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CHAPTER III A Credit to the School

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JOHNNY BLOSSOM was walking home from school. He carried his head high; his turned-up, freckled¹ nose was held proudly in the air; his cap hung on the back of his head. Both hands were in his pockets, and his loud whistling waked the echoes as he strode through Jensen Alley². Perfectly³ splendid monthly report! Of course he knew it, word for word, and he said it over to himself again, as he had many times.

“John has lately been more industrious⁴. With his excellent ability he is now a credit to the school.”

This was signed with nothing less than the Principal’s name. Not just a teacher’s—no, thank you! A credit to the school. The whistling grew louder and more piercing. A credit to the school. He was going straight to Father with this report, and would lay it right under Father’s nose.

Well, he had been industrious. He had gone over every lesson five times, and he could rattle⁵ off all the exceptions in his German grammar and all the mountains in Asia, even those with the awfully⁶ hard names.

Really, it was rather pleasant to know your lessons well and rank with the good scholars. Now he should be able to crow over Asta. She often had to sit the whole afternoon with her fingers in her ears, mumbling⁷ and studying, and even then couldn’t get her lessons sometimes, and would cry; but, of course, she was only a girl.

He would take this report to Uncle Isaac of Kingthorpe, too. Uncle Isaac was always questioning and probing to find out how he got on at school. Now he should see! Sharp whistling again pierced the air.

Another wonderfully interesting thing was that “Goodwill of Luckton” had arrived. He had seen it at Forsberg’s wharf^{首页上一页 [1] [2] [3] 下一页尾页

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1
freckled



adj.雀斑；斑点；晒斑；（使）生雀斑v.雀斑，斑点( freckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

Her face was freckled all over. 她的脸长满雀斑。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
Her freckled skin glowed with health again. 她长有雀斑的皮肤又泛出了健康的红光。来自辞典例句

2
alley



n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

3
perfectly



adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

4
industrious



adj.勤劳的，刻苦的，奋发的

参考例句：

If the tiller is industrious,the farmland is productive.人勤地不懒。
She was an industrious and willing worker.她是个勤劳肯干的员工。

5
rattle



v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

6
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。

7
mumbling



含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )

参考例句：

I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。
He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. 宴会结束时，他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着，他在一块冰上滑倒，跌断了左腿。

8
wharf



n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

9
darting



v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。来自辞典例句

10
gulping



v.狼吞虎咽地吃，吞咽( gulp的现在分词 )；大口地吸（气）；哽住

参考例句：

She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air. 她爬上河岸，躺在那里喘着粗气。来自《简明英汉词典》
And you'll even feel excited gulping down a glass. 你甚至可以感觉到激动下一杯。来自互联网

11
tempting



a.诱人的, 吸引人的

参考例句：

It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。

12
uncommonly



adv. 稀罕(极，非常)

参考例句：

an uncommonly gifted child 一个天赋异禀的儿童
My little Mary was feeling uncommonly empty. 我肚子当时正饿得厉害。

14
whittling



v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

Inflation has been whittling away their savings. 通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少。来自《简明英汉词典》
He is whittling down the branch with a knife to make a handle for his hoe. 他在用刀削树枝做一把锄头柄。来自《简明英汉词典》

15
delightful



adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

16
whittled



v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood. 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。
The government's majority has been whittled down to eight. 政府多数票减少到了八票。

17
graceful



adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

18
extraordinarily



adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

19
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。

20
hem



n.贴边，镶边；vt.缝贴边；(in)包围，限制

参考例句：

The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。

21
horrid



adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

22
remarkably



ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

23
sloop



n.单桅帆船

参考例句：

They heeled the sloop well over,skimming it along to windward.他们使单桅小船倾斜适当，让它顶着风向前滑去。
While a sloop always has two sails,a cat-rigged boat generally has only one.一艘单桅帆船总是有两面帆，但一艘单桅艇通常只有一面帆。

24
deserted



adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

25
hideous



adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的

参考例句：

The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。

26
miser



n.守财奴，吝啬鬼 (adj.miserly)

参考例句：

The miser doesn't like to part with his money.守财奴舍不得花他的钱。
The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。

27
waddled



v.（像鸭子一样）摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

A family of ducks waddled along the river bank. 一群鸭子沿河岸摇摇摆摆地走。来自《简明英汉词典》
The stout old man waddled across the road. 那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

