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27 A discovery – and a fine idea
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27 A discovery – and a fine idea
The next day the men were all back again in the four planes. They soon arrived once more at thetreasure caves, going through the old books and papers, unrolling the dozens of canvases andlooking at the pictures. They had gone to find the children and the old couple and had shouted atthem again.
They had found out that somebody had helped himself to food from the hut, and they could notmake it out. Hadn’t they imprisoned1 all the children and the old people in the caves?
The children, of course, guessed at once that it was Philip who had helped himself to the food.
But they were not going to say so. So Jack2 put on a bewildered air and replied quite stupidly, andDinah did the same. Lucy-Ann sobbed3 and the men soon gave up questioning her.
As for the old couple, they knew nothing, of course. They did not even appear to have missedPhilip. The men gave up their questioning after a while, and returned to their work.
Elsa was sad to see Lucy- Ann sobbing4. She took her by the hand and led her into the‘bedroom.’ She took down a picture she had put on a ledge5 there, and showed Lucy-Ann a spacebehind. Lucy-Ann stared at it.
‘What is it?’ she said. Then she called to Jack. ‘Jack! Come here, and bring the old man. Theold woman doesn’t understand what I say.’
They came, and when Jack saw the yawning space behind the picture, he turned to the old man.
‘What’s that? A hidey-hole?’
‘Oh, it is only a hole in the wall,’ said the old fellow. ‘My wife did not like it, so she covered itwith a picture.’
The old woman poured out a torrent6 of words to him. He turned to Jack. ‘My wife is sadbecause your little sister is frightened by those men. She says she can hide in this hole and theywill not find her.’
‘Let me see what it’s like,’ said Jack, and climbed into it. It was more than a hole. It was a tiny,round dark tunnel that had once been a waterway. Where could it lead to – if it led anywhere?
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1 imprisoned | |
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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2 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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3 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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4 sobbing | |
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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5 ledge | |
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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6 torrent | |
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发 | |
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7 swarmed | |
密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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8 swarm | |
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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9 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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10 longing | |
n.(for)渴望 | |
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11 winding | |
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈 | |
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12 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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13 screeches | |
n.尖锐的声音( screech的名词复数 )v.发出尖叫声( screech的第三人称单数 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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14 deafened | |
使聋( deafen的过去式和过去分词 ); 使隔音 | |
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15 scouted | |
寻找,侦察( scout的过去式和过去分词 ); 物色(优秀运动员、演员、音乐家等) | |
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16 crouched | |
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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17 brute | |
n.野兽,兽性 | |
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18 yelp | |
vi.狗吠 | |
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19 spat | |
n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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20 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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21 gasped | |
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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22 gasping | |
adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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23 gale | |
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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24 sweeping | |
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的 | |
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25 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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26 beckoned | |
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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27 triumphantly | |
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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