| 单词 | Laputa |
| 例句 | Steam did not overtake water and wind as a source of power until after 1830; in Swift’s Laputa, as in eighteenth-century England, steam power did not replace water power but supplemented it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The first is a labyrinth combining scenes from more Ghibli films than I could count: The orange train from “Laputa: Castle in the Sky,” the bakery from “Kiki’s Delivery Service” and so on. Our Favorite Magical Creatures Live at Ghibli Park, So We Had to Go 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Together, the two set out to find Laputa, an island that Jonathan Swift described as floating above the earth. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z For instance, using Johannes Kepler's third law of planetary motion, Swift imagines that the people of his floating civilization of Laputa have discovered the two moons of Mars and their orbits. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The airship is named Gulliver, the hero of Jonathan Swift's classic, who visited a flying island of Laputa during his adventurous travels. Czech center builds giant 'airship' for literature 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Castle in the Sky,'' or "Laputa," as it is known in Japan. Tokyo Traders Gear Up for the 'Curse of Ghibli' 2013-08-02T02:11:52Z Laputan, la-pū′tan, adj. pertaining to Laputa, a flying island described in Swift's Gulliver's Travels as inhabited by all sorts of ridiculous projectors: absurd: chimerical. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z "His clothes remind me of those planned by the mathematicians in Laputa, except that these American mathematicians use formulae of scientific accuracy." I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Gulliver describes the aerial propulsion of Laputa in detail, even incorporating a force diagram that would not have been out of place in the Philosophical Transactions. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Swift's changes were mainly in "Laputa," which had been severely criticized. Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z Friday's airing is the first time in many years that "Laputa" coincides with U.S. payrolls, and Japan's day traders are ready. Tokyo Traders Gear Up for the 'Curse of Ghibli' 2013-08-02T02:11:52Z When I read to her the more delicate parts of Gulliver's Travels, with which she was enchanted, she affected to be angry at the voyage to Laputa, because it ridicules philosophical science. Coelebs In Search of a Wife Wonder if she waits on lodgers—if so, my dinners will be rather like the banquet Gulliver had at Laputa. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 “Laputa showed me the possibility of scientific horrors,” wrote philosopher and pacifist Bertrand Russell in the 1950s. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Andrew, joint author with Butcher of a prose translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, 34.Laputa, the floating island in Gulliver's Travels, 131.Leo, Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z May, 1719.48.Perhaps the most melancholy satire in the whole of the dreadful book, is the description of the very old people in the Voyage to Laputa. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges According to Dean Swift's hero, the astronomers on the Flying Island of Laputa had found two tiny satellites to Mars, one of which revolved around the planet in ten hours. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language Unfortunately, the philosophers of Laputa would have had no more difficulty in filling up details than the legislators of England or the United States. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. The moment when Lemuel Gulliver first sees the flying island Laputa. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z A few years ago any astronomer reading the voyage to Laputa would have said this was absurd. The Story of the Heavens He has travelled in the land of Laputa. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens His third voyage takes him to Laputa, where he sees the philosophers; and on the fourth he visits the land of the Houyhnhnms. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year See chap. xi. of the voyage to Laputa in Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Candide This is true even down to Swift's painful account of the Struldbrugs in the island of Laputa. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The astronomers on board the flying Island of Laputa had, according to Gulliver, keen vision and good telescopes. The Story of the Heavens In the voyage to Laputa the satire is directed against the vanity of human wisdom, and the folly of abandoning useful occupations for the empty schemes of visionaries. A History of English Prose Fiction The third part contains the voyage of Gulliver—no less improbable than the former ones—to Laputa, the flying island of projectors and visionaries. