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1、Bookfrom:www.en8848.com.cnWHITEFANGbyJackLondon1906PartOneChapterOne--TheTrailoftheMeatDarkspruceforestfrownedoneithersidethefrozenwaterway.Thetreeshadbeenstrippedbyarecentwindoftheirwhitecoveringofthefrost,andtheyseemedtoleantowardeachother,blackandominous,inthefadinglight.Avastsil
2、encereignedovertheland.Thelanditselfwasadesolation,lifeless,withoutmovement,soloneandcoldthatthespiritofitwasnoteventhatofsadness.Therewasahintinitoflaughter,butofalaughtermoreterriblethananysadness--alaughterthatwasmirthlessasthesmileoftheSphinx,alaughtercoldasthefrostandpartakingo
3、fthegrimnessofinfallibility.Itwasthemasterfulandincommunicablewisdomofeternitylaughingatthefutilityoflifeandtheeffortoflife.ItwastheWild,thesavage,frozen-heartedNorthlandWild.Buttherewaslife,abroadinthelandanddefiant.Downthefrozenwaterwaytoiledastringofwolfishdogs.Theirbristlyfurwas
4、rimedwithfrost.Theirbreathfrozeintheairasitlefttheirmouths,spoutingforthinspumesofvaporthatsettleduponthehairoftheirbodiesandformedintocrystalsoffrost.Leatherharnesswasonthedogs,andleathertracesattachedthemtoasledwhichdraggedalongbehind.Thesledwaswithoutrunners.Itwasmadeofstoutbirch
5、-bark,anditsfullsurfacerestedonthesnow.Thefrontendofthesledwasturnedup,likeascrollinordertoforcedownandundertheboreofsoftsnowthatsurgedlikeawavebeforeit.Onthesled,securelylashed,wasalongandnarrowoblongbox.Therewereotherthingsonthesled-blankets,anaxe,andacoffee-potandfrying-pan;butpr
6、ominent,occupyingmostofthespace,wasthelongandnarrowoblongbox.Inadvanceofthedogs,onwidesnowshoes,toiledaman.Attherearofthesledtoiledasecondman.Onthesled,inthebox,layathirdmanwhosetoilwasover--amanwhomtheWildhadconqueredandbeatendownuntilhewouldnevermovenorstruggleagain.Itisnotthewayo
7、ftheWildtolikemovement.Lifeisanoffensetoit,forlifeismovement;andtheWildaimsalwaystodestroymovement.Itfreezesthewatertopreventitrunningtothesea;itdrivesthesapoutofthetreestilltheyarefrozentotheirmightyhearts;andmostferociouslyandterriblyofalldoestheWildharryandcrushintosubmissionman-
8、-man,whoisthemostre