Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the
Crooked1 Little Path where it starts down the hill. He was sitting there when jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up into the blue, blue sky. He saw Old Mother West Wind hurry down from the Purple Hills and turn her Merry Little Breezes out to play on the Green Meadows.
Peter yawned. The fact is, Peter had been out nearly all night, and now he didn't know just what to do with himself. Presently he saw Striped
Chipmunk2 whisk up on top of an old log. As usual the pockets in Striped Chipmunk's cheeks were stuffed so full that his head looked to be twice as big as it really is, and as usual he seemed to be very busy, very busy indeed. He stopped just long enough to
wink3 one of his
saucy4 black eyes and shout: "Good morning, Peter Rabbit!"
Then he disappeared as suddenly as he had come. A few minutes later he was back on the old log, but this time his cheeks were empty.
"Fine day, Peter Rabbit," said Striped Chipmunk, and whisked out of sight.
Peter Rabbit yawned again. Then he closed his eyes for just a minute. When he opened them there was Striped Chipmunk on the old log just as before, and the pockets in both cheeks were so full that it seemed as if they would burst.
"Nice morning to work, Peter Rabbit," said Striped Chipmunk, in spite of his full cheeks. Then he was gone.
Once more Peter Rabbit closed his eyes, but hardly were they shut when Striped Chipmunk shouted:
"Oh, you Peter Rabbit, been out all night?"
Peter snapped his eyes open just in time to see the funny little tail of Striped Chipmunk vanish over the side of the old log. Peter scratched one of his long ears and yawned again, for Peter was growing more and more sleepy. It was a long yawn, but Peter cut it off right in the middle, for there was Striped Chipmunk back on the old log, and both pockets in his cheeks were stuffed full.
Now Peter Rabbit is as curious as he is lazy, and you know he is very, very lazy. The fact is, Peter Rabbit's curiosity is his greatest fault, and it gets him into a great deal of trouble. It is because of this and the bad, bad habit of
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crooked
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| adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的 |
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- He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
- You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
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chipmunk
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| n.花栗鼠 |
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- 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。
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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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- He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
- The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。
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saucy
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| adj.无礼的；俊俏的；活泼的 |
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- He was saucy and mischievous when he was working.他工作时总爱调皮捣蛋。
- It was saucy of you to contradict your father.你顶撞父亲，真是无礼。
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meddling
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| v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的现在分词 ) |
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- He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。 来自辞典例句
- They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野，因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。 来自辞典例句
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skunk
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| n.臭鼬，黄鼠狼；v.使惨败，使得零分；烂醉如泥 |
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- 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。
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jack
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| n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克 |
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- 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。
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forth
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| adv.向前；向外，往外 |
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- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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beetles
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| n.甲虫( beetle的名词复数 ) |
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- Beetles bury pellets of dung and lay their eggs within them. 甲壳虫把粪粒埋起来，然后在里面产卵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This kind of beetles have hard shell. 这类甲虫有坚硬的外壳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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chestnut
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| n.栗树，栗子 |
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- We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
- In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。
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pricking
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| 刺，刺痕，刺痛感 |
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- She felt a pricking on her scalp. 她感到头皮上被扎了一下。
- Intercostal neuralgia causes paroxysmal burning pain or pricking pain. 肋间神经痛呈阵发性的灼痛或刺痛。
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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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- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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scurried
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| v.急匆匆地走( scurry的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She said goodbye and scurried back to work. 她说声再见，然后扭头跑回去干活了。
- It began to rain and we scurried for shelter. 下起雨来，我们急忙找地方躲避。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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chuckled
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| 轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- 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。
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gravel
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| n.砂跞；砂砾层；结石 |
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- We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
- More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。
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mound
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| n.土墩，堤，小山；v.筑堤，用土堆防卫 |
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- The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
- The mound can be used as our screen.这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。
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scuttled
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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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- She scuttled off when she heard the sound of his voice. 听到他的说话声，她赶紧跑开了。
- The thief scuttled off when he saw the policeman. 小偷看见警察来了便急忙跑掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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doorway
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| n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径 |
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- They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
- Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
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spoke
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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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- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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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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apparently
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| adv.显然地；表面上，似乎 |
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- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
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clutter
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| n.零乱，杂乱；vt.弄乱，把…弄得杂乱 |
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- The garage is in such a clutter that we can't find anything.车库如此凌乱，我们什么也找不到。
- We'll have to clear up all this clutter.我们得把这一切凌乱的东西整理清楚。
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mischief
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| n.损害，伤害，危害；恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹 |
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- Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
- He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。
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inquisitive
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| adj.求知欲强的，好奇的，好寻根究底的 |
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- Children are usually inquisitive.小孩通常很好问。
- A pat answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience.陈腔烂调的答案不能满足好奇的听众。
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shrieked
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| v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
- Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城
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snug
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| adj.温暖舒适的，合身的，安全的；v.使整洁干净，舒适地依靠，紧贴；n.（英）酒吧里的私房 |
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- He showed us into a snug little sitting room.他领我们走进了一间温暖而舒适的小客厅。
- She had a small but snug home.她有个小小的但很舒适的家。
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chambers
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| n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅 |
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- The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网
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