An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 18 Shivers

18-Shivers¹
The night was cold and dark.
“Listen to the wind howling² in the trees,” said Frog.
“What a fine time for a ghost story.”
Toad³ moved deeper into his chair.
“Toad,” asked Frog,
“Don’t you like to be scared? Don’t you like to feel the shivers?”
“I am not too sure.” said Toad.

Frog made a fresh pot of tea.
He sat down and began a story.
“When I was small,” said Frog,

“My mother and father and I went out for a picnic.
On the way home we lost our way.
My mother was worried.
“We must get home,” she said.
“We do not want to meet the Old Dark Frog.”
“Who is that?” I asked.
“A terrible ghost.” said my father.
“He comes out at night and eats little frog children for supper.”
 
Toad sipped⁴ his tea,
“Frog,” he asked,
“Are you making this up?”
“Maybe yes and maybe no,’ said Frog.
“My mother and father went to search for a path⁵.’ said Frog.

“They told me to wait until they came back. I sat under a tree and waited.
The woods became dark, I was afraid.
Then I saw two huge eyes, It was the Old Dark Frog.
 
He was standing⁶ near me.’
“Frog,” asked Toad,
“Did this really happen?”
“Maybe it did and maybe it didn’t,” said Frog.
Frog went on with the story.
“The Dark Frog pulled a jump rope out of his pocket.”
“I am not hungry now.” said the Dark Frog.
“I have eaten too many tasty⁷ frog chilren.
But after I jump rope one hundred times, I will be hungry again. Then I will eat YOU!”

“The Dark Frog tied one end of the rope to tree, “Turn for me!” he shouted.
I turned the rope for the Dark Frog.
He jumped twenty times.
“I am beginning to get hungry.” said the Dark Frog.
He jumped fifty times, “I am getting hungrier,” said the Dark Frog.
He jumped ninety times, “I am very hungry now!” said the Dark Frog.
“What happened then?” asked Toad.
“I had to save my life.” said Frog.
“I ran around and around the tree with the rope, I tied up the Old Dark Frog.
He roared⁸ and screamed⁹.
I ran away fast.”
 
“I found my mother and father.” said Frog.
“We came safely home.”
“Frog,” asked Toad. “Was that a true story?”
“Maybe it was and maybe it wasn’t.” said Frog.
Frog and Toad sat close by the fire.
They were scared.
The teacups shook in their hands.
They were having the shivers.
It was a good, warm feeling.
 

1 shivers   

寒战( shiver的名词复数 )； 寒噤（因恐惧或发高烧）

参考例句：

• The accident gave me the shivers. 这事故使我不寒而栗。
• Having to make a speech always gives me the shivers. 一让我演讲我就吓得直哆嗦。

2 howling   

adj.嚎叫v.嗥叫( howl的现在分词 )；咆哮；吼叫；哀号

参考例句：

• We got stuck in a howling blizzard. 我们被困在怒号的暴风雪中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The baby is howling. 这婴儿在大声地啼哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 toad   

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆

参考例句：

• Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
• Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。

4 sipped   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
• I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句

5 path   

n.路线，轨道，路程，小路，小径；abbr.(=pathological)；

参考例句：

• A path lies through the woods.一条小路穿过树林。
• She walked along the path.她沿着小路走去。

6 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。

7 tasty   

adj.好吃的，可口的

参考例句：

• What a tasty pie!多好吃的派啊！
• This fish is very tasty.这种鱼很好吃。

8 roared   

v.咆哮( roar的过去式和过去分词 )；大笑；大哭；熊熊燃烧

参考例句：

• A log fire roared in the open hearth. 柴火在敞开着的壁炉里熊熊燃烧。
• Vroom! A sports car roared past. 呜的一声，一辆跑车疾驶而过。

9 screamed   

v.（因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫 ~发出尖叫声( scream的过去式和过去分词 )；（向某人或为某事）高声喊；发出大而尖的声音；呼啸而过

参考例句：

• I screamed and everyone stared. 我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
• The little girl screamed and it took us aback. 小女孩的尖叫声吓了我们一跳。 来自《简明英汉词典》