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21 Horace does not like Puffin Island
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Horace does not like Puffin Island
‘Lucy-Ann – see if you can spot either Philip or Dinah,’ ordered Jack1. ‘Philip will probably be inthe boat, ready to start her up, if he has to – but Dinah will possibly be looking out to see if there isany sign from us.’
Lucy-Ann stood up. She saw Dinah standing2 a good way off, waiting anxiously at the top of thecleft in the cliff. Philip was not to be seen. Presumably he was down in the boat.
Lucy-Ann waved violently. ‘It’s all right. We’ve got him in the hole!’ she yelled.
Dinah waved back, then disappeared. She had gone to tell Philip. Soon the two appeared again,and came through the puffin colony at top speed to hear what had happened.
‘We got him,’ said Jack proudly. ‘Easy as pie. Down he went, plonk!’
‘Who’s there?’ enquired4 Horace plaintively5. ‘Is that somebody else? Look here – you’ve justgot to tell me what’s going on here. I’m all at sea.’
‘That’s where we’ll be soon, I hope,’ grinned Jack. ‘And in your boat! Philip, meet Mr HoraceTripalong.’
‘Gosh – is that really his name?’ said Philip.
The incensed6 Mr Tipperlong roared up the hole. ‘My name is TIPPERLONG and I’ll thank youto remember it. Ill-mannered children! You wait till I make a complaint about you, and get youpunished. I never heard of such behaviour in all my life.’
‘You can’t blame him for being wild,’ said Jack. ‘He says he’s a-a-I say, Mr Tripalong, whatdid you say you were?’
‘An ornithologist7, ignorant boy!’ yelled Mr Tipperlong.
‘Golly, what’s that?’ said Philip innocently, and the others giggled8.
‘You let me out of this,’ commanded Mr Tipperlong, and his head appeared cautiously near theentrance of the hole, ready to bob back if necessary.
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1 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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打听( enquire的过去式和过去分词 ); 询问; 问问题; 查问 | |
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adv.悲哀地,哀怨地 | |
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6 incensed | |
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7 ornithologist | |
n.鸟类学家 | |
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8 giggled | |
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10 enjoyment | |
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11 burrow | |
vt.挖掘(洞穴);钻进;vi.挖洞;翻寻;n.地洞 | |
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n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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21 awfully | |
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