Chapter 9 A STRANGE TALE
The children did not bother about their skis that first day. For one thing the snow was not quite thickor smooth enough for skiing, and for another thing they longed for the swift excitement oftobogganing. Dick took George on his toboggan and Julian took Anne on his. Timmy wouldn't comeon either of them.
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'Race you to the bottom!' Julian shouted. 'One, two, three, go!' And away they went, swishing overthe clean white snow at top speed, shouting with laughter.
Julian won easily, because Dick's toboggan caught on a root or small bush under the snow, whichupset it very suddenly. Dick and George were flung headlong into the snow, and sat up, blinking, andspitting out the cold snow from their mouths.
Timmy was terribly excited. He came plunging¹ down the hillside after the toboggans, annoyed at theway his legs went into the snow, barking madly. He was most astonished to see Dick and George flyinto the air when their toboggan upset, and pranced² round them, licking them and leaping on them ina most aggravating³ way.
'Oh, get away, Timmy!' said Dick, trying to get up, and being knocked down again by the exciteddog. 'Go and knock George over, not me! Call him, George!'
Pulling the toboggans back up the hill was a tiring job - but the swift flight down over the snow wasworth all the pullings-up! The four children soon had glowing faces and tingling⁴ limbs, and wishedthey could throw off their coats and scarves!
'I can't pull up our toboggan one more time!' said Anne, at last. 'I really can't. You'll have to pull it upyourself, Julian, if you want to toboggan any more.'
'Well, I do want to - but my legs will hardly walk up the hill now,' said Julian, panting. 'Hey, Dick -Anne and I have had enough. We'll go up and eat our sandwiches at the top of the slope, where wecan watch you.'
The other two soon joined them, and Timmy was glad to sit down too. His long pink tongue hung outof his mouth, and he puffed⁵ his white breath out like rolling mist! At first he had been puzzled bywhat he thought was 'smoke' coming out of his mouth so continually, but now, seeing that everyonewas apparently

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1 plunging
adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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

3 aggravating
adj.恼人的，讨厌的
参考例句：
How aggravating to be interrupted! 被打扰，多令人生气呀！ Diesel exhaust is particularly aggravating to many susceptible individuals. 许多体质敏感的人尤其反感柴油废气。

4 tingling
v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 puffed
adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧
参考例句：
He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟，狂吸了几口。 来自《简明英汉词典》 He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他觉得长大了，便自以为了不起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 puffing
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧
参考例句：
He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 nibbling
v.啃，一点一点地咬（吃）( nibble的现在分词 )；啃出（洞），一点一点咬出（洞）；慢慢减少；小口咬
参考例句：
We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。 He was nibbling on the apple. 他在啃苹果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 belongings
n.私人物品，私人财物
参考例句：
I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。 Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

10 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。

11 grumbling
adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的
参考例句：
She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。 We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。

12 farmhouse
n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）
参考例句：
We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。 We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。

13 cosy
adj.温暖而舒适的，安逸的
参考例句：
We spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。 It was so warm and cosy in bed that Simon didn't want to get out.床上温暖而又舒适，西蒙简直不想下床了。