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Chapter 4 PHILIP COLLECTS A PET
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Chapter 4 PHILIP COLLECTS A PET
SOON the days began to slip by quickly. After Lisbon Lucy-Ann and Dinah lost count of them. Theydidn't even know if the day was Monday, Tuesday or any other. They knew Sunday becauseeveryone went into the big lounge then and listened to the captain conducting a short church service.
For days they saw no land. Philip grew very excited when a shoal of flying-fish flew out of the seaand kept up in the air for some time. They were lovely little things.
"What makes them do that?" wondered Lucy-Ann.
"Just being chased by some hungry big fish," said Philip. "Wouldn't you leap out of the water and tryand fly through the air if an enormous fish was after you, Lucy-Ann? Gosh, I wish one of the fishwould fly on deck. I'd just love to see it close to.""Well, you couldn't possibly make it a pet, thank goodness, because it would die in your pocket," saidDinah. "It seems queer for you to be without any pets at all, Philip. Very nice!"But she spoke1 too soon, because Philip collected a pet two days later! They had called at Madeira,left that island, and gone on to French Morocco. It was there that Philip collected his queer little pet.
The children liked French Morocco. They especially liked the native bazaars2, although the smell wasso terrible that Mrs. Mannering said she could only bear it if she walked along with smelling-saltspressed to her nose. The children soon got used to the smell, though Kiki didn't, judging by thenumber of "Poohs" she said. "Pooh! Gah! Pooh!"Dinah tried out her French on the black-eyed natives, and was pleased when they understood. Shebought a tiny brooch, and Lucy-Ann bought a blue vase.
"Don't you see anything you like?" she asked Philip. He shook his head.
"I don't want things like that. Now if I could see something really exciting — say an old dagger3 — or,I tell you what! Something I've always wanted and never had.""What's that?" asked Lucy-Ann, determined4 to buy it for him if only she could see it.
"You'll laugh — but I've always wanted a ship in a bottle," said Philip.
"I've never even seen one," said Lucy-Ann, astonished. "A ship inside a bottle, do you mean? What apeculiar thing? How is it put there?"
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1 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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2 bazaars | |
(东方国家的)市场( bazaar的名词复数 ); 义卖; 义卖市场; (出售花哨商品等的)小商品市场 | |
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3 dagger | |
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4 determined | |
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5 deserted | |
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6 drawn | |
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10 upwards | |
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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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14 wizened | |
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15 confiding | |
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19 chattered | |
(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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29 screeched | |
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32 acrobatics | |
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33 beak | |
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35 frantic | |
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37 perch | |
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38 humbly | |
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39 amazement | |
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40 belongings | |
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41 nibbled | |
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42 kindly | |
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43 nibbling | |
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