Chapter 3 ANNE'S VOLCANO

　　Chapter 3 ANNE'S VOLCANO
　　Julian awoke first in the morning. He heard a strange and lonely sound floating overhead. 'Coor-lie! Coor-lie!'
　　He sat up and wondered where he was and who was calling. Of course! He was in his tent withDick - they were camping on the moors¹. And that wild cry overhead came from a curlew, thebird of the moorlands.
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　　He yawned and lay down again. It was early in the morning. The sun put its warm fingers in athis tent opening, and he felt the warmth on his sleeping-bag. He felt lazy and snug³ and contented⁴.
　　He also felt hungry, which was a nuisance. He glanced at his watch.
　　Half past six. He really was too warm and comfortable to get up yet. He put out his hand to see ifthere was any chocolate left from the night before, and found a little piece. He put it into hismouth and lay there contentedly⁵, listening to more curlews, and watching the sun climb a littlehigher.
　　He fell asleep again, and was awakened⁶ by Timmy busily licking his face. He sat up with a start.
　　The girls were peering in at his tent, grinning. They were fully⁷ dressed already.
　　'Wake up, lazy!' said Anne. 'We sent Timmy in to get you up. It's half past seven. We've been upfor ages.'
　　'It's a simply heavenly morning,' said George.
　　'Going to be a frightfully hot day. Do get up. We're going to find the stream and wash in it. Itseems silly to lug⁸ heavy buckets of water to and fro for washing, if the stream's nearby.'
　　Dick awoke too. He and Julian decided⁹ to go and take a bathe in the stream. They wandered outinto the sunny morning, feeling very happy and very hungry. The girls were just coming backfrom the stream.
　　'It's over there,' said Anne, pointing. 'Timmy, go with them and show them. It's a lovely littlebrown stream, awfully¹⁰ cold, and it's got ferns along its banks. We've left the bucket there. Bringit back full, will you?'
　　'What do you want us to do that for, if you've already washed?' asked Dick.
　　'We want water for washing-up the dishes,' said Anne. 'I suddenly remembered we'd need waterfor that. I say, do you think we ought to wake up Mr. Luffy? There's no sign of him yet.'
　　'No, let him sleep,' said Julian. 'He's probably tired out with driving the car so slowly! We caneasily save him some breakfast. What are we going to have?'
　　'We've unpacked¹¹ some bacon rashers and tomatoes, ' said Anne, who loved cooking. 'How doyou light the stove, Julian?'
　　'George knows,' said Julian. 'I say, did we pack a frying-pan?'
　　'Yes. I packed it myself,' said Anne. 'Do go and bathe if you're going to. Breakfast will be readybefore you are!'
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　　Timmy gravely trotted¹² off with the boys and showed them the stream. Julian and Dick at oncelay down in the clear brown bed, and kicked wildly. Timmy leapt in too, and there were yells andshrieks.
　　'Well - I should think we've woken up old Luffy now!' said Dick, rubbing himself down with arough towel. 'How lovely and cold that was. The trouble is it's made me feel twice as hungry!'
　　'Doesn't that frying bacon smell good?' said Julian, sniffing¹⁴ the air. They walked back to thegirls. There was still no sign of Mr. Luffy. He must indeed sleep very soundly!
　　They sat down in the heather and began their breakfast. Anne had fried big rounds of bread in thefat, and the boys told her she was the best cook in the world. She was very pleased.
　　'I shall look after the food side for you,' she said. 'But George must help with the preparing of themeals and washing-up. See, George?'
　　George didn't see. She hated doing all the things that Anne loved to do, such as making beds andwashing-up. She looked sulky.
　　'Look at old George! Why bother about the washing-up when there's Timmy only too pleased touse his tongue to wash every plate?' said Dick.
　　Everyone laughed, even George. 'All right,' she said, I'll help of course. Only let's use as fewplates as possible, then there won't be much washing-up. Is there any more fried bread, Anne?'
　　'No. But there are some biscuits in that tin,' said Anne. 'I say, boys, who's going to go to the farmeach day for milk and things? I expect they can let us have bread, too, and fruit.'
　　'Oh, one or other of us will go,' said Dick. 'Anne, hadn't you better fry something for old Luffynow? I'll go and wake him. Half the day will be gone if he doesn't get up now.'
　　'I'll go and make a noise like an earwig outside his tent,' said Julian, getting up. 'He might notwake with all our yells and shouts, but he'd certainly wake at the call of a friendly earwig!'
　　He went down to the tent. He cleared his throat and called politely: 'Are you awake yet, sir?'
　　There was no answer. Julian called again. Then, puzzled, he went to the tent opening. The flapwas closed. He pulled it aside and looked in.
　　The tent was empty! There was nobody there at all.
　　'What's up, Ju?' called Dick.
　　'He's not here,' said Julian. 'Where can he be?'
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　　There was silence. For a panic-stricken moment Anne thought one of their strange adventureswas beginning. Then Dick called out again: 'Is his bug-tin gone? You know, the tin box withstraps that he takes with him when he goes insect-hunting? And what about his clothes?'
