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1 Now for the holidays!
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1 Now for the holidays!
Two girls sat on a window-seat in their school study. One had red wavy1 hair, and so many frecklesthat it was impossible to count them. The other had dark hair that stuck up in front in an amusingtuft.
‘One more day and then the hols begin,’ said red-haired Lucy-Ann, looking at Dinah out ofcurious green eyes. ‘I’m longing2 to see Jack3 again. A whole term is an awfully4 long time to beaway from him.’
‘Well, I don’t mind being away from my brother!’ said Dinah, with a laugh. ‘Philip’s not bad,but he does make me wild, always bringing in those awful animals and insects of his.’
‘It’s a good thing there’s only one day between our breaking-up days,’ said Lucy-Ann. ‘Weshall be home first – and we can have a look round, and then the next day we shall meet the boys –hurrah!’
‘I wonder what this place is like, that Mother has taken for the hols,’ said Dinah. ‘I’ll get out herletter and read it again.’
She fished in her pocket for the letter and took it out. She skimmed it through.
‘She doesn’t say very much. Only that she wants our home to be decorated and cleaned, and soshe has taken a cottage somewhere in the hills for us to stay in these hols,’ said Dinah. ‘Here’s theletter.’
Lucy-Ann took it, and read it with interest. ‘Yes – it’s a place called Spring Cottage, and it’s onthe side of Castle Hill. She says it’s rather a lonely sort of place, but packed with wild birds, soJack will be very pleased.’
‘I can’t understand your brother being so mad on birds,’ said Dinah. ‘He’s just as bad aboutbirds as Philip is about insects and animals.’
‘Philip is marvellous with animals, I think,’ said Lucy-Ann, who had a great admiration5 forDinah’s brother. ‘Do you remember that mouse he trained to take crumbs6 from between his teeth?’
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1 wavy | |
adj.有波浪的,多浪的,波浪状的,波动的,不稳定的 | |
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2 longing | |
n.(for)渴望 | |
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3 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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4 awfully | |
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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5 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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6 crumbs | |
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式 | |
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7 shudder | |
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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v.发出长而尖的声音;n.长而尖的声音 | |
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9 beetles | |
n.甲虫( beetle的名词复数 ) | |
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10 sniff | |
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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11 screeching | |
v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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12 converse | |
vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反 | |
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13 joyfully | |
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n.(工具的)柄,杆状物 | |
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adj. 魁伟的, 身材高大健壮的 n. 皮绳或皮带的材料, 裹伤胶带, 皮鞭 动词strap的现在分词形式 | |
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17 winding | |
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18 upwards | |
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19 imposing | |
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21 slit | |
n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂 | |
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n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票;一面倒的胜利 | |
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