28
astounded



v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶

参考例句：

His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

29
afterward



adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

30
determined



adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

31
jauntily



adv.心满意足地；洋洋得意地；高兴地；活泼地

参考例句：

His straw hat stuck jauntily on the side of his head. 他那顶草帽时髦地斜扣在头上。来自辞典例句
He returned frowning, his face obstinate but whistling jauntily. 他回来时皱眉蹙额，板着脸，嘴上却快活地吹着口哨。来自辞典例句

32
joyously



ad.快乐地, 高兴地

参考例句：

She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately. 她打开门，直扑我的怀抱，欣喜地喊叫着要马上装饰圣诞树。
They came running, crying out joyously in trilling girlish voices. 她们边跑边喊，那少女的颤音好不欢快。来自名作英译部分

33
tune



n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。}

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1 freckled
adj.雀斑；斑点；晒斑；（使）生雀斑v.雀斑，斑点( freckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Her face was freckled all over. 她的脸长满雀斑。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 Her freckled skin glowed with health again. 她长有雀斑的皮肤又泛出了健康的红光。来自辞典例句

2 alley
n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路
参考例句：
We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。 The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

3 perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。 Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

4 industrious
adj.勤劳的，刻苦的，奋发的
参考例句：
If the tiller is industrious,the farmland is productive.人勤地不懒。 She was an industrious and willing worker.她是个勤劳肯干的员工。

5 rattle
v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓
参考例句：
The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。 She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

6 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。

7 mumbling
含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )
参考例句：
I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。 He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. 宴会结束时，他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着，他在一块冰上滑倒，跌断了左腿。

8 wharf
n.码头，停泊处
参考例句：
We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。 We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

9 darting
v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔
参考例句：
Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。来自辞典例句

10 gulping
v.狼吞虎咽地吃，吞咽( gulp的现在分词 )；大口地吸（气）；哽住
参考例句：
She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air. 她爬上河岸，躺在那里喘着粗气。来自《简明英汉词典》 And you'll even feel excited gulping down a glass. 你甚至可以感觉到激动下一杯。来自互联网

11 tempting
a.诱人的, 吸引人的
参考例句：
It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。 It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。

12 uncommonly
adv. 稀罕(极，非常)
参考例句：
an uncommonly gifted child 一个天赋异禀的儿童 My little Mary was feeling uncommonly empty. 我肚子当时正饿得厉害。

14 whittling
v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Inflation has been whittling away their savings. 通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少。来自《简明英汉词典》 He is whittling down the branch with a knife to make a handle for his hoe. 他在用刀削树枝做一把锄头柄。来自《简明英汉词典》

15 delightful
adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的
参考例句：
We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。 Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

16 whittled
v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood. 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。 The government's majority has been whittled down to eight. 政府多数票减少到了八票。

17 graceful
adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的
参考例句：
His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了! The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

18 extraordinarily
adv.格外地；极端地
参考例句：
She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。 The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

19 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。

20 hem
n.贴边，镶边；vt.缝贴边；(in)包围，限制
参考例句：
The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。 The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。

21 horrid
adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的
参考例句：
I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。 The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

22 remarkably
ad.不同寻常地，相当地
参考例句：
I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。 He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

23 sloop
n.单桅帆船
参考例句：
They heeled the sloop well over,skimming it along to windward.他们使单桅小船倾斜适当，让它顶着风向前滑去。 While a sloop always has two sails,a cat-rigged boat generally has only one.一艘单桅帆船总是有两面帆，但一艘单桅艇通常只有一面帆。

24 deserted
adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的
参考例句：
The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。 The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

25 hideous
adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的
参考例句：
The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。 They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。

26 miser
n.守财奴，吝啬鬼 (adj.miserly)
参考例句：
The miser doesn't like to part with his money.守财奴舍不得花他的钱。 The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。

27 waddled
v.（像鸭子一样）摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
A family of ducks waddled along the river bank. 一群鸭子沿河岸摇摇摆摆地走。来自《简明英汉词典》 The stout old man waddled across the road. 那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

28 astounded
v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶
参考例句：
His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。 How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

29 afterward
adv.后来；以后
参考例句：
Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。 Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

30 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

31 jauntily
adv.心满意足地；洋洋得意地；高兴地；活泼地
参考例句：
His straw hat stuck jauntily on the side of his head. 他那顶草帽时髦地斜扣在头上。来自辞典例句 He returned frowning, his face obstinate but whistling jauntily. 他回来时皱眉蹙额，板着脸，嘴上却快活地吹着口哨。来自辞典例句