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CHAPTER XVI SPOTTY THE TURTLE WINS A RACE

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All the little people who live on the Green Meadows and in the Smiling Pool and along the Laughing Brook¹ were to have a holiday. The Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind had been very busy, oh very busy indeed, in sending word to all the little meadow folks. You see, Peter Rabbit had been boasting of how fast he could run. Reddy Fox was quite sure that he could run faster than Peter Rabbit. Billy Mink², who can move so quickly you hardly can see him, was quite sure that neither Peter Rabbit nor Reddy Fox could run as fast as he. They all met one day beside the Smiling Pool and agreed that old Grandfather Frog should decide who was the swiftest.

Now Grandfather Frog was accounted very wise. You see he had lived a long time, oh, very much longer than any of the others, and therefore, because of the wisdom of age, Grandfather Frog was always called on to decide all disputes. He sat on his green lily-pad while Billy Mink sat on the Big Rock, and Peter Rabbit and Reddy Fox sat on the bank. Each in turn told why he thought he was the fastest. Old Grandfather Frog listened and listened and said never a word until they were all through. When they had finished, he stopped to catch a foolish green fly and then he said: “The best way to decide who is the swiftest is to have a race.”

So it was agreed that Peter Rabbit and Reddy Fox and Billy Mink should start together from the old butternut tree on one edge of the Green Meadows, race away across the Green Meadows to the little hill on the other side and each bring back a nut from the big hickory which grew there. The one who first reached the old butternut tree with a hickory nut would be declared the winner. The Merry Little Breezes flew about over the Green Meadows telling everyone about the race and everyone planned to be there.

It was a beautiful summer day. Mr. Sun smiled and smiled, and the more he smiled the warmer it grew. Everyone was there to see the race—Striped Chipmunk³, Happy Jack⁴ Squirrel, Sammy Jay, Blacky the Crow, Hooty the Owl⁵ and Bobby Coon all sat up in the old butternut tree where it was cool and shady. Johnny Chuck, Jerry Muskrat
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1 brook

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。

The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

2 mink

n.貂，貂皮

参考例句：

She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.她穿着一身蓝色的套装和一件貂皮大衣。

He started a mink ranch and made a fortune in five years. 他开了个水貂养殖场，五年之内就赚了不少钱。

3 chipmunk

n.花栗鼠

参考例句：

This little chipmunk is hungry.这只小花栗鼠肚子饿了。

Once I brought her a chipmunk with a wound on its stomach.一次，我带了只腹部受伤的花栗鼠去找她。

4 jack

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。

He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

5 owl

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。

I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

6 muskrat

n.麝香鼠

参考例句：

Muskrat fur almost equals beaver fur in quality.麝鼠皮在质量上几乎和海獭皮不相上下。

I saw a muskrat come out of a hole in the ice.我看到一只麝鼠从冰里面钻出来。

7 skunk

n.臭鼬，黄鼠狼；v.使惨败，使得零分；烂醉如泥

参考例句：

That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!那种事做得太缺德了，你这卑鄙的家伙！

The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻击时臭鼬会发出一种难闻的气味。

8 otter

n.水獭

参考例句：

The economists say the competition otter to the brink of extinction.经济学家们说，竞争把海獭推到了灭绝的边缘。

She collared my black wool coat with otter pelts.她把我的黑呢上衣镶上了水獭领。

9 toad

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆

参考例句：

Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。

Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。

10 streak

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。

Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

11 chuckled

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。

She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

12 hind

adj.后面的，后部的

参考例句：

The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。

Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。

13 trotting

小跑，急走( trot的现在分词 )；匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。

Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. 艾伦抓住缰绳，小马开始慢跑起来。

14 chuckling

轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book. 他看书时，我能听见他的轻声发笑。

He couldn't help chuckling aloud. 他忍不住的笑了出来。来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

15 trotted

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )；匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。

Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。

16 poking

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。

He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

17 twigs

细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。

Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。

18 stoutly

adv.牢固地，粗壮的

参考例句：

He stoutly denied his guilt.他断然否认自己有罪。

Burgess was taxed with this and stoutly denied it.伯杰斯为此受到了责难，但是他自己坚决否认有这回事。

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1 brook
n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让
参考例句：
In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。 The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

2 mink
n.貂，貂皮
参考例句：
She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.她穿着一身蓝色的套装和一件貂皮大衣。 He started a mink ranch and made a fortune in five years. 他开了个水貂养殖场，五年之内就赚了不少钱。

3 chipmunk
n.花栗鼠
参考例句：
This little chipmunk is hungry.这只小花栗鼠肚子饿了。 Once I brought her a chipmunk with a wound on its stomach.一次，我带了只腹部受伤的花栗鼠去找她。

4 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。 He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

5 owl
n.猫头鹰，枭
参考例句：
Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。 I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

6 muskrat
n.麝香鼠
参考例句：
Muskrat fur almost equals beaver fur in quality.麝鼠皮在质量上几乎和海獭皮不相上下。 I saw a muskrat come out of a hole in the ice.我看到一只麝鼠从冰里面钻出来。

7 skunk
n.臭鼬，黄鼠狼；v.使惨败，使得零分；烂醉如泥
参考例句：
That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!那种事做得太缺德了，你这卑鄙的家伙！ The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻击时臭鼬会发出一种难闻的气味。

8 otter
n.水獭
参考例句：
The economists say the competition otter to the brink of extinction.经济学家们说，竞争把海獭推到了灭绝的边缘。 She collared my black wool coat with otter pelts.她把我的黑呢上衣镶上了水獭领。

9 toad
n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆
参考例句：
Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。 Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。

10 streak
n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动
参考例句：
The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。 Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

11 chuckled
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。 She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

12 hind
adj.后面的，后部的
参考例句：
The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。 Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。

13 trotting
小跑，急走( trot的现在分词 )；匆匆忙忙地走
参考例句：
The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。 Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. 艾伦抓住缰绳，小马开始慢跑起来。

14 chuckling
轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book. 他看书时，我能听见他的轻声发笑。 He couldn't help chuckling aloud. 他忍不住的笑了出来。来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

15 trotted
小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )；匆匆忙忙地走
参考例句：
She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。 Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。

16 poking
n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢
参考例句：
He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。 He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

17 twigs
细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。 Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。

18 stoutly
adv.牢固地，粗壮的
参考例句：
He stoutly denied his guilt.他断然否认自己有罪。 Burgess was taxed with this and stoutly denied it.伯杰斯为此受到了责难，但是他自己坚决否认有这回事。