儿童英语读物《神奇树屋》 第十一册 Lions at Lunchtime 10 After Lunch

　　Jack¹ opened his eyes. His heart was still racing².

Hyena³ laughter still rang in his ears.

"We made it," said Annie.

"Yes," said Jack. "But it was very close."Jack took another moment to calm down.

Then he pulled the Africa book out of his pack andput it with the other books.

Annie put the scroll⁴ with the other two scrolls⁵.

"The giraffe was the true honey on that trip," shesaid, "sweet and golden, with danger all around it.""Yep," Jack said. "And now we have just one riddleto go.""Yep," said Annie. "Ready?""Ready."She started down the ladder. Jack followed. Whenthey hit the ground, they walked through the sunlitwoods.

"It's time for lunch," said Jack.

"I'm full from our picnic," said Annie.

"Same here," said Jack.

"What do we tell Mom?" said Annie.

"We say we ate our sandwiches coming back fromthe store," said Jack.

"What if she asks why?" said Annie.

"Oh.. .just say we had a picnic with a Masai warriorin Africa," said Jack.

Annie laughed. "Right," she said, "because we didn'twant him to be mad at us for taking his honey.""Right," said Jack, "the honey from a bee-hive that ahoney guide led us to.""Right," said Annie, "and that happened after anelephant gave me a shower. And we scared off twohyenas.""Right," said Jack, "and after you fell into a mudhole because you were helping⁶ a million wildebeestsmigrate across a river.""Right," said Annie. "And all that was before agiraffe saved us from a lion.""Right," said Jack.

Jack and Annie left the Frog Creek⁷ woods andstarted up their sunny street.

They were silent for a moment. Then Jack pushedhis glasses into place.

"We better just say we ate our sandwiches on theway home from the store," he said.

"Right," said Annie.

"And if Mom asks why--" started Jack. "We'll justsay it's a really long story," said Annie.

"Right," said Jack, "with, like--ten chapters"Annie laughed. "Good plan," she said.

"Very good plan," said Jack. They crossed theiryard. They went up their steps and through theirfront door.

"We're back!" Annie shouted.

"Great!" called their mom. "Ready for lunch?"

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• 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。

2 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 hyena   

n.土狼，鬣狗

参考例句：

• African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.非洲鬣狗，以其特别的嚎叫而闻名。
• The hyena's public image is not aided by its ridiculous appearance.鬣狗滑稽的外表无助于改善它在公众心中的形象。

4 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

5 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。