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《神奇树屋》 第三十六册 Blizzard of the Blue Moon 04 Hard Times

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       The wind lashed1 the bare trees and swept the snow into talldrifts. "That way!" said Annie. She led the way down the castlesteps to the path.

"Mr. Perkins was a nice guy," said Annie as they headedtoward the west side of the park.

"Yeah," said Jack2. "Someday I'd like to go back there and seeall his weather instruments." Jack and Annie trudged3 throughthe storm, until they saw buildings just beyond the trees. "We'realmost out of Central Park!" Annie said.

46Jack looked around. "Do you see Teddy and Kathleen?" hesaid.

"No, but we'd better keep going if we want to get to the zootoday," said Annie.

Jack agreed. Mr. Perkins had said that the blizzard4 was goingto turn into a monster after dark. And dark came early inNovember.

They left the park and came to a wide city street. All sorts ofthings were blowing about in the wind: newspapers, hats, andumbrellas turned inside out. Jack and Annie grabbed a lamppostand clung to it, trying to keep from getting blown away, too.

When there was a lull5 in the storm, they trudged across theavenue. It was lined with cars half buried in the snow.

47Jack and Annie started down a side street. They passed an oldman and woman huddled6 in a doorway7, wrapped in tornblankets, burning a fire in a small stove. They passed a line ofmen dressed in ragged8 clothes standing9 outside a building. Asign said "Free Soup."48Jack hoped everyone outside would find better shelter beforethe monster blizzard hit.

"Excuse me!" Annie called to the men in the line for free soup.

"Do you know where the WestSide IRT subway is?""Two blocks!" said a man. "Keep going!""Thanks!" said Annie.

Jack and Annie kept going. They passed a firehouse, a cheesestore, and a newsstand. Everything was closed and shuttered.

Peddlers' carts were stuck in drifts.

Signs banged in the wind. One said: MEATBALLS ANDBEANS-10 CENTS!

Another said:

ZITO'S BAKERY-5 CENTS A LOAF!

A third said:

LODGING-2 DOLLARS A WEEk!

Jack and Annie crossed the street. They saw newsboyshuddled under a theater awning10. The boys had wrapped theirfeet and legs in newspapers to keep warm.

49"Excuse me, where's the subway?" Jack shouted.

"End of the block and around the corner! Green ball!" said aboy.

Green ball?

wondered Jack.

What does that mean?

"Thanks!" said Annie. "You guys should go home! After dark,the storm's turning into a monster!"Jack and Annie trudged on. When they turned the corner,Annie shouted, "Look! A green ball!"On top of a post was a large green ball. The post was next to astairway that led underground. A sign said:

UPTOWN IRT TRAINS, 1, 2,3"That's it! Mr. Perkins said we take the number two!" saidAnnie.

"Wait, do you see Teddy and Kathleen?" said Jack, peeringthrough the snow. Annie looked with him down the city street.

"I don't see them. But I'm sure they'll find50us," said Annie. She and Jack started down the stairs that ledunderground. The stairway was filled with people trying to getout of the storm. Jack and Annie walked with the crowd into thesubway station.

A long line waited in front of a turnstile. A sign over theturnstile said:

SUBWAY: 5¢"Oops, do you have any money for the subway?" Annie askedJack.

"Yeah, I think I left home with at least a dollar in change,"said Jack. He reached into his pocket and pulled out two nickels.

"Cool," said Annie. She led the way to the line. As theywaited, Jack looked around the station. A banjo player played asilly tune11, but no one smiled. A man in rags walked around,holding out a hat, begging for money. Jack took another nickelfrom his pocket and dropped it into the hat.

"Thank you, thank you. Bless you," said the beggar.

51"Sure," said Jack.

As the beggar walked on, Jack looked at Annie. "Boy, just alittle nickel made him so happy," he said.

"I know. Everyone seems really poor and desperate here," saidAnnie.

"I wonder why," said Jack. While the line moved slowlytoward the turnstile, he pulled out their research book. He readaloud from the introduction:

In the 1930s, New York City, as well as the rest of the UnitedStates, suffered through hard times known as the GreatDepression. Jobs were scarce, and many people had no money orhomes.

"That's what Mr. Perkins was talking about," said Jack. "Hardtimes.""I wish we could help everyone," said Annie. "Me too," saidJack.

"But right now our mission is to save a unicorn12 under a spell,"said Annie.

52Jack frowned. "Our mission sounds like a fairy tale from amake-believe world," he said. "Not the real world of the GreatDepression.""I know," said Annie. "Hey, it's almost our turn. What do wedo?""Let's watch the person in front of us," said Jack.

Jack and Annie watched an old woman put her nickel in theslot of the turnstile, which led to the train platform. The womanpushed through and joined the crowd of people waiting for thetrain. Jack and Annie put their nickels into the slot and pushedthrough, too.

The platform was bitterly cold. People looked worried, as ifthey feared the subway train might never come. Jack feltworried, too, but mainly because their mission wasn't makingany sense. They were trying to get to the zoo before the bluemoon,andbefore a monster blizzard hit the city. But when they got tothe zoo, what then?

