《神奇树屋》 第四十一册 Moonlight on the Magic Flute 07 Follow Me
时间：2018-12-10 作者：英语课 分类：汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
"Stand back!" Wolfie shouted at the leopard 1. "I havea sword! And I'm not afraid to use it!""Oh, brother," whispered Jack 2. There was no wayWolfie's tiny sword could ward 3 off the huge leopard.
But if Jack and Annie rushed in to rescue Wolfie, theleopard might leap up and attack him.
Annie nudged Jack's arm. She pointed 4 at the pocketof his coat. She held up her hands, pretending to playa flute 5.
Jack had forgotten all about their magic flute! Heremembered Teddy's words: Playing this flute willdeliver you from danger.
69But what can the flute do?Jack wondered. How canit help us?He reached into his pocket and pulled outthe flute anyway.
"You play--just blow over the mouthpiece,"whispered Annie. "I'll make up a song. Remember,whatever I sing will come true."Jack nodded and held up the magic flute. Itglistened in the light of the moon. Jack wasn't sure hewas holding it right, but he hoped it wouldn't matter.
He closed his eyes and blew gently across themouthpiece.
Music streamed from the silver instrument! Thepure sound wafted 6 through the air like a feather onthe wind. The melody was simple, yet beautiful.
Annie started singing, making up a song:
Leopard, hey, leopard,Listen to our sound.
The leopard turned its head and looked at Jack andAnnie. It pricked 7 up its spotted 8 ears.
6970follow me, follow me, follow me and the clown.
Clown? thought Jack. 7s that me? He didn't loveAnnie's choice of words, but he didn't have time toworry about it. The leopard rose to its feet and beganwalking toward Jack and Annie.
Jack was so scared that he almost turned and ranaway. But he didn't dare. He knew that as soon as hestopped playing the flute, the magic would end.
Annie tugged 9 on Jack's sleeve, and they startedwalking slowly down the path, back toward thepalace. The leopard padded silently after them asAnnie kept singing:
Wolfie, hey, Wolfie,Jump down, jump down...
follow me, follow me, follow me and the clown.
Without a word, Wolfie bravely hopped 10 down fromthe tree. He followed the leopard, Jack, and71Annie. They all walked down the path between thetrees. Jack had no idea where they were going. Heonly knew that he should keep playing, Annie shouldkeep singing, and they should all keep moving.
Jack heard branches breaking. He heard gruntingand snorting. The giant bear lumbered 11 out frombehind some trees. But Jack kept playing, and Anniekept singing:
Bear, hey, Sear,No need to frown.
Follow me, follow me,Follow me and the clown.
The bear followed Jack, Annie, the leopard, andWolfie down the path. The moonlight grew brighterand brighter. The magic music was making the nightas bright as day!
Next the hyena 12's laugh rippled 13 through the air.
WHOOP-WHOOP!The hyena slunk out from behinda tree trunk.
72Jack kept playing, and Annie kept singing:
Hyena, hey, hyena,We 're glad you've been found.
follow me, follow me, follow me and the clown.
The hyena joined the parade.
More creatures appeared: the gazelle and the ostrichand the peacock. Annie sang to them as Jack playedthe magic flute:
Hey, gazelle! Hey, ostrich 14!
Hey, bird with a crown!
follow me, follow me, follow me and the clown.
The animals all joined the parade. Jack heardWolfie laughing with joy. He looked back and sawthe little boy waving his arms as if he wereconducting the magic music, a big grin on his face.
Jack kept playing, and Annie kept singing:
All creatures who fly, fly after this tune 15.
73All creatures who walkWalk under the moon.
All creatures who crawl,Crawl over the ground.
follow me, follow me,Follow me and the clown.
Baboons 17 and bunnies, snakes and squirrels, lizardsand foxes--all the ordinary and extraordinarycreatures in the woods followed Jack and Annie. Onthe other side of the wide square, candles twinkled inthe rear windows of the palace. Jack wondered wherehe should lead all the wild creatures. Where was thezoo? How could he and Annie get the animals backinto their cages?
