Summary of the main contents of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
1. Chapter 1: The Flying Giant Reef
Starting in 1866, a big strange thing happened. A huge object was discovered in the ocean, like a flying giant reef, and many ships were inexplicably broken apart. The public is adamant that the monster with a head be removed from the ocean.
2. Chapter 2: Pros and Cons
There are two main opinions on monsters. One group thinks it is a monster with infinite strength, and the other group thinks it is a powered ship. Powerful "ship under the sea".
I (Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Natural History in Paris, France) believes that the monster is a "narwhal" with amazing power. The U.S. Department of the Navy organized a fast destroyer named the Abraham Lincoln to clear out the "monster." I was invited to accompany him.
3. Chapter 3: As you please, Sir, as you wish
My servant Conseil said without hesitation: "As you wish, Sir." He went up to Ephraget with me Captain's destroyer. The destroyer hoisted anchor from the Brooklyn dock and headed toward the Atlantic at full speed.
4. Chapter 4: Ned Rand
The captain and all the sailors share the same hatred and are determined to capture the narwhal. Only Canadian whaler Ned Lander doubted the existence of narwhals.
5. Chapter 5: Heading towards adventure
The ship is cruising in the Pacific Ocean. Everyone opened their eyes wide and tried hard to observe the sea. Three months passed, and the sailors began to become discouraged and began to doubt the significance of their search.
Six months later, the sailors asked to return. The captain promised to search for three days, and if there is no result after three days, he will return. At the last moment of the stipulated deadline, Nedlander, who had always been indifferent, suddenly shouted that he had discovered the monster.
6. Chapter 6: Ned Land’s Wrath
The submarine surfaced for fresh air. The three of them were still locked in the iron room. Ned Land was furious. He wanted to escape and seize the boat. When a waiter came in, he unexpectedly knocked him to the ground and choked him half to death. At this time, a French-speaking man appeared.
7. Chapter 7: Ocean People
The French-speaking person is Captain Nemo (meaning "the non-existent person") on the Nautilus submarine. He said The reason he kept silent during the first meeting was to get to know us. In fact, he understood all four languages. Captain Nemo was very dissatisfied with the Lincoln's pursuit and bombardment of submarines. He promised us that we would be free on the ship, but there was a condition. We will be locked up for a period of time if we encounter some unexpected situation. Otherwise, we will be killed. Captain Nemo reluctantly agreed to take us to eat. The food comes entirely from the ocean.
The meat is from the tenderloin of turtles, the butter is made from the milk of whales’ breasts, the sugar is extracted from seaweed, the clothes are woven from shell byssus, and the perfume is from seaweed. The sea plants are distilled, the bed is made of macrophylla, the pen is the tentacles of the whale, and the ink is the secretion of the cuttlefish. He loves the ocean, where there is no fighting, fighting, or dictatorship.
8. , Chapter 8: The Nautilus
Captain Nemo took us to visit the library of twelve thousand books on the "Nautilus". There are no books on political economy in the library. Give me some. Cigars made from seaweed.
He showed me the living room, which is actually a museum with famous paintings, scores of famous musicians, plants, shells and seafood, as well as priceless pearls. He showed me the elegant room he prepared for me and the simple room he lived in.
9. Chapter 9: Everything uses electricity
Captain Nemo. We introduced the uses of various instruments in the room. Everything on the submarine relies on electricity, and the raw material for producing electricity is sodium in seawater. Captain Nemo also introduced to me how to mine seabed mineral deposits, how to provide air, and introduced a He also showed me the purpose of the boat.
10. Chapter 10: Several sets of numbers
Captain Nemo introduced me to the overview, structure and power of the submarine. , luminescence, construction process, etc. The hull is composed of a double-layer hull, one inner layer and one outer layer. The shells are connected with T-shaped shoes, which makes the hull extremely strong and can be destroyed without the hull swinging from side to side. No ropes, no sails to blow away, no boilers to burst with steam
No fires to break, no terrible collisions, no storms to blow.
Every component on the Nautilus came from a different place on Earth. Finally, a processing plant was established on an isolated island in the ocean, with a total cost of 2 million francs, plus four to five million francs including artwork and collections.
11. Chapter 11: Kuroshio
The undersea adventure trip officially begins. The submarine travels through black currents at a depth of fifty meters below the surface. My two companions and I enjoyed watching the beautiful, lively and lovely fish through the crystal glass.
12. Chapter 12: A Letter of Invitation
Captain Nemo gave me an invitation letter, inviting me to go hunting in the Crispo Undersea Forest. Nemo introduced to me that we would wear diving equipment and dive to the bottom of the sea, using Lankov lamps for lighting, and the bullets would be small glass balls.
