《神奇树屋》 第十八册 Buffalo Before Breakfast 07 White Buffalo Woman

　　"She has good medicine," said Black Hawk¹.

"Annie doesn't have any medicine," Jack² said. "She just has away with animals."Black Hawk was silent. He climbed back on his waiting pony³.

Then he rode down toward Annie.

Jack followed. Annie's pony trailed behind. Annie turned toJack and Black Hawk as they rode up to her. On her face was alook of amazement⁴.

"You wouldn't believe what happened!" she said.

"You stopped the stampede" said Black Hawk.

"But it wasn't just me," said Annie.

"What do YOU mean?" asked Jack.

"I was trying to find Teddy," said Annie, "and I got in the wayof the buffalo⁵. I couldn't escape. So I held up my hands andshouted, 'Stop!' Then, out of nowhere, a beautiful lady in a whiteleather dress came to help me.""You saw a lady in white?" asked Black Hawk. His eyes hadgrown wide.

"Yes!" said Annie. "She held up her hands, and the buffalostopped running. Then she disappeared.""Where's Teddy?" said Jack.

Annie gasped⁶.

"I don't know! I forgot about him!" she said. "Teddy! Teddy!"Arf! Arf!

The little dog came bounding out of the grass toward them.

Annie scooped⁷ him up. Teddy licked her face all over.

"Where did you go?" Annie asked him.

"Did you see the beautiful lady, too?""That lady does not live on this earth," Black Hawk saidsoftly.

"What do you mean?" said Annie.

"You saw the spirit of White Buffalo Woman," he said.

"What do you mean, spirit?" said Jack.

"You mean like a ghost?"Black Hawk turned his pony around.

"Let us go back," he said. "We must tell Grandmother."Annie put Teddy in Jack's bag. Then she climbed on her pony,and they took off.

Behind them, the buffalo grazed peace-fully on the plains.

1 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

2 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。

3 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

4 amazement   

n.惊奇，惊讶

参考例句：

• All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
• He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

5 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

6 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 scooped   

v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）

参考例句：

• They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》