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1、Unit1AloneintheArcticCold浏览次数:1374次悬赏分:50
2、提问时间:2008-3-1515:03
3、提问者:喷火娃hoho
4、问题为何被关闭Dayhadbrokenexceedinglycoldandgray,whenthemanturnedasidefromthemainYukontrailandclimbedtheslope,whereadimandlittle-traveledtrailledeastwardthroughthepineforest.Theslopewassteep,a
5、ndhepausedforbreathatthetop.Therewasnosunnorhintofsun,thoughtherewasnotacloudinthesky.Itwasaclearday,andyetthereseemedtobeamistoverthefaceofthings,thatmadethedaydark.Thisfactdidnotworrytheman.Hewasusedtothelackofsun.Themanlookedbackalongthewayhehadcome.TheYuk
6、onRiverlayamilewideandhiddenunderthreefeetofice.Ontopofthisicewereasmanyfeetofsnow.Itwasunbrokenwhite,saveforadarkhairlinethatwasthetrailthatledsouthfivehundredmilestotheChilcootPass.Butallthis----themysterious,far-reachinghairlinetrail,theabsenceofsunfromthe
7、sky,thetremendouscold,andthestrangenessandweirdnessofitall----madenoimpressionontheman.Hewasanewcomerinthelandandthiswashisfirstwinter.Thetuoublewithhimwasthathewaswithoutimagination.Fiftydegreesbelowzeromeanteighty-odddegreesoffrost.Suchfactimpressedhimasbei
8、ngcoldanduncomfortable,andthatwasall.Itdidnotleadhimtothinkaboutman'sweaknessingeneral,ableonlytolivewithincertainnarrowlimitsofheatandcold.Fiftydegreesbelowzerostoodforabitoffrostthathurtandthatmustbeguardedagainstbytheuseofthick,warmclothing.Fiftydegreesbel
9、owzerowastohimjustpreciselyfiftydegreesbelowzero.Thatthereshouldbeanythingmoretoitthanthatwasathoughtthatneverenteredhishead.Asheturnedtogoon,hespatspeculatively.Therewasasharp,explosivecracklethatstartledhim.Hespatagain.Andagain,intheair,beforeitcouldfalltot
10、hesnow,thespittlecrackled.Heknewthatatfiftybelowspittlecrackledonthesnow,butthisspittlehadcrackledintheair.Undoubtedlyitwascolderthanfiftybelow----howmuchcolderhedidnotknow.Butthetemperaturedidnotmatter.HewasboundfortheoldmineontheleftforkofHendersonCreekwher
11、theboyswerealready.TheyhadcomeoverthehillfromtheIndianCreekcountry,whilehehadcometheroundaboutwaytotakealookatthepossibilitiesofgettingoutlogsinthespringfromtheislandsintheYukon.Hewouldbe