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　　Exciting plans
　　Bill spent the night, unknown to Mrs Mannering, in the little spare room. He said he would talk toher the next morning. He was relieved to find that a daily maid came in each morning, but that noone except the family slept in the house at night.
　　‘We children do all the beds and things upstairs, now that we have recovered,’ said Dinah. ‘Soyou can stay up here unseen, if you like. We’ll bring breakfast up.’
　　But the next morning everything was upset again. Mrs Mannering knocked on the wallseparating the girls’ room from hers, and Dinah went running in to see what the matter was.
　　‘Dinah! The most sickening thing has happened!’ said Mrs Mannering in disgust. ‘I’ve gotmeasles now – look at my spots. I thought I’d had it when I was your age – but it’s measles¹ rightenough. Oh dear, I wish I had engaged that Miss Lawson and let her take you off to Bournemouthor somewhere yesterday. Now what are we to do?’
　　‘Oh dear!’ said Dinah. Then she decided² to tell her mother about Bill being there. Perhaps thatwould help. ‘I’ll get you your dressing-jacket and tidy the room,’ she said briskly, ‘because there’ssomeone who wants to see you. He may help quite a lot. It’s Bill!’
　　‘Bill!’ said Mrs Mannering, amazed. ‘When did he come? I waited up till eleven, but I felt soterribly tired I just had to go to bed. Well, now – I wonder if old Bill would take you off my handsfor a bit and leave Hilda, the daily, to look after me!’
　　‘I’m sure he would,’ said Dinah, delighted. ‘Poor Mother! You feel worst the first two or threedays and after that it’s not so bad. There – are your pillows comfy? I’ll send Bill in now.’
　　The news was broken to the others. The children were sorry and dismayed. Did grown-upsactually get measles then? Poor Mother! Poor Aunt Allie! She would certainly want them out ofthe house now.
　　‘She’s ready to see you, Bill,’ said Dinah. ‘I say – I suppose you’ve had measles all right,haven’t you?’
　　‘Oh, dozens of times,’ said Bill cheerfully, going to Mrs Mannering’s room. ‘Cheer up – we’llget things right in no time!’
　　‘But you can only have measles once,’ began Lucy-Ann. Then the door was shut, and thechildren could hear only a murmur

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1 measles
n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子
参考例句：
The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。 The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

2 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。

3 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。 He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 murmur
n.低语，低声的怨言；v.低语，低声而言
参考例句：
They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。 There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。

5 freckles
n.雀斑，斑点( freckle的名词复数 )
参考例句：
She had a wonderful clear skin with an attractive sprinkling of freckles. 她光滑的皮肤上有几处可爱的小雀斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》 When she lies in the sun, her face gets covered in freckles. 她躺在阳光下时，脸上布满了斑点。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 hop
n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过
参考例句：
The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。 How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

7 invalid
n.病人，伤残人；adj.有病的，伤残的；无效的
参考例句：
He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。 A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。

8 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 beak
n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻
参考例句：
The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。 This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

10 sniff
vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视
参考例句：
The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。 When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

11 giggling
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》 I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12 retired
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。 Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。