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction He has suborned other murderers and made traitors of honest men—and our Laputa philosopher at Washington smiles and says there is nothing amiss! Lewis Rand Orivie smiled indulgently as I explained to him that that hole was made by sea-currents when Laputa was under the ocean. White Shadows in the South Seas The Voyage to Laputa, from which we give no selections, was not generally understood and hence was not popular. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 The author leaves Laputa; is conveyed to Balnibarbi; arrives at the metropolis. Gulliver's Travels They lit fires and gave Laputa the notion of a great army. Prester John But he was in a sort of way attached to the Lake family, the son of an hereditary tenant on that estate which had made itself wings, and flown away like the island of Laputa. Wylder's Hand There is no connection between any two ideas in the book, and it seems to me to have been written as the sages of Laputa composed their works. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 The third voyage, to the Island of Laputa, is a burlesque of the scientists and philosophers of Swift's day. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived The word, which I interpret the flying or floating island, is in the original Laputa, whereof I could never learn the true etymology. Gulliver's Travels You and I have been long acquaint, Mr Laputa.' Prester John To the details of the process Swift seems to have been indebted for one of the humorous projects described by him in his voyage to Laputa. Lives of the Necromancers The third voyage, which takes him to Laputa, satirizes the philosophers. Halleck's New English Literature In the third voyage Gulliver continues his adventures in Laputa, and this is a satire upon all the scientists and philosophers. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World Lap, in the old obsolete language, signifies high; and untuh, a governor; from which they say, by corruption, was derived Laputa, from Lapuntuh. Gulliver's Travels Laputa had keys at his belt, and unlocked them, his fingers fumbling with weakness. Prester John Then Tom came to a very famous island, which was called, in the days of the great traveler Captain Gulliver, the Isle of Laputa. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 I need scarcely say not into two equal parts; no one out of the island of Laputa could do that. Hopes and Fears for Art Laputa is a flying island, held up in the air by a loadstone; and all the professors of the famous academy at Lagado are of the same airy constitution. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World Swift, a few months later, ridiculed with great bitterness, in the "Voyage to Laputa," the evidence which had satisfied the two Houses of Parliament. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 A pace before they met he halted, and Laputa went on his knees before him. Prester John If a whale could leap from the sea like a trout, perhaps men might look up and see one soaring above Yarmouth like the winged island of Laputa. Manalive Luckily for the reputation of Neoplatonism, the scheme was swamped by the courtiers of Gallienus, and the earth was saved the sad and ludicrous sight of a realised Laputa; probably a very quarrelsome one. Alexandria and Her Schools; four lectures delivered at the Philosophical Institution, Edinburgh Then Tom came to a very famous island, which was called, in the days of the great traveller Captain Gulliver, the Isle of Laputa. The Water-Babies There was little chance from a wandering patrol, for I knew if we were followed I should have a bullet in my head, while Laputa got off on the Schimmel. Prester John He was asking Laputa questions, to which came answers in that rich voice which on board the liner had preached the gospel of Christ. Prester John Laputa dismounted and looked down into the gorge. Prester John It was clear that Laputa must go to Dupree's Drift, for otherwise I could not escape; and it was equally clear that I must find the means of spoiling the Portugoose's game. Prester John Laputa's great voice rang out in some order which was repeated down the column, and the wide flanks of the force converged on the narrow cart-track which entered the water. Prester John Henriques would tell him, and for that matter he must have assumed himself, that Laputa would ride in the centre of the force. Prester John Therefore they would not suspect what I had done, and would simply lead me to Laputa at Inanda's Kraal. Prester John Laputa ceased to be the barbarian king, and talked like a civilized man. Prester John What would hinder Laputa from setting his men to follow