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eight cousins - chapter 1
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two girls

rose sat all alone in the big best 1(客厅) , with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected. she had 2 to this room as a good place in which to be 3; for it was dark and still, full of ancient furniture, sombre curtains, and hung all around with portraits of solemn old gentlemen in 4, severe-nosed ladies in top-heavy caps, and staring children in little bob-tailed coats or short-waisted frocks. it was an excellent place for 5; and the fitful spring rain that pattered(喋喋不休地说) on the window-pane seemed to 6, "cry away: i'm with you."

rose really did have some cause to be sad; for she had no mother, and had lately lost her father also, which left her no home but this with her great-aunts. she had been with them only a week, and, though the dear old ladies had tried their best to make her happy, they had not succeeded very well, for she was unlike any child they had ever seen, and they felt very much as if they had the care of a low-spirited butterfly.

they had given her the freedom of the house, and for a day or two she had amused herself roaming all over it, for it was a capital old 7, and was full of all manner of odd nooks(角落,隐匿处) , charming rooms, and mysterious passages. windows broke out in unexpected places, little balconies overhung the garden most romantically, and there was a long upper hall full of curiosities from all parts of the world; for the campbells had been sea-captains for generations.

aunt plenty had even allowed rose to 8 in her great china closet a 9 retreat, rich in all the "goodies" that children love; but rose seemed to care little for these toothsome(美味的) temptations; and when that hope failed, aunt plenty gave up in despair.

gentle aunt peace had tried all sorts of pretty needle-work, and planned a doll's wardrobe that would have won the heart of even an older child. but rose took little interest in pink satin hats and tiny hose, though she sewed dutifully till her aunt caught her wiping tears away with the train of a wedding-dress, and that discovery put an end to the sewing society.

then both old ladies put their heads together and picked out the model child of the neighbourhood to come and play with their niece. but ariadne blish was the worst failure of all, for rose could not bear the sight of her, and said she was so like a wax doll she longed to give her a pinch and see if she would 10(告密,吱吱叫) . so 11 little ariadne was sent home, and the 12 aunties left rose to her own devices for a day or two.

bad weather and a cold kept her in-doors, and she spent most of her time in the library where her father's books were stored. here she read a great deal, cried a little, and dreamed many of the innocent bright dreams in which imaginative children find such comfort and delight. this suited her better than anything else, but it was not good for her, and she grew pale, heavy-eyed and listless, though aunt plenty gave her iron enough to make a cooking-stove, and aunt peace petted her like a poodle.

seeing this, the poor aunties racked their brains for a new amusement and 13 to venture a bold stroke, though not very hopeful of its success. they said nothing to rose about their plan for this saturday afternoon, but let her alone till the time came for the grand surprise, little dreaming that the odd child would find pleasure for herself in a most unexpected quarter.

before she had time to squeeze out a single tear a sound broke the stillness, making her 14 up her ears. it was only the soft twitter of a bird, but it seemed to be a peculiarly gifted bird, for while she listened the soft twitter changed to a lively whistle, then a trill, a coo, a 15, and ended in a musical mixture of all the notes, as if the bird burst out laughing. rose laughed also, and, forgetting her 16, jumped up, saying eagerly

"it is a mocking-bird. where is it?"

running down the long hall, she peeped out at both doors, but saw nothing feathered except a draggle-tailed chicken under a burdock leaf. she listened again, and the sound seemed to be in the house. away she went, much excited by the chase, and following the changeful song, it led her to the china-closet door.

"in there? how funny!" she said. but when she entered, not a bird appeared except the 17(永久地) kissing swallows on the canton china that lined the shelves. all of a sudden rose's face brightened, and, softly opening the slide, she peered into the kitchen. but the music had stopped, and all she saw was a girl in a blue 18 scrubbing the 19. rose stared about her for a minute, and then asked 20

"did you hear that mocking-bird?"

"i should call it a phebe-bird," answered the girl, looking up with a twinkle in her black eyes.#p#分页标题#e#

"where did it go?"

"it is here still."

"where?"

"in my throat. do you want to hear it?"

"oh, yes! i'll come in." and rose crept through the slide to the wide shelf on the other side, being too hurried and puzzled to go round by the door.

the girl wiped her hands, crossed her feet on the little island of carpet where she was 21 in a sea of soap-suds, and then, sure enough, out of her slender throat came the swallow's twitter, the robin's whistle, the blue-jay's call, the thrush's song, the wood-dove's coo, and many another familiar note, all ending as before with the musical ecstacy of a bobolink singing and swinging among the meadow grass on a bright june day.

rose was so astonished that she nearly fell off her 22, and when the little concert was over clapped her hands delightedly.

