儿童故事集：Astropup and the Planet of the Pirates
时间：2019-01-18 作者：英语课 分类：Children’s Stories-儿童故事集
英语课
Astropup and his friend the Parrot have a huge diamond which they found in the Wreck 1 of the Hesperus. Instead of returning it to Space Central on Earth, they are heading for the Planet of the Pirates where they intend to sell it and make their fortunes.
Astropup and the Planet of the Pirates –
When I left you at the end of the last episode, the Parrot Major had just squawked some words that were less than reassuring 2. His exact words were:
“Trouble here we come!!!!!!” And he had pressed a button on his dashboard that sent our spaceship hurtling towards a destination unknown to me. When he had calmed down, I ventured: “May I ask to what kind of trouble we are heading?”
“To the Planet of the Pirates,” said the Parrot, “where they will pay a pretty price for our diamond. We can buy our own moon, and build a palace on it. We can fill the garden with trees, heck, we can have 1000 lamp posts if you want… We can invite all sorts of pretty birds and scruffy 3 lady dogs. We’ll live like space celebrities 4.”
“Oh,” I said, “that kind of trouble.”
I did the only thing I could, under the circumstances. I went to sleep.
The Parrot told me later, that he took us across the Universe via a short-cut. He called it a worm hole in the curvature of the time space continuum. Don’t ask this dumb dog what that means. All I know, is that we were down that worm hole for about a month before we popped out the other end. The planet was in full view. It was a deep blue sphere, not unlike our own dear Earth.
“This beautiful planet is nearly all ocean,” said the Parrot, “but there’s one island on it that is a perfect paradise. It has trees, fresh water, flowers, butterflies, colourful birds and sandy beaches. Twenty years ago, the Earth Spaceship HMS Vesperus landed there. The crew liked it so much that they decided 5 to disappear. They destroyed their radio, and their blip popped on the screens of Space Central back on Earth. About the same time, their sister ship, HMS Hesperus became a space wreck on the other side of the Cosmos 6. They, as we now think, were eaten by space sharks. But the crew of HMS Vesperus went on a permanent holiday. They used the diamond, the power source of their ship to found a bank. Thieves and scoundrels from all over the Universe came to the market on the island to buy and sell their ill-gotten gains.”
“How do you know all that?” I asked.
“A little dicky bird told me,” he replied cryptically 7. I knew that he had picked up all sorts of secrets while we were on the Ship of Birds – an adventure I have told you about before.
We passed through the atmosphere of the planet. That’s always the worst part of space travel. Our tin ship gets all hot and shakes about. Once you are cruising through into the cloud, however, it’s rather pleasant. Our craft sprouted 8 wings and we glided 9 in to land. The Parrot touched us down on a perfect runway in the middle of the island. A little buggy driven by two monkeys trundled over the tarmac to meet us. We slid down the shoot onto the ground. My four feet wobbled after all that time cooped up in the craft, but it was lovely to breath fresh air. It smelt 10 of coconuts 11.
“How long are you staying?” asked the first monkey from beneath his peaked cap.
“About a week. I mean, an Earth Week,” answered the Parrot.
“And how are you paying?”
“Paying?”
“For the parking..”
“Oh,” said the Parrot, “we’ve got bird seed or dog biscuits.”
“Either will do.”
“Well in that case, we’ll use dog biscuits,” said the Parrot.
It was an expensive planet. Just the taxi ride into town cost us a packet of biscuits. As for the parking, that was astronomical 12. The Parrot didn’t care. He said we were rich now and I had better get used to the life of a pampered 13 pooch. I could chew on mink-lined slippers 14 if I wanted.
As we rode along in the open-topped car, I let my tongue hang out and felt the breeze in my fur. The air was warm and fragrant 15. For the first time in months, I felt like a dog again. Now we could see the sparkling ocean.
“Are there any sharks in the sea?” I asked.
“No,” said the taxi-driver, who was another monkey. “Nobody is allowed to bite anyone else on the island. There’s a pirate’s truce 16.”
“You mean I can’t chase cats?”
