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1、ProjectGutenbergsAJourneytotheCentreoftheEarth,byJulesVerneThiseBookisfortheuseofanyoneanywhereatnocostandwithalmostnorestrictionswhatsoever.Youmaycopyit,giveitawayorre-useitunderthetermsoftheProjectGutenbergLicenseincludedwiththiseBookoronlineatwww.gutenberg.orgTitle:AJourneytotheCentreoftheEarthAu
2、thor:JulesVerneReleaseDate:July18,2006EBook#18857Lastupdated:December27,2012Language:English*STARTOFTHISPROJECTGUTENBERGEBOOKCENTREOFTHEEARTH*ProducedbyNormWolcottAJOURNEYTOTHECENTREOFTHEEARTHByJulesVerneRedactorsNote:JourneytotheCentreoftheEarthisnumberV002intheTavesandMichaluknumberingoftheworksof
3、JulesVerne.FirstpublishedinEnglandbyGriffithandFarran,1871,thiseditionisnotatranslationatallbutacompletere-writeofthenovel, with portions addedand omitted,and nameschanged.Themostreprintedversion,itisenteredintoProjectGutenbergforreferencepurposesonly.AbettertranslationisAJourneyintotheInteriorofthe
4、EarthtranslatedbyRev.F.A.Malleson,alsoavailableonProjectGutenberg.TableofContentsCHAPTER1MYUNCLEMAKESAGREATDISCOVERYCHAPTER2THEMYSTERIOUSPARCHMENTCHAPTER3ANASTOUNDINGDISCOVERYCHAPTER4WESTARTONTHEJOURNEYCHAPTER5FIRSTLESSONSINCLIMBINGCHAPTER6OURVOYAGETOICELANDCHAPTER7CONVERSATIONANDDISCOVERYCHAPTER8TH
5、EEIDER-DOWNHUNTEROFFATLASTCHAPTER9 OUR STARTWE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THEWAYCHAPTER10TRAVELINGINICELANDCHAPTER11WEREACHMOUNTSNEFFELSTHEREYKIRCHAPTER12THEASCENTOFMOUNTSNEFFELSCHAPTER13THESHADOWOFSCARTARISCHAPTER14THEREALJOURNEYCOMMENCESCHAPTER15WECONTINUEOURDESCENTCHAPTER16THEEASTERNTUNNELCHAPTER17D
6、EEPERANDDEEPERTHECOALMINECHAPTER18THEWRONGROAD!CHAPTER19THEWESTERNGALLERYANEWROUTECHAPTER20WATER,WHEREISIT?ABITTERDISAPPOINTMENTCHAPTER21UNDERTHEOCEANCHAPTER22SUNDAYBELOWGROUNDCHAPTER23ALONECHAPTER24LOST!CHAPTER25THEWHISPERINGGALLERYCHAPTER26ARAPIDRECOVERYCHAPTER27THECENTRALSEACHAPTER28LAUNCHINGTHER
7、AFTCHAPTER29ONTHEWATERSARAFTVOYAGECHAPTER30TERRIFICSAURIANCOMBATCHAPTER31THESEAMONSTERCHAPTER32THEBATTLEOFTHEELEMENTSCHAPTER33OURROUTEREVERSEDCHAPTER34AVOYAGEOFDISCOVERYCHAPTER35DISCOVERYUPONDISCOVERYCHAPTER36WHATISIT?CHAPTER37THEMYSTERIOUSDAGGERCHAPTER38NOOUTLETBLASTINGTHEROCKCHAPTER39THEEXPLOSIONA
8、NDITSRESULTSCHAPTER40THEAPEGIGANSCHAPTER41HUNGERCHAPTER42THEVOLCANICSHAFTCHAPTER43DAYLIGHTATLASTCHAPTER44THEJOURNEYENDEDCHAPTER1MYUNCLEMAKESAGREATDISCOVERYLookingbacktoallthathasoccurredtomesincethateventfulday,Iamscarcely abletobelieve in thereality of my adventures. They were truly sowonderfulthat
9、evennowIambewilderedwhenIthinkofthem.My uncle was a German, having married my mothers sister, anEnglishwoman.Beingverymuchattachedtohisfatherlessnephew,heinvitedmetostudyunderhiminhishomeinthefatherland.Thishomewasinalargetown,andmyuncleaprofessorofphilosophy,chemistry,geology,mineralogy,andmanyothe
10、rologies.Oneday,afterpassingsomehoursinthelaboratorymyunclebeingabsentatthetimeIsuddenlyfeltthenecessityofrenovatingthetissuesi.e.,Iwashungry, and was about to rouse up our old French cook, when my uncle,ProfessorVonHardwigg,suddenlyopenedthestreetdoor,andcamerushingupstairs.NowProfessorHardwigg,myw
11、orthyuncle,isbynomeansabadsortofman;heis, however, choleric and original. To bear with himmeansto obey; andscarcelyhadhisheavyfeetresoundedwithinourjointdomicilethanheshoutedformetoattenduponhim.HarryHarryHarryIhastenedtoobey,butbeforeIcouldreachhisroom,jumpingthreestepsatatime,hewasstampinghisright
12、footuponthelanding.Harry!hecried,inafrantictone,areyoucomingup?Nowtotellthetruth,atthatmomentIwasfarmoreinterestedinthequestionastowhatwastoconstituteourdinnerthaninanyproblemofscience;tomesoupwasmoreinterestingthansoda,anomelettemoretemptingthanarithmetic,andanartichokeoftentimesmorevaluethananyamo
