CONCLUSION The Last Leaf of the Surprise Book

The last leaf² of Marjorie’s Surprise Book was³ very, very thin. It did⁴ not make Marjorie poke⁵ and feel and wonder⁶ what was inside⁷ its pocket⁸. It was marked⁹ to open at the Christmas tree. So the first thing that she did was to pull¹⁰ its Christmas seals¹¹ off¹² and read what was written inside:
“I hope¹³ you will always be happy—
As¹ happy as you can be,
As happy as all the happy times
That you have shared¹⁴ with me.”

“I made¹⁵ that up,” said¹⁶ Dotty, proudly¹⁷. “I did it all myself¹⁸.” Really, I think that Marjorie’s Surprise Book belonged¹⁹ to both little girls, don’t you? But which one do you suppose²⁰ liked it best? Was it Marjorie or was it Dotty? What do you think? For myself, I think it was the one who made it and gave²¹ it and thought²² it and planned²³ it all. So,[Pg 210] maybe, there is somebody²⁴ that you love to whom²⁵, you, too, would²⁶ like to give a Surprise Book like this of Marjorie’s.

And because I myself love all you children, I am giving you the story of a Surprise Book right here—now!

The End

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 leaf   

n.叶，树叶，花瓣；v.生叶，翻...的页

参考例句：

• The trees are just beginning to leaf.树刚刚开始长叶子。
• He take a leaf out of the book.他从书上撕下一页。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

5 poke   

n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
• Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。

6 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

7 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

8 pocket   

n.口袋，钱袋，钱，容器，孤立地区；vt.装…在口袋里，隐藏，抑制，私吞，搁置

参考例句：

• The letter has been in my pocket all the time.这封信一直揣在我口袋里。
• I wish to change some pocket money.我希望换些零钱。

9 marked   

adj.显著的，著名的；有记号的；加印记的；受监视的v.表示(mark的过去分词)；作记号；给…打分；在…留下痕迹

参考例句：

• The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign. 这些改革标志着一场长期运动的胜利结束。
• The death of the emperor marked the end of an epoch in the country's history. 皇帝驾崩标志着该国历史上一个时代的结束。

10 pull   

n.拉，拖，拉绳；vi.拔，拉，拖；vt.拉

参考例句：

• Pull your chair up to the table.把你的椅子挪近桌子。
• Please pull the door to when you go out.你出去请把门带上。

11 seals   

n.海豹( seal的名词复数 )；批准；（火漆）封印；印章v.密封( seal的第三人称单数 )；决定；确定；封上（信封）

参考例句：

• A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They saw many seals off the Coast of Alaska. 他们在阿拉斯加海岸外看见很多海豹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

13 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

14 shared   

adj.共享的，共用的

参考例句：

• the cohesive power of shared suffering 共患难的内聚力
• Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses. 费用由政府和当地企业均摊。

15 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

16 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

17 proudly   

adv.自豪地，得意地；傲慢地

参考例句：

• She proudly displayed her prize.她得意地展示所获的奖品。
• She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes.她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环。

18 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

19 belonged   

v.属于( belong的过去式和过去分词 )；是…的成员；应被放在；适应

参考例句：

• Politically, they belonged to the conservative party and opposed reform. 在政治上，他们是保守派，反对改革。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They belonged to a younger genration. 他们属于年轻的一代。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

20 suppose   

v.料想，猜测；假定，以为；（祈使句）让，设

参考例句：

• I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。
• Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？

21 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

22 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

23 planned   

adj. 计划了的, 根据计划的 动词plan的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• an expedition planned down to the last detail 计划详尽的探险
• Everything was planned in fastidious detail. 样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。

24 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

25 whom   

pron.谁（who的宾格）

参考例句：

• That is the man whom I met in Beijing last year.他就是我去年在北京碰见的那个人。
• He married a wife by whom he had two daughters.他娶了妻子并跟她生了两个女儿。

26 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？