读夏洛特的网（Charlotte's Web)

Chapter 01：Before Breakfast

• ax 斧头
• hoghouse 猪圈
• runt 小家畜；小牛
• do away with it = kill it
• a pitcher of water 一壶水
• springtime 春天，春季
• The grass was wet and the earth smelled of springtime.
• sneakers 胶底运动鞋
• sop 浸泡
• gently 轻轻地，温柔地
• Tears ran down her cheeks and she took hold of the ax and tried to pull it out of her father's hand.
• weakling 软弱的人或动物
• runty 矮小的，身材短小的
• This is the most terrible case of injustice I ever heard of.
• queer 不舒服的，奇怪的
  • A queer look came over John's face.
• carton 纸板箱
  • When Mr.Arable returned to the house half an hour later,he carried a carton under his arm.
• roller towel 套在滚筒上转动的搽手毛巾
• Her eye were red from crying.
• wobble 摇晃，摆动；使颤动
  • As she approached her chair,the carton wobbled,and there was a scratching noise..
• lid 盖子
• dagger 匕首，短剑
• specimen 标本，样品，样本
• promptly 准时地，迅速地，立即地
• infant 婴儿，幼儿
• appetite 胃口，食欲；欲望 have a good appetite
• honk 汽车喇叭声；按汽车喇叭
  • The school bus honked from the road.
• doughnut 油炸圈饼，甜甜圈
• blissful 充满喜悦的
  • What a blissful world it was.
• giggle 傻笑，咯咯地笑
• pupil 学生；未成年人；瞳孔
• blush 脸红
  • The pupils giggled.Fern blushed.

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