《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 05 William and Lucy

       The boy wore a nightshirt. He had red hair andfreckles. He looked about four years old.

He rubbed his eyes sleepily. Then he saw Teddy.

"Puppy²!" he said with a huge smile.

He threw his arms around the little dog's neck.

Teddy licked³ his face.

"Come back to bed, William," a voice called frominside the room.

"Come out!" Annie shouted. "It's an emergency.

A moment later, the door opened wider. A girl in along white nightgown peeked⁴ out. She had red hairand freckles¹, too. She was tall and thin. She looked tobe about twelve or thirteen years old.

"Hello, she said. She put her arm around the littleboy. "I'm Lucy O'Malley. This is my brother,William.""I'm Annie, said Annie. "And this is my brother,Jack⁵.""Get your parents and tell them to come with us,said Jack. Lucy looked confused.

"Our parents aren't here. They're in New York, " shesaid. "We're on our way to them." "Listen, the Titanichas hit an iceberg," said Annie. "We'll take you to alifeboat.""What do you mean?" said Lucy.

"The ship's sinking," said Annie. "Look." Shepointed to the water at the end of the hall.

"Oh, no!" cried Lucy.

"Don't be afraid," said Jack. "Just get your coats andyour life belts. We don't have much time."Lucy nodded. Then she went back inside the roomand came out with their things. Lucy pulled on hercoat and her life belt.

Annie helped William put his on. "Let's go," saidJack.

"Wait, can Teddy fit in your knapsack?" said Annie.

"Try," said Jack.

Annie slipped the little dog into the leatherknapsack on Jack's back. Only Teddy's front paws andhead stuck out.

"Stay there, honey," said Annie. She kissed Teddyon the nose.

Jack didn't feel any extra weight in his knapsack.

The little dog felt as light as air. "Wait-I forgotsomething," said Lucy. "We don't have time-" startedJack.

But Lucy rushed back into the room. "Hurry!"shouted Annie.

When Lucy came out, Jack saw her slip somethinginto her coat pocket. Then she grabbed⁶ William'shand.

"Ready?" said Jack.

Suddenly, he felt freezing water brush against hisshoes.

He looked down. The green sea water was slowlymoving down the hall.

"Arf! Arf!"barked Teddy from Jack's pack.

"Run!" cried Annie.

1 freckles   

n.雀斑，斑点( freckle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She had a wonderful clear skin with an attractive sprinkling of freckles. 她光滑的皮肤上有几处可爱的小雀斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• When she lies in the sun, her face gets covered in freckles. 她躺在阳光下时，脸上布满了斑点。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 puppy   

n.小狗，幼犬

参考例句：

• You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
• Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。

3 licked   

舔( lick的过去式和过去分词 )； 打败； （波浪）轻拍； （火焰）吞卷

参考例句：

• He licked his fingers. 他舔了一下自己的手指。
• The flames of the fire licked the sides of the fireplace. 火焰卷烧着壁炉的边缘。

4 peeked   

v.很快地看( peek的过去式和过去分词 )；偷看；窥视；微露出

参考例句：

• She peeked over the top of her menu. 她从菜单上往外偷看。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. 她曾两次透过墙缝窥视他。 来自辞典例句

5 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。

6 grabbed   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
• She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。