me, and seize me before I could get into safety? Prester John Laputa got down and took off the bandage, and I found myself in one of the hill-meadows which lie among the foothills of the Wolkberg. Prester John Laputa let me sit on the ground for a minute or two to get my breath and rest my feet. Prester John They were armed only with knobkerries, and very clearly were no part of Laputa's army. Prester John He was a Christian minister called Laputa, and he was going among the tribes from Durban to the Zambesi as a roving evangelist. Prester John But I soon found out that Laputa was none of your flabby educated negroes from America, and I began to watch him. Prester John Laputa rose and his eye fell on the dog's back. Prester John Laputa shrugged his shoulders, stepped over the bristling Colin, and went out. Prester John In my mind ran a fragment from Laputa's prayer in the cave about the 'Terrible Ones.' Prester John Laputa was probably of that opinion, but Henriques would recognize me, and I had no wish to have that yellow miscreant investigating my character. Prester John Supposing I escaped suspicion, Laputa and Henriques would meet in the outhouse, and I must find some means of overhearing them. Prester John Then on Laputa's forehead and bare breast he drew a bloody cross. Prester John If it be the part of an orator to rouse the passion of his hearers, Laputa was the greatest on earth. Prester John I could only pray that Laputa would get to me before his friends had time to spear me. Prester John The hearers were in a sort of trance, their eyes fixed glassily on Laputa's face. Prester John Nothing would have made me advance, had I not feared Laputa less than my neighbours. Prester John Besides, I had a queer sort of compunction about killing Laputa. Prester John There will be short shrift for you if Laputa hears it.' Prester John I was left, very giddy and dazed, to confront Laputa and his chiefs. Prester John Laputa had gone, and would return sooner or later with Henriques. Prester John Laputa had a big night's work before him, and must begin soon. Prester John I knew more about Laputa than any man living save Henriques; I had my finger on the central pulse of the rebellion. Prester John Laputa said something which I did not catch. Prester John Laputa's eye fell on me, a clear searching eye with a question in it. Prester John The two argued for a minute, and then Laputa seemed to prevail. Prester John Maps were spread beside them, and Laputa's delicate forefinger was tracing a route. Prester John It gave me an odd feeling to see the remains of the meal at which I had entertained Laputa in the hands of a dozen warriors. Prester John Suddenly I saw Laputa before me, and hurled myself madly at his chest. Prester John But as I stumbled and sprawled down these rocky tracks I was not thinking of Laputa's plans. Prester John By the sound of his paces Laputa was riding the Schimmel, and if any one thinks it easy to go blindfold by a horse's side I hope he will soon have the experience. Prester John Laputa would be in a hurry, and therefore he would try to cross at the nearest point. Prester John Then Laputa, as the biggest of the five, was located on the banks of the Great Letaba about two miles below Main Drift. Prester John Then I went out to find Laputa standing patiently in the sunshine. Prester John After that the talk became plainer, for Laputa was explaining in his clear voice. Prester John Laputa took the necklet and twined it in two loops round his neck till the clasp hung down over his breast. Prester John I saw myself already safe, and Laputa's rising scattered. Prester John I shall never know how Laputa imposed silence on the most noisy race on earth. Prester John I thought, too, that from far away I heard Laputa. Prester John Laputa stripped off his leopard skin till he stood stark, a noble form of a man. Prester John It must be Laputa returning to command the panic. Prester John Also I had in my pocket the fetich of the whole black world; I had taken their Ark of the Covenant, and soon Laputa would be on my trail. Prester John The dog had kept my side, and had stood docilely by me while Laputa spoke. Prester John But I had not yet come to my full strength, and in any case I could not hope to fight the whole of Laputa's army. Prester John Laputa stood naked as when he was born, The rubies were dulled against the background of his skin, but they still shone with a dusky fire. Prester John The voice was Laputa's, but I could not see him. Prester John Laputa was taking no risks, for he clearly had in mind the possibility of some accident which would set me free, and he had no desire to have me guiding Arcoll to his camp. Prester John I wondered why Laputa had not the wits to see the Portugoose's treachery and to let me fight him. Prester John Arcoll must be found and warned, and