“Unfortunately,” said the monkey, “it’s against the law.”
Apart from that, it seemed like Pirate Island was a perfect paradise. We soon learned there was a proviso. It was perfect if you were rich.
We checked into a luxury kennel 17 where the prices were moon high. We sat on the verandah, and the waiter brought the most expensive bowl of water I’ve ever drunk in my life.
“Relax,” said the Parrot. “At the end of the week we’ll be too rich to care.”
The guests were a mixed bunch. There were cat people stretched out on sun-beds. GRRR! EEE-Yuk! But I stayed calm, swallowed my yaps, and resisted the urge to chase. There was a nice looking family of poodles, but they didn’t understand my woof. Then there were creatures I had never seen before; like a giraffe with two legs, and a scary kangaroo with a head full of teeth like a crocodile. When the waiter told the kanga-croc there was no meat on the menu, he got cross and threatened to eat him. A bird flew off to get help. That was when we saw our first human. A big burly fellow with a red face. If he had been a dog, he would have been a doberman pincher. A laser gun was strapped 18 to his waist. The scary kangaroo calmed down and ordered a bowl of grass.
The sun set over the ocean, and we had a good rest in our room. In the early hours of the morning, I crept out of my basket, went out into the hotel garden, and buried our diamond under a palm tree. Nobody would think of looking for it there.
In the morning, we visited the market. This was a huge area in the middle of a park. Pirate creatures from all over the Universe sat under shady umbrellas and awnings 19. Everything under the galaxy 20 was on sale. Let me just give you a taste: there were spare parts for spaceships, seeds that could wash your mind of memories, marble bird baths, silk dog pyjamas 21, cashmere udder covers, spy cameras, dinosaur 22 bones, inter-planetary phone cards, pocket super computers, and most of all, a vast variety of scary weapons.
The Parrots eyes were all agog 23. But none of these dodgy goods appealed to me. Perhaps I’m a dim dog, but all I want is my master’s love. I don’t have a taste for luxury. I’m happy lapping tap water from a plastic bowl.
“When I’m rich, I’ll buy a yacht,” declared the Parrot.
“What would you do at sea?” I asked.
“We parrots like sailing,” he replied.
Our business was in the precious-gem quarter. Here most of the dealers 24 were hideous 25 cat people. The rocks they had on show looked much like the ones I used to dig up in Jenny’s garden and bring to her as presents. Some dogs were buying them. The Parrot said they had more money than sense.
One cat person seemed to have shinier stones than the others. My fur prickled as we approached him. The Parrot looked him in his green eyes and said:
“We have a very special stone.”
“Let me see it,” said the feline 26 fiend.
“All in good time,” said the Parrot. “This stone is too precious to carry around the market. It powered HMS Hesperus. It’s the most valuable diamond in the Universe.”
“A fool’s legend,” hissed 27 the cat. “It’s probably worthless.”
We could hardly have expected better from a cat person. A few stalls along we found a grey haired monkey. We both knew we would be much happier dealing 28 with him.
“It’s too big a deal for me,” he said, after we told him about it. “Only the humans have the cash for a stone like that.”
“How do we talk to the humans?”
“You need to go to the big house on the hill. I can make the introduction. My cut is two per cent. Deal?”
The Parrot looked doubtful.
“Or if you prefer you can take your chances with the cat people… ” mused 29 the monkey.
“All right,” said the Parrot. “Deal.”
As the grey monkey called up the humans on his phone, I began to feel excited about our fortune for the first time. He said:
“Hey Joe, I’ve got a couple of space tramps sitting here with me. They say they’ve got the main diamond from HMS Hesperus. Would you like to see them?”
“Only if they bring it with them,” said Joe over the phone.
“Can we trust the humans?” asked the Parrot, when the call was ended.
“They drive a hard bargain,” replied the monkey. “But everyone deals with the Bank of Pirates, because they don’t cheat. That’s more than you can say about the other scallywags on this planet.”
“Yeah, I know, cats, pwa,” I said.
