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13 HALF-TERM AT LAST!

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13 HALF-TERM AT LAST!
THE girls became very excited at the beginning of half-term week. Many of them would see theirparents on the Saturday—and Miss Remmington, the games-mistress, had suddenly decided1 to have asmall edition of the Swimming Sports for the benefit of the parents. Everyone who visited MaloryTowers was struck with the beautiful natural pool, and loved to see it.
'So it would be nice this half-term, as it's so hot, for your people to go down to the breezy pool, andsee not only the beauties of the water, but the way their girls can swim and dive!' said MissRemmington. 'We will have a pleasant time down there and then come back for a strawberry andcream tea, with ices!'
What fun! Darrell hugged herself with joy whenever she thought of it. She had got on so well withher swimming and diving, and she knew her parents would be pleased. And strawberries and ice-cream afterwards. How simply wizard!
But she was rather taken aback on Wednesday when the half-term places were read out. Instead ofbeing in the first three or four, as she had hoped, she was tenth from the bottom. She could hardlybelieve her ears! Katherine was top, Alicia was fifth, Betty was fourteenth, Gwendoline was bottom—Mary-Lou was sixth from the bottom, not very far below Darrell!
Darrell sat very quiet whilst the rest of the marks were read out. There were thirty or so girls in herform—and more than twenty of them had done better than she had. Surely, surely there must be somemistake?
She went to Miss Potts about it, looking worried. 'Miss Potts,' she began, rather timidly, for themistress was correcting papers and looked very busy, 'Miss Potts, excuse my interrupting you, butcan I ask you something?'
'What is it?' said Miss Potts, running her blue pencil across a line of writing.
'Well—it's about the form order,' said Darrell. 'Am I really so low down as that?'
'Let me see—what were you? Quite a long way down,' said Miss Potts, pulling the list to her andlooking at it. 'Yes, that's right. I was surprised and disappointed, Darrell. You did so well in the firsttwo weeks.'
'But Miss Potts,' said Darrell, and then stopped. She didn't know quite how to say what she wanted tosay. She wanted to say that she had much better brains than at least half the form, so why was she solow? But somehow that sounded conceited2.
However Miss Potts, who was very quick-minded, saw her difficulty. 'You have come to ask me howit is you are nearer the bottom than the top when you could so easily be among the top ones?' shesaid. 'Well, I'll tell you, Darrell. There are people like Alicia, who can play the fool in class and wastetheir time and everyone else's, and yet still come out well in their work. And there are people likeyou, who can also play the fool and waste their time—but unfortunately it affects their work and theyslide down to the bottom. Do you understand?'
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1 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 conceited Cv0zxi     
adj.自负的,骄傲自满的
参考例句:
  • He could not bear that they should be so conceited.他们这样自高自大他受不了。
  • I'm not as conceited as so many people seem to think.我不像很多人认为的那么自负。
3 vow 0h9wL     
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓
参考例句:
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
4 dabbled 55999aeda1ff87034ef046ec73004cbf     
v.涉猎( dabble的过去式和过去分词 );涉足;浅尝;少量投资
参考例句:
  • He dabbled in business. 他搞过一点生意。 来自辞典例句
  • His vesture was dabbled in blood. 他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。 来自辞典例句
5 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
6 subdued 76419335ce506a486af8913f13b8981d     
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
  • I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
7 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。
8 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。
9 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
参考例句:
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
10 adoration wfhyD     
n.爱慕,崇拜
参考例句:
  • He gazed at her with pure adoration.他一往情深地注视着她。
  • The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
11 apparently tMmyQ     
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。
12 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。
13 trudging f66543befe0044651f745d00cf696010     
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的现在分词形式)
参考例句:
  • There was a stream of refugees trudging up the valley towards the border. 一队难民步履艰难地爬上山谷向着边境走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Two mules well laden with packs were trudging along. 两头骡子驮着沉重的背包,吃力地往前走。 来自辞典例句
14 impulsively 0596bdde6dedf8c46a693e7e1da5984c     
adv.冲动地
参考例句:
  • She leant forward and kissed him impulsively. 她倾身向前,感情冲动地吻了他。
  • Every good, true, vigorous feeling I had gathered came impulsively round him. 我的一切良好、真诚而又强烈的感情都紧紧围绕着他涌现出来。
15 industriously f43430e7b5117654514f55499de4314a     
参考例句:
  • She paces the whole class in studying English industriously. 她在刻苦学习英语上给全班同学树立了榜样。
  • He industriously engages in unostentatious hard work. 他勤勤恳恳,埋头苦干。

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