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Chapter 10 QUITE A BIT OF SHOUTING
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Chapter 10 QUITE A BIT OF SHOUTING
Anne and George, with Timmy running in front, went back to the farm to find the boys, but theycouldn't see them anywhere and gave it up. Then they went indoors and found Mrs. Philpot shellingpeas. They took over the job at once.
'The boys are still helping1 to mend the hen-house,' said Mrs. Philpot. 'The Harries2 are pleased to havetwo more pairs of hands to help them! Something always seems to need repairing! If only we couldget a few things we need so badly - a new tractor, for instance. But they cost so much!
The barns want mending too, and the hen-houses are almost falling down!'
'I hope the harvest will be good for you,' said Anne. 'That will help, won't it?'
'Oh yes - we'll keep our fingers crossed for fine weather from now on!' said Mrs. Philpot. 'Thankgoodness the cows are such good milkers! What we should do without our milk-money, I really don'tknow! But there - why should I bother you with my troubles when you're here for a nice holiday!'
'You don't bother us - and we think it's awfully3 nice of you to let us help,' said Anne. 'We shouldn'tlike it if you didn't!'
The girls had no chance of telling the boys what old Mr. Finniston had told them, until the afternooncame. They were up at the hen-houses with the two Harries and Snippet, happily hammering andsawing. Snippet was delighted to have so many people whistling cheerily round him, and busily tookbits of wood from one boy to another, under the mistaken impression that he was a great help!
Nosey the jackdaw was there too, but he wasn't nearly so popular as Snippet! He pounced4 on anybright nail or screw he saw, and flew off with it, heedless of the exasperated5 shouts that followed him.
'Blow that jackdaw!' said Julian, looking up crossly. 'He's just taken the very nail I wanted!
Nosey by name and nosey by nature!'
The twins laughed. They seemed entirely6 different children now that they were friendly -amusing, helpful and most responsible. Julian and Dick admired them - no work was too hard, nohours were too long if they could help their mother or father.
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1 helping | |
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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2 harries | |
n.使苦恼( harry的名词复数 );不断烦扰;一再袭击;侵扰v.使苦恼( harry的第三人称单数 );不断烦扰;一再袭击;侵扰 | |
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3 awfully | |
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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4 pounced | |
v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 );猛扑;一眼看出;抓住机会(进行抨击) | |
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5 exasperated | |
adj.恼怒的 | |
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6 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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7 harry | |
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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8 strutted | |
趾高气扬地走,高视阔步( strut的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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9 scowl | |
vi.(at)生气地皱眉,沉下脸,怒视;n.怒容 | |
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10 scowling | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 ) | |
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11 quaint | |
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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12 thumped | |
v.重击, (指心脏)急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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13 mite | |
n.极小的东西;小铜币 | |
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14 subsided | |
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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15 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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16 growl | |
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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17 growls | |
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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18 ominous | |
adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的 | |
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19 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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20 watchful | |
adj.注意的,警惕的 | |
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21 aggrieved | |
adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词) | |
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22 whiny | |
adj. 好发牢骚的, 嘀咕不停的, 烦躁的 | |
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23 vigour | |
(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力 | |
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24 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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