"oh, it was lovely! who taught you?"

"the birds," answered the girl, with a smile, as she fell to work again.

"it is very wonderful! i can sing, but nothing half so fine as that. what is your name, please?"

"phebe moore."

"i've heard of phebe-birds; but i don't believe the real ones could do that," laughed rose, adding, as she watched with interest the 23 of 24 of soft soap over the bricks, "may i stay and see you work? it is very lonely in the parlor."

"yes, indeed, if you want to," answered phebe, 25 out her cloth in a capable sort of way that impressed rose very much.

"it must be fun to swash the water round and dig out the soap. i'd love to do it, only aunt wouldn't like it, i suppose," said rose, quite taken with the new employment.

"you'd soon get tired, so you'd better keep tidy and look on."

"i suppose you help your mother a good deal?"

"i haven't got any folks."

"why, where do you live, then?"

"i'm going to live here, i hope. debby wants some one to help round, and i've come to try for a week."

"i hope you will stay, for it is very dull," said rose, who had taken a sudden fancy to this girl, who sung like a bird and worked like a woman.

"hope i shall; for i'm fifteen now, and old enough to earn my own living. you have come to stay a spell, haven't you?" asked phebe, looking up at her guest and wondering how life could be dull to a girl who wore a silk frock, a daintily frilled apron, a pretty locket, and had her hair tied up with a 26 snood(束发带) .

"yes, i shall stay till my uncle comes. he is my 27 now, and i don't know what he will do with me. have you a guardian?"

"my sakes, no! i was left on the poor-house steps a little 28 of a baby, and miss rogers took a 29 to me, so i've been there ever since. but she is dead now, and i take care of myself."

"how interesting! it is like arabella montgomery in the 'gypsy's child.' did you ever read that sweet story?" asked rose, who was fond of tales of found-lings, and had read many.

"i don't have any books to read, and all the spare time i get i run off into the woods; that rests me better than stories," answered phebe, as she finished one job and began on another.

rose watched her as she got out a great pan of beans to look over, and wondered how it would seem to have life all work and no play. presently phebe seemed to think it was her turn to ask questions, and said, wistfully

"you've had lots of 30, i suppose?"

"oh, dear me, yes! i've been at boarding school nearly a year, and i'm almost dead with lessons. the more i got, the more miss power gave me, and i was so miserable that i 'most cried my eyes out. papa never gave me hard things to do, and he always taught me so pleasantly i loved to study. oh, we were so happy and so fond of one another! but now he is gone, and i am left all alone."

the tear that would not come when rose sat waiting for it came now of its own accord two of them in fact and rolled down her cheeks, telling the tale of love and sorrow better than any words could do it.

for a minute there was no sound in the kitchen but the little daughter's 31 and the sympathetic patter of the rain. phebe stopped 32 her beans from one pan to another, and her eyes were full of pity as they rested on the curly head 33 down on rose's knee, for she saw that the heart under the pretty locket ached with its loss, and the dainty(美味的) apron(围裙,停机坪) was used to dry sadder tears than any she had ever shed.

somehow, she felt more 34 with her brown calico gown and blue-checked pinafore; envy changed to 35; and if she had dared she would have gone and hugged her 36 guest.

fearing that might not be considered proper, she said, in her cheery voice

"i'm sure you ain't all alone with such a lot of folks belonging to you, and all so rich and clever. you'll be petted to pieces, debby says, because you are the only girl in the family."#p#分页标题#e#

phebe's last words made rose smile in spite of her tears, and she looked out from behind her apron with an april face, saying in a tone of comic 37

"that's one of my troubles! i've got six aunts, and they all want me, and i don't know any of them very well. papa named this place the aunt-hill, and now i see why."

phebe laughed with her as she said encouragingly,

"everyone calls it so, and it's a real good name, for all the mrs. campbells live handy by, and keep coming up to see the old ladies."

"i could stand the aunts, but there are dozens of cousins, dreadful boys all of them, and i 39 boys! some of them came to see me last wednesday, but i was lying down, and when auntie came to call me i went under the quilt and pretended to be asleep. i shall have to see them some time, but i do 38 it so." and rose gave a 40, for, having lived alone with her 41 father, she knew nothing of boys, and considered them a species of wild animal.

"oh! i guess you'll like 'em. i've seen 'em flying round when they come over from the point, sometimes in their boats and sometimes on horseback. if you like boats and horses, you'll enjoy yourself first-rate."

