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英语童话故事:老奶奶狐狸历险记 8
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  • CHAPTER VIII

    What Farmer Brown’s Boy Did

    In time of danger heed1 this rule:

    Think hard and fast, but pray keep cool.

    —Old Granny Fox.

    Poor Old Granny Fox! She had thought that she had been in tight places before, but never, never had she been in such a tight place as this. There stood Farmer Brown’s boy looking along the barrel of his dreadful2 gun straight at her, and only such a short distance, such a very short distance away! It wasn’t the least bit of use to run. Granny knew that. That dreadful gun would go “bang!” and that would be the end of her.

    For a few seconds she stared at Farmer Brown’s boy, too frightened to move or even think. Then she began to wonder why that dreadful gun didn’t go off. What was Farmer Brown’s boy waiting for? She got to her feet. She was sure that the first step would be her last, yet she couldn’t stay there.

    How could Farmer Brown’s boy do such a dreadful thing? Somehow, his freckled3 face didn’t look cruel. He was even beginning to grin4. That must be because he had caught her napping and knew that this time she couldn’t possibly get away from him as she had so many times before. “Oh!” sobbed5 Old Granny Fox under her breath.

    And right at that very instant Farmer Brown’s boy did something. What do you think it was? No, he didn’t shoot her. He didn’t fire his dreadful gun. What do you think he did do? Why, he threw a snowball at Old Granny Fox and shouted “Boo!” That is what he did and all he did, except to laugh as Granny gave a great leap and then made those black legs of hers fly as never before.

    Every instant Granny expected to hear that dreadful gun, and it seemed as if her heart would burst with fright as she ran, thinking each jump would be the last one. But the dreadful gun didn’t bang, and after a little, when she felt she was safe, she turned to look back over her shoulder. Farmer Brown’s boy was standing6 right where she had last seen him, and he was laughing harder than ever. Yes, Sir, he was laughing, and though Old Granny Fox didn’t think so at the time, his laugh was good to hear, for it was good-natured and merry and all that an honest laugh should be.

    “Go it, Granny! Go it!” shouted Farmer Brown’s boy. “And the next time you are tempted7 to steal my chickens, just remember that I caught you napping and let you off when I might have shot you. Just remember that and leave my chickens alone.”

    Now it happened that Tommy Tit the Chickadee had seen all that had happened, and he fairly bubbled over with joy. “Dee, dee, dee, Chickadee! It is just as I have always said—Farmer Brown’s boy isn’t bad. He’d be friends with every one if every one would let him,” he cried.

    “Maybe, maybe,” grumbled8 Sammy Jay, who also had seen all that had happened. “But he’s altogether too smart for me to trust. Oh, my! oh, my! What news this will be to tell! Old Granny Fox will never hear the end of it. If ever again she boasts of how smart she is, all we will have to do will be to remind her of the time Farmer Brown’s boy caught her napping. Ho! ho! ho! I must hurry along and find my cousin, Blacky the Crow. This will tickle9 him half to death.”

    As for Old Granny Fox, she feared Farmer Brown’s boy more than ever, not because of what he had done to her but because of what he had not done. You see, nothing could make her believe that he wanted to be her friend. She thought he had let her get away just to show her that he was smarter than she. Instead of thankfulness, hate and fear filled Granny’s heart. You know—

    People who themselves do ill

    For others seldom have good will.

     单词标签: heed  dreadful  freckled  grin  sobbed  standing  tempted  grumbled  tickle 


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    1 heed [hi:d] ldQzi   第9级
    vt.&vi.注意,留意;n.注意,留心
    参考例句:
    • You must take heed of what he has told. 你要注意他所告诉的事。
    • For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance. 这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。
    2 dreadful [ˈdredfl] wk0z7   第6级
    adj.糟透了的,极端的,可怕的,令人畏惧的
    参考例句:
    • I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation. 我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
    • I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made. 我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。
    3 freckled ['frekld] 1f563e624a978af5e5981f5e9d3a4687   第10级
    adj.雀斑;斑点;晒斑;(使)生雀斑v.雀斑,斑点( freckle的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Her face was freckled all over. 她的脸长满雀斑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    • Her freckled skin glowed with health again. 她长有雀斑的皮肤又泛出了健康的红光。 来自辞典例句
    4 grin [grɪn] D6iyY   第6级
    n./vi.露齿而笑,咧嘴一笑
    参考例句:
    • I know she is joking because she has a big grin on her face. 我知道她是在开玩笑。因为她满脸笑容。
    • She came out of his office with a big grin on her face. 她笑容满面地走出他的办公室。
    5 sobbed ['sɒbd] 4a153e2bbe39eef90bf6a4beb2dba759   第7级
    哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
    参考例句:
    • She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
    • She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
    6 standing [ˈstændɪŋ] 2hCzgo   第8级
    n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
    参考例句:
    • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing. 地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
    • They're standing out against any change in the law. 他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
    7 tempted ['temptid] b0182e969d369add1b9ce2353d3c6ad6   第7级
    v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。
    • I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
    8 grumbled [ˈɡrʌmbld] ed735a7f7af37489d7db1a9ef3b64f91   第7级
    抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
    参考例句:
    • He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
    • The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏,水手们边干活边发着牢骚。
    9 tickle [ˈtɪkl] 2Jkzz   第9级
    vt.搔痒,胳肢;使高兴;发痒;vi.觉得痒;(东西)使人发痒;n.搔痒,发痒
    参考例句:
    • 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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