1 A New Girl for Malory Towers
Darrell was busy helping¹ her mother to pack her clothes to take back to boarding-school. Her little sister Felicity was watching, wishing that she too was going with Darrell.
“Cheer up, Felicity!” said Darrell. “You’ll be coming back with me in September. Won’t she, Mother?”
“I hope so,” said her mother. “Miss Grayling said she thought she would have room for her then. Oh, Darrell, surely you don’t want all those books! They make your trunk so heavy.”
“Mother, I do!” said Darrell. “And do let me take back my roller-skates. We’re allowed to skate round the courtyard now. It’s such fun.”
“All right,” said Mrs. Rivers. “But it means unpacking² half the trunk, because they must go at the bottom. Oh dear—did we mark your new bedroom slippers³?”
“No!” groaned⁴ Darrell. “Felicity, be a darling and mark them for me. Matron absolutely goes off the deep end if she finds anything not marked.”
Felicity darted⁵ off to get a pen. She was eleven and Darrell was fourteen. How she longed to go to Malory Towers too! According to Darrell it was the finest school in the kingdom!
“I wish we hadn’t got to call for that new girl,” said Darrell, bent⁶ over her trunk. “What’s her name now, Mother? I keep forgetting it.”
“Zerelda,” said her mother. “Zerelda Brass⁷.”
“Golly!” said Darrell. “Zerelda! Whatever will she be like?”
“Oh, all right, I expect,” said Mrs. Rivers. “She’s American, you know. But her English grandmother has asked her over here for a year, and she’s to go to Malory Towers. It’s a marvel8

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1 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 unpacking
n.取出货物，拆包[箱]v.从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西），打开行李取出( unpack的现在分词 )；拆包；解除…的负担；吐露（心事等）
参考例句：
Joe sat on the bed while Martin was unpacking. 马丁打开箱子取东西的时候，乔坐在床上。 来自《简明英汉词典》 They are unpacking a trunk. 他们正在打开衣箱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 slippers
n. 拖鞋
参考例句：
a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋 He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。

4 groaned
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦
参考例句：
He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。 The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 darted
v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔
参考例句：
The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》 The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 bent
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
参考例句：
He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。 We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

7 brass
n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器
参考例句：
Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。 Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

8 marvel
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事
参考例句：
The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。 The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

9 mumps
n.腮腺炎
参考例句：
Sarah got mumps from her brother.萨拉的弟弟患腮腺炎，传染给她了。 I was told not go near Charles. He is sickening for mumps.别人告诉我不要走近查尔斯， 他染上了流行性腮腺炎。

10 gracious
adj.亲切的，客气的，宽厚的，仁慈的
参考例句：
She was a very gracious lady.她是一位非常和蔼可亲的女士。 She was gracious enough to show us round her home.她彬彬有礼地领我们参观了她的家。

11 giggled
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。 The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 queer
adj.奇怪的，异常的，不舒服的，眩晕的
参考例句：
I heard some queer footsteps.我听到某种可疑的脚步声。 She has been queer lately.她最近身体不舒服。

13 mansion
n.大厦，大楼；宅第
参考例句：
The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。 The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

14 strap
n.皮带，带子；v.用带扣住，束牢；用绷带包扎
参考例句：
She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。 The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。

15 cascading
流注( cascade的现在分词 )； 大量落下； 大量垂悬； 梯流
参考例句：
First of all, cascading menus are to be avoided at all costs. 首先，无论如何都要避免使用级联菜单。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓 Her sounds began cascading gently. 他的声音开始缓缓地低落下来。

16 lipstick
n.口红，唇膏
参考例句：
Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。 Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

17 gracefully
ad.大大方方地；优美地
参考例句：
She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。 The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

18 clutch
v.（牢牢地）抓住，抓紧，紧握；n.离合器
参考例句：
She released the clutch and the car began to move.她放开离合器，汽车就动了。 A drowning man will clutch at a straw.即将溺死的人连一根草也要去抓。

19 revved
v.（使）加速( rev的过去式和过去分词 )；（数量、活动等）激增；（使发动机）快速旋转；（使）活跃起来
参考例句：
The taxi driver revved up his engine. 出租车司机把发动机发动起来。 The car revved up and roared away. 汽车发动起来，然后轰鸣着开走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 heaved
v.举( heave的过去式和过去分词 )；拉；扔；抛
参考例句：
The poor child has heaved up her dinner again. 那个可怜的孩子又把吃下的饭吐了出来。 All afternoon we heaved bales of hay up onto the truck. 整个下午我们把一捆捆干草扔上卡车。

21 indignation
n.愤怒，愤慨，义愤
参考例句：
The news aroused the great indignation.这消息激起了极大的愤慨。 It caused some protest and indignation.这引起了一些抗议和愤慨。

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