"but i don't! i'm afraid of horses, and boats make me ill, and i hate boys!" and poor rose 42 her hands at the awful 43 before her. one of these horrors alone she could have borne, but all together were too much for her, and she began to think of a speedy return to the 44(厌恶,憎恨) school.

phebe laughed at her woe till the beans danced in the pan, but tried to comfort her by suggesting a means of relief.

"perhaps your uncle will take you away where there ain't any boys. debby says he is a real kind man, and always bring heaps of nice things when he comes."

"yes, but you see that is another trouble, for i don't know uncle alec at all. he hardly ever came to see us, though he sent me pretty things very often. now i belong to him, and shall have to mind him, till i am eighteen. i may not like him a bit, and i 45 about it all the time."

"well, i wouldn't borrow trouble, but have a real good time. i'm sure i should think i was in clover if i had folks and money, and nothing to do but enjoy myself," began phebe, but got no further, for a sudden rush and tumble outside made them both jump.

"it's thunder," said phebe.

"it's a circus!" cried rose, who from her elevated perch had caught glimpses of a gay cart of some sort and several 46 with flying manes and tails.

the sound died away, and the girls were about to continue their confidences when old debby appeared, looking rather cross and sleepy after her nap.

"you are wanted in the parlor, miss rose."

"has anybody come?"

"little girls shouldn't ask questions, but do as they are bid," was all debby would answer.

"i do hope it isn't aunt myra; she always scares me out of my wits asking how my cough is, and 47(呻吟) over me as if i was going to die," said rose, preparing to retire the way she came, for the slide, being cut for the admission of bouncing christmas turkeys and puddings, was plenty large enough for a slender girl.

"guess you'll wish it was aunt myra when you see who has come. don't never let me catch you coming into my kitchen that way again, or i'll shut you up in the big b'iler," 48 debby, who thought it her duty to snub children on all occasions.



