The little boy observed that Aunt Tempy was very much interested in Daddy
Jack1's story. She made no remarks while the old African was telling it, but she was busily engaged in measuring imaginary quilt patterns on her
apron2 with her thumb and forefinger,—a sure sign that her interest had been aroused. When Daddy Jack had concluded—when, with a swift,
sweeping3 gesture of his wrinkled hand, he cut the cord and allowed Brother Wolf to perish ignominiously—Aunt Tempy drew a long breath, and said:—
"Dat ar tale come 'cross me des like a dream. Hit put me in mine er one w'at I year w'en I wuz little bit er
gal4. Look like I
kin5 see myse'f right now, settin' flat down on de h'ath lis'nin' at ole Unk
Monk6. You know'd ole Unk Monk, Brer Remus. You bleeze ter know'd 'im. Up dar in Ferginny. I 'clar' ter goodness, it make me feel right foolish. Brer Remus, I des know you know'd Unk Monk."
For the first time in many a day the little boy saw Uncle Remus in a serious mood. He leaned forward in his chair, shook his head sadly, as he gazed into the fire.
"Ah, Lord, Sis Tempy!" he exclaimed sorrowfully, "don't less we all go foolin' 'roun' 'mungs' dem ole times. De bes' kinder bread gits sour. W'at's yistiddy wid us wuz 'fo' de worl' begun wid dish yer chile. Dat's de way I looks at it."
"Dat's de Lord's trufe, Brer Remus," exclaimed Aunt Tempy with unction, "un I
mighty7 glad you call me ter myse'f. Little mo' un I'd er sot right yer un 'a' gone 'way back to Ferginny, un all on 'count er dat ar tale w'at I year long time ago."
"What tale was that, Aunt Tempy?" asked the little boy.
"Eh-eh, honey!" replied Aunt Tempy, with a display of genuine [205]bashfulness; "eh-eh, honey! I 'fraid you all 'll set up dar un laugh me outer de house. I ain't dast ter tell no tale 'long side er Brer Remus un Daddy Jack yer. I 'fraid I git it all mix up."
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jack
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| n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克 |
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- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
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apron
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| n.围裙；工作裙 |
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- We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
- She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
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sweeping
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| adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的 |
参考例句： |
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
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gal
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| n.姑娘，少女 |
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- We decided to go with the gal from Merrill.我们决定和那个从梅里尔来的女孩合作。
- What's the name of the gal? 这个妞叫什么？
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kin
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| n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的 |
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- He comes of good kin.他出身好。
- She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。
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monk
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| n.和尚，僧侣，修道士 |
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- The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
- Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。
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mighty
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| adj.强有力的；巨大的 |
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- A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
- The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
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den
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| n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室 |
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- There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
- The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。
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bin
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| n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 |
参考例句： |
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
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parched
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| adj.焦干的；极渴的；v.（使）焦干 |
参考例句： |
- Hot winds parched the crops.热风使庄稼干透了。
- The land in this region is rather dry and parched.这片土地十分干燥。
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bout
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| n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛 |
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- I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
- That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。
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condescending
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| adj.谦逊的,故意屈尊的 |
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- He has a condescending attitude towards women. 他对女性总是居高临下。
- He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women. 和年轻女子说话时，他喜欢摆出一副高高在上的姿态。
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patronage
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| n.赞助，支援，援助；光顾，捧场 |
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- Though it was not yet noon,there was considerable patronage.虽然时间未到中午，店中已有许多顾客惠顾。
- I am sorry to say that my patronage ends with this.很抱歉，我的赞助只能到此为止。
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animation
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| n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作 |
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- They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
- The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。
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swap
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| n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易 |
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- I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
- This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。
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twine
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| v.搓，织，编饰；（使）缠绕 |
参考例句： |
- He tied the parcel with twine.他用细绳捆包裹。
- Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine.他们的纸板盒用蜡线扎得整整齐齐。
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speck
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| n.微粒，小污点，小斑点 |
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- I have not a speck of interest in it.我对它没有任何兴趣。
- The sky is clear and bright without a speck of cloud.天空晴朗，一星星云彩也没有。
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hop
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| n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过 |
参考例句： |
- The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
- How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？
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hunch
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| n.预感，直觉 |
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- I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉，他并不真正想去。
- I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。
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vow
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| n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓 |
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- My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
- I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
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begrudge
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| vt.吝啬，羡慕 |
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- I begrudge spending so much money on train fares.我舍不得把这么多钱花在火车票上。
- We should not begrudge our neighbour's richness.我们不应该嫉妒邻人的富有。
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lash
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| v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛 |
参考例句： |
- He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
- With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。
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heartily
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| adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很 |
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- He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
- The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。
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