Chapter 1 GEORGE IS ALL ALONE
　　'I do think it's mean,' said George, fiercely. 'Why can't I go when the others do? I've had two weeks athome, and haven't seen the others since school broke up. And now they're off for a wonderfulfortnight and I'm not with them.'
　　'Don't be silly, George,' said her mother. 'You can go as soon as that cold of yours is better.'
　　'It's better now,' said George, scowling¹. 'Mother, you know it is!'
　　'That's enough, Georgina,' said her father, looking up from his newspaper. 'This is the third breakfast-time we've had this argument. Be quiet.'
　　George would never answer anyone when she was called Georgina - so, much as she would haveliked to say something back, she pursed up her mouth and looked away.
　　Her mother laughed. 'Oh, George, dear! Don't look so terribly fierce. It was your own fault you gotthis cold - you would go and bathe and stay in far too long - and after all, it's only the third week inApril!'
　　'I always bathe in April,' said George, sulkily.
　　'I said 'BE QUIET',' said her father, banging down his paper on the table. 'One more word from you,George, and you won't go to your three cousins at all.'
　　'Woof,' said Timmy, from under the table. He didn't like it when anyone spoke³ angrily to George.
　　'And don't you start arguing with me, either,' said George's father, poking⁴ Timmy with his toe, andscowling exactly like George.
　　His wife laughed again. 'Oh, be quiet, the two of you,' she said. 'George, be patient dear. I'll let yougo off to your cousins as soon as ever I can - tomorrow, if you're good, and don't cough much today.'
　　'Oh, Mother - why didn't you say so before?' said George, her scowl² disappearing like magic. 'I didn'tcough once in the night. I'm perfectly⁵ all right today. Oh, if I can go off to Faynights Castletomorrow, I promise I won't cough once today!'
　　'What's this about Faynights Castle?' demanded her father, looking up again. 'First I've heard of it!'
　　'Oh no, Quentin dear, I've told you at least three times,' said his wife. 'Julian, Dick and Anne havebeen lent two funny old caravans

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1 scowling
怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 )
参考例句：
There she was, grey-suited, sweet-faced, demure, but scowling. 她就在那里，穿着灰色的衣服，漂亮的脸上显得严肃而忧郁。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹 Scowling, Chueh-hui bit his lips. 他马上把眉毛竖起来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

2 scowl
vi.(at)生气地皱眉，沉下脸，怒视；n.怒容
参考例句：
I wonder why he is wearing an angry scowl.我不知道他为何面带怒容。 The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.老板面带怒色，清楚表示出他的厌恶之感。

3 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 poking
n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢
参考例句：
He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。 He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

5 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。

6 caravans
（可供居住的）拖车（通常由机动车拖行）( caravan的名词复数 )； 篷车； （穿过沙漠地带的）旅行队（如商队）
参考例句：
Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles that are pulled by horses. 旧式的吉卜赛大篷车是由马拉的涂了颜色的木质车辆。 Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles. 旧时的吉普赛大篷车是涂了颜色的木质车辆。

7 mighty
adj.强有力的；巨大的
参考例句：
A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。 The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

8 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。

9 longing
n.（for）渴望
参考例句：
Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。 His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

10 yelped
v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot. 马踩了他的脚痛得他喊叫起来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 A hound yelped briefly as a whip cracked. 鞭子一响，猎狗发出一阵嗥叫。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 poked
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交
参考例句：
She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。 His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 scribbled
v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 )；乱画；草草地写；匆匆记下
参考例句：
She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. 她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。 He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving. 临行前，他给妹妹草草写了一封短信。

13 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

14 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

15 tickle
v.搔痒，胳肢；使高兴；发痒；n.搔痒，发痒
参考例句：
Wilson was feeling restless. There was a tickle in his throat.威尔逊只觉得心神不定。嗓子眼里有些发痒。 I am tickle pink at the news.听到这消息我高兴得要命。

16 shrilled
（声音）尖锐的，刺耳的，高频率的( shrill的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Behind him, the telephone shrilled. 在他身后，电话铃刺耳地响了起来。 The phone shrilled, making her jump. 电话铃声刺耳地响起，惊得她跳了起来。

17 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？