2022ToBuildaFire大学英语作文ToBuildaFire高校英语作文ToBuildaFire高校英语作文一dayhadbrokencoldandgray,eceedinglycoldandgray,whenthemanturnedasidefromthemainyukontrailandclimbedthehighearth-bank,whereadimandlittletraveledtrailledeastwardthroughthefatsprucetimberland。itwasasteepbank,andhepausedforbreathatthetop,ecusingtheacttohimselfbylookingathiswatch。itwas第1页共76页nineoclock。therewasnosunnorhintofsun,thoughtherewasnotacloudinthesky。itwasaclearday,andyetthereseemedanintangiblepalloverthefaceofthings,asubtlegloomthatmadethedaydark,andthatwasduetotheabsenceofsun。thisfactdidnotworrytheman。hewasusedtothelackofsun。ithadbeendayssincehehadseenthesun,andheknewthatafewmore-daysmustpassbeforethatcheerfulorb,duesouth,wouldjustpeepabovethesky-lineanddipimmediatelyfromview。第2页共76页themanflungalookbackalongthewayhehadcome。theyukonlayamilewideandhiddenunderthreefeetofice。ontopofthisicewereasmanyfeetofsnow。itwasallpurewhite,rollingingentle,undulationswheretheicejamsofthefreeze-uphadformed。northandsouth,asfarashiseyecouldsee,itwasunbrokenwhite,saveforadarkhairlinethatcurvedandtwistedfromaroundthespruce-coveredislandtothesouth,andthatcurvedandtwisted第3页共76页awayintothenorth,whereitdisappearedbehindanotherspruce-coveredisland。thisdarkhair-linewasthetrail--themaintrail--thatledsouthfivehundredmilestothechilcootpass,dyea,andsaltwater;andthatlednorthseventymilestodawson,andstillontothenorthathousandmilestonulato,andfinallytost。michaelonberingsea,athousandmilesandhalfathousandmore。butallthis--themysterious,far-reachinghair-linetrail。theabsenceofsunfromthesky,thetremendous第4页共76页cold,andthestrangenessandweirdnessofitall--madenoimpressionontheman。itwasnotbecausehewaslongusedtoit。hewasanewcomer!intheland,achechaquo,andthiswashisfirstwinter。thetroublewithhimwasthathewaswithoutimagination。hewasquickandalertinthethingsoflife,butonlyinthethings,andnotinthesignificances。fiftydegreesbelowzeromeanteighty-odddegreesoffrost。suchfactimpressedhimasbeingcoldanduncomfortable,andthatwasall。itdidnotleadhimto第5页共76页meditateuponhisfrailtyasacreatureoftemperature,anduponmansfrailtyingeneral,ableonlytolivewithincertainnarrowlimitsofheatandcold;andfromthereonitdidnotleadhimtotheconjecturalfieldofimmortalityandmansplaceintheuniverse。fiftydegreesbelowzerostoodfortebiteoffrostthathurtandthatmustbeguardedagainstbytheuseofmittens,ear-flaps,warmmoccasins,andthicksocks。fiftydegreesbelowzerowastohimjustpreciselyfiftydegreesbelowzero。thatthereshouldbe第6页共76页anythingmoretoitthanthatwasathoughtthatneverenteredhishead。asheturnedtogoon,hespatspeculatively。therewasasharp,eplosivecracklethatstartledhim。hespatagain。andagain,intheair,beforeitcouldfalltothesnow,thespittlecrackled。heknewthatatfiftybelowspittlecrackledonthesnow,butthisspittlehadcrackledintheair。undoubtedlyitwascolderthanfiftybelow--howmuchcolderhedidnotknow。butthetemperaturedidnot第7页共76页matter。hewasboundfortheoldclaimontheleftforkofhendersoncreek,wheretheboyswerealready。theyhadcomeoveracrossthedividefromtheindiancreekcountry,whilehehadcometheroundaboutwaytotake;alookatthepossibilitiesofgettingoutlogsinthespringfromtheislandsintheyukon。hewouldbeintocampbysioclock;abitafterdark,itwastrue,buttheboyswouldbethere,afirewouldbegoing,andahotsupperwouldbeready。asforlunch,hepressedhishandagainsttheprotrudingbundle第8页...
