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AP 2012-05-17

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We were crowded in the cabin; 我们挤在船舱里， Not a soul would dare to sleep: 没有一个人敢睡去， It was midnight on the waters, 那是海上的午夜， And a storm was on the deep. 海上风暴正起。 This a fearful thing in wint

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Secrets are hard to keep. Long before Sunday came, the news spread all over the county. 要保密是很难的。离星期日还有好几天，消息却已经在全县传开了。 Everybody knew that a sign had appeared in a spider's web on the Zucker

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The voyage was a skilful and lucky one; and returning to her berth with her hold full of the precious sperm, 这是一次灵巧而幸运的航行；载着满舱名贵的鲸脑回到了停泊地， the Amelia's example was soon followed by other ships

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Maddened, the beast lunged into the ranks. 发狂的战马跃入敌阵， Spears thrust at him from every side, but the shield wall broke beneath his weight. 长枪自四面八方向它捅来，但盾墙也同时在它的重压之下瓦解， The nor

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