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VII JOEL GOES A-FISHING
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Joel sat on the back doorstep and kicked his heels disconsolately1. Davie was lying down on Mamsie's bed, fast asleep. He was tired out picking rocks all the forenoon, and Polly had shut the door and said he mustn't be waked up. So there he lay, his arm thrown up over his flushed cheeks; and the long hot summer afternoon ahead of Joel, and he must spend it alone.
"All the birds have lots of themselves to play with," grumbled2 Joel, idly slinging3 a stone at a pack of chattering4 young ones who could not contain their pride at being able to fly so finely, but kept screaming every minute, "Look at me. Chee-chee-chee. See-me-chee-chee-chee!"
Now they cocked their little heads and stared down with their black beady eyes at Joel; when they saw it was he, they chirped5 and twittered worse than ever. "See me. Chee-chee-chee! Look-at-me-chee-chee-chee!"
"Stop it!" cried Joel, crossly, looking up at them; "Davie's abed, an' I haven't any one to play with, an' you have, lots an' lots." Then a smile broke out and ran all over his chubby6 face, and he flung another stone he had picked off as far as he could into the grass.
The little birds, glad to see him smile, fluttered their wings and flew off, screaming proudly, "See-me-chee-chee-chee!"
"I'm going fishing down to Cherry Brook7," said Joel, left alone with not a bird in sight. Even the squirrels seemed to have business at a distance that afternoon; so he hopped8 off from his stone and ran to get his old tin pail and the remnant of an iron spoon that Polly had given the boys to dig worms with; and very soon he had a good quantity
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1 disconsolately | |
adv.悲伤地,愁闷地;哭丧着脸 | |
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2 grumbled | |
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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3 slinging | |
抛( sling的现在分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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4 chattering | |
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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5 chirped | |
鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的过去式 ) | |
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6 chubby | |
adj.丰满的,圆胖的 | |
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7 brook | |
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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8 hopped | |
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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9 wriggling | |
v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等);蠕蠕 | |
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10 whoop | |
n.大叫,呐喊,喘息声;v.叫喊,喘息 | |
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11 flopped | |
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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12 flopping | |
n.贬调v.(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败( flop的现在分词 );(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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13 vessel | |
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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14 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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15 ragged | |
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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16 pucker | |
v.撅起,使起皱;n.(衣服上的)皱纹,褶子 | |
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17 puckering | |
v.(使某物)起褶子或皱纹( pucker的现在分词 );小褶纹;小褶皱 | |
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18 mumbled | |
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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19 wriggled | |
v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等) | |
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20 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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21 halfway | |
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23 crooked | |
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24 puckered | |
v.(使某物)起褶子或皱纹( pucker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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25 smothering | |
(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的现在分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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26 forth | |
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27 distress | |
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28 sobs | |
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29 gust | |
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发 | |
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30 stifling | |
a.令人窒息的 | |
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31 slung | |
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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32 trudged | |
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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33 sobbed | |
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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34 tangle | |
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
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35 underneath | |
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36 steadily | |
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37 determined | |
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38 tugged | |
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39 joyfully | |
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地 | |
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40 scramble | |
v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料 | |
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41 plunged | |
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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42 shrilly | |
尖声的; 光亮的,耀眼的 | |
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