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Chapter 14 MR. GRINGLE IS ANNOYED

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Chapter 14 MR. GRINGLE IS ANNOYED
The military police went off down the hill to the Butterfly Farm, and the five children stooddisconsolately watching them, with Timmy staring, too, tail well down. He didn't quite know whathad happened, but he was sure it was something dreadful.
'Well - it's no good waiting about here, I suppose,' said Julian. 'I bet the police won't get anythinguseful out of the Butterfly Men - they wouldn't have noticed anything when they were out last night,except their precious moths2!'
They were just turning away when they heard someone screaming in a high voice, and they stoppedto listen in surprise. 'It must be old Mrs. Janes,' said Dick. 'What's up with her?'
'We'd better see,' said Julian, and he and the others, with Timmy at their heels, went quickly down tothe cottage. They heard the voices of the two policemen as they came near.
'Now, now, old lady - don't take on so!' one was saying in a kindly3 voice. 'We've only come to ask afew questions.'
'Go away, go away!' screamed the old woman, and actually battered4 at the men with her little bonyhands. 'Why are you here? Go away, I tell you!'
'Now listen, Ma - don't take on so,' said the other man patiently. 'We want to talk to Mr. Gringle andMr. Brent - are they here?'
'Who? Who did you say? Oh, them! They're out with their nets,' mumbled5 the old woman. 'I'm allalone here, and I'm scared of strangers. You go away.'
'Listen,' said one policeman. 'Were Mr. Gringle and Mr. Brent out on the hills last night?'
'I'm in my bed at nights,' she answered. 'How would I know? You go away and leave me in peace.'
The policemen looked at one another, and shook their heads. It was clearly quite useless to find outanything from this frightened old woman.
'Well, we'll go, Ma,' said one, patting her shoulder gently. 'Sorry we've scared you - there's nothing tobe afraid of.'
They turned away and came back up the slope of the hill, seeing the children standing6 silently there.
'We heard old Mrs. Janes screaming,' said Julian. 'So we came to see what was happening.'
'The Butterfly Men, as you call them, are out with their nets,' said one policeman. 'A funny life, I 56must say -
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1 moth a10y1     
n.蛾，蛀虫
参考例句：
  • A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
  • The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。
2 moths de674306a310c87ab410232ea1555cbb     
n.蛾( moth的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat. 蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The moths tapped and blurred at the window screen. 飞蛾在窗帘上跳来跳去，弄上了许多污点。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地
参考例句：
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
4 battered NyezEM     
adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损
参考例句：
  • He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
  • The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
5 mumbled 3855fd60b1f055fa928ebec8bcf3f539     
含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
  • George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。
6 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
7 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住
参考例句：
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
8 caterpillars 7673bc2d84c4c7cba4a0eaec866310f4     
n.毛虫( caterpillar的名词复数 )；履带
参考例句：
  • Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. 毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
  • Caterpillars change into butterflies or moths. 毛虫能变成蝴蝶或蛾子。 来自辞典例句
9 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇，惊讶
参考例句：
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
11 growl VeHzE     
v.（狗等）嗥叫，（炮等）轰鸣；n.嗥叫，轰鸣
参考例句：
  • The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫，尾巴也跟着摇摆。
  • The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。
12 rave MA8z9     
vi.胡言乱语；热衷谈论；n.热情赞扬
参考例句：
  • The drunkard began to rave again.这酒鬼又开始胡言乱语了。
  • Now I understand why readers rave about this book.我现明白读者为何对这本书赞不绝口了。
13 trampling 7aa68e356548d4d30fa83dc97298265a     
踩( trample的现在分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯
参考例句：
  • Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights. 外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。
  • They don't want people trampling the grass, pitching tents or building fires. 他们不希望人们踩踏草坪、支帐篷或生火。
14 spoke XryyC     
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。
15 munched c9456f71965a082375ac004c60e40170     
v.用力咀嚼（某物），大嚼( munch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She munched on an apple. 她在大口啃苹果。
  • The rabbit munched on the fresh carrots. 兔子咯吱咯吱地嚼着新鲜胡萝卜。 来自辞典例句

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