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Chapter 2 ANNE JOINS THE LITTLE CAMP
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Chapter 2 ANNE JOINS THE LITTLE CAMP
Aunt Fanny soon told Anne about Timmy's ear and the big collar of cardboard that had caused all thetrouble. Anne couldn't help smiling.
'Oh Aunt Fanny - George is quite crazy about old Tim, isn't she? I'll go and meet her at twelve, and ofcourse I'll camp with her for a day or two. It's lovely weather and I'd like to. I expect Uncle Quentinwill be glad to have us out of the house!'
'How are Julian and Dick?' asked her aunt. She was very fond of Anne's two brothers, George'scousins. 'Will they be coming down here at all these holidays?'
'I don't know,' said Anne. 'They're still in France, you know, on a school-boys' tour. I feel funnywithout them! George will be cross to hear they probably won't be coming to Kirrin. She'll just haveto put up with me!'
At twelve o'clock Anne was standing1 patiently at the end of Carters Lane. It ran to the common andthen ended in a small, winding2 path that led to nowhere in particular. Big gorse bushes grew here andthere, and slender birch trees. Anne, her belongings3 strapped4 to her back, and a bag in her hand,looked over the common to see if she could spy George coming.
There was no sign of her. 'Blow!' said Anne. 'I suppose she's changed her mind or something.
Perhaps her watch has stopped and she doesn't know the time. She ought to, though, by looking at thesun! How long shall I wait?'
She sat down by a big gorse-bush, out of the hot sun. She hadn't been there for more than a minutewhen she heard a hissing5 sound.
'Pssssst!'
6Anne sat up at once. The sound came from the other side of the bush, and she got up and walkedround it. Half-hidden under a prickly branch were George and Timmy!
'Hallo!' said Anne, surprised. 'Didn't you see me when I arrived? Hallo, Tim darling! How's your poorold ear? Oh, doesn't he look a quaint6 old dear in that collar, George?'
George scrambled7 out of the bush. 'I hid here just in case Father or Mother should come with you andtry to make me come back,' she said. 'I wanted to make quite sure they weren't waiting somewhere alittle way away. I'm glad you've come, Anne.'
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1 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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adj.用皮带捆住的,用皮带装饰的;身无分文的;缺钱;手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词);用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带 | |
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n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式 | |
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6 quaint | |
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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7 scrambled | |
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v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼 | |
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11 miserable | |
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14 stony | |
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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16 gnaw | |
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v.重击, (指心脏)急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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