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《神奇树屋》 第三十册 Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve 03 Rok

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  It was cooler outside now. Daylight was fadingquickly. The wind had picked up.

"A grand adventure for us, eh?" said Teddy. "Yes!"said Annie.

Jack1 was excited, too, but he had lots of questions.

As Teddy started off through the oak forest, Jackhurried to keep up.

"What do you think our mission is exactly?" heasked.

"Merlin said we should bring order to the castle,"said Annie.

23"Perhaps he wants us to mop the floors and washthe dishes," Teddy joked.

"And make the beds!" said Annie. She andTeddy laughed.

"Our mission has to be harder than just doingchores,Y '

said Jack. 'What about the tunnel of fear?" "Oh, youneed not be afraid of fear," said Teddy. "I knowmagic, remember?""Teddy, did you know any magic before you metMorgan and Merlin?" asked Annie.

"Ah, indeed. My father was a sorcerer," Teddy said.

"And my mother was a wood sprite from theOtherworld.""That is so cool, " said Annie.

They crunched2 through piles of dead leaves. A gustof wind shook the tree branches. Golden oak leavesspun to the ground.

Jack's thoughts were spinning, too. Merlin in theheart of the oak, sorcerers, woodsprites none of these things would ever make senseback in Frog Creek3.

24At last Teddy led them out of the forest and into aclearing. "Halt!" he said.

They all stopped walking. Beyond the clearing wasa small village of thatched-roof cottages. The cottagewindows twinkled with candlelight. Chimney smokerose into the dusky sky.

Teddy held up his lantern. "Onward4!" he said. Theywent down a dirt path that passed through thevillage. Several children in ragged5 clothes peeked6 outtheir front doors.

"Greetings!" called Teddy. "Can you tell us how toget to the castle of the duke?""The castle?" a boy said in a frightened voice.

9"Tis just beyond the wood!" He pointed7 at a foreston the other side of the village. "Follow the path andyou'll come to it!""Oh, but you mustn't go there!" a girl cried. "Whynot?" asked Annie.

"Something's been very wrong at the castle," saidthe girl. "Ever since the ravens9 came!" "Has anyonebeen there to see what's going on?" asked Jack.

25"Only old Maggie, who used to work there," saidthe girl. "Two weeks ago, she went to the castle asusual. But she came running back, scared out of herwits.""Maggie says the castle is all haunted with ghosts,"said a boy. "She keeps repeating the same rhyme overand over.""Ghosts?"said Jack. His mouth felt dry.

But Teddy just laughed. "Ghosts don't scare me!" hesaid.

"Have you ever seen one, Teddy?" asked Annie.

"No! But I should like to!" Teddy said with a grin.

"Look!" One of the girls pointed at the sky. "Theravens are back!"A flock of large black birds was flying low in thedark gray sky. The village kids screamed. Severalgrown-ups rushed out of their cottages.

"Go away!" a woman yelled at the ravens. Shepicked up a handful of stones and began throwingthem at the birds. "Leave us alone!"26"Stop! Stop!" cried Annie. "You'll hurt them!" Astone struck one of the ravens. It fell to the ground.

"Oh, no!" cried Annie.

The grown-ups pulled their children inside. Doorsslammed and shutters10 closed.

Annie dashed to the fallen bird and knelt beside it.

Jack and Teddy hurried over to Annie and thefallen bird. The bird was crouching11, slightly27spreading its wings. Its head was bowed a madelow, squeaking12 sounds. One of its feathers was bent13.

"COO-COO!" Teddy said loudly. Re looked Jack. "Ionce journeyed to the Isle14 of Birdr" study theirlanguage," he said. "I learned a bl'

JDove, but no Raven8.""Don't worry," said Jack. "Annie talks birds andanimals in her own language."28"I'm sorry for what they did to you," Annie saidsoftly to the raven. She stroked its silky black head.

"What's your name?""ROIK," the raven croaked15.

"Rok? Your name is Rok?" said Annie.

"ROK ROK!" croaked the raven.

"See, I told you," Jack said to Teddy.

"Rok, they were afraid of you for some reason,"Annie said.

Rok made soft, bell-like sounds: "CRONG?

CRONG?

"Yes, that's why they knocked you out of the sky,"said Annie. "One of your tail feathers is bent. Butyour wings don't seem hurt."Rok fluttered his long black wings. He took a fewfeeble steps.

'Go on, Rok," Annie coaxed16. "You can do it." Theraven flapped his wings again. "QUORK!" he croaked.

He lifted off the ground. "Great!" said Annie,clapping.

29Rok Rapped his wings. He glided17 up into thetwilight. He swooped18 with ease back down to Annie.