We went back to the hotel where I dug up the diamond. The waiter tried to stop me, but I said I had buried an important bone there. The taxi then drove us and the monkey up to the house on the hill. From the outside, it looked like a fortress 30, with turrets 31, and cameras, and lazer cannons 32.
The guards on the gate knew the grey-haired monkey and let us pass. Once inside, we saw crowds of humans sunning themselves by pools, sung to by birds, and waited on by monkeys.
“That’s the crew of the Vesperus,” said the Parrot. “People on Earth honour them as lost heroes, and here they are, stretched out in paradise on the other side of the Cosmos.”
Inside a marble office, we met Joe Jasper, the chief trader in precious gems 33 at the Bank of Pirates. Joe wore bermuda shorts, a colourful shirt, and had long grey hair done up in a pony 34 tale. He examined the diamond through an eye-glass, and then put it under a scanner for the computer to take a look. “How did you come across this?” he asked.
“Salvage,” said the Parrot. “We were sent by Space Central.”
“Not very loyal are you?.”
“Look who’s talking,” replied the Parrot.
“Well it’s always good to meet a fellow pirate,” said Joe. “I had an old school friend on the Hesperus. What happened to the crew?”
“Eaten by space sharks,” said the Parrot.
“Not likely,” said Joe. “Space sharks are metal-arians. They feed off metal and electricity. They don’t go in for meat.”
Then he looked at his computer screen. “Well well,” he said. “A positive identification. This is indeed the diamond from the Hesperus. You’re telling the truth about that at any rate.”
“What’s it worth?” asked the Parrot.
“As a rough, ball-park figure.. five million tons of birdseed.”
“Oh come on Joe, a cat’s already offered us ten million,” lied the Parrot.
“Mmm. I need to talk to my partners about a deal of this size. But let me give you this advice for free. You would be mugs to trust the cat people. The only straight dealers on this planet are the Bank of Pirates. Leave the diamond with me. I’ll give you a receipt for it.”
The Parrot’s little eyes looked alarmed for a moment. “Is it safe here?” he asked . The monkey nodded. “The only safe place on the island,” he said. “And a lot safer than in a hole in the hotel garden.” And so we left the diamond with Joe.
That evening, the Parrot was in a flutter of excitement. “Dear Dog,” he said. “With five million tons of birdseed each we can buy anything we want.”
“Oh good-oh,” said I yawning and ready to curl up in my bed.
But he was hopping 35 from side to side on his perch 36.
“Let’s go clubbing!” he exclaimed.
There would be no peace with the Parrot in this mood. Half an hour later, we were sitting in the Kennel Club with a glass of peanuts and a bottle of water. The club was a remarkable 37 watering hole, crammed 38 with animals who would normally have each other on the menu. Instead they had veggie snacks flavoured like meat. Everything was expensive. I ordered a packet of squirrel flavoured crisps, just to see if they tasted real.
Birds were dancing on stage, and a slinky cat climbed up a pole. The Parrot tried to chat up a colourful budgerigar. She couldn’t understand him. No doubt that was in his favour.
We left at dawn. I was dog tired. He was still squawking happily. “We’re rich, We’re Rich, we’re RIIIIIICH!!!”
We turned down the drive towards the hotel, where there was a terrifying scream. A cat person dropped down in front of us. He was pointing a lazer gun at my chest. A voice behind us hissed:
“Don’t move a claw!”
We were surrounded.
“Hey you cats,” I said, “there’s a truce on this island.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” said the one who was pointing his gun at me. “But we’re pirates, see, so we don’t obey the law. If you want to see your friend alive again, bring the diamond to this tree at midnight tomorrow. Otherwise, there’s a price on his head, and we’ll trade his feathery carcass in to the authorities on the Planet of the Cats.”
“Don’t give them the diamond,” squawked the Parrot, as they bundled him onto a motor bike. Before I had time to reply, they had sped off into the darkness.
Well thank you Astroup. I can see that left you in a bit of a quandary 39. I’m really eager to find out what happens next. Don’t forget, Bertie is inviting 40 you back to Storynory.com very soon.
For now, from me, Richard. Goodbye.