that at once, or Laputa would slip over to Inanda's Kraal under cover of dark. Prester John Laputa fitted the key to the cipher, and the meaning was clear. Prester John And then I saw quite clearly Laputa's figure going east. Prester John Laputa knelt on the ashes of the fire which the Keeper had kindled three days before. Prester John Laputa's tall figure stood swaying above the white ashes, his hand pressed to his side. Prester John Laputa was speaking English in a strange, thin, abstracted voice. Prester John But he held his peace, and it was Laputa who spoke. Prester John I sat for a long time watching the light play on the fretted sheet of water and wondering where Laputa's body had gone. Prester John It occurred to me that sooner or later Arcoll would track Laputa to this place. Prester John My eyes were bandaged tight, and a thong was run round my right wrist and tied to Laputa's saddle-bow. Prester John The pain was so great that I became sick, and would have fallen but for Laputa. Prester John The old man whom I took to be the priest advanced towards Laputa with his hands raised over his head. Prester John I seemed to feel Laputa's great hand every second clawing at my heels. Prester John At the same moment Laputa began to shoot. Prester John I did not want to see him; above all, I did not want him to find Laputa. Prester John Laputa had been hours in the cave, enough to work havoc with the treasure. Prester John Once more we were sitting on the ground, all except Laputa and the Keeper. Prester John In a little I must die of starvation, or go mad and throw myself after Laputa. Prester John To me Laputa was the lion, and Henriques the serpent; and though I had no good will to either, I was determined to spoil the serpent's game. Prester John Laputa listened till the sound of the horses had died away; then silently we stole to the edge of the road, across, and into the thicker evergreen bush on the far side. Prester John It was in the bond that Laputa should shoot me if we were attacked; but a pistol might miss. Prester John Laputa stood with bent head in the centre. Prester John As we entered I looked back, and saw figures coming over the edge of the green cup—Laputa's men, I guessed. Prester John For it was borne in on me that Laputa had fallen into my hands. Prester John At first I thought it was Laputa and screamed. Prester John I was more fevered at the thought of Laputa's escape than I had been at the prospect of David Crawfurd's end. Prester John The priest's lips moved as if in prayer: of Laputa I saw only the back, and his head was bowed. Prester John It must have told Laputa what had always been in the Portugoose's heart. Prester John Either Laputa would find out the truth and kill him, or I would come up with him and have my revenge. Prester John There I stood, straddling like a Colossus over a waste of white waters, with the cave floor far below me in the gloom, and my discarded axe lying close to a splash of Laputa's blood. Prester John From their bloodshot eyes stared the lust of blood, the fury of conquest, and all the aboriginal passions on which Laputa had laid his spell. Prester John I had a mad desire to be of Laputa's party. Prester John After daybreak Arcoll, having got his reports from the plateau, and knowing roughly the direction in which Laputa was shaping, decided to advance his lines. Prester John So it happened that while Laputa was being driven east from the Berg, Henriques was travelling north, and their lines intersected. Prester John The first man landed on the far bank, and I recognized Laputa. Prester John I think I had forgotten all about that night when I lay in the cellar and heard Laputa's plans. Prester John Laputa trusted this fellow, and I wondered why. Prester John Henriques had tried to shoot Laputa at the entrance of the cave for the sake of the collar and the treasure within. Prester John After two shots Laputa had got hold of him and choked his life out as easily as a man twists a partridge's neck. Prester John The ceremony of the purification prevented Laputa from keeping a good look-out, and the result was that a way was made for the guns on the north-western corner of the rampart of rock. Prester John Every minute I wasted increased Laputa's chance of getting back to the kraal. Prester John Our friend Laputa was a fool not to take better precautions; but I must say you acted the drunkard pretty well.' Prester John I tell you Laputa is the Rising, and he has the collar. Prester John The natives were first of all to locate Laputa, and prevent him getting out on the south side of the triangle of hill and wood between Machudi's, the road, and the Letaba. Prester John Now Arcoll had not men enough to watch the whole line, and therefore if Laputa were once driven below the drift, he must shift his men farther down the road. Prester John