"CAW! CAW!" he called, as if thanking her.

"Be careful, Rok!" Annie shouted.

They all waved as the raven sailed off into the sky.

Annie smiled at Jack and Teddy. "He was reallynice," she said.

"Indeed he was, said Teddy. "I think your gentlewords were healing to him.""I wonder why the people here are so afraid ofravens, said Annie.

"Yeah, said Jack. "And what was that stuff aboutghosts?""Ghosts?" said Teddy. He smiled. "You needn't fearghosts if you're with me."Jack shrugged19. "I'm not really afraid," he said.

"Not afraid?" said a feeble voice.

Jack, Annie, and Teddy whirled around.

30An old woman stood in the dark doorwayof a cottage. She leaned forward. In a crackeledvoice she said,"Where is the girl who spins wool into thread?

Where are the boys who play chess before bed?

Where is the hound who waits to be fed?"The old woman stared at them with a fearful lookin her eyes. Then she stepped back into the cottage and closedher door.

A Shiver went up Jack's spine20. "That was Strange,"he said.

31"She must have been old Maggie, who worked atthe castle, " said Annie. "I wonder what she wastalking about.""I don't know," said Teddy. Then he grinned. "Butshe was good at rhyming, eh?"Jack nodded. "Indeed she was," he said softly. "Let'shurry along!" said Teddy. "Night comes fast upon us!"Leaving the cottages behind, the three hurried on inthe gathering21 dark. They left the village and followedthe path through the woods.

Teddy held up his lantern to light their way. Thewind blew the branches of the trees, making themwhisper in the chilly22 autumn night.

When they finally came out of the woods, they allgasped in wonder.

"Oh, man, 7 said Jack.

Towering before them in the moonlight were thewalls of a huge stone castle.


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1 jack 53Hxp     
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 crunched adc2876f632a087c0c8d7d68ab7543dc     
v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 );嘎吱作响;(快速大量地)处理信息;数字捣弄
参考例句:
  • Our feet crunched on the frozen snow. 我们的脚嘎吱嘎吱地踩在冻雪上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He closed his jaws on the bones and crunched. 他咬紧骨头,使劲地嚼。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
3 creek 3orzL     
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。
4 onward 2ImxI     
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先
参考例句:
  • The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
  • He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。
5 ragged KC0y8     
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
参考例句:
  • A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
  • Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。
6 peeked c7b2fdc08abef3a4f4992d9023ed9bb8     
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
7 pointed Il8zB4     
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。
8 raven jAUz8     
n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的
参考例句:
  • We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
  • Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。
9 ravens afa492e2603cd239f272185511eefeb8     
n.低质煤;渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸,哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句
10 shutters 74d48a88b636ca064333022eb3458e1f     
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
参考例句:
  • The shop-front is fitted with rolling shutters. 那商店的店门装有卷门。
  • The shutters thumped the wall in the wind. 在风中百叶窗砰砰地碰在墙上。
11 crouching crouching     
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • a hulking figure crouching in the darkness 黑暗中蹲伏着的一个庞大身影
  • A young man was crouching by the table, busily searching for something. 一个年轻人正蹲在桌边翻看什么。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
12 squeaking 467e7b45c42df668cdd7afec9e998feb     
v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者
参考例句:
  • Squeaking floorboards should be screwed down. 踏上去咯咯作响的地板应用螺钉钉住。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Can you hear the mice squeaking? 你听到老鼠吱吱叫吗? 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
14 isle fatze     
n.小岛,岛
参考例句:
  • He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
  • The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。
15 croaked 9a150c9af3075625e0cba4de8da8f6a9     
v.呱呱地叫( croak的过去式和过去分词 );用粗的声音说
参考例句:
  • The crow croaked disaster. 乌鸦呱呱叫预报灾难。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 'she has a fine head for it," croaked Jacques Three. “她有一个漂亮的脑袋跟着去呢,”雅克三号低沉地说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
16 coaxed dc0a6eeb597861b0ed72e34e52490cd1     
v.哄,用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 );巧言骗取;哄劝,劝诱
参考例句:
  • She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer. 她哄着那匹马让它再靠近了一点。
  • I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre. 我用好话哄姐姐带我去看戏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
17 glided dc24e51e27cfc17f7f45752acf858ed1     
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
参考例句:
  • The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
  • They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 swooped 33b84cab2ba3813062b6e35dccf6ee5b     
俯冲,猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
  • The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
19 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 spine lFQzT     
n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
参考例句:
  • He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
  • His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。
21 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会,聚会,聚集
参考例句:
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
22 chilly pOfzl     
adj.凉快的,寒冷的
参考例句:
  • I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
  • I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后,寒气逼人。
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