Astropup and the Planet of the Pirates –
When I left you at the end of the last episode, the Parrot Major had just squawked some words that were less than reassuring 2. His exact words were:
“Trouble here we come!!!!!!” And he had pressed a button on his dashboard that sent our spaceship hurtling towards a destination unknown to me. When he had calmed down, I ventured: “May I ask to what kind of trouble we are heading?”
“To the Planet of the Pirates,” said the Parrot, “where they will pay a pretty price for our diamond. We can buy our own moon, and build a palace on it. We can fill the garden with trees, heck, we can have 1000 lamp posts if you want… We can invite all sorts of pretty birds and scruffy 3 lady dogs. We’ll live like space celebrities 4.”
“Oh,” I said, “that kind of trouble.”
I did the only thing I could, under the circumstances. I went to sleep.
The Parrot told me later, that he took us across the Universe via a short-cut. He called it a worm hole in the curvature of the time space continuum. Don’t ask this dumb dog what that means. All I know, is that we were down that worm hole for about a month before we popped out the other end. The planet was in full view. It was a deep blue sphere, not unlike our own dear Earth.
“This beautiful planet is nearly all ocean,” said the Parrot, “but there’s one island on it that is a perfect paradise. It has trees, fresh water, flowers, butterflies, colourful birds and sandy beaches. Twenty years ago, the Earth Spaceship HMS Vesperus landed there. The crew liked it so much that they decided 5 to disappear. They destroyed their radio, and their blip popped on the screens of Space Central back on Earth. About the same time, their sister ship, HMS Hesperus became a space wreck on the other side of the Cosmos 6. They, as we now think, were eaten by space sharks. But the crew of HMS Vesperus went on a permanent holiday. They used the diamond, the power source of their ship to found a bank. Thieves and scoundrels from all over the Universe came to the market on the island to buy and sell their ill-gotten gains.”
“How do you know all that?” I asked.
“A little dicky bird told me,” he replied cryptically 7. I knew that he had picked up all sorts of secrets while we were on the Ship of Birds – an adventure I have told you about before.
We passed through the atmosphere of the planet. That’s always the worst part of space travel. Our tin ship gets all hot and shakes about. Once you are cruising through into the cloud, however, it’s rather pleasant. Our craft sprouted 8 wings and we glided 9 in to land. The Parrot touched us down on a perfect runway in the middle of the island. A little buggy driven by two monkeys trundled over the tarmac to meet us. We slid down the shoot onto the ground. My four feet wobbled after all that time cooped up in the craft, but it was lovely to breath fresh air. It smelt 10 of coconuts 11.
“How long are you staying?” asked the first monkey from beneath his peaked cap.
“About a week. I mean, an Earth Week,” answered the Parrot.
“And how are you paying?”
“Paying?”
“For the parking..”
“Oh,” said the Parrot, “we’ve got bird seed or dog biscuits.”
“Either will do.”
“Well in that case, we’ll use dog biscuits,” said the Parrot.
It was an expensive planet. Just the taxi ride into town cost us a packet of biscuits. As for the parking, that was astronomical 12. The Parrot didn’t care. He said we were rich now and I had better get used to the life of a pampered 13 pooch. I could chew on mink-lined slippers 14 if I wanted.
As we rode along in the open-topped car, I let my tongue hang out and felt the breeze in my fur. The air was warm and fragrant 15. For the first time in months, I felt like a dog again. Now we could see the sparkling ocean.
“Are there any sharks in the sea?” I asked.
“No,” said the taxi-driver, who was another monkey. “Nobody is allowed to bite anyone else on the island. There’s a pirate’s truce 16.”
“You mean I can’t chase cats?”
“Unfortunately,” said the monkey, “it’s against the law.”
Apart from that, it seemed like Pirate Island was a perfect paradise. We soon learned there was a proviso. It was perfect if you were rich.
We checked into a luxury kennel 17 where the prices were moon high. We sat on the verandah, and the waiter brought the most expensive bowl of water I’ve ever drunk in my life.
“Relax,” said the Parrot. “At the end of the week we’ll be too rich to care.”