53"This is what I don't understand," Jack said to Annie. "Thepoem says the unicorn is on public display. But if that's true,why haven't we ever read about New York City once having aunicorn in a zoo? That would be major news.""Yeah, but remember the poem says he's `hidden well,' andhe's `under a spell,"' said Annie. "So maybe the spell makes himlook like a regular animal. But when we get to the zoo and sayhis name, he'll come out of hiding and-and-""Reveal his true nature?" said Jack.

"Exactly!" said Annie.

"Okay ...... said Jack. "But how will we know what kind ofanimal to look for?"A signal bell clanged. Lights appeared at the end of the tunnel.

Jack and Annie moved with the crowd as it surged forward.

The subway train rumbled13 down the tracks. On the side of thetrain, Jack saw a big number 2. "That's us!" he said.

54When the train stopped, everyone on the platform crammedinside. Jack and Annie were squashed into one of the first cars.

All the seats were taken, so they had to stand in the aisle14. Theyheld on to a silver pole as more riders squeezed into the subwaycar and grabbed straps15 hanging overhead. Jack actually didn'tmind the tight squeeze. He was anxious to thaw16 out from thecold.

"Look, Jack!" cried Annie. She pointed17 out a window of thesubway car.

Jack peered out the window, just in time to see two peoplerush across the platform toward one of the rear cars. One wasdressed in a dark cape18, the other in a tan raincoat.

A bell sounded. The subway doors closed and the train starteddown the tracks.

"Yay! They're on the train!" exclaimed Annie.

"Cool," said Jack, grinning. "We'll see them when we get off.""Hey,wheredo we get off?" said Annie.

55"Oh, man, we forgot to ask!" said Jack. He turned to the ladynext to them.

"Excuse me, where do we get off for the Bronx Zoo?" he askedher.

"Tremont Avenue," the woman said gruffly.

"Where's that?" asked Annie.

"There's a map," said the woman. She pointed to a map on thewall above a row of seated passengers.

Jack and Annie stared at all the colorful lines that showed thesubway system. "Nothing here makes sense," said Jack.

"Do you need help?" the girl sitting under the map said. Shewore a tattered19 purple shawl over her head and shoulders.

"Yes, please," said Annie. "Can you tell us where we get offfor the Bronx Zoo?""It's much further north," said the girl. "I'll let you know whenwe get to the right stop.""Thanks," said Jack.

The train bumped and creaked along,56stopping every couple of minutes. Jack looked out the windowand tried to read the name of each station, but sometimes theplatforms were too crowded. He was glad the girl in the shawlhad promised to help them.

Just when Jack was starting to feel warm and a little drowsy,the girl called out, "Your stop's next!""Thanks a lot!" said Annie. She and Jack squeezed through thecrowd toward the doors. When the train stopped and the doorsopened, Jack and Annie were practically pushed out onto theplatform with the other people leaving.

The subway doors closed and the train moved on.


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1 lashed 4385e23a53a7428fb973b929eed1bce6     
adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
参考例句:
  • The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
  • The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 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。
3 trudged e830eb9ac9fd5a70bf67387e070a9616     
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • He trudged the last two miles to the town. 他步履艰难地走完最后两英里到了城里。
  • He trudged wearily along the path. 他沿着小路疲惫地走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 blizzard 0Rgyc     
n.暴风雪
参考例句:
  • The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
  • You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。
5 lull E8hz7     
v.使安静,使入睡,缓和,哄骗;n.暂停,间歇
参考例句:
  • The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。
  • Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull.经过两个星期的平静之后,地面战又突然爆发了。
6 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
7 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
8 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。
9 standing 2hCzgo     
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。
10 awning LeVyZ     
n.遮阳篷;雨篷
参考例句:
  • A large green awning is set over the glass window to shelter against the sun.在玻璃窗上装了个绿色的大遮棚以遮挡阳光。
  • Several people herded under an awning to get out the shower.几个人聚集在门栅下避阵雨
11 tune NmnwW     
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
参考例句:
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子,并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
12 unicorn Ak7wK     
n.(传说中的)独角兽
参考例句:
  • The unicorn is an imaginary beast.独角兽是幻想出来的动物。
  • I believe unicorn was once living in the world.我相信独角兽曾经生活在这个世界。
13 rumbled e155775f10a34eef1cb1235a085c6253     
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋)
参考例句:
  • The machine rumbled as it started up. 机器轰鸣着发动起来。
  • Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on. 事情迅速平静下来了,然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声,持续不断。
14 aisle qxPz3     
n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道
参考例句:
  • The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
  • The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
15 straps 1412cf4c15adaea5261be8ae3e7edf8e     
n.带子( strap的名词复数 );挎带;肩带;背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 );用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
参考例句:
  • the shoulder straps of her dress 她连衣裙上的肩带
  • The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。
16 thaw fUYz5     
v.(使)融化,(使)变得友善;n.融化,缓和
参考例句:
  • The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
  • The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。
17 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。
18 cape ITEy6     
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
参考例句:
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
19 tattered bgSzkG     
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的
参考例句:
  • Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.她的破衣烂衫丝毫没有影响她的美貌。
  • Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
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