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1 v4mzu     
n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅
参考例句:
  • she was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
  • is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店?
2 njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • the old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
3 g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • it was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
4 53e7a1f0d49258e236f1a412f2313400     
n.假发,法官帽( wig的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • they say that wigs will be coming in again this year. 据说今年又要流行戴假发了。 来自辞典例句
  • frank, we needed more wigs than we thought, and we have to do some advertising. 弗兰克,因为我们需要更多的假发,而且我们还要做点广告。 来自电影对白
5 ofgyu     
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
参考例句:
  • our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
  • a man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸,自认福是福。
6 hwmwx     
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
参考例句:
  • the child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
  • the girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答,也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。
7 8byxn     
n.大厦,大楼;宅第
参考例句:
  • the old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
  • the mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
8 dcjzb     
v./n.翻寻,仔细检查
参考例句:
  • he had a good rummage inside the sofa.他把沙发内部彻底搜寻了一翻。
  • the old lady began to rummage in her pocket for her spectacles.老太太开始在口袋里摸索,找她的眼镜。
9 zhvzrc     
adj.加香料的;辛辣的,有风味的
参考例句:
  • the soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
  • very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。
10 4gtzo     
n.吱吱声,逃脱;v.(发出)吱吱叫,侥幸通过;(俚)告密
参考例句:
  • i don't want to hear another squeak out of you!我不想再听到你出声!
  • we won the game,but it was a narrow squeak.我们打赢了这场球赛,不过是侥幸取胜。
11 ssiz3     
adj.拘泥形式的,一本正经的;n.循规蹈矩,整洁;adv.循规蹈矩地,整洁地
参考例句:
  • she's too prim to enjoy rude jokes!她太古板,不喜欢听粗野的笑话!
  • he is prim and precise in manner.他的态度一本正经而严谨
12 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • it was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
13 duszmp     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • i have determined on going to tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • he determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
14 qqyxb     
v.刺伤,刺痛,刺孔;n.刺伤,刺痛
参考例句:
  • he felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时,他感到剧烈的疼痛。
  • he burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.他用针一戳,气球就爆了。
15 mrezt     
v.(尤指鸟)唧唧喳喳的叫
参考例句:
  • the birds chirp merrily at the top of tree.鸟儿在枝头欢快地啾啾鸣唱。
  • the sparrows chirp outside the window every morning.麻雀每天清晨在窗外嘁嘁喳喳地叫。
16 887656d87afcd3df018215107a0daaab     
困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉
参考例句:
  • thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
  • she has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。
17 e11726de37cbaab344011cfed8ecef15     
永久地,持久地
参考例句:
  • why didn't he hold the yankees instead of everlastingly retreating? 他为什么不将北军挡住,反而节节败退呢?
  • "i'm tired of everlastingly being unnatural and never doing anything i want to do. "我再也忍受不了这样无休止地的勉强自己,永远不能赁自己高兴做事。
18 lvzzo     
n.围裙;工作裙
参考例句:
  • we were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
  • she stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
19 n5by9     
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
参考例句:
  • she came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来,在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
  • she comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里,打开电灯。
20 iinyj     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • he gestured abruptly for virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • i was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
21 thfz18     
a.搁浅的,进退两难的
参考例句:
  • he was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里, 身无分文,一筹莫展。
  • i was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市,既没有钱,又没有朋友。
22 5u1yp     
n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于
参考例句:
  • the bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
  • little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。
23 91b52389e84f945a976e96cd577a4e0c     
n.[物]散射;散乱,分散;在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的;分散在不同范围的;广泛扩散的;(选票)数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式);散布;驱散
参考例句:
  • the child felle into a rage and began scattering its toys about. 这孩子突发狂怒,把玩具扔得满地都是。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the farmers are scattering seed. 农夫们在播种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
24 32dc30a20249eadb50ca16023088da55     
少许( dab的名词复数 ); 是…能手; 做某事很在行; 在某方面技术熟练
参考例句:
  • each of us had two dabs of butter. 我们每人吃了两小块黄油。
  • he made a few dabs at the fence with the paint but didn't really paint it. 他用颜料轻刷栅栏,但一点也没刷上。
25 70c74d76c2d55027ff25f12f2ab350a9     
淋湿的,湿透的
参考例句:
  • he was wringing wet after working in the field in the hot sun. 烈日下在田里干活使他汗流满面。
  • he is wringing out the water from his swimming trunks. 他正在把游泳裤中的水绞出来。
26 5gqyo     
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
参考例句:
  • this material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
  • the new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
27 8ekxv     
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
参考例句:
  • the form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
  • the press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
28 4epxw     
n.极小的东西;小铜币
参考例句:
  • the poor mite was so ill.可怜的孩子病得这么重。
  • he is a mite taller than i.他比我高一点点。
29 mpxzq5     
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
参考例句:
  • the word palate also means taste or liking.palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
  • i must admit i have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。
30 ajazm6     
n.教育;正规学校教育
参考例句:
  • a child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
  • backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。
31 df75b14f92e64fc9e1d7eaf6dcfc083a     
<主方>ⅰ adj.湿透的
参考例句:
  • i heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
  • her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。
32 7b0e25ab43c3cc912945aafbb80e7dfd     
adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词
参考例句:
  • this book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
  • at that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时,一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来,把窗玻璃震得当当地响。
33 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。
34 gvxzof     
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
参考例句:
  • he won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
  • the people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。
35 3q2zz     
n.同情,怜悯
参考例句:
  • he could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
  • her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。
36 aaf4adfe86f9ab55b4275dae2a2e305a     
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • about 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
  • a terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted martin eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。
37 3llzx     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
38 ekpz8     
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
参考例句:
  • we all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
  • her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
39 dm0zz     
vt.痛恨,憎恶
参考例句:
  • i detest people who tell lies.我恨说谎的人。
  • the workers detest his overbearing manner.工人们很讨厌他那盛气凌人的态度。
40 jeqy8     
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动
参考例句:
  • the sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材,他浑身一阵战栗。
  • we all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。
41 v4oxh     
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的
参考例句:
  • he will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
  • a passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。
42 b11606a7aab3e4f9eebce4222a9397b1     
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水)
参考例句:
  • he has wrung the words from their true meaning. 他曲解这些字的真正意义。
  • he wrung my hand warmly. 他热情地紧握我的手。
43 p01zn     
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
参考例句:
  • this state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • the prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
44 e34cc9ea05a83243e2c1ed4bd90db391     
v.憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨( detest的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • they detested each other on sight. 他们互相看着就不顺眼。
  • the freethinker hated the formalist; the lover of liberty detested the disciplinarian. 自由思想者总是不喜欢拘泥形式者,爱好自由者总是憎恶清规戒律者。 来自辞典例句
45 wftzl     
v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损
参考例句:
  • don't fret.we'll get there on time.别着急,我们能准时到那里。
  • she'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.
46 47346fc7580de7596d7df8d115a3545d     
矮种马,小型马( pony的名词复数 ); £25 25 英镑
参考例句:
  • they drove the ponies into a corral. 他们把矮种马赶进了畜栏。
  • she has a mania for ponies. 她特别喜欢小马。
47 groaning     
adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • she's always groaning on about how much she has to do. 她总抱怨自己干很多活儿。
  • the wounded man lay there groaning, with no one to help him. 受伤者躺在那里呻吟着,无人救助。
48 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"they ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • he growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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