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Farmer Brown's boy tramped through the Green Forest, whistling merrily. He always whistles when he feels light-hearted, and he always feels light-hearted when he goes fishing. You see, he is just as fond of fishing as is Little Joe
Otter1 or Billy
Mink2 or Buster Bear. And now he was making his way through the Green Forest to the Laughing
Brook3, sure that by the time he had followed it down to the Smiling Pool he would have a fine lot of
trout4 to take home. He knew every pool in the Laughing Brook where the trout love[Pg 34] to hide, did Farmer Brown's boy, and it was just the kind of a morning when the trout should be hungry. So he whistled as he tramped along, and his whistle was good to hear.
When he reached the first little pool he baited his hook very carefully and then, taking the greatest care to keep out of sight of any trout that might be in the little pool, he began to fish. Now Farmer Brown's boy learned a long time ago that to be a successful fisherman one must have a great deal of patience, so though he didn't get a bite right away as he had expected to, he wasn't the least bit discouraged. He kept very quiet and fished and fished, patiently waiting for a foolish trout to take his hook. But he didn't get so much as a
nibble5. "Either the trout have lost their appetite or they have grown very wise," muttered Farmer[Pg 35] Brown's boy, as after a long time he moved on to the next little pool.
There the same thing happened. He was very patient, very, very patient, but his patience brought no reward, not so much as the faintest kind of a nibble. Farmer Brown's boy
trudged6 on to the next pool, and there was a puzzled frown on his
freckled7 face. Such a thing never had happened before. He didn't know what to make of it. All the night before he had dreamed about the delicious dinner of fried trout he would have the next day, and now—well, if he didn't catch some trout pretty soon, that splendid dinner would never be anything but a dream.
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otter
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| 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。
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mink
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| n.貂，貂皮 |
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- 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。
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brook
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| n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让 |
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- 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。
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trout
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| n.鳟鱼；鲑鱼(属) |
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- Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution.成千上万的鲑鱼和鳟鱼的鱼苗因污染而死亡。
- We hooked a trout and had it for breakfast.我们钓了一条鳟鱼，早饭时吃了。
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nibble
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| n.轻咬，啃；v.一点点地咬，慢慢啃，吹毛求疵 |
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- Inflation began to nibble away at their savings.通货膨胀开始蚕食他们的存款。
- The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
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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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- He trudged the last two miles to the town. 他步履艰难地走完最后两英里到了城里。
- He trudged wearily along the path. 他沿着小路疲惫地走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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freckled
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| adj.雀斑；斑点；晒斑；（使）生雀斑v.雀斑，斑点( freckle的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句： |
- Her face was freckled all over. 她的脸长满雀斑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Her freckled skin glowed with health again. 她长有雀斑的皮肤又泛出了健康的红光。 来自辞典例句
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scowled
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| 怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
- The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。
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lookout
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| n.注意，前途，瞭望台 |
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- You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
- It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。
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chuckling
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| 轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 ) |
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- 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
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