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I The Roar of the Jungle
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Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze,
Oh, the fierce, wild wind that bends the trees
Where the great hills sit in state!
Oh, the soft, moist earth where the long grass sweeps!
Song of the Captive Elephant.
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ahmoud, swinging his wrinkled old trunk to and fro dejectedly, ignored the stack of fresh timothy which the Keeper had dumped on the floor of the Elephant House. There was a band of iron clasped tightly just above one of his great forefeet. Mahmoud had surged back in his discontent till the chain, attached to the iron and to a [Pg 2]ring in the floor, creaked with the strain upon it. His broad ears flapped forward listlessly, but not far enough to conceal3 the moisture in his dim old eyes which gathered now and then into glistening4 drops that rolled down his cheeks and were lost in the huge wrinkles at the corners of his mouth. Duchess, his faithful mate, who stood at his side twisting up bunches of hay and tucking them into her mouth, understood and was sad. At intervals5 in her repast she would pause to stroke Mahmoud's furrowed6 cheek with the tip of her trunk. But her sorrowful mate was not to be wooed from his melancholy7.
Presently, from a little distance up the Park walk leading to the door of the Elephant House, came a familiar tinkling9 sound that caused Mahmoud to turn his head in that direction with a show of interest. A boy was approaching, and at every step some [Pg 3]straps of iron on his little crooked10 leg clanked together. The sound was not unlike that made by the iron on Mahmoud's leg. The boy's face was pale, but his eyes were blue and very bright. A little girl skipped along at his side. The boy's clothes were shabby, but the little girl's plumage was rich and as gay as that of some tropical bird. Perhaps it was this that caused the boy to call her "Princess," when he made slow and
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trumpet
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| n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘 | |
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twigs
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| 细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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conceal
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| v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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glistening
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| adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 ) | |
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intervals
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| n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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furrowed
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| v.犁田,开沟( furrow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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melancholy
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din
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tinkling
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crooked
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| adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的 | |
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deferential
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| adj. 敬意的,恭敬的 | |
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chatter
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| vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 | |
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admonished
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| v.劝告( admonish的过去式和过去分词 );训诫;(温和地)责备;轻责 | |
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shrug
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| v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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condescending
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shuffled
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| v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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forth
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| adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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unison
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| n.步调一致,行动一致 | |
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shriek
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| v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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monotonous
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behold
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| v.看,注视,看到 | |
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caressingly
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| 爱抚地,亲切地 | |
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gaudy
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| adj.华而不实的;俗丽的 | |
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captivity
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alas
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| int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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drooped
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wont
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chirp
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| v.(尤指鸟)唧唧喳喳的叫 | |
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soothingly
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| adv.抚慰地,安慰地;镇痛地 | |
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treacherous
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| adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的 | |
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cubs
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| n.幼小的兽,不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 ) | |
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devoted
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discourse
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scatter
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| vt.撒,驱散,散开;散布/播;vi.分散,消散 | |
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chirped
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| 鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的过去式 ) | |
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torrent
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| n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发 | |
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scattering
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| n.[物]散射;散乱,分散;在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的;分散在不同范围的;广泛扩散的;(选票)数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式);散布;驱散 | |
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sweeping
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brace
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| n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备 | |
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puff
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| n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气 | |
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plunge
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| v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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hopped
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| 跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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rim
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| n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界 | |
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affected
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| adj.不自然的,假装的 | |
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modesty
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| n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素 | |
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rhinoceros
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| n.犀牛 | |
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planks
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| (厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 | |
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saucily
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darted
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| v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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dart
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| v.猛冲,投掷;n.飞镖,猛冲 | |
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leopards
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| n.豹( leopard的名词复数 );本性难移 | |
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muffled
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| adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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beheld
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| v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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dens
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engrossed
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utterly
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idiotic
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perch
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mighty
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snarling
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| v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的现在分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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pumas
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| n.美洲狮( puma的名词复数 );彪马;于1948年成立于德国荷索金劳勒(Herzogenaurach)的国际运动品牌;创始人:鲁道夫及达斯勒。 | |
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hyenas
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growled
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shrieking
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grunted
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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trumpeted
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| 大声说出或宣告(trumpet的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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perspiration
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| n.汗水;出汗 | |
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gasping
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fixed
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| adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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astonishment
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chattering
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| 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 | |
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