The guests were a mixed bunch. There were cat people stretched out on sun-beds. GRRR! EEE-Yuk! But I stayed calm, swallowed my yaps, and resisted the urge to chase. There was a nice looking family of poodles, but they didn’t understand my woof. Then there were creatures I had never seen before; like a giraffe with two legs, and a scary kangaroo with a head full of teeth like a crocodile. When the waiter told the kanga-croc there was no meat on the menu, he got cross and threatened to eat him. A bird flew off to get help. That was when we saw our first human. A big burly fellow with a red face. If he had been a dog, he would have been a doberman pincher. A laser gun was strapped 18 to his waist. The scary kangaroo calmed down and ordered a bowl of grass.
The sun set over the ocean, and we had a good rest in our room. In the early hours of the morning, I crept out of my basket, went out into the hotel garden, and buried our diamond under a palm tree. Nobody would think of looking for it there.
In the morning, we visited the market. This was a huge area in the middle of a park. Pirate creatures from all over the Universe sat under shady umbrellas and awnings 19. Everything under the galaxy 20 was on sale. Let me just give you a taste: there were spare parts for spaceships, seeds that could wash your mind of memories, marble bird baths, silk dog pyjamas 21, cashmere udder covers, spy cameras, dinosaur 22 bones, inter-planetary phone cards, pocket super computers, and most of all, a vast variety of scary weapons.
The Parrots eyes were all agog 23. But none of these dodgy goods appealed to me. Perhaps I’m a dim dog, but all I want is my master’s love. I don’t have a taste for luxury. I’m happy lapping tap water from a plastic bowl.
“When I’m rich, I’ll buy a yacht,” declared the Parrot.
“What would you do at sea?” I asked.
“We parrots like sailing,” he replied.
Our business was in the precious-gem quarter. Here most of the dealers 24 were hideous 25 cat people. The rocks they had on show looked much like the ones I used to dig up in Jenny’s garden and bring to her as presents. Some dogs were buying them. The Parrot said they had more money than sense.
One cat person seemed to have shinier stones than the others. My fur prickled as we approached him. The Parrot looked him in his green eyes and said:
“We have a very special stone.”
“Let me see it,” said the feline 26 fiend.
“All in good time,” said the Parrot. “This stone is too precious to carry around the market. It powered HMS Hesperus. It’s the most valuable diamond in the Universe.”
“A fool’s legend,” hissed 27 the cat. “It’s probably worthless.”
We could hardly have expected better from a cat person. A few stalls along we found a grey haired monkey. We both knew we would be much happier dealing 28 with him.
“It’s too big a deal for me,” he said, after we told him about it. “Only the humans have the cash for a stone like that.”
“How do we talk to the humans?”
“You need to go to the big house on the hill. I can make the introduction. My cut is two per cent. Deal?”
The Parrot looked doubtful.
“Or if you prefer you can take your chances with the cat people… ” mused 29 the monkey.
“All right,” said the Parrot. “Deal.”
As the grey monkey called up the humans on his phone, I began to feel excited about our fortune for the first time. He said:
“Hey Joe, I’ve got a couple of space tramps sitting here with me. They say they’ve got the main diamond from HMS Hesperus. Would you like to see them?”
“Only if they bring it with them,” said Joe over the phone.
“Can we trust the humans?” asked the Parrot, when the call was ended.
“They drive a hard bargain,” replied the monkey. “But everyone deals with the Bank of Pirates, because they don’t cheat. That’s more than you can say about the other scallywags on this planet.”
“Yeah, I know, cats, pwa,” I said.
We went back to the hotel where I dug up the diamond. The waiter tried to stop me, but I said I had buried an important bone there. The taxi then drove us and the monkey up to the house on the hill. From the outside, it looked like a fortress 30, with turrets 31, and cameras, and lazer cannons 32.
The guards on the gate knew the grey-haired monkey and let us pass. Once inside, we saw crowds of humans sunning themselves by pools, sung to by birds, and waited on by monkeys.
“That’s the crew of the Vesperus,” said the Parrot. “People on Earth honour them as lost heroes, and here they are, stretched out in paradise on the other side of the Cosmos.”
