʃən] n.手势 vt.打手势 (高中英语单词)


• ridiculous [ri´dikjuləs] a.荒谬的；可笑的 (高中英语单词)


• banquet [´bæŋkwit] n.宴会，盛宴 (高中英语单词)


• brightly [´braitli] ad.明亮地；聪明地 (高中英语单词)


• fantastic [fæn´tæstik] a.奇异的；荒谬的 (高中英语单词)


• architecture [´ɑ:kitektʃə] n.建筑术；建筑学 (高中英语单词)


• offering [´ɔfəriŋ] n.提供；礼物；捐献 (高中英语单词)


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


• clamber [´klæmbə] v.&n.爬；攀登 (英语四级单词)


• setting [´setiŋ] n.安装；排字；布景 (英语四级单词)


• starvation [stɑ:´veiʃən] n.饥饿；饿死 (英语四级单词)


• beforehand [bi´fɔ:hænd] ad.事先；提前 (英语四级单词)


• cookery [´kukəri] n.烹调法；烹调的地方 (英语四级单词)


• drawing [´drɔ:iŋ] n.画图；制图；图样 (英语四级单词)


• edifice [´edifis] n.大厦；(知识的)体系 (英语四级单词)


• vagabond [´vægəbɔnd] n.流浪者 a.流浪的 (英语四级单词)


• mischievous [´mistʃivəs] a.有害的；淘气的 (英语四级单词)


• brutal [´bru:tl] a.兽性的；残暴的 (英语四级单词)


• warrant [´wɔrənt] n.根据；委任书；权利 (英语四级单词)


• befell [bi´fel] befall的过去式 (英语四级单词)


• midday [´middei] n.中午 (英语四级单词)


• portal [´pɔ:tl] n.(正)门；隧道 (英语四级单词)


• advisable [əd´vaizəbl] a.合适的，得当的 (英语六级单词)


• seaward [´si:wəd] a.&ad.朝海(的) (英语六级单词)


• foolishly [´fu:liʃli] ad.愚蠢地 (英语六级单词)


• perceptible [pə´septəbl] a.看得出的；可理解的 (英语六级单词)