Though the witches used to be pretty lively in other places, they were fond of climbing up and down the cross that stands by the road to Malá ?ermá (near Slany). Joe Hilma heard tell of this, so he took his horse and off he rode to see. He took with him a piece of chalk which had been blessed, and made a circle with it. Then he went into the circle and waited till midnight. Then, sure enough, he saw the witches, a great
swarm1 of them, climbing up and down the cross. They didn’t see him while this was going on, but when he rode out of the circle, off went the witches after him. He
galloped2 home at full speed. When he rode into the yard they were close on his heels. They couldn’t go any farther, for they had no power to do it. I don’t know how it happened, but one of them
flung3 a burning broom after him. The broom hit the door, and the door was burned. Joe had quite enough of seeing the witches.
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swarm
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| n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入 |
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- There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
- A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。
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galloped
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| （使马）飞奔，奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 )； 快速做[说]某事 |
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- Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
- The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。
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flung
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| （尤指生气地）扔( fling的过去式和过去分词 )； 猛动（身体或身体部位）； 粗暴地（向某人）说； 气势汹汹地（对某人）说 |
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- expeditions to the far-flung corners of the world 去世界偏远地方的探险
- Someone had flung a brick through the window. 有人把一块砖扔进了窗户。
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