13、untofasbestos.Butmyunclewasnotamantobekeptwaiting;soadjourningthereforeallminorquestions,Ipresentedmyselfbeforehim.He was a very learned man. Now most persons in this category supplythemselves with information, as peddlers do with goods, for the benefit ofothers,andlayupstoresinordertodiffusethemabr
14、oadforthebenefitofsocietyin general. Not so my excellent uncle, Professor Hardwigg; he studied, heconsumed the midnight oil, he pored over heavy tomes, and digested hugequartosandfoliosinordertokeeptheknowledgeacquiredtohimself.Therewasareason,anditmayberegardedasagoodone,whymyuncleobjected to displ
15、ay his learning more than was absolutely necessary: hestammered;andwhenintentuponexplainingthephenomenaoftheheavens,wasapttofindhimselfatfault,andalludeinsuchavaguewaytosun,moon,andstarsthatfewwereabletocomprehendhismeaning.Totellthehonesttruth,when the right word would not come, it was generally re
16、placed by a verypowerfuladjective.In connection with the sciences there are many almost unpronounceablenamesnamesverymuchresemblingthoseofWelshvillages;andmyunclebeing very fond of using them, his habit of stammering was not therebyimproved.Infact,therewereperiodsinhisdiscoursewhenhewouldfinallygive
17、upandswallowhisdiscomfitureinaglassofwater.AsIsaid,myuncle,ProfessorHardwigg,wasaverylearnedman;andInowaddamostkindrelative.Iwasboundtohimbythedoubletiesofaffectionandinterest.Itookdeepinterestinallhisdoings,andhopedsomedaytobealmostaslearnedmyself.Itwasararethingformetobeabsentfromhislectures.Likeh
18、im,Ipreferredmineralogytoalltheothersciences.Myanxietywastogainrealknowledgeoftheearth.Geologyandmineralogyweretousthesoleobjectsoflife,andinconnectionwiththesestudiesmanyafairspecimenofstone,chalk,ormetaldidwebreakwithourhammers.Steelrods,loadstones,glasspipes,andbottlesofvariousacidswereoftenerbef
19、oreusthanourmeals.MyuncleHardwiggwasonceknowntoclassifysixhundred different geological specimens by their weight, hardness, fusibility,sound,taste,andsmell.Hecorrespondedwithallthegreat,learned,andscientificmenoftheage.Iwas,therefore,inconstantcommunicationwith,atalleventsthelettersof,SirHumphryDavy
20、,CaptainFranklin,andothergreatmen.ButbeforeIstatethesubjectonwhichmyunclewishedtoconferwithme,Imustsayawordabouthispersonalappearance.Alas!myreaderswillseeaverydifferentportraitofhimatafuturetime,afterhehasgonethroughthefearfuladventuresyettoberelated.Myunclewasfiftyyearsold;tall,thin,andwiry.Larges
21、pectacleshid,toacertainextent,hisvast,round,andgoggleeyes,whilehisnosewasirreverentlycomparedtoathinfile.Somuchindeeddiditresemblethatusefularticle,thatacompass was said in his presence to have made considerable N (Nasal)deviation.Thetruthbeingtold,however,theonlyarticlereallyattractedtomyunclesnose
22、wastobacco.Another peculiarity of his was, that he always stepped a yard at a time,clenchedhisfistsasifheweregoingtohityou,andwas,wheninoneofhispeculiarhumors,veryfarfromapleasantcompanion.Itisfurthernecessarytoobservethathelivedinaverynicehouse,inthatverynicestreet,theKonigstrasseatHamburg.Thoughly
23、inginthecentreofatown, it was perfectly rural in its aspecthalf wood, half bricks, with old-fashionedgablesoneofthefewoldhousessparedbythegreatfireof1842.WhenIsayanicehouse,Imeanahandsomehouseold,tottering,andnotexactlycomfortabletoEnglishnotions:ahousealittleofftheperpendicularandinclinedtofallinto
24、theneighboringcanal;exactlythehouseforawanderingartist to depict; all the more that you could scarcely see it for ivy and amagnificentoldtreewhichgrewoverthedoor.My uncle was rich; his house was his own property, while he had aconsiderableprivateincome.Tomynotionthebestpartofhispossessionswashisgod-
25、daughter,Gretchen.Andtheoldcook,theyounglady,theProfessorandIwerethesoleinhabitants.Ilovedmineralogy,Ilovedgeology.Tometherewasnothinglikepebblesandifmyunclehadbeeninalittlelessofafury,weshouldhavebeenthehappiestoffamilies.ToprovetheexcellentHardwiggsimpatience,Isolemnlydeclarethatwhentheflowersinth
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