Inside a marble office, we met Joe Jasper, the chief trader in precious gems 33 at the Bank of Pirates. Joe wore bermuda shorts, a colourful shirt, and had long grey hair done up in a pony 34 tale. He examined the diamond through an eye-glass, and then put it under a scanner for the computer to take a look. “How did you come across this?” he asked.
“Salvage,” said the Parrot. “We were sent by Space Central.”
“Not very loyal are you?.”
“Look who’s talking,” replied the Parrot.
“Well it’s always good to meet a fellow pirate,” said Joe. “I had an old school friend on the Hesperus. What happened to the crew?”
“Eaten by space sharks,” said the Parrot.
“Not likely,” said Joe. “Space sharks are metal-arians. They feed off metal and electricity. They don’t go in for meat.”
Then he looked at his computer screen. “Well well,” he said. “A positive identification. This is indeed the diamond from the Hesperus. You’re telling the truth about that at any rate.”
“What’s it worth?” asked the Parrot.
“As a rough, ball-park figure.. five million tons of birdseed.”
“Oh come on Joe, a cat’s already offered us ten million,” lied the Parrot.
“Mmm. I need to talk to my partners about a deal of this size. But let me give you this advice for free. You would be mugs to trust the cat people. The only straight dealers on this planet are the Bank of Pirates. Leave the diamond with me. I’ll give you a receipt for it.”
The Parrot’s little eyes looked alarmed for a moment. “Is it safe here?” he asked . The monkey nodded. “The only safe place on the island,” he said. “And a lot safer than in a hole in the hotel garden.” And so we left the diamond with Joe.
That evening, the Parrot was in a flutter of excitement. “Dear Dog,” he said. “With five million tons of birdseed each we can buy anything we want.”
“Oh good-oh,” said I yawning and ready to curl up in my bed.
But he was hopping 35 from side to side on his perch 36.
“Let’s go clubbing!” he exclaimed.
There would be no peace with the Parrot in this mood. Half an hour later, we were sitting in the Kennel Club with a glass of peanuts and a bottle of water. The club was a remarkable 37 watering hole, crammed 38 with animals who would normally have each other on the menu. Instead they had veggie snacks flavoured like meat. Everything was expensive. I ordered a packet of squirrel flavoured crisps, just to see if they tasted real.
Birds were dancing on stage, and a slinky cat climbed up a pole. The Parrot tried to chat up a colourful budgerigar. She couldn’t understand him. No doubt that was in his favour.
We left at dawn. I was dog tired. He was still squawking happily. “We’re rich, We’re Rich, we’re RIIIIIICH!!!”
We turned down the drive towards the hotel, where there was a terrifying scream. A cat person dropped down in front of us. He was pointing a lazer gun at my chest. A voice behind us hissed:
“Don’t move a claw!”
We were surrounded.
“Hey you cats,” I said, “there’s a truce on this island.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” said the one who was pointing his gun at me. “But we’re pirates, see, so we don’t obey the law. If you want to see your friend alive again, bring the diamond to this tree at midnight tomorrow. Otherwise, there’s a price on his head, and we’ll trade his feathery carcass in to the authorities on the Planet of the Cats.”
“Don’t give them the diamond,” squawked the Parrot, as they bundled him onto a motor bike. Before I had time to reply, they had sped off into the darkness.
Well thank you Astroup. I can see that left you in a bit of a quandary 39. I’m really eager to find out what happens next. Don’t forget, Bertie is inviting 40 you back to Storynory.com very soon.