But Annie had anotheridea, as she sang:
To your forests and plains,Where you're all free to roam,To your lands near and far,Go home now, go home...
Go home now, go home ...
Go home now, go home...
76As Annie sang the last words over and over, thecreatures began to vanish into thin air. The leopard,bear, hyena, ostrich, gazelle, peacock, baboon 16, andcrane all disappeared. Soon, the only animals left inthe woods were the ones that belonged there.
Annie stopped singing, Jack stopped playing, andWolfie stopped waving his hands. The bright lightfaded to silver moonlight, and the cats, squirrels, andbunnies scampered 18 off into the dark. The gardenbecame quiet and peaceful again, except for thechirping of crickets.
"Where did the wild animals go?" asked Wolfie.
"Home," Annie said simply.
Jack put the flute back in his pocket and heaved asigh. "Good work," he said to Annie. "But did youhave to keep calling me a clown?"Annie giggled 19. "Sorry, but 'clown' sounds good withso many other words.""I'm glad they went home," said Wolfie. "I wantedthem to be free."77"Listen, Wolfie," said Jack. "Don't ever, everagaintry to free animals from a zoo. Someone could havegotten hurt!""I'm sorry," said Wolfie. "I promise I'll never do itagain. But how did you make them follow you?""It wasn't us," said Annie. "It was our music.""Was it magic?" asked Wolfie.
"Yes, as a matter of fact it was," said Annie.
"Music ismagic," said Wolfie thoughtfully. "I lovemusic.""Cool," said Jack.
"I reallylove it!" said Wolfie.
"Uh ... good," said Jack.
"I love it more than anything!" said Wolfie. Hewhirled around, clapping his hands and dancing forjoy.
What a weird 20 kid,thought Jack.
As Wolfie twirled, the palace clock sounded: bong,bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong.
"Seven," said Annie. "Seven o'clock."Wolfie stopped twirling and stumbled dizzily.
78"Oh, no! I must go!" he cried. "I will be late!" Wolfiegrabbed Jack and Annie. "Come with me! You have tocome with me!""Uh, okay," said Jack. Why is Wolfie so frantic 21?hewondered.
Wolfie pulled Jack and Annie toward the palace.
"Hurry! I cannot be late!" he cried.
"Late for what?" said Jack.
Before Wolfie could answer, someone called hisname. "Wolfie! Where are you?" It was Nan. She wasstanding on the back terrace of the palace. "Wolfie!"she called again.
"Coming!" shouted Wolfie. "Poor Nan! She iswaiting for me! Papa is waiting for me! The wholeworld is waiting for me!"
- I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
- The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。
- 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。
- The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
- During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
- There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
- The sound of their voices wafted across the lake. 他们的声音飘过湖面传到了另一边。
- A delicious smell of freshly baked bread wafted across the garden. 花园中飘过一股刚出炉面包的香味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry. 厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
- He was pricked by his conscience. 他受到良心的谴责。
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
- She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
- A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
- He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。
- A rhinoceros lumbered towards them. 一头犀牛笨重地向他们走来。
- A heavy truck lumbered by. 一辆重型卡车隆隆驶过。
- African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.非洲鬣狗，以其特别的嚎叫而闻名。
- The hyena's public image is not aided by its ridiculous appearance.鬣狗滑稽的外表无助于改善它在公众心中的形象。
- The lake rippled gently. 湖面轻轻地泛起涟漪。
- The wind rippled the surface of the cornfield. 微风吹过麦田，泛起一片麦浪。
- Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
- The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。
- He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
- The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
- A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.狒狒是一种生活在非洲的大猴子。
- As long as the baboon holds on to what it wants,it's trapped.只要狒狒紧抓住想要的东西不放手，它就会被牢牢困住。
- Baboons could break branches and leaders. 狒狒会折断侧枝和顶梢。 来自辞典例句
- And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类，就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
- The cat scampered away. 猫刺棱一下跑了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The rabbIt'scampered off. 兔子迅速跑掉了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
- The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》