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WW1 At Home 3 - The Spy on the Forth¹; Lizzie the Elephant; a Gardener Goes to War

Fri, 11 Apr 14

How a German spy raised suspicions in Edinburgh; letters home show how a gardener from Gloucestershire's Cowley Manor² found frontline life; Lizzie the Elephant does her bit for the war effort in Sheffield. Discover hundreds more WW1 At Home stories at bbc.co.uk/ww1

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 manor   

n.庄园，领地

参考例句：

• The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
• I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。