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Chapter 12 OUT ON THE HILLS
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Chapter 12 OUT ON THE HILLS
Timmy didn't find skiing any fun at all, because, not being fitted with skis, he couldn't keep up withthe others, when they tore down the hill at top speed!
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At first he plunged1 after them, but when he jumped into a great soft heap of snow, and buried himselfcompletely, he decided2 that this kind of winter sport was not for him! He clambered out of the snow-heap, shook the snow off his coat, and stared forlornly after the shouting children.
They had skied before, and were quite good at it. The hill down which they went was very long, andhad a fine slope. It ran smoothly3 into the upward slope of the next hill, on which Old Towers househad been built.
Julian did a marvellous run down, and went swinging on up the opposite hill. He called to the others.
'I say - what about going up to the top of this hill, because we're already part of the way up - and ski-ing down, and partly up our own slope again. It would save time, and give us a jolly good second ski-run.'
All but Anne thought this was a very good idea. She said nothing, and Dick looked at her.
'She's scared of going up Old Towers Hill!' he said. 'Are you afraid of the big, big dog, Anne, wholies under it and growls4 at night, or of the lank-haired witches that sit on the hill and make theirsmoky spells?'
'Don't be silly,' said Anne, cross with Dick for reading her thoughts. She didn't believe in either dogor witches, but somehow she did not like that hill! 'I'm coming too, of course!'
So she toiled5 up the opposite hill with the others, quite ready to enjoy the lovely run down, and to endhalf-way up their own hill.
'Look - you can see Old Towers quite clearly now,' said George to Julian. She was right. There, notfar off, was the great old house, set with towers, built cosily6 into the side of the steep hill.
They stood still and looked at it. 'We can even see down into a few of the rooms,' said Julian. 'Iwonder if the old lady is still there - Mrs. Thomas - the one that Aily's mother used to go and workfor?'
'Poor old thing - I'm sorry for her if she is,' said George. 'Seeing nobody - keeping out all her friends!
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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2 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地 | |
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v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的第三人称单数 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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7 enquire | |
v.打听,询问;调查,查问 | |
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8 horrid | |
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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10 wading | |
(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的现在分词 ) | |
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11 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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12 waded | |
(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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13 growled | |
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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14 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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15 gliding | |
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16 enquiring | |
a.爱打听的,显得好奇的 | |
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17 ravenous | |
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v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声 | |
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