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11. Johnny Dooit Does It
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"It's getting awful rough walking," said Dorothy, as they trudged1 along. Button-Bright gave a deep sigh and said he was hungry. Indeed, all were hungry, and thirsty, too; for they had eaten nothing but the apples since breakfast; so their steps lagged and they grew silent and weary. At last they slowly passed over the crest2 of a barren hill and saw before them a line of green trees with a strip of grass at their feet. An agreeable fragrance3 was wafted4 toward them.
Our travelers, hot and tired, ran forward on beholding5 this refreshing6 sight and were not long in coming to the trees. Here they found a spring of pure bubbling water, around which the grass was full of wild strawberry plants, their pretty red berries ripe and ready to eat. Some of the trees bore yellow oranges and some russet pears, so the hungry adventurers suddenly found themselves provided with plenty to eat and to drink. They lost no time in picking the biggest strawberries and ripest oranges and soon had feasted to their hearts' content. Walking beyond the line of trees they saw before them a fearful, dismal7 desert, everywhere gray sand. At the edge of this awful waste was a large, white sign with black letters neatly8 painted upon it and the letters made these words:
ALL PERSONS ARE WARNED NOT TO VENTURE UPON THIS DESERT
For the Deadly Sands will Turn Any Living Flesh
to Dust in an instant. Beyond This Barrier is the
LAND OF OZ
But no one can Reach that Beautiful Country
because of these Destroying Sands
"Oh," said Dorothy, when the shaggy man had read the sign aloud; "I've seen this desert before, and it's true no one can live who tries to walk upon the sands."
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trudged
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| vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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crest
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| n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖 | |
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fragrance
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| n.芬芳,香味,香气 | |
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wafted
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| v.吹送,飘送,(使)浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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beholding
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| v.看,注视( behold的现在分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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refreshing
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| adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的 | |
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dismal
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| adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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neatly
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| adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
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despondently
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| adv.沮丧地,意志消沉地 | |
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slumber
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cyclone
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shudder
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| v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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| n.气旋( cyclone的名词复数 );旋风;飓风;暴风 | |
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| 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 | |
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copper
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| n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的 | |
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puffing
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| v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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underneath
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apron
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wink
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| n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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puffed
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| adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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gasped
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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winking
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| n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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