In Medieval folklore, the Ziphius, or "Water-Owl", was a monstrous nautical creature said to attack ships in the northern seas.

在中世纪传说中，剑吻鲸或“水中猫头鹰”，一种在北方海域袭击船只的大得离谱的海中生物。

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The monstrous creature, looking as if a demon were wearing a man like a twisted suit of skin, spotted me and grinned.

这个怪物般的生物看起来就像是一个披着扭曲的人皮的恶魔，注视着我狞笑。

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In Medieval folklore, the Ziphius, or "Water - Owl", was a monstrous nautical creature said to attack ships in the northern seas.

在中世纪传说中，剑吻鲸或“水中猫头鹰”，一种在北方海域袭击船只的大得离谱的海中生物。

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To the broody hen, the notion would probably seem monstrous that there should be a creature in the world to whom a nestful of eggs was not utterly fascinating and precious and never to be too-much-sat-upon object which it is to her.

对母鸡来说，这个概念可能看起来荒谬,世界上有一种生物,对一窝鸡蛋,着迷，觉得弥足珍贵,对她而言，永远不觉得,孵蛋时间太长。

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