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Her Majesty’s Servants
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You can work it out by Fractions or by simple Rule of Three,
But the way of Tweedle-dum is not the way of Tweedle-dee.
You can twist it, you can turn it, you can plait it till you drop,
But the way of Pilly Winky’s not the way of Winkie Pop!
It had been raining heavily for one whole month—raining on a camp of thirty thousand men and thousands of camels, elephants, horses, bullocks, and mules1 all gathered together at a place called Rawal Pindi, to be reviewed by the Viceroy of India. He was receiving a visit from the Amir of Afghanistan—a wild king of a very wild country. The Amir had brought with him for a bodyguard3 eight hundred men and horses who had never seen a camp or a locomotive before in their lives—savage4 men and savage horses from somewhere at the back of Central Asia. Every night a mob of these horses would be sure to break their heel ropes and stampede up and down the camp through the mud in the dark, or the camels would break loose and run about and fall over the ropes of the tents, and you can imagine how pleasant that was for men trying to go to sleep. My tent lay far away from the camel lines, and I thought it was safe. But one night a man popped his head in and shouted, “Get out, quick! They’re coming! My tent’s gone!”
I knew who “they” were, so I put on my boots and waterproof5 and scuttled6 out into the slush. Little Vixen, my fox terrier, went out through the other side; and then there was a roaring and a grunting8 and bubbling, and I saw the tent cave in, as the pole snapped, and begin to dance about like a mad ghost. A camel had blundered into it, and wet and angry as I was, I could not help laughing. Then I ran on, because I did not know how many camels might have got loose, and before long I was out of sight of the camp, plowing9 my way through the mud.
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mules
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骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者 | |
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mule
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n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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bodyguard
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n.护卫,保镖 | |
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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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waterproof
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n.防水材料;adj.防水的;v.使...能防水 | |
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v.使船沉没( scuttle的过去式和过去分词 );快跑,急走 | |
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v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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grunting
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咕哝的,呼噜的 | |
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plowing
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v.耕( plow的现在分词 );犁耕;费力穿过 | |
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artillery
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n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队) | |
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cannon
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n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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drizzle
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v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨 | |
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muzzle
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n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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jingle
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n.叮当声,韵律简单的诗句;v.使叮当作响,叮当响,押韵 | |
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rattle
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v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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n.带子( strap的名词复数 );挎带;肩带;背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 );用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带 | |
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hind
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adj.后面的,后部的 | |
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squelching
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v.发吧唧声,发扑哧声( squelch的现在分词 );制止;压制;遏制 | |
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flopped
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v.(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败( flop的过去式和过去分词 );(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;砸锅 | |
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ribs
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n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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hoofs
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n.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 ) | |
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nostrils
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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humbly
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adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地 | |
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infantry
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n.[总称]步兵(部队) | |
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thoroughly
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adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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prodding
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v.刺,戳( prod的现在分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳 | |
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yoke
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n.轭;支配;v.给...上轭,连接,使成配偶 | |
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squealing
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v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的现在分词 ) | |
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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cavalry
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n.骑兵;轻装甲部队 | |
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jingled
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踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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pickets
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罢工纠察员( picket的名词复数 ) | |
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rein
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n.疆绳,统治,支配;vt.以僵绳控制,统治 | |
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touching
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adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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slashed
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slash
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vi.大幅度削减;vt.猛砍,尖锐抨击,大幅减少;n.猛砍,斜线,长切口,衣衩 | |
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wriggle
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v./n.蠕动,扭动;蜿蜒 | |
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ledge
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n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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nervously
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adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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tickles
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(使)发痒( tickle的第三人称单数 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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trumpet
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n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘 | |
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trumpets
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喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花 | |
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tug
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v.用力拖(或拉);苦干;n.拖;苦干;拖船 | |
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calves
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n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解 | |
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yoked
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结合(yoke的过去式形式) | |
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sprawl
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vi.躺卧,扩张,蔓延;vt.使蔓延;n.躺卧,蔓延 | |
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squealed
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v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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picketed
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用尖桩围住(picket的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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regiment
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n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制 | |
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vile
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adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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trumpeting
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大声说出或宣告(trumpet的现在分词形式) | |
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bully
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n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓;vt.威胁,欺侮 | |
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shuffled
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v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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squeaked
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v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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yelping
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v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的现在分词 ) | |
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growled
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v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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affected
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trumpeted
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大声说出或宣告(trumpet的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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ammunition
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wagon
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n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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savagely
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lumbered
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砍伐(lumber的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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stumped
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僵直地行走,跺步行走( stump的过去式和过去分词 ); 把(某人)难住; 使为难; (选举前)在某一地区作政治性巡回演说 | |
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conceited
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dressing
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n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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regiments
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(军队的)团( regiment的名词复数 ); 大量的人或物 | |
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spun
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v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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smoothly
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adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地 | |
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winked
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v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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misty
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adj.雾蒙蒙的,有雾的 | |
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astonishment
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感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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saluted
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v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂 | |
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hurrah
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int.好哇,万岁,乌拉 | |
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sergeant
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n.警官,中士 | |
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lieutenant
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n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员 | |
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