Chapter One A GREAT SURPRISE

　　"MOTHER, have you heard about our summer holidays yet?" said Julian, at the breakfast-table.
　　"Can we go to Polseath as usual?"
　　"I'm afraid not," said his mother. "They are quite full up this year."The three children at the breakfast-table looked at one another in great disappointment. They did solove the house at Polseath. The beach was so lovely there, too, and the bathing was fine.
　　"Cheer up," said Daddy. "I dare say we'll find somewhere else just as good for you. And anyway,Mother and I won't be able to go with you this year. Has Mother told you?""No!" said Anne. "Oh, Mother—is it true? Can't you really come with us on our holidays? Youalways do."
　　"Well, this time Daddy wants me to go to Scotland¹ with him," said Mother. "All by ourselves!
　　And as you are really getting big enough to look after yourselves now, we thought it would be ratherfun for you to have a holiday on your own too. But now that you can't go to Polseath, I don't reallyquite know where to send you."
　　"What about Quentin's?" suddenly said Daddy. Quentin was his brother, the children's uncle.
　　They had only seen him once, and had been rather frightened of him. He was a very tall, frowningman, a clever scientist who spent all his time studying. He lived by the sea— but that was about allthat the children knew of him!
　　"Quentin?" said Mother, pursing up her lips. "Whatever made you think of him? I shouldn't think he'dwant the children messing about in his little house.""Well," said Daddy, "I had to see Quentin's wife in town the other day, about a business matter—and I don't think things are going too well for them. Fanny said that she would be quite glad if shecould hear of one or two people to live with her for a while, to bring a little money in. Their house isby the sea, you know. It might be just the thing for the children. Fanny is very nice—she would look after them well."
　　"Yes— and she has a child of her own too, hasn't she?" said the children's mother. "Let me see—what's her name— something funny— yes, Georgina! How old would she be? About eleven, I shouldthink."
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　　"Same age as me," said Dick. "Fancy² having a cousin we've never seen! She must be jolly3

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1 Scotland
n.苏格兰
参考例句：
He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。 Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。

2 fancy
n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好
参考例句：
He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。 I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

3 jolly
adj.快乐的，高兴的；adv.很；vt.劝服，哄
参考例句：
That day they got together and had a jolly time.那天他们聚在一起热闹了一番。 She was a jolly,kindhearted woman.她是个整天乐呵呵心地善良的女人。

4 cliffs
n.悬崖，峭壁（cliff的复数形式）
参考例句：
the chalk cliffs of southern England 英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁 Local folklore has it that prehistoric men drove cattle over these cliffs. 当地民间传说中称，史前人类把野牛从这些悬崖上驱赶下去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 cliff
n.悬崖，峭壁
参考例句：
The cliff edge is dangerous and should be railed.崖边危险，应该用栏杆围起来。 He took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.他把悬崖的高度估量一下后再攀登。

6 adventurous
adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的
参考例句：
I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。 He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。

7 fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？ Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

8 jerseys
n.运动衫( jersey的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The maximum quantity of cotton jerseys this year is about DM25,000. 平方米的羊毛地毯超过了以往的订货。 来自口语例句 The NBA is mulling the prospect of stitching advertising logos onto jerseys. 大意：NBA官方正在酝酿一个大煞风景的计划——把广告标志绣上球服！ 来自互联网

9 leisure
n.空闲时间，空暇；悠闲，安逸
参考例句：
I am seldom at leisure.我很少有空。 He read books at his leisure.他在空闲时读一些书。

10 hurrah
int.好哇，万岁，乌拉
参考例句：
We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。 The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。

11 joyfully
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
参考例句：
She tripped along joyfully as if treading on air. 她高兴地走着，脚底下轻飘飘的。 During these first weeks she slaved joyfully. 在最初的几周里，她干得很高兴。

12 odds
n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别
参考例句：
The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。 Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

13 gracious
adj.亲切的，客气的，宽厚的，仁慈的
参考例句：
She was a very gracious lady.她是一位非常和蔼可亲的女士。 She was gracious enough to show us round her home.她彬彬有礼地领我们参观了她的家。

14 munched
v.用力咀嚼（某物），大嚼( munch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She munched on an apple. 她在大口啃苹果。 The rabbit munched on the fresh carrots. 兔子咯吱咯吱地嚼着新鲜胡萝卜。 来自辞典例句

15 enormously
adv.巨大地，庞大地；大大
参考例句：
He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。 来自《简明英汉词典》 His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease. 他的研究对我们认识这一疾病贡献很大。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 yell
vi./n.号叫，叫喊
参考例句：
This gave them a chance to yell.这给了他们大声喊叫的机会。 When his schoolmate made the last goal,the boy gave out with an untrammeled yell.那个男孩在他的同学踢进最后一球时不禁纵声欢呼。

17 marvellous
adj.引起惊异的，不可思议的
参考例句：
It's marvellous how he's managed to climb that far.他怎么能爬得那么远，真不可思议。 She has a marvellous voice with an extraordinary range.她歌喉甜美，音域奇广。

18 overlooking
v.忽视( overlook的现在分词 )；监督；俯视；（对不良现象等）不予理会
参考例句：
The house is in an elevated position, overlooking the town. 这栋房子地势较高，可以俯瞰全城。 The house sits high on a hill overlooking a lake. 房子高高地坐落在可以俯瞰湖水的小山上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 gay
adj.同性恋的；色彩鲜艳的；n.(男)同性恋者
参考例句：
I don't know he was a gay person.我不知道他是同性恋者。 Spring comes round to the earth again and everything looks fresh and gay.春回大地，万象更新。

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