Far better to join Laputa in the depths in a manly hazard for liberty. Prester John You have broken into their sacred places, and you will be sacrificed to Laputa's god. Prester John I could not warn Laputa, for that would seal my own fate, even if I were believed. Prester John The leading horsemen rode into the stream with Laputa in front. Prester John Henriques was after the rubies, and it was his interest to get Laputa across the river before the attack began. Prester John It was plain that Laputa intended to evade the patrol, not to capture it, and there, consequently, I should be safe. Prester John The sound of leading him out would most certainly bring Laputa and Henriques to the door. Prester John Still it was only wise to leave the track which I would be assumed to have taken, for Laputa would guess I had fled back the way to Blaauwildebeestefontein. Prester John I noticed that Laputa kept well in cover, preferring the tangle of wooded undergrowth to the open spaces of the water-meadows. Prester John Once Laputa checked me with his hand as I was going to speak, and in silence we crossed the kloof of a little stream. Prester John Laputa looked at me with an odd, meditative look. Prester John The men in the cave might butcher me out of hand, or Laputa might think my behaviour a sufficient warrant for the breach of the solemnest vow. Prester John Consequently it was of the first importance to locate Laputa's whereabouts, and for this purpose the native trackers were sent forward. Prester John It had been easy for Laputa to send word thirty miles ahead to stop any white man who tried to cross the Berg. Prester John I saw myself caught and carried off to Laputa, who must now be close on the rendezvous at Inanda's Kraal. Prester John Laputa undid the thong and set me free. Prester John Laputa took off the collar and called God to witness that it should never again encircle his neck till he had led his people to victory. Prester John Laputa peered at the gems like a mother at a child who has had a fall. Prester John He mentions Laputa only in a footnote as a renegade Christian who had something to do with fomenting discontent. Prester John Laputa and Henriques fairly baffled them, so that the pursuit turned to the west in the belief that the fugitives had made for Majinje's kraal. Prester John Very clear in my mind was the disquieting thought that Laputa and Henriques would soon be in the cave. Prester John This must mean that Laputa's army, or a large part of it, had not crossed at Dupree's Drift, but had gone up the stream to some higher ford. Prester John It was burned on my mind that Laputa was alive, nay, was waiting for me, and that it was God's will that we should meet in the cave. Prester John It really did not matter so long as I came up with Laputa and Henriques, and settled scores with them. Prester John Death was stripping him to his elements, and the man Laputa stood out beyond and above the characters he had played, something strange, and great, and moving, and terrible. Prester John When Laputa at length untied me, I had another fit of nausea, and leaned helplessly against a tree. Prester John Here was a queer counterpart to Laputa in the cave! Prester John I prayed earnestly to God to show me His mercy, for if ever man was sore bested by the heathen it was I. To my surprise, Laputa chose to show himself on the green hill-shoulder. Prester John It made a prodigious splash, sending a shower of spray over Laputa and the Collar. Prester John Behind me, as I turned, I could see Laputa's shoulders rising over the edge. Prester John I saw Laputa come out of the shadows and try to climb it, and always there was the sound of a rifle-breech clicking, a summons, and a flight. Prester John Could Laputa's trackers have got up with me already? Prester John But as the men were changing 'Mpefu's fellows got wind of Laputa's turn to the left, and in great haste Arcoll countermanded the move and waited in deep perplexity at Main Drift. Prester John About one o'clock Arcoll, tired of inaction and conscious that he had misread Laputa's tactics, resolved on a bold stroke. Prester John I thought Laputa had fallen into the chasm, but when I reached the door his swaying figure was coming out of the corridor. Prester John He knew that Laputa must come into the Berg sooner or later, and he had resolved that his strategy must be to await him there. Prester John I asked about Laputa's knowledge of our preparations. Prester John Henriques had told him of the vow, and had told him that Laputa would ride in the centre of the force. Prester John He had no hope of catching Laputa, but he thought that he might hold up the bulk of his force if he got guns on the ridge above the kraal. Prester John But it was his duty to isolate Laputa's army, and at all costs, it must be prevented from joining any of the