13. Chapter 13: Undersea Forest
We came to the Crispo Undersea Forest. Observing the underwater creatures carefully, the underwater world amazes us. I also slept at the bottom of the sea for a few hours. When we came to the underwater cliff of Crispo Island, we met a giant sea spider, shot a sea otter, and killed an albatross. Escaped the dogfish attack.
14. Chapter 14: Four Thousand Meters Under the Pacific Ocean
The submarine traveled under the Pacific Ocean, and we pulled in many new species of fish in the net, which was eye-opening. Captain Nemo said that there are cyclic currents on the bottom of the sea, which creates unstoppable vitality. One day, I saw a sunken ship. The tragic scene of the shipwreck was horrifying. This ship was called the Florida.
15. Chapter 15: Vanicolo Islands
Captain Nemo and I discussed the secretions of microorganisms that form small islands. Captain Nemo uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of two French exploration ships at the end of the 18th century from the underwater relics of the Vanicolo Islands.
16. Chapter 16: Torres Strait
The submarine went to the Indian Ocean through the Torres Strait, the most dangerous strait on earth, and ran aground on the rocks midway. I was at my wits' end, but Captain Nemo was confident, saying that in five days' time, on the day of the full moon, the rising tide would lift the Nautilus.
17. Chapter 17: A few days on land
With the consent of the captain, my two companions and I took a small boat to Gueboroal Island. We drank coconut water and ate breadfruit, bananas, pineapples, and mangoes. We returned to the Nautilus with a full harvest.
The next day, we went to the island again, and Conseil caught a bird of paradise (also called a sunbird) that was intoxicated by cardamom juice. We killed another wild boar and a few kangaroos, and had great fun eating barbecue.
18. Chapter 18: Captain Nemo’s Thunder
The indigenous Papuans discovered us and chased us to the beach. Later, they even rowed canoes to surround the Nautilus. , trying to attack us. Captain Nemo had always been calm and composed. During this time, an aborigine smashed the rare levain we found with a stone, which made Conseil very angry.
Captain Nemo passed electricity to the iron handrails on the hull of the boat. After being electrocuted, the natives were so frightened that they fled away. The Nautilus was lifted up by the rising tide and left the coral bed just as the captain expected.
19. Chapter 19: Forced Sleep
The submarine is traveling in the Indian Ocean. Captain Nemo measured the seawater temperature at different depths and found that the seawater below one thousand meters was constant temperature. We witnessed an interesting scene: the phosphorescent light on the sea surface illuminated the sea as if it were daytime. It turned out to be caused by the glow of some small jellyfish balls.
One day, Captain Nemo looked into the distance, angry, restless and worried. He suddenly ordered us to be locked up and put sleeping pills in the food to force us to sleep.
20. Chapter 20: Coral Kingdom
The next day, Captain Nemo asked me to treat an injured crew member whose skull was completely crushed. The captain took us to the colorful coral kingdom and buried the sailor who died of injuries in the coral cemetery in order to be safe from sharks and humans.
21. Chapter 21: Indian Ocean
The touching scene of the coral cemetery left a deep impression on me. It turned out that Captain Nemo prepared a cemetery for himself on the seabed. The Nautilus traveled through the Indian Ocean. We saw Keeling Island, the "Cructus", countless corpses floating in the Bay of Bengal, and the endless "Milk Sea", which is white because there are thousands of tiny squid in the water. Hair fiber caterpillar.
22. Chapter 22: Captain Nemo’s new suggestions
The captain introduced us to the primitive pearl fishing method, the miserable life of pearl divers, and their ability to see Recession, eye ulcers, multiple body wounds, and even strokes at the bottom of the ocean. He suggested that we visit the pearl fishing grounds of Ceylon. Captain Nemo also collected a pearl worth 2 million francs.
23. Chapter 23: A Pearl Worth Ten Millions
The captain took us to see a pearl as big as a coconut core. An Indian pearl diver was working hard to fish for pearls. Suddenly a big shark attacked him. The captain sacrificed his life to save him and started a life-and-death struggle with the giant shark. Just when the captain was in danger, Ned Land stabbed the shark in the vital part. The captain rescued the pearl diver on the boat and presented him with a bag of small pearls.
24. Chapter 24: Red Sea
The Nautilus cut through the waves in the Red Sea, where hurricanes were raging and underwater reefs were everywhere. Captain Nemo introduced to me the reason why the Red Sea got its name. It was formed by a small germ called "triple algae" that produced a vermilion sticky substance. He discovered the passage of the "Arabian Tunnel", an underground passage from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.