　　Julian inspected the inside of the tent again. 'Okay!' he called, much to everyone's relief. 'Hisclothes are gone, and so has his bug-tin. He must have slipped out early, before we were awake. Ibet he's forgotten all about us and breakfast and everything!'
　　'That would be just like him,' said Dick. 'Well, we're not his keepers. He can do as he likes! If hedoesn't want breakfast, he needn't have any. He'll come back when he's finished his hunting, Isuppose.'
　　'Anne! Can you get on with the doings if Dick and I go to the farmhouse¹⁵ and see what foodthey've got?' asked Julian. 'The time's getting on, and if we're going for a walk or anything today,we don't want to start too late.'
　　'Right,' said Anne. 'You go too, George. I can manage everything nicely, now that the boys havebrought me a bucketful of water. Take Timmy. He wants a walk.'
　　George was only too pleased to get out of the washing-up. She and the boys, with Timmytrotting in front, set off to the farmhouse. Anne got on with her jobs, humming softly to herself inthe sunshine. She soon finished them, and then looked to see if the others were coming back.
　　There was no sign of them, or of Mr. Luffy either.
　　'I'll go for a walk on my own,' thought Anne. I'll follow that little stream uphill and see where itbegins. That would be fun. I can't possibly lose my way if I keep by the water.'
　　She set off in the sunshine and came to the little brown stream that gurgled down the hill. Shescrambled through the heather beside it, following its course uphill. She liked all the little greenferns and the cushions of velvety¹⁶ moss¹⁷ that edged it. She tasted the water - it was cold and sweetand clean.
　　Feeling very happy all by herself, Anne walked on and on. She came at last to a big mound¹⁸ of ahill-top. The little stream began there, half-way up the mound. It came gurgling out of theheathery hillside, edged with moss, and made its chattering¹⁹ way far down the hill.
　　'So that's where you begin, is it?' said Anne. She flung herself down on the heather, hot with herclimb. It was nice there, with the sun on her face, and the sound of the trickling²⁰ water nearby.
　　She lay listening to the humming bees and the water. And then she heard another sound. Shetook no notice of it at all at first.
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　　Then she sat up, frightened. 'The noise is underground! Deep, deep underground! It rumbles²¹ androars. Oh, what is going to happen? Is there going to be an earthquake?'
　　The rumbling²² seemed to come nearer and nearer.
　　Anne didn't even dare to get up and run. She sat there and trembled.
　　Then there came an unearthly shriek¹³, and not far off a most astonishing thing happened. A greatcloud of white smoke came right out of the ground and hung in the air before the wind blew itaway. Anne was simply horrified²³. It was so sudden, so very unexpected on this quiet hillside.
　　The rumbling noise went on for a while and then gradually faded away.
　　Anne leapt to her feet in a panic. She fled down the hill, screaming loudly: 'It's a volcano! Help!
　　Help! I've been sitting on a volcano. It's going to burst, it's sending out smoke. Help, help, it's aVOLCANO!'
　　She tore down the hillside, caught her foot on a tuft of heather and went rolling over and over,sobbing. She came to rest at last, and then heard an anxious voice calling:
　　'Who's that? What's the matter?'
　　It was Mr. Luffy's voice. Anne screamed to him in relief. 'Mr. Luffy! Come and save me! There'sa volcano here!'
　　There was such terror in her voice that Mr. Luffy came racing²⁴ to her at once. He sat down besidethe trembling girl and put his arm round her. 'Whatever's the matter?' he said. 'What's frightenedyou?'
　　Anne told him again. 'Up there - do you see? That's a volcano, Mr. Luffy. It trembled andrumbled and then it shot up clouds of smoke. Oh quick, before it sends out red hot cinders²⁵!'
　　'Now, now!' said Mr. Luffy, and to Anne's surprise and relief he actually laughed. 'Do you meanto tell me you don't know what that was?'
　　'No, I don't,' said Anne.
　　'Well,' said Mr. Luffy, 'under this big moor² run two or three long tunnels to take trains from onevalley to another. Didn't you know? They make the rumbling noise you heard, and the suddensmoke you saw was the smoke sent up by a train below. There are big vent-holes here and therein the moor for the smoke to escape from.'
　　'Oh, good gracious me!' said Anne, going rather red. 'I didn't even know there were trains underhere. What an extraordinary thing! I really did think I was sitting on a volcano, Mr. Luffy. Youwon't tell the others will you. They would laugh at me dreadfully.'
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　　'I won't say a word,' said Mr. Luffy. 'And now I think we'll go back. Have you had breakfast? I'mterribly hungry. I went out early after a rather rare butterfly I saw flying by my tent.'
　　'We've had breakfast ages ago,' said Anne. 'But if you like to come back with me now I'll cookyou some bacon, Mr. Luffy. And some tomatoes and fried bread.'
　　'Aha! It sounds good,' said Mr. Luffy. 'Now - not a word about volcanoes. That's our secret.'
　　And off they went to the tents, where the others were wondering what in the world had becomeof Anne. Little did they know she had been 'sitting on a volcano'!

