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Chapter 20 Ben's Birthday
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A superb display of flags flapped gayly inthe breeze on the September morning whenBen proudly entered his teens. An irruptionof bunting seemied to have broken out all over theold house, for banners of every shape and size, colorand design, flew from chimney-top to gable, porchand gate-way, making the quiet place look as livelyas a circus tent, which was just what Ben most desiredand delighted in.
The boys had been up very early to prepare theshow, and when it was ready enjoyed it hugely, forthe fresh wind made the pennons cut strange capers1.
The winged lion of Venice looked as if trying to flyaway home; the Chinese dragon appeared to brandishhis forked tail as he clawed at the Burmese peacock;the double-headed eagle of Russia pecked at theTurkish crescent with one beak2, while the otherseemed to be screaming to the English royal beast,"Come on and lend a paw." In the hurry of hoistingthe Siamese elephant got turned upside down,and now danced gayly on his head, with the stars andstripes waving proudly over him. A green flag witha yellow harp3 and sprig of shamrock hung in sight ofthe kitchen window, and Katy, the cook, got breakfastto the tune4 of "St. Patrick's day in the morning."Sancho's kennel5 was half hidden under a rustlingpaper imitation of the gorgeous Spanish banner, andthe scarlet7 sun-and-moon flag of Arabia snapped andflaunted from the pole over the coach-house, as adelicate compliment to Lita, Arabian horses beingconsidered the finest in the world.
The little girls came out to see, and declared it wasthe loveliest sight they ever beheld8, while Thornyplayed "Hail Columbia" on his fife, and Ben, mountingthe gate-post, crowed long and loud like a happycockerel who had just reached his majority. He hadbeen surprised and delighted with the gifts he foundin his room on awaking and guessed why Miss Celiaand
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1 capers | |
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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2 beak | |
n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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3 harp | |
n.竖琴;天琴座 | |
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4 tune | |
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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5 kennel | |
n.狗舍,狗窝 | |
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6 rustling | |
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的 | |
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7 scarlet | |
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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8 beheld | |
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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9 thorny | |
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10 moss | |
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11 mittens | |
不分指手套 | |
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12 fully | |
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13 pointed | |
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14 droll | |
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15 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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16 scrambled | |
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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17 apron | |
n.围裙;工作裙 | |
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围裙( apron的名词复数 ); 停机坪,台口(舞台幕前的部份) | |
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19 repose | |
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20 robin | |
n.知更鸟,红襟鸟 | |
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21 hood | |
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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22 giggled | |
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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23 measles | |
n.麻疹,风疹,包虫病,痧子 | |
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24 runaways | |
(轻而易举的)胜利( runaway的名词复数 ) | |
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25 virtuous | |
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的 | |
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26 severely | |
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地 | |
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27 candid | |
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28 trophies | |
n.(为竞赛获胜者颁发的)奖品( trophy的名词复数 );奖杯;(尤指狩猎或战争中获得的)纪念品;(用于比赛或赛跑名称)奖 | |
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29 peek | |
vi.偷看,窥视;n.偷偷的一看,一瞥 | |
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30 martial | |
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31 orchard | |
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33 saucily | |
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34 stoutly | |
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35 rascal | |
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36 gallantly | |
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37 thereby | |
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38 lessened | |
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40 apparently | |
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41 decided | |
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42 shrill | |
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44 hearty | |
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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45 mettle | |
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46 blistered | |
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47 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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48 generosity | |
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为 | |
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49 heartily | |
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50 horrid | |
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51 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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52 riotous | |
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53 atone | |
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