17 Augustus Gloop Goes up the Pipe
When Mr Wonka turned round and saw what Augustus Gloop was doing, he cried out,
‘Oh, no! Please, Augustus, please! I beg of you not to do that. My chocolate must be
untouched by human hands!’
‘Augustus!’ called out Mrs Gloop. ‘Didn’t you hear what the man said? Come away
from that river at once!’
‘This stuff is fabulous¹!’ said Augustus, taking not the slightest notice of his mother or
Mr Wonka. ‘Gosh, I need a bucket to drink it properly!’
‘Augustus,’ cried Mr Wonka, hopping² up and down and waggling his stick in the air,
‘you must come away. You are dirtying my chocolate!’
‘Augustus!’ cried Mrs Gloop.
‘Augustus!’ cried Mr Gloop.
But Augustus was deaf to everything except the call of his enormous stomach. He was
now lying full length on the ground with his head far out over the river, lapping up the
chocolate like a dog.
‘Augustus!’ shouted Mrs Gloop. ‘You’ll be giving that nasty cold of yours to about a
million people all over the country!’
‘Be careful, Augustus!’ shouted Mr Gloop. ‘You’re leaning too far out!’
Mr Gloop was absolutely right. For suddenly there was a shriek³, and then a splash,
and into the river went Augustus Gloop, and in one second he had disappeared under
the brown surface.
‘Save him!’ screamed Mrs Gloop, going white in the face, and waving her umbrella
about. ‘He’ll drown! He can’t swim a yard! Save him! Save him!’
‘Good heavens, woman,’ said Mr Gloop, ‘I’m not diving in there! I’ve got my best suit
on!’
Augustus Gloop’s face came up again to the surface, painted brown with chocolate.
‘Help! Help! Help!’ he yelled. ‘Fish me out!’
‘Don’t just stand there!’ Mrs Gloop screamed at Mr Gloop. ‘Do something!’
‘I am doing something!’ said Mr Gloop, who was now taking off his jacket and getting
ready to dive into the chocolate. But while he was doing this, the wretched boy was
being sucked closer and closer towards the mouth of one of the great pipes that was
dangling

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1 fabulous
adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的
参考例句：
We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。 This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

2 hopping
n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式
参考例句：
The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。 I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

3 shriek
v./n.尖叫，叫喊
参考例句：
Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。 People sometimes shriek because of terror,anger,or pain.人们有时会因为恐惧，气愤或疼痛而尖叫。

4 dangling
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口
参考例句：
The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。 The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

5 upwards
adv.向上，在更高处...以上
参考例句：
The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。 The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。

6 torpedo
n.水雷，地雷；v.用鱼雷破坏
参考例句：
His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。 Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。

7 blockage
n.障碍物；封锁
参考例句：
The logical treatment is to remove this blockage.合理的治疗方法就是清除堵塞物。 If the blockage worked,they could retreat with dignity.如果封锁发生作用，他们可以体面地撤退。

8 whatsoever
adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么
参考例句：
There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。 All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

9 shrieked
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
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

10 colossal
adj.异常的，庞大的
参考例句：
There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。 Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。

11 perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。 Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

12 giggling
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》 I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

13 slung
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往
参考例句：
He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩，挎在肩上。 He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。

14 peals
n.（声音大而持续或重复的）洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 )；隆隆声；洪亮的钟声；钟乐v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
She burst into peals of laughter. 她忽然哈哈大笑起来。 She went into fits/peals of laughter. 她发出阵阵笑声。 来自辞典例句

15 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。

16 boiler
n.锅炉；煮器(壶，锅等)
参考例句：
That boiler will not hold up under pressure.那种锅炉受不住压力。 This new boiler generates more heat than the old one.这个新锅炉产生的热量比旧锅炉多。

17 gorge
n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃
参考例句：
East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。 It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

18 guzzle
v.狂饮，暴食
参考例句：
Melissa had guzzled gin and tonics like they were lemonade.梅利莎像喝柠檬汽水一样大口地喝着加奎宁水的杜松子酒。 Pigs guzzle their food.猪总是狼吞虎咽地吃东西。

19 brat
n.孩子；顽童
参考例句：
He's a spoilt brat.他是一个被宠坏了的调皮孩子。 The brat sicked his dog on the passer-by.那个顽童纵狗去咬过路人。

20 vile
adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的
参考例句：
Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？ Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

21 foul
adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规
参考例句：
Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。 What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

22 gall
v.使烦恼，使焦躁，难堪；n.磨难
参考例句：
It galled him to have to ask for a loan.必须向人借钱使他感到难堪。 No gall,no glory.没有磨难，何来荣耀。

23 loathed
v.憎恨，厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 )；极不喜欢
参考例句：
Baker loathed going to this red-haired young pup for supplies. 面包师傅不喜欢去这个红头发的自负的傻小子那里拿原料。 来自《简明英汉词典》 Therefore, above all things else, he loathed his miserable self! 因此，他厌恶不幸的自我尤胜其它！ 来自英汉文学 - 红字

24 brute
n.野兽，兽性
参考例句：
The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。 That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。

25 grudge
n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做
参考例句：
I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。 I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。

26 luscious
adj.美味的；芬芳的；肉感的，引与性欲的
参考例句：
The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口，每个人都想再来一片。 What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇！

27 delightful
adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的
参考例句：
We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。 Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。