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Chapter 3 THE FIRST EVENING
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Chapter 3 THE FIRST EVENING
After their wonderful high tea the four children didn't really feel like doing very much. Dick thoughthe ought to mend his puncture1, but wasn't sure that he could bend over properly!
Mrs. Penruthlan began to stack the dishes and clear away. George and Anne offered to help her.
'Well, that's kind of you, Anne and Georgina,' said the farmer's wife. 'But you're tired tonight.
You can give me a hand some other time. By the way, which of you is which?'
'I'm Anne,' said Anne.
'And I'm George, not Georgina,' said George. 'So please don't call me that. I hate it. I always wantedto be a boy, so I only like to be called George.'
'What she really means is that she won't answer unless you do call her George,' said Anne. 'Well, ifyou really are sure you don't need our help, we'll go out with the boys.'
So out they went, George really looking far more like a boy than a girl, with her grey shorts and shirtand her short, curly hair and freckled3 face. She put her hands in her pockets and tried to walk likeDick!
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Dick soon found his puncture and mended it. Mr. Penruthlan came by with some straw for his cowand new calf4. The boys watched him in awe5, for he was carrying almost a wagon6 load of straw tiedup in bales! What strength he had! He nodded to them and passed without a word.
'Why doesn't he talk?' wondered Dick. 'I suppose all his seven children take after their talkativemother, and he never had a chance to get a word in. And it's too late now, he's forgotten how to!'
They laughed. 'What a giant of a man,' said Julian. 'I hope I grow as big as that.'
'I don't. I'd hate to have my bare feet poking7 out of the bottom of the bed every night,' said Dick.
'There. I've finished that puncture. See the nail that made it? I must have run over it on the way to thestation this morning.'
'Do look at Timmy,' said Julian. 'He's having the time of his life with those farm dogs,
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1 puncture | |
n.刺孔,穿孔;v.刺穿,刺破 | |
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2 kin | |
n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
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3 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 ) | |
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4 calf | |
n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮 | |
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5 awe | |
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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6 wagon | |
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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7 poking | |
n. 刺,戳,袋 vt. 拨开,刺,戳 vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢 | |
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8 acting | |
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的 | |
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9 trotted | |
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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10 ragged | |
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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11 bunk | |
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话 | |
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12 truant | |
n.懒惰鬼,旷课者;adj.偷懒的,旷课的,游荡的;v.偷懒,旷课 | |
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13 groaning | |
adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式 | |
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14 heed | |
v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心 | |
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15 amiably | |
adv.和蔼可亲地,亲切地 | |
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16 velvety | |
adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的 | |
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17 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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18 sniff | |
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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19 sniffed | |
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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20 belongings | |
n.私人物品,私人财物 | |
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21 conjuring | |
n.魔术 | |
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22 longingly | |
adv. 渴望地 热望地 | |
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23 grunted | |
(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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24 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 | |
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25 ivy | |
n.常青藤,常春藤 | |
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26 spank | |
v.打,拍打(在屁股上) | |
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27 twilight | |
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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28 decided | |
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29 awakened | |
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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