Dar once wuz a time when most er de creeturs Got
mighty1 tired er Brer Rabbit’s
capers2, An’ dey ’semble’, dey did, grass an’ meat eaters.
Browsers3 an’ grazers, an’ likewiss de bone-scrapers, Fer ter see what dey
kin4 do.
Brer B’ar wuz dar, wid his bid fur suit on, An’ ol’ Brer Wolf fetched his big howl along, An’ when eve’ything wuz ready, wid a long, loud
hoot6 on, Here come ol’ Simon Swamp
Owl5 along, A-tootin’ of his too-whoo.
Dar wuz ol’ Brer Fox, suh, wid his black socks, suh, An’ a heap er creeturs dat I don’t hatter mention; Some bow-legged an’ some knock-kneed in de hocks, suh. An’ dey all agree fer ter hol’ a convention Fer ter stop Brer Rabbit’s
pranks7.
Brer Fox, he ’low he’ll gi’ a pot er gol’, suh, Ter de man what kin tol Brer Rabbit off, suh; Brer Buzzard say, “I’m a-gittin’ ol’, suh, But I’ll try my han,” an’
den8 he cough, suh. An’ de rest un um bowed dere thanks.
Now, ol’ Brer B’ar wuz a-settin’ in de cheer, suh, So he stand up an’ move a motion; He up an’ ’low, “Le’s erso’v right here, suh, Fer ter thank Brer Buzzard whiles we’re in de notion, An’ not put it off ter some yuther day.”
An’ den dey had it up an’ down, suh, ’Sputin’ ’bout what dey oughter do, Some wanter gi’ ’im a flower crown, suh, Ef he rid Brer Rabbit up dar in de blue, An’ drap ’im when he got half-way.
Dey sont a runner atter ol’ Brer Rabbit Ter ax ’im ter call an’ ’ten’ de convention; But ol’ frien’ Wobble-nose had a quare habit Er knowin’ a thing befo’ it wuz mention’, An he come ’fo’ he got de word.
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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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capers
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n.开玩笑( caper的名词复数 );刺山柑v.跳跃,雀跃( caper的第三人称单数 ) |
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- I like to fly about and cut capers. 我喜欢跳跳蹦蹦闹着玩儿。 来自辞典例句
- He always leads in pranks and capers. 他老是带头胡闹和开玩笑。 来自辞典例句
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browsers
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浏览器 |
参考例句: |
- Three-layer architecture is a model made up of browser, web server and background database server. 这种体系结构是由Browser、Web Server、Database Server组成的浏览器/Web服务器/后台数据库服务器三层模型。 来自互联网
- Another excellent approach is to abandon the browser entirely and, instead, create a non-browser-based, Internet-enabled application. 另一个非常好的方法是干脆放弃浏览器,取而代之,创建一个不基于浏览器,但却是基于互联网的应用。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
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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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owl
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n.猫头鹰,枭 |
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- Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
- I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚,经常半夜后才睡觉。
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hoot
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n.鸟叫声,汽车的喇叭声; v.使汽车鸣喇叭 |
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- The sudden hoot of a whistle broke into my thoughts.突然响起的汽笛声打断了我的思路。
- In a string of shrill hoot of the horn sound,he quickly ran to her.在一串尖声鸣叫的喇叭声中,他快速地跑向她。
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pranks
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n.玩笑,恶作剧( prank的名词复数 ) |
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- Frank's errancy consisted mostly of pranks. 法兰克错在老喜欢恶作剧。 来自辞典例句
- He always leads in pranks and capers. 他老是带头胡闹和开玩笑。 来自辞典例句
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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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strut
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v.肿胀,鼓起;大摇大摆地走;炫耀;支撑;撑开;n.高视阔步;支柱,撑杆 |
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- The circulation economy development needs the green science and technology innovation as the strut.循环经济的发展需要绿色科技创新生态化作为支撑。
- Now we'll strut arm and arm.这会儿咱们可以手挽着手儿,高视阔步地走了。
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inter
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v.埋葬 |
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- They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
- The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。
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tickle
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v.搔痒,胳肢;使高兴;发痒;n.搔痒,发痒 |
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- Wilson was feeling restless. There was a tickle in his throat.威尔逊只觉得心神不定。嗓子眼里有些发痒。
- I am tickle pink at the news.听到这消息我高兴得要命。
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wink
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 |
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- He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
- The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间,那颗卫星就消失了。
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steered
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v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导 |
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- He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
- The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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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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