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21 Mavis and Zerelda

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21 Mavis and Zerelda
It was a sorry ending to what everyone had thought to be a very fine trick. “I suppose that pellet had been made stronger than usual,” said Alicia, gloomily1.
Sally didn’t say “I told you so” which was very good of her, Darrell thought. “I shall give up the half-holiday just the same as you all do,” she told Darrell. “I may have stood out against the trick, but I’m going to share the punishment, of course.”
“You’re decent2, Sally,” said Darrell, slipping her arm in hers. “Let’s go downstairs and see if there’s anything interesting on the notice-board. I believe there’s a debate tonight we might go to—sixth-formers against fifth-formers, all arguing their heads off.”
They went to find the notice-board. One of the fourth-formers was also there, looking at it. It was Ellen. “Hallo, Darrell!” she said. “Congratulations!”
“What on?” asked Darrell, surprised.
“Well, look—you’re playing for the third match-team next Thursday!” said Ellen. “Three people have fallen out, ill—so all three reserves are playing—and you’re one of them, aren’t you?”
“Oh—how perfectly3 wizard!” cried Darrell. She capered4 round the hall—and then her face suddenly sobered5. “I say—will Miss Potts let me play next Thursday? That’s the half-holiday, isn’t it, except for match-players? Oh, Sally—do you think I shan’t be able to play because we’ve all got to give up our half-holiday and work instead?”
“What are you talking about?” said Ellen, puzzled. Darrell told her.
“Goodness!” said Ellen. “You won’t be able to play then. You can’t expect Potty to let you off a punishment in order to have a great treat like playing in a match-team.”
Darrell groaned6. “Oh—what simply awful bad luck. My first chance! And I’ve chucked it away. Oh, Sally, why didn’t I back you up and stand aside with you, instead of going in with Alicia?”
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1 gloomily 7gixY     
adv.令人沮丧地; 阴沉地
参考例句:
  • We are in trouble,he said gloomily.“我们遇上了麻烦,”他沮丧地说道。
  • "I wish I was out of all this,"she exclaimed gloomily.“但愿我没卷进来,”她抱怨地叫道。
2 decent mx6xr     
adj.象样的,不错的,体面的,正派的,恰当的
参考例句:
  • We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
  • There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。
3 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
4 capered 4b8af2f39ed5ad6a3a78024169801bd2     
v.跳跃,雀跃( caper的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • While dressing, he capered and clowned like a schoolboy. 他一边穿,一边象个学生似的蹦蹦跳跳地扮演起小丑来。 来自辞典例句
  • The lambs capered in the meadow. 小羊在草地上蹦蹦跳跳。 来自辞典例句
5 sobered cfc45f47a497c136e91ea5fa2a84a578     
(使)冷静, (使)清醒( sober的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The news sobered all of them. 那消息使他们全都冷静下来。
  • The offender apologized when he sobered up. 冒犯者醒酒后道了歉。
6 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
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》
7 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
8 jealousy WaRz6     
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
参考例句:
  • Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
  • I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
9 heartily Ld3xp     
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
参考例句:
  • He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿,就出去找他的马。
  • The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手,热情地和我握手。
10 croak yYLzJ     
vi.嘎嘎叫,发牢骚
参考例句:
  • Everyone seemed rather out of sorts and inclined to croak.每个人似乎都有点不对劲,想发发牢骚。
  • Frogs began to croak with the rainfall.蛙随着雨落开始哇哇叫。
11 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
12 horrified 8rUzZU     
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句:
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
13 applause xM2yV     
n.鼓掌,喝彩,赞许
参考例句:
  • His appearance on the platform was greeted with a burst of applause.他一登上台就博得了一阵热烈的掌声。
  • His speech won round after round of enthusiastic applause.他的演讲博得了一阵又一阵的热烈掌声。
14 pathetic VvqyY     
adj.悲哀的,可怜的,感伤的,不足的,差强人意的
参考例句:
  • The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.这只动物低声哀叫,令人怜悯。
  • I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.我拒不跟他们摆出那副可悲的装模作样的姿态。
15 idiot FcWze     
n.白痴,傻子,笨蛋
参考例句:
  • Only an idiot would make such a thoughtless remark.只有草包才会说出这样没有头脑的话来。
  • You are behaving like a perfect idiot.你表现得像个十足的白痴。
16 croaks 79095b2606858d4d3d1e57833afa7e65     
v.呱呱地叫( croak的第三人称单数 );用粗的声音说
参考例句:
  • A burst of noisy croaks came from the pond. 从池塘里传来了一阵喧噪的蛙鸣。 来自互联网
  • The noise in the zoo turned out to be the croaks of bullfrogs. 动物园里喧噪得很,原来是一群牛蛙在叫。 来自互联网
17 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
18 croaked 9a150c9af3075625e0cba4de8da8f6a9     
v.呱呱地叫( croak的过去式和过去分词 );用粗的声音说
参考例句:
  • The crow croaked disaster. 乌鸦呱呱叫预报灾难。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 'she has a fine head for it," croaked Jacques Three. “她有一个漂亮的脑袋跟着去呢,”雅克三号低沉地说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
19 confession 8Ygye     
n.自白,供认,承认
参考例句:
  • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
20 helping 2rGzDc     
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。

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