For now, from me, Richard. Goodbye.
n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难
- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的
- He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
- With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。
adj.肮脏的，不洁的
- Despite her scruffy clothes,there was an air of sophistication about her.尽管她衣衫褴褛，但神态老练世故。
- His scruffy appearance does not reflect his character.他邋遢的外表并不反映他的性格。
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.宇宙；秩序，和谐
- Our world is but a small part of the cosmos.我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。
- Is there any other intelligent life elsewhere in the cosmos?在宇宙的其他星球上还存在别的有智慧的生物吗？
- Less cryptically, he said the arms race was still on. 他又说，军备竞赛仍然在继续。 来自互联网
- The amending of A-Key must be processed cryptically in OTA authentication. 在OTA鉴权中，A-Key的修改必须以保密的方式进行。 来自互联网
v.发芽( sprout的过去式和过去分词 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出
- We can't use these potatoes; they've all sprouted. 这些土豆儿不能吃了，都出芽了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The rice seeds have sprouted. 稻种已经出芽了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔
- The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
- They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.熔解，熔炼；n.银白鱼，胡瓜鱼
- Tin is a comparatively easy metal to smelt.锡是比较容易熔化的金属。
- Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.达比一直在寻找改善铁质的方法，他猛然想到可以不用木炭熔炼，而改用焦炭。
n.椰子( coconut的名词复数 )；椰肉，椰果
- We found a bountiful supply of coconuts on the island. 我们发现岛上有充足的椰子供应。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Coconuts provide "meat", drink, oil, soap and fiber for fishing line. 椰子提供“肉类”，饮料、油脂、肥皂和做钓（鱼）丝的纤维。 来自百科语句
adj.天文学的，（数字）极大的
- He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
- Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。
adj.饮食过量的，饮食奢侈的v.纵容，宠，娇养( pamper的过去式和过去分词 )
- The lazy scum deserve worse. What if they ain't fed up and pampered? 他们吃不饱，他们的要求满足不了，这又有什么关系？ 来自飘（部分）
- She petted and pampered him and would let no one discipline him but she, herself. 她爱他，娇养他，而且除了她自己以外，她不允许任何人管教他。 来自辞典例句
n. 拖鞋
- a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
- He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。
adj.芬香的，馥郁的，愉快的
- The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。
- The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。
n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
n.狗舍，狗窝
- Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
- Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。
adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带
- Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
篷帐布
- Striped awnings had been stretched across the courtyard. 一些条纹雨篷撑开架在院子上方。
- The room, shadowed well with awnings, was dark and cool. 这间屋子外面有这篷挡着，又阴暗又凉快。
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
- The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
- The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
n.（宽大的）睡衣裤
- This pyjamas has many repairs.这件睡衣有许多修补过的地方。
- Martin was in his pyjamas.马丁穿着睡衣。
n.恐龙
- Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
- He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。
adj.兴奋的，有强烈兴趣的； adv.渴望地
- The children were all agog to hear the story.孩子们都渴望着要听这个故事。
- The city was agog with rumors last night that the two had been executed.那两人已被处决的传言昨晚搞得全城沸沸扬扬。
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
- There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
- The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的
- The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
- They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。
adj.猫科的
- As a result,humans have learned to respect feline independence.结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性。
- The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.这种醒觉，简直和猫的脚步一样地轻悄。
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 )； 发嘘声表示反对
- Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过？
- The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
n.经商方法，待人态度
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
v.沉思，冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 )；沉思自语说（某事）
- \"I wonder if I shall ever see them again, \"he mused. “我不知道是否还可以再见到他们，”他沉思自问。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- \"Where are we going from here?\" mused one of Rutherford's guests. 卢瑟福的一位客人忍不住说道：‘我们这是在干什么？” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
n.堡垒，防御工事
- They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
- The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。
（六角）转台( turret的名词复数 )； （战舰和坦克等上的）转动炮塔； （摄影机等上的）镜头转台； （旧时攻城用的）塔车
- The Northampton's three turrets thundered out white smoke and pale fire. “诺思安普敦号”三座炮塔轰隆隆地冒出白烟和淡淡的火光。
- If I can get to the gun turrets, I'll have a chance. 如果我能走到炮塔那里，我就会赢得脱险的机会。
n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
- Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
growth； economy； management； and customer satisfaction 增长
- a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
- The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。
adj.小型的；n.小马
- His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
- They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。
n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于
- 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。
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)
- He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
- All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。
n.困惑，进迟两难之境
- I was in a quandary about whether to go.我当时正犹豫到底去不去。
- I was put in a great quandary.我陷于进退两难的窘境。