《神奇树屋》 第二十六册 Good Morning, Gorillas 07 Eating Out

　　Annie kept smiling at the gorillas². "Wow!" she said.

"Wow, wow, wow.""Didn't you know you were sleeping next to them?"Jack³ asked.

"No!" she said. "When youback, Bu-bu led me here. But I anything. It was toodark."Just then, Bu-bu left her mother's arms andbounded over to Annie. She climbed into Annie's lapand hugged her.

didn't come couldn't seeAnother small gorilla¹ left his mother and ran overto Annie, too. He was about the size of a two-year-oldkid.

"Ho, ho!" he said. He gave Annie a playful poke⁴.

"Ho, ho yourself!" said Annie. "Is Ho-ho yourname?"She tickled⁶ Ho-ho. She tickled Bu-bu, too. The twosmall gorillas made laughing sounds and fell ontotheir backs.

The two mother gorillas laughed, too. Huh-huhhuh,they said.

Jack felt a little jealous. He wanted the gorillas tolike him as well. But he didn't know how to join inthe fun. So he just sighed and pulled out his notebook.

He added to his "gorilla behavior" list:

Gorillas like to tickle⁵ and laughSuddenly, he heard a low growl⁷.

He looked up. The silverback had moved closer tohim. He was glaring.

"That big guy doesn't understand what you'redoing!" Annie called to Jack. "He's never seen anyonetake notes before."Jack quickly put his notebook away.

The giant gorilla huffed. Then he turned to hisfamily and gave a short bark.

The gorillas began lining⁸ up behind the silverback.

The baby traveled in his mother's arms. Ho-hotraveled on his mother's back. Bu-bu and Annie heldhands. They all followed the silverback out of theclearing.

"Come on!" Annie called to Jack. "Let's go with' BigGuy and the gang!"Jack shook his head.

"I don't think they want me to come along," he said.

Bu-bu screeched⁹ at Jack. She held out her free handto him.

"Bu-bu wants you!" said Annie.

Jack smiled shyly. He took Bu-bu's small, warmhand. Then he walked with Annie and the gorillasout of the clearing.

On their ramble¹⁰ through the cloud forest, thegorillas found food everywhere. They munchedflowers and ferns and leaves They swallowed andburped.

They munched¹² twigs¹⁴ and branches and pieces ofbark and bamboo. They swallowed and burped.

As the gorillas ate breakfast, it started to rain again.

But they didn't seem to mindAnnie didn't seem to mind, either She and Bu-buplayed tag in the drizzly¹⁵ Woods. They ran around thetrees, laughing and screeching¹⁶.

Jack tried to follow them, but he gave up. He wastired and cold. Shivering, he stood under a mossy treeto keep dry.

While he was alone, Jack sneaked¹⁷ his note-book outof his pack. He made a new list:

Gorilla FoodsFlowersFernsLeavesTwigsBarkBranchesbambooAs he wrote, he heard a low growl. He looked up.

Big Guy had spotted¹⁸ him. The silverback wasstanding close by. He was frowning at Jack, his lipstucked in a tight line.

"Sorry, sorry!" said Jack. He quickly put away hisnotebook.

Big Guy kept frowning.

Jack quickly tried to act like a gorilla. He wentdown on all fours. He tore off the leaf of a plant. Hetook a bite. It tasted bitter, like vinegar. Jackpretended to munch¹¹ and swallow and burp.

Big Guy huffed, then moved on. As soon as he wasgone, Jack spat¹⁹ out the leaf.

"Yuck, yuck, yuck!" he said, wiping his tongue.

Jack felt a tap on his back. He jumped. But it wasjust Ho-ho. The small gorilla offered him a twig¹³ toeat.

"Oh, no thanks, Ho-ho," said Jack.

Ho-ho kept holding out the twig.

"Oh, okay," said Jack, politely taking it.

"I'll eat it later." He put the twig into his backpack.

Ho-ho's mom came over to Jack. She held someberries to his lips. no thanks," Jack said.

The gorilla stared at him with a sad look.

"Oh, okay," said Jack. He opened his mouth. AndHo-ho's mom fed him the berries.

Jack munched the berries. To his surprise, theytasted good. He swallowed, then burped just like agorilla. This time, he wasn't pretending.

Bu-bu's mom then came over to Jack. She offeredhim some rainwater from a cupped plant. Jack wasvery thirsty. He sipped²⁰ the water. It tasted fresh andcold.

Bu-bu's mom took Jack's hand in her wide hand.

She led him through the forest to Annie and Bu-bu.

Bu-bu screeched happily when she saw Jack. Shethrew her furry²¹ arms around him.

"Hi! We missed you!" Annie said to Jack. "Are youhaving fun?"Jack smiled and nodded.

Actually, he was having fun now. He didn't mindthe rain so much anymore. He didn't feel so left out.

Some of the gorillas really seemed to like him, hethought. They seemed to like him a lot.

1 gorilla   

n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
• A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。

2 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 poke   

n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
• Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。

5 tickle   

v.搔痒，胳肢；使高兴；发痒；n.搔痒，发痒

参考例句：

• Wilson was feeling restless. There was a tickle in his throat.威尔逊只觉得心神不定。嗓子眼里有些发痒。
• I am tickle pink at the news.听到这消息我高兴得要命。

6 tickled   

（使）发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）愉快，逗乐

参考例句：

• We were tickled pink to see our friends on television. 在电视中看到我们的一些朋友，我们高兴极了。
• I tickled the baby's feet and made her laugh. 我胳肢孩子的脚，使她发笑。

7 growl   

v.（狗等）嗥叫，（炮等）轰鸣；n.嗥叫，轰鸣

参考例句：

• The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫，尾巴也跟着摇摆。
• The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。

8 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

9 screeched   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• She screeched her disapproval. 她尖叫着不同意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The car screeched to a stop. 汽车嚓的一声停住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 ramble   

v.漫步，漫谈，漫游；n.漫步，闲谈，蔓延

参考例句：

• This is the best season for a ramble in the suburbs.这是去郊区漫游的最好季节。
• I like to ramble about the street after work.我下班后在街上漫步。

11 munch   

v.用力嚼，大声咀嚼

参考例句：

• We watched her munch through two packets of peanuts.我们看她津津有味地嚼了两包花生米。
• Getting them to munch on vegetable dishes was more difficult.使他们吃素菜就比较困难了。

12 munched   

v.用力咀嚼（某物），大嚼( munch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She munched on an apple. 她在大口啃苹果。
• The rabbit munched on the fresh carrots. 兔子咯吱咯吱地嚼着新鲜胡萝卜。 来自辞典例句

13 twig   

n.小树枝，嫩枝；v.理解

参考例句：

• He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
• The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。

14 twigs   

细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
• Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。

15 drizzly   

a.毛毛雨的(a drizzly day)

参考例句：

• This section of the country is drizzly in the winter. 该国的这一地区在冬天经常细雨蒙蒙。
• That region is drizzly in winter. 那个地区冬天常下小雨。

16 screeching   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• Monkeys were screeching in the trees. 猴子在树上吱吱地叫着。
• the unedifying sight of the two party leaders screeching at each other 两党党魁狺狺对吠的讨厌情景

17 sneaked   

v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 )；偷偷溜走；（儿童向成人）打小报告；告状

参考例句：

• I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
• She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。

18 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• 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。

19 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

20 sipped   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
• I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句

21 furry   

adj.毛皮的；似毛皮的；毛皮制的

参考例句：

• This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。
• Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗，当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。