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Chapter 5 WILFRID IS MOST ANNOYING - AND ANNE IS MOST SURPRISING!
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Chapter 5 WILFRID IS MOST ANNOYING - AND ANNE IS MOST SURPRISING!
Wilfrid brought back the pail to Anne, and dumped it down. 'Like to see my pet beetles2?' he said.
'No thank you,' said Anne. 'I don't like beetles very much.'
'Well, you ought to!' said Wilfrid. 'I've two very beautiful ones. You can hold them if you like.
Their tiny feet feel very queer when they walk all over your hand.'
'I don't mind beetles, but I don't WANT them walking over my hand,' said poor Anne, who really wasa bit afraid of what she called 'creepy-crawly' things. 'Do get out of my way, Wilfrid. If you had anymanners, you'd carry that pail indoors for me.'
'I haven't any manners,' said Wilfrid. 'Everybody tells me that. Anyway, I don't want to carry yourpail, if you don't want to see my beetles.'
'Oh go away!' said Anne, exasperated3, picking up the pail herself. Wilfrid went to a little thick bushand sat down by it. He put his face almost on the grass, and looked under the bush. Anne feltuncomfortable. Was he going to call his beetles out? She couldn't help putting down her pail, andstanding still to watch.
No beetles came out from under the bush - but something else did. A very large, awkward-lookingtoad came crawling out, and sat there, looking up at Wilfrid with the greatest friendliness5. Anne wasamazed. How did Wilfrid know the toad4 was there? And why in the world should it come out to seehim? She stood and stared - and shivered, because she really did not like toads6. 'I know they havebeautiful eyes, and are intelligent, and eat all kinds of harmful insects, but I just can't go near one!'
she thought. 'Oh goodness - Wilfrid's tickling7 its back - and it's scratching where he's tickled8 it - justlike we would!'
'Come and say how do you do to my pet toad,' called Wilfrid. 'I'll carry your pail for you then.'
Anne picked up her pail in a hurry, afraid that Wilfrid might whistle up a few snakes next. What aboy! How she wished the others would come back! Why, Wilfrid might own a boa constrictor -or have a small crocodile somewhere - or... but no, she was being silly! If only the others would comeback!
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1 beetle | |
n.甲虫,近视眼的人 | |
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2 beetles | |
n.甲虫( beetle的名词复数 ) | |
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3 exasperated | |
adj.恼怒的 | |
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4 toad | |
n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆 | |
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5 friendliness | |
n.友谊,亲切,亲密 | |
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6 toads | |
n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆( toad的名词复数 ) | |
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7 tickling | |
反馈,回授,自旋挠痒法 | |
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8 tickled | |
(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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9 perked | |
(使)活跃( perk的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)增值; 使更有趣 | |
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10 shuddered | |
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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11 larder | |
n.食物贮藏室,食品橱 | |
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12 magpie | |
n.喜欢收藏物品的人,喜鹊,饶舌者 | |
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13 magpies | |
喜鹊(magpie的复数形式) | |
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14 chattering | |
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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15 desperately | |
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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16 dirge | |
n.哀乐,挽歌,庄重悲哀的乐曲 | |
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17 tune | |
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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18 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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19 clump | |
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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20 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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21 munching | |
v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的现在分词 ) | |
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22 adder | |
n.蝰蛇;小毒蛇 | |
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23 drenching | |
n.湿透v.使湿透( drench的现在分词 );在某人(某物)上大量使用(某液体) | |
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24 amazement | |
n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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25 horrified | |
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26 gasping | |
adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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27 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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28 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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29 mumbled | |
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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30 chuckled | |
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31 smacked | |
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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