《神奇树屋》 第二十六册 Good Morning, Gorillas 02 Cloud Forest

　　Jack¹ opened his eyes.

"I can't tell what kind of rain forest this is," saidAnnie. She stared out the window.

Jack looked out, too. It seemed to be day-time, buthe couldn't see much of anything. The quiet forestwas covered with fog.

Jack opened their research book and read:

The misty² rain forest in the mountains of centralAfrica is called a "cloud forest.""Oh, I get it," said Annie. "We're up so high it's likewe're in a cloud.""Cool," said Jack. He pulled out his notebook andwrote:

cloud forest rain forest high up in mountainsthen he read more:

The African cloud forest is home to many animals,including elephants, water buffaloes³, black leopards⁵....

"Don't worry," said Annie.

Jack cleared his throat and kept reading:

... antelopes⁶, wild hogs⁷, and gorillas⁹.

"Gorilla⁸'s?" said Annie.

"Don't worry," said Jack.

"I'm not worried. I love gorillas," said Annie.

"They're totally great!""I don't know about that," said Jack. He picturedhuge apes pounding their chests. "I'd like to studythem, though. Write down their habits and behavior,just like a real scientist.""Whatever," said Annie. "Let's just go. This'll be afun adventure!" She took off down the ladder.

Jack threw his notebook, the research book, and theflashlight into his pack. He hooked the umbrella overhis arm. Then he followed Annie.

When they stepped onto the ground, Jack could seebetter. The fog had turned into a fine mist.

Jack and Annie started through the cloud forest.

They walked around huge trees draped with moss¹⁰.

They pushed past tall shrubs¹¹ and leafy plants.

"Wow, look at that tree," said Annie.

She pointed¹² to a fat tree. It had wide lower limbspadded with thick cushions of moss.

"It looks like a piece of furniture," said Annie, "likean armchair.""Yeah," said Jack. "I better draw it."He put the umbrella on the ground. He pulled theflashlight out of his pack and put it next to theumbrella. Then he took out his notebook and pencil.

As Annie walked ahead, Jack started to draw asimple picture of the fat tree.

"Hey, Jack," Annie called in a whispery voice.

"Come here. Quick!"Jack grabbed his pack. He moved around the treeand caught up with Annie.

"Listen," she said. Jack heard branches snap. Crack!

A leopard⁴? he wondered. Crack! Crack! Jacknervously looked around the forest.

"Maybe we should go back up to the tree house," hesaid. "We could read a little more and learn a littlemore."Annie didn't answer. Jack turned to her~She was grinning from ear to ear as she stared intothe bushes. Jack followed her gaze.

A dark, shaggy little head was peeking¹³ out from acluster of leaves.

"Bu, bu?" a small gorilla asked.

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 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

3 buffaloes   

n.水牛（分非洲水牛和亚洲水牛两种）( buffalo的名词复数 )；（南非或北美的）野牛；威胁；恐吓

参考例句：

• Some medieval towns raced donkeys or buffaloes. 有些中世纪的城市用驴子或水牛竞赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Water buffaloes supply Egypt with more meat than any other domestic animal. 水牛提供给埃及的肉比任何其它动物都要多。 来自辞典例句

4 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

5 leopards   

n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移

参考例句：

• Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）

6 antelopes   

羚羊( antelope的名词复数 )； 羚羊皮革

参考例句：

• One jump, and you're out, and we'll run for it like antelopes.' 你只要一跳就出来了，我们可以像羚羊那样飞快地逃掉。”
• Most antelopes can withhold their young for weeks, even months. 绝大部分羚羊能把分娩期推迟几个星期，甚至几个月。

7 hogs   

n.（尤指喂肥供食用的）猪( hog的名词复数 )；（供食用的）阉公猪；彻底地做某事；自私的或贪婪的人

参考例句：

• 'sounds like -- like hogs grunting. “像——像是猪发出的声音。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• I hate the way he hogs down his food. 我讨厌他那副狼吞虎咽的吃相。 来自辞典例句

8 gorilla   

n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
• A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。

9 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

11 shrubs   

灌木( shrub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
• These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。

12 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

13 peeking   

v.很快地看( peek的现在分词 )；偷看；窥视；微露出

参考例句：

• I couldn't resist peeking in the drawer. 我不由得偷看了一下抽屉里面。
• They caught him peeking in through the keyhole. 他们发现他从钥匙孔里向里窥视。 来自辞典例句