1 moors   

v.停泊，系泊（船只）( moor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• the North York moors 北约克郡的漠泽
• They're shooting grouse up on the moors. 他们在荒野射猎松鸡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 moor   

n.荒野，沼泽；vt.(使)停泊；vi.停泊

参考例句：

• I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
• There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。

3 snug   

adj.温暖舒适的，合身的，安全的；v.使整洁干净，舒适地依靠，紧贴；n.（英）酒吧里的私房

参考例句：

• He showed us into a snug little sitting room.他领我们走进了一间温暖而舒适的小客厅。
• She had a small but snug home.她有个小小的但很舒适的家。

4 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

5 contentedly   

adv.心满意足地

参考例句：

• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe.父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。
• "This is brother John's writing,"said Sally,contentedly,as she opened the letter.

6 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

8 lug   

n.柄，突出部，螺帽；(英）耳朵；（俚）笨蛋；vt.拖，拉，用力拖动

参考例句：

• Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes.谁都不想拖着个装满衣服的大箱子到处走。
• Do I have to lug those suitcases all the way to the station?难道非要我把那些手提箱一直拉到车站去吗？

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

11 unpacked   

v.从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西），打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 )；拆包；解除…的负担；吐露（心事等）

参考例句：

• I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. 我一到达就打开行李，整理衣物。
• Our guide unpacked a picnic of ham sandwiches and offered us tea. 我们的导游打开装着火腿三明治的野餐盒，并给我们倒了些茶水。 来自辞典例句

12 trotted   

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
• Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。

13 shriek   

v./n.尖叫，叫喊

参考例句：

• Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。
• People sometimes shriek because of terror,anger,or pain.人们有时会因为恐惧，气愤或疼痛而尖叫。

14 sniffing   

n.探查法v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的现在分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
• They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了，呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

15 farmhouse   

n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）

参考例句：

• We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
• We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。

16 velvety   

adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的

参考例句：

• a velvety red wine 醇厚的红葡萄酒
• Her skin was admired for its velvety softness. 她的皮肤如天鹅绒般柔软，令人赞叹。

17 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

18 mound   

n.土墩，堤，小山；v.筑堤，用土堆防卫

参考例句：

• The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
• The mound can be used as our screen.这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。

19 chattering   

n. （机器振动发出的）咔嗒声，(鸟等)鸣，啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的，啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class. 老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
• I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打战。

20 trickling   

n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
• The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 rumbles   

隆隆声，辘辘声( rumble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• If I hear any rumbles I'll let you know. 我要是听到什么风声就告诉你。
• Three blocks away train rumbles by. 三个街区以外，火车隆隆驶过。

22 rumbling   

n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词

参考例句：

• The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
• The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

23 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

24 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

25 cinders   

n.煤渣( cinder的名词复数 )；炭渣；煤渣路；煤渣跑道

参考例句：

• This material is variously termed ash, clinker, cinders or slag. 这种材料有不同的名称，如灰、炉渣、煤渣或矿渣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rake out the cinders before you start a new fire. 在重新点火前先把煤渣耙出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》