《神奇树屋》 第二十七册 Thanksgiving on Thursday 01 What Feast?

　　"Come on," said Annie. She stood in the door-wayto Jack¹'s bedroom. "Let's check the woods.""But it's Thursday," said Jack. "We're going toGrandmother's soon.""I know," said Annie. "But I have a feeling the treehouse might be back. I think Morgan might have sentus a new rhyme."Jack trusted Annie's feelings.

"Okay, but we'll have to be quick," he said.

He threw his notebook and pencil into hisbackpack. He followed her downstairs.

"Be back soon!" Jack called to their parents.

"Very soon!" their dad said.

"Don't forget--it's Thursday," said their mom.

"We're leaving for Grandmother's at nine!""I know!" said Jack.

"We'll be back in ten minutes!" said Annie.

They hurried out of their house. They ran acrosstheir yard and up their street and into the Frog Creekwoods.

Jack and Annie ran through light and shadow, untilthey stopped under the tallest oak.

"Yay!" said Annie.

"You were right!" said Jack.

High in the tree was the magic tree house. Jackgrabbed the rope ladder and startedup. Annie was right behind him.

They climbed into the tree house. Sunlight slantedin through the window.

"Good, our gifts from our last trips are still here,"said Annie.

She pointed² to the scrolls³ from Shakespeare'stheater and the twig⁴ from the gorillas⁵.

"Proof we found the magic of the theater and themagic of animals," said Jack.

"Look," said Annie. She pointed to a book lying in adark corner. A piece of paper was sticking out of it.

Jack pulled out the paper. "It's from Morgan," hesaid. He read:

Dear Jack and AnnieGood luck on your third journey to find a specialmagic. This rhyme will guide you:

To find a special magic,When work and toil⁶ are done,Gather all together,Turn three worlds into one.

Thank you,Morgan"So who do we gather with?" wondered Jack.

Annie held up the book. The painting on the covershowed a basket of corn on a wooden table. The titlesaid A Feast to Remember.

"We gather at a feast," she said. She pointed to thecover. "I wish we could go there.""Hold on," said Jack. "What kind of feast? Whereand when?"But the wind had started to blow.

The tree house started to spin.

It spun⁷ faster and faster.

Then everything was still.

Absolutely still.

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 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• 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。

3 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句

4 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。

5 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》

6 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

7 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。