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VI. MAMMA'S PLOT.
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"It's the meanest thing I ever heard of, and I won't bear it!" cried Kitty, sitting down on her half-packed trunk, with a most rebellious1 expression.
"You must, my dear: it is the rule of the school, and you must submit. I'm very sorry, for I expected great comfort and pleasure from your little letters; but if madam has to read and correct them all, of course they will be compositions, and not particularly interesting," said mamma, with a sigh, as she folded up the small garments as tenderly as if her little girl had been inside of them.
"I didn't mind much about it when I read the rules, but now that I'm really going it seems like a prison; and I shall be just wild to tell you every thing. How can I, if that old lady has got to see what I write? I know I shan't like the food, and I can't ask you to send me any goodies without her knowing it. If I'm homesick, I shall want to tell you, and of course there will be lots of funny things you'd enjoy, but for this disgusting rule. I do declare I won't go!" and Kitty cast her new boots sternly on the floor.
"Yes, you will, Puss, because papa and I want you to. This is an excellent school; old-fashioned in some things, and I like it for that, though this rule is not a wise one, I fancy. You must do the best you can, and perhaps madam won't be very particular about what you write to me, if you are a good child."
"I know she will. I saw fussiness2 in her face. She's sure to be strict and prim3, and I shall be so miserable4." Here Kitty began to cry over her woes5.
It was a habit of hers to have a great many troubles, and to be very much afflicted7 about trifles, for she had not a real trial in the world except her own fidgety little self. As she sat on her trunk, with all her possessions scattered8 about her, and one great tear on the end of her nose (she couldn't squeeze out another to save her life), she was a very pathetic object; and mamma felt so tender about losing her that she could not make light of this grief, as she often did when Kitty wept over some trifle.
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1 rebellious | |
adj.造反的,反抗的,难控制的 | |
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2 fussiness | |
[医]易激怒 | |
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adj.拘泥形式的,一本正经的;n.循规蹈矩,整洁;adv.循规蹈矩地,整洁地 | |
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4 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉 | |
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n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
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使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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8 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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9 portfolio | |
n.公事包;文件夹;大臣及部长职位 | |
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10 blotted | |
涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干 | |
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11 blessings | |
n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福 | |
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12 robust | |
adj.强壮的,强健的,粗野的,需要体力的,浓的 | |
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13 gratitude | |
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15 naught | |
n.无,零 [=nought] | |
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16 bliss | |
n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福 | |
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美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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18 delightful | |
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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19 perfectly | |
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20 propitiated | |
v.劝解,抚慰,使息怒( propitiate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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21 romp | |
n.欢闹;v.嬉闹玩笑 | |
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22 giggle | |
n.痴笑,咯咯地笑;v.咯咯地笑着说 | |
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23 tickled | |
(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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24 resolutely | |
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25 dawdle | |
vi.浪费时间;闲荡 | |
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26 bemoan | |
v.悲叹,哀泣,痛哭;惋惜,不满于 | |
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27 decided | |
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28 prettily | |
adv.优美地;可爱地 | |
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30 saucy | |
adj.无礼的;俊俏的;活泼的 | |
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31 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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33 chatter | |
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 | |
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34 sentimental | |
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35 distressed | |
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adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的 | |
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