《神奇树屋》 第四十三册 Leprechaun In Late Winter 11 Lady Gregory

　　Ah...sunshine. Said JackHe closed his eyes, and saw the sunshine streaming through thetree house window.

And clean dry clothes. Murmured Annie.

She placed the Pennsylvania book back in the corner, Jack¹ took themagic whistle out of his pocket, and placed it next to the book.

There, that’s go home now. he said. I want to look on the internetfor information about Augusta.

He started down the rope ladder,Great idea! Said Annie, following down.

We can find out what happened to her.

Jack and Annie ran through the chilly² frog creek³ woods, theycrossed the street, and hurried up sparkling sidewalk to their yard.

They tramped through old snow to their porch, Annie opened thefront door, and led way inside.

Hi! Jack called. We are back.

Hi! Their mom called from the kitchen. Did you have a nice break?

Yes, we did. Said Annie.

Good! Get back to your homework now. said their mom. So you canfinish in time to go to the theater,Ok! Called Annie.

She went to the computer desk and sat down.

What should I type? She asked Jack.

Jack pulled up a chair and sat beside her.

Well, we don’t know her last name, he said. so try to go away.

Augusta and Irish stories.

Annie typed these words on the keyboard. Then hit enter.

There are lots ofchoices for different websites. Annie clicked on thefirst one. On the screen, was a black and white photograph of awoman, the caption⁴ under it said :

Lady Augusta GregoryLook! It’s her. Said Annie.

The woman on the screen was middle aged⁵. But she still lookedlike Augusta. Her hair was partly neatly⁶ down the middle,Jack read aloud from screen:

Lady Augusta Gregory was born in to a wealthy family, in Gore⁷ wayIreland in 1852. she wrote over 40 plays and many poems andessays. She was the core founderof Abbey theater, and nationaltheater of Ireland. Lady Gregory also learned old language ofIreland, and became well known for collecting Irish stories andlegends and sharing them with the world.

Whoa! Said Annie.

Augusta did have a brave heart and afine mind.

And she must like our play since she wrote 40 of her own andstarted own theater.

Yeah. Said Jack. She really turned out great.

This reminded them a question, she had asked themselves earlier.

I wonder I am good for.

I didn’t know how to do anything on that Irish farm.

Me neither. Said Annie. but hardly any kids today know how to dothat kind of stuff.

So what will we do if our machines or computers broke down? SaidJack.

We have to figure out how to grow potatoes and make our ownclothes and milk cows. Said Annie.

I’ll probably read some kind of instructions first and then give it a try.

Said Jack.

I probably give it a try first, said Annie. then I will read instructions.

Jack laughed.

I know some stuff good workfor. Said Annie.

What/ said Jack.

First we are good for helping⁸ each other. Said Annie.

Yeah, but...said Jack,No, really, we help each other all the time. Said Annie.

That’s true. Said Jack.

And we are good for helping Augusta. Said Annie. and helpingLouis Armstrong, Mozart, and Leprechaunnardo da Vinci. We putthe smile on the Mona Lisa’s face, remember?

Jack nodded.

Yeah. He said.

And we are good for saving an orphan⁹ penguin¹⁰, a huge octopus,and city of Tokyo, Venice and New York! Said Annie.

We are good for rescuing a baby gorilla¹¹ from a Leprechaunpard, aschool kid from a twister,We are good for helping Shakespeare, Claire Baton¹², and GeorgeWashingtonWe are good for rescuing two kids from a tsunami¹³, coca cola boyfrom a buffalo¹⁴ campy, anda baby kangaroo and koala from a forestfire.

We are good for...

Wait, stop. Said Jack. Stop!

But that even not have of it. Said Annie.

I know said Jack.

That’s plenty, I am inspired, I am ready to write a story forhomework. And I will use my own experience. I have a little morethan I thought.

Cool! Said Annie.

She went back to read about lady Gregory on her computer.

Jack grabbed the pencil and pulled out his notebook, he moved tothe couch, and sat down, as late winter light slatted into the livingroom, he began to write.

　　The End

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 chilly   

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。

3 creek   

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 caption   

n.说明，字幕，标题；v.加上标题，加上说明

参考例句：

• I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.直到我看到这幅画的说明才弄懂其意思。
• There is a caption under the picture.图片下边附有说明。

5 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

6 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。

7 gore   

n.凝血，血污；v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破；缝以补裆；顶

参考例句：

• The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
• Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

10 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

11 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。

12 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

13 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

14 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。