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Chapter 1 AT KIRRIN COTTAGE
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Chapter 1 AT KIRRIN COTTAGE
'I feel as if we've been at Kirrin for about a month already!' said Anne, stretching herself out on thewarm sand, and digging her toes in. 'And we've only just come!'
'Yes - it's funny how we settle down at Kirrin so quickly,' said Dick. 'We only came yesterday, and Iagree with you, Anne - it seems as if we've been here ages. I love Kirrin.'
'I hope this weather lasts out the three weeks we've got left of the holiday,' said Julian, rolling awayfrom Timmy, who was pawing at him, trying to make him play. 'Go away, Timmy. You're tooenergetic. We've bathed, had a run, played ball - and that's quite enough for a little while. Go andplay with the crabs1!'
'Woof!' said Timmy, disgusted. Then he pricked2 up his ears as he heard a tinkling3 noise from thepromenade. He barked again.
'Trust old Timmy to hear the ice-cream man,' said Dick. 'Anyone want an ice-cream?'
Everyone did, so Anne collected the money and went off to get the ice-creams, Timmy close at herheels. She came back with five cartons of ice-cream, Timmy jumping up at her all the way.
'I can't think of anything nicer than lying down on hot sand with the sun on every part of my body,eating an ice-cream, and knowing there are still three weeks' holiday in front of us - at Kirrin too!'
said Dick.
'Yes. It's heaven,' said Anne. 'It's a pity your father has visitors today, George. Who are they?
Have we got to dress up for them?'
'I don't think so,' said George. 'Timmy, you've eaten your ice-cream in one gulp4. What a frightfulwaste!'
'When are these people coming?' asked Dick.
'About half past twelve,' said George. 'They're coming to lunch - but thank goodness Father toldMother he didn't want a pack of children gobbling all round him and his friends at lunch, so Mothersaid we could go in at half past twelve, say how-do-you-do and then clear off again with a picnicbasket.'
'I must say I think your father has some good ideas at times,' said Dick. 'I suppose they are somescientist friends of his?'
2'Yes. Father's working on some great scheme with these two men,' said George. 'One of them's agenius, apparently5, and has hit on an idea that's too wonderful for words.'
'What kind of modern idea is it?' said Julian, lazily, holding out his finger-tips for Timmy to lick offsmears of ice-cream. 'Some space-ship to take us on day-trips to the moon - or some new bomb to setoff - or...'
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1 crabs | |
n.蟹( crab的名词复数 );阴虱寄生病;蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 ) | |
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刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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3 tinkling | |
n.丁当作响声 | |
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4 gulp | |
vt.吞咽,大口地吸(气);vi.哽住;n.吞咽 | |
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5 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
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10 shriek | |
v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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11 ebbed | |
(指潮水)退( ebb的过去式和过去分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落 | |
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12 buck | |
n.雄鹿,雄兔;v.马离地跳跃 | |
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13 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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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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15 ruffling | |
弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 ); 弄乱; 激怒; 扰乱 | |
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16 liking | |
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢 | |
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n.痴笑,咯咯地笑;v.咯咯地笑着说 | |
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