SLIPPER'S A B C OF

FOX-HUNTING
A is for Alphabet
A is for Alphabet
"A is for Alphabet.
Faith! I'm in dhread
It's hardly I'll battle it out up to Z."
B is for Buck¹
B is for Buck
"B is for Buck.
Your best howlt is the spurs,
And make sure they're dhruv home
When ye're goin' through furze."
C is for Check
C is for Check
"C is for Check.
If ye go any faster
Ye'll be apt to be dhrawn into chat,
With the Master."
D was the Dhrain
D was the Dhrain
"D was the Dhrain that the fox got inside in.
Bad luck to the cowardly shkamer for hidin'!"
E came from England
E came from England
"E came from England, and wanted no guide.
Now he's larning the lie o' the bogs²,
From inside!"
F is Full Cry
F is Full Cry
"F is Full Cry.
And it's hard to say which
This lad or the hounds
Lets the powerfullest screech³!"
G stands for Geese
G stands for Geese
"G stands for Geese.
Look at Gollagher now,
And himself in the thick of a Family Row!"
H is for Horn
H is for Horn
"H is for Horn.
The few that can blow it
Are born to the thrick,
Just the same as a poet!"
I is meself
I is meself
"I is meself.
No great shakes, as you see,
But there's more than one gerr'l
Is wishin' for me!"
J is Jog Home
J is Jog Home
"J is Jog Home.
A dhry misht from the say
Very often comes on,
Just to soften⁴ the way!"
K is the Kick
K is the Kick
"K is the Kick that killed Kinahane dead.
I'd be sorry to mention
The words that he said!"
M is the Master
M is the Master
"M is the Master,
Blaspheemious of habit;
If you would catch hardship
Cheer hounds to a rabbit!
"And L is the Lep
That he threw in the passion.
Be cripes! But thim dogs
Got their 'nough of a thrashin'!"
N was a Nanny-goat
N was a Nanny-goat
"N was a Nanny-goat up on the hill.
Faith! Some o' thim puppies
Is hunting her still!"
O's the Obstackle
O's the Obstackle
"O's the Obstackle
Tim met in the way.
But the mare⁵ being free
He got no great delay."
P was the Price
P was the Price
"P was the Price of a nate little bin⁶
That the foxes ate over and over agin.
And bedad! if it comes to a Quarrel,
(that's Q)
I'll back Biddy Burke
To out-hucksther a Jew!
R is for River
R is for River
"R is for River.
Young Reilly kept cool.
If ye give him fair warning
Young Reilly's no fool.
"And S was the Saxon
That gave him the warning.
I'm thinkin' he'll hardly be dhry
Before morning."
T is a Tenant⁷
T is a Tenant
"T is a Tenant
About to vacate
The site once well filled by his
Family Sate⁸.
"And U's the Umbrella
That spilt the poor fella.
What call have owld women
To want an Umbrella?"
V's the Vet⁹
V's the Vet
"V's the Vet.
A nate surgeon, he'll 'knife it and chance it'!
And he'll 'cut out the work'
Without using his lancet!"
Here's the Wrecker
Here's the Wrecker
"Here's the Wrecker, and Earth Stopper,
Bowld Willy Roche.
Sure they say a fried egg's the one thing
He can't poach!"
X is the finish
X is the finish
"I sthruggled this long time
And couldn't find one
Dacent, sportsmanlike word
That thim letters begun.
"But at all events X is the finish of Fox.
His Y Z ye can't see
He's to ground in the rocks!"

The End

1 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

2 bogs   

n.沼泽，泥塘( bog的名词复数 )；厕所v.（使）陷入泥沼， （使）陷入困境( bog的第三人称单数 )；妨碍，阻碍

参考例句：

• Whenever It'shows its true nature, real life bogs to a standstill. 无论何时，只要它显示出它的本来面目，真正的生活就陷入停滞。 来自名作英译部分
• At Jitra we went wading through bogs. 在日得拉我们步行着从泥水塘里穿过去。 来自辞典例句

3 screech   

n./v.尖叫；(发出)刺耳的声音

参考例句：

• He heard a screech of brakes and then fell down. 他听到汽车刹车发出的尖锐的声音,然后就摔倒了。
• The screech of jet planes violated the peace of the afternoon. 喷射机的尖啸声侵犯了下午的平静。

4 soften   

v.(使)变柔软；(使)变柔和

参考例句：

• Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。
• This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。

5 mare   

n.母马，母驴

参考例句：

• The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
• The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。

6 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

7 tenant   

n.承租人；房客；佃户；v.租借，租用

参考例句：

• The tenant was dispossessed for not paying his rent.那名房客因未付房租而被赶走。
• The tenant is responsible for all repairs to the building.租户负责对房屋的所有修理。

8 sate   

v.使充分满足

参考例句：

• Nothing could sate the careerist's greed for power.什么也满足不了这个野心家的权力欲。
• I am sate with opera after listening to it for a whole weekend.听了整整一个周末的歌剧，我觉得腻了。

9 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。