concentrations in the south. Prester John By this time, I argued, the influence of Laputa must have sunk, and the fervour of the purification be half-forgotten. Prester John It was the night of the full moon—for which reason, I supposed, Laputa had selected it—and in an hour or two the world would be lit with that ghostly radiance. Prester John Laputa was dead and the treasure was mine, while Arcoll was crushing the Rising at his ease. Prester John Laputa was in truth a Titan, who in the article of death could break down a bridge which would have taken any three men an hour to shift. Prester John We had inadequate troops at our command, and but for our prestige and the weight of Laputa's dead hand there might any moment have been a tragedy. Prester John All that day the work continued, while Laputa and I were travelling to Machudi's. Prester John I seemed to hear Laputa's voice saying, 'It is the storekeeper.' Prester John Clutching them tightly, I climbed down to Laputa. Prester John Laputa had dropped his pistol, and the collar had plunged him in an ecstasy of worship. Prester John When the rope had gagged me, my teeth must have nearly severed it at one place, and this Laputa had not noticed when he used it as a knee-halter. Prester John I had a mission as clear as Laputa's. Prester John It says much for Laputa's iron hand that now everything was done in silence. Prester John In that hour the fate of the country was nothing to me, and I got no satisfaction from the thought that Laputa was severed from his army. Prester John Laputa not having returned, they had no plans. Prester John Only Laputa's incomparable veld-craft and great bodily strength prevented the two from being caught in half an hour. Prester John Whether I willed it or not, I was sealed of Laputa's men. Prester John But Laputa was coming back, and I dreaded meeting him. Prester John I was not mortally wounded like him, and I did not think Laputa had the strength to kill me even if he wished. Prester John There was no leader left when Laputa had gone. Prester John Arcoll, who alone knew how vital Laputa was to the success of the insurrection, immediately decided to suspend all other operations and devote himself to shepherding the leader away from his army. Prester John How the scheme succeeded and what befell Laputa the reader has already been told. Prester John Laputa, I argued, would have enough to do for a little, shepherding his flock over the water. Prester John The telling brought back the scene to me, and I shivered at the picture of the cave with the morning breaking through the veil of water and Laputa in his death throes. Prester John Therefore, he and his men rode back with all haste to the Berg by way of Main Drift, and reached Bruderstroom before Laputa had crossed the highway. Prester John It took many days, and taxed all our resources, but by the end of a week we had the whole of Laputa's army in separate stations, under guard, disarmed, and awaiting repatriation. Prester John They certainly did not suspect my presence in the cave, nor did Laputa show any ruffling of his calm. Prester John They could know nothing of the jewels, for Laputa would never have dared to make the loss of the sacred Snake public. Prester John It flashed through my mind that Laputa had a foe in his own camp, and the Prester's collar a votary whose passion was not that of worship. Prester John Laputa knew our weakness, and he staked everything on it. Prester John With the password I would gain admittance, and there would wait for Laputa and Henriques. Prester John I thought I had grabbed my friend Laputa that night in Durban, but I was too cocksure and he slipped off. Prester John A few were standing, and among them I caught sight of Laputa's tall figure. Prester John Nearly every tribe had its secret chest, and our friend Laputa had the use of them all. Prester John We shall smash Laputa and his men, but it will be a fierce fight, and there will be much good blood shed. Prester John With Laputa I was not angry; he was an open enemy, playing a fair game. Prester John Again Laputa spoke gravely, and, as it were, abstractedly. Prester John No, Mr Laputa, if you want them back, you must go yourself and take me with you.' Prester John I scurried along the passage as stealthily as I could and clambered back into the store, while I heard the sound of Laputa and Henriques ferreting among the barrels. Prester John Laputa seemed to have caught him by the arm. Prester John It must be the native name for the Rooirand, for after all Laputa was not likely to use the Dutch word for his own sacred place. Prester John I made inquiries about Mr Laputa, but could hear nothing. Prester John But if this was so, Laputa and I should be stopped, and then Laputa would certainly kill me. Prester John |
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