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Chapter 8 HERE COME THE BARNIES!
　　The two boys looked curiously¹ at Mr. Penruthlan the next morning. It seemed strange to think of theirlittle adventure the night before with him, and he didn't even know it was they he had tried to catch!
　　He gave the curious little dry cough again, and Julian nudged Dick and grinned.
　　Mrs. Penruthlan was beaming at the head of the breakfast table as usual. 'Did you sleep well, all ofyou?' she asked. 'The storm soon died down, didn't it?'
　　Mr. Penruthlan got up saying 'Ah, ock, oooh!' or something that sounded like that, and went out.
　　'What did he say?' asked Anne curiously. She could not think how anyone could possibly understandMr. Penruthlan's extraordinary speech. Julian had said that he thought he must talk in shorthand!
　　'He said he might not be back for dinner,' said Mrs. Penruthlan. 'I hope he'll get some somewhere. Hehad his breakfast at half past six, and that's very early. I'm glad he came in and had a cup of yourbreakfast tea now. The poor man had a very bad night, I'm sorry to say.'
　　The boys pricked² up their ears. 'What happened?' asked Julian at once.
　　'Oh, he had to get up and go and spend two hours with poor Jenny,' said Mrs. Penruthlan. 'I wokewhen he left, but luckily Benny didn't bark, and it wasn't till two hours later he came back, he'd beensitting with the horse all that time, poor man.'
　　Julian and Dick did not feel at all sympathetic. They knew quite well where Mr. Penruthlan had been,not with the horse, that was certain! Anyway, Jenny hadn't been ill when they had looked at her in thenight. What a lot of untruths!
　　They were puzzled. Why should Mr. Penruthlan deceive his wife and tell her what wasn't true?
　　What had he been doing that he didn't even want her to know?
　　They told the girls everything immediately after breakfast, when they went to pick currants,raspberries and plums for a fruit salad. Anne and George listened in surprise.
　　'You never told us you were going,' said George, reproachfully. 'I'd like to have come with you.'
　　'I always thought Mr. Penruthlan looked sort of strange and - and sinister,' said Anne. 'I'm sure he'sup to no good. What a pity. His wife is so very nice.'
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　　They went on picking the endless red-currants. Anne suddenly got the feeling that somebody washiding somewhere near. She looked round uncomfortably. Yes, there was someone in the tallraspberry canes³, she was sure! She watched.

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1 curiously
adv.有求知欲地；好问地；奇特地
参考例句：
He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。 He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。

2 pricked
刺，扎，戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 )；刺伤；刺痛；使剧痛
参考例句：
The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry. 厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。 He was pricked by his conscience. 他受到良心的谴责。

3 canes
n.（某些植物，如竹或甘蔗的）茎( cane的名词复数 )；（用于制作家具等的）竹竿；竹杖
参考例句：
Sugar canes eat sweet. 甘蔗吃起来很甜。来自《简明英汉词典》 I saw several sugar canes, but wild, and for cultivation, imperfect. 我还看到一些甘蔗，因为是野生的，未经人工栽培，所以不太好吃。来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

4 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。

5 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 scurrying
v.急匆匆地走( scurry的现在分词 )
参考例句：
We could hear the mice scurrying about in the walls. 我们能听见老鼠在墙里乱跑。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 We were scurrying about until the last minute before the party. 聚会开始前我们一直不停地忙忙碌碌。来自辞典例句

7 pranced
v.（马）腾跃( prance的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Their horses pranced and whinnied. 他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。来自辞典例句 The little girl pranced about the room in her new clothes. 小女孩穿着新衣在屋里雀跃。来自辞典例句

8 hind
adj.后面的，后部的
参考例句：
The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。 Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。

9 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。

10 flopping
n.贬调v.（指书、戏剧等）彻底失败( flop的现在分词 )；（因疲惫而）猛然坐下；（笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地）移动或落下；砸锅
参考例句：
The fish are still flopping about. 鱼还在扑腾。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 What do you mean by flopping yourself down and praying agin me?' 咚一声跪下地来咒我，你这是什么意思” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

11 strut
v.肿胀，鼓起；大摇大摆地走；炫耀；支撑；撑开；n.高视阔步；支柱，撑杆
参考例句：
The circulation economy development needs the green science and technology innovation as the strut.循环经济的发展需要绿色科技创新生态化作为支撑。 Now we'll strut arm and arm.这会儿咱们可以手挽着手儿，高视阔步地走了。

12 strings
n.弦
参考例句：
He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。 She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

13 bent
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
参考例句：
He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。 We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

14 entangled
adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。 Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。来自《简明英汉词典》

15 peculiar
adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的
参考例句：
He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。 He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

16 chatter
vi.／n.喋喋不休；短促尖叫；(牙齿)打战
参考例句：
Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。 I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。

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