《神奇树屋》 第二十六册 Good Morning, Gorillas 03 Bu-bu

　　The gorilla¹'s fur was very black against the greenleaves. She had large nostrils² and small ears. Herbright brown eyes were full of mischief³.

"Bu, bu, bu," she said. "Bu, bu."Boo yourself," said Annie.

The gorilla hid behind the leaves again.

Then she poked⁴ her head out.

"Peek⁵-a-boo!" said Annie.

The gorilla clapped her hands together.

She stuck out her tongue.

Jack⁶ and Annie both laughed.

"Bu, lint⁷, lint!" the gorilla said. Then she boundedaway through the misty⁸ forest.

"Hey, Bu-bu! Don't leave us!" Annie called.

Jack rolled his eyes. "Don't name her Bu-bu," hesaid to Annie. "You don't have to--""Wait, Bu-bu!" Annie shouted. She took off after thesmall gorilla.

"--turn every animal into your best friend," Jackfinished. He shook his head. Then he made a list inhis notebook.

Gorilla behaviorPlays peek a booClaps handsSticks out tongueAs he wrote, Jack heard Annie laughing. But thenhe heard high shrieks⁹.

He caught his breath. A leopard¹⁰? he wondered.

Carrying his notebook, Jack hurried in the directionof the noise. He found Annie and the small gorillaperched in two trees.

"What's wrong?" said Jack, standing¹¹ beneath thetrees.

"Nothing!" called Annie. "We're just playing."The small gorilla screeched¹² again. Then shescratched her head and hiccupped.

Annie screeched, too. She scratched her head andhiccupped.

While they played, Jack studied the gorilla a bitmore.

He noticed she was about the size of a three-yearoldkid. Her fingers looked like human fingers. Theyeven had fingernails! He made a new list:

Young gorilla2Size of 3 year oldFingers like humansFingernailsJack heard the tree leaves shaking. He looked up.

Annie and the gorilla had both climbed higher.

"Hey, come down, Annie!" Jack called. "You mightfall. Plus, it's getting dark."Jack looked around. Light was fading quickly fromthe forest. Is night falling? he wondered. Or is a stormcoming?

The small gorilla screeched again and climbed evenhigher.

"Hey, Bu-bu! Where you going?" said Annie. Sheclimbed even higher, too.

"That's enough, Annie. Come down now!" said Jack.

"I'm serious."To his relief, the gorilla settled on a branch. Anniedid the same.

The gorilla broke off a piece of tree bark. Shenibbled it like a candy bar.

Annie broke off a piece of bark. She nibbled¹³ it like acandy bar, too.

The gorilla threw down her bark. She grabbed atree branch and swung to another tree.

"Don't try it, Annie!" shouted Jack.

But his warning came too late.

Annie threw down her bark. She grabbed a treebranch and tried to swing to another tree.

Annie didn't swing like a gorilla. She fell from thetree--and crashed down to the ground near Jack.

"Annie!" he cried.

1 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。

2 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

3 mischief   

n.损害，伤害，危害；恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹

参考例句：

• Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
• He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。

4 poked   

v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交

参考例句：

• She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
• His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 peek   

vi.偷看，窥视；n.偷偷的一看，一瞥

参考例句：

• Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
• Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛，别偷看。

6 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。

7 lint   

n.线头；绷带用麻布，皮棉

参考例句：

• Flicked the lint off the coat.把大衣上的棉绒弹掉。
• There are a few problems of air pollution by chemicals,lint,etc.,but these are minor.化学品、棉花等也造成一些空气污染问题，但这是次要的。

8 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。

9 shrieks   

n.尖叫声( shriek的名词复数 )v.尖叫( shriek的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• shrieks of fiendish laughter 恶魔般的尖笑声
• For years, from newspapers, broadcasts, the stages and at meetings, we had heard nothing but grandiloquent rhetoric delivered with shouts and shrieks that deafened the ears. 多少年来， 报纸上， 广播里， 舞台上， 会场上的声嘶力竭，装腔做态的高调搞得我们震耳欲聋。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 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。

11 standing   

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。

12 screeched   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• She screeched her disapproval. 她尖叫着不同意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The car screeched to a stop. 汽车嚓的一声停住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 nibbled   

v.啃，一点一点地咬（吃）( nibble的过去式和过去分词 )；啃出（洞），一点一点咬出（洞）；慢慢减少；小口咬

参考例句：

• She nibbled daintily at her cake. 她优雅地一点一点地吃着自己的蛋糕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Several companies have nibbled at our offer. 若干公司表示对我们的出价有兴趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》