《神奇树屋》 第二十册 Dingoes at Dinnertime 09 What Boy?

　　"Welcome back," came a soft, lovely voice. Jackopened his eyes.

It was Morgan! They hadn't seen Morgan in a longtime.

"Morgan!" cried Annie.

She threw her arms around the enchantress. Jackjumped up and hugged Morgan, too.

"It's good to see you both," said Morgan.

Arf! Arf!

"And it's good to see you, too," Morgan said,smiling at the little dog.

"Look," said Annie. She reached into Jack¹'s pack andpulled out the piece of painted bark. "A gift from a kangaroo.""We have all four gifts now," said Jack.

"Good work," said Morgan.

She picked up their first gift. It was the pocketwatch from the Titanic².

"Once upon a time, there was a boy who wastedtime," Morgan said. "This watch teaches him thattime is very precious. It must be used wisely."Morgan picked up their second gift, the eagle'sfeather from the Lakota Indians.

"Sometimes the boy was afraid to stand up forhimself," she said. "The eagle's feather teaches himthat a small creature can be one of the bravest."Morgan picked up the lotus flower from the forestin India.

"Sometimes the boy did not respect nature," shesaid. "This flower teaches him that nature holds manywonders." Morgan picked up the piece of bark with thepainting of the Rainbow Serpent.

"Sometimes the boy didn't want to study othertimes and places," she said. "This painting teaches himthere is mystery, magic, and wisdom in the traditionsof ancient peoples.""What boy?" Jack asked.

"Who are you talking about?" asked Annie.

Morgan didn't answer right away. She placed herhands on Jack's and Annie 's shoulders.

"Thank you," she said, "for helping³ this boy learnhis lessons. Thank you for breaking the spell.""What boy?" Jack asked again.

Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf!

Jack and Annie looked over at Teddy. Thensomething magical happened. In a flutter⁴ of time... inthe spin of a whirlwind... Teddy was changed.

He was no longer a dog. He was a boy.

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• 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。

2 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 flutter   

vi.振翼，飘动，快速跳动；n.紧张，激动不安

参考例句：

• Our surprise attack put the enemy into a flutter.我们的奇袭使敌人张皇失措。
• They unfurled the flag and let it flutter in the wind.他们将旗展开让其迎风招展。