|
willow
|
柳树 |
The Willow Creek Twins |
|
creek
|
小河，溪 |
The Willow Creek Twins |
|
twin
|
1. 双胞胎的，(2. 双胞胎中一人 (twins： 双胞胎)) |
Her twin sister, Joy, was at the big round table, waiting for a snack. |
|
brownie
|
布朗尼(巧克力小方块蛋糕) |
Katie grabbed a brownie from the table. |
|
mail truck
|
邮政车 |
The mail truck is coming. |
|
turn
|
1. 拐(弯)，转弯，(2. (轮到的)顺序，次序，3. 转(头、身)) |
It's turning the corner. |
|
hound
|
猎犬 |
She and the hound raced through the house and out the front door. |
|
driveway
|
车道(家里车库到家门前的道路) |
Magoo followed Katie all the way down the driveway. |
|
hardly
|
几乎不 |
Katie hardly ever got any mail, except birthday cards. |
|
collect
|
1. 领取(信件等)，接走，(2. 收集) |
Both girls still liked to collect the mail when it came. |
|
rumble
|
1. 隆隆地行进，(2. (雷、炮等)隆隆响) |
The mail truck rumbled to a stop at Blackberry Road. |
|
mailman
|
邮差，邮递员 |
The mailman leaned out of the window. |
|
mixed-up
|
混淆不清的 |
I always get you two mixed-up. |
|
drove off
|
坐车走了 |
He drove off down the road. |
|
totally
|
完全地 |
We're totally different. |
|
mumble
|
含糊地说，咕哝着说 |
"We're totally different," mumbled Katie. |
|
disappear
|
消失 |
The mail truck disappeared in a cloud of dust. |
|
identical
|
同一的，完全相同的 |
Katie liked having a sister who was her identical twin. |
|
sniff
|
1. (抽动鼻子)闻，嗅，(2. 抽咽，吸鼻子) |
Magoo sniffed her hand. |
|
envelope
|
信封 |
She read the name on the first envelope. |
|
flip through
|
浏览(书)，快速地翻(书页等) |
Joy flipped through the catalog. |
|
magazine
|
杂志 |
This was a magazine all about recycling. |
|
recycling
|
资源回收 |
This was a magazine all about recycling. |
|
junk
|
无用的东西，垃圾 |
The rest is junk mail. |
|
junk mail
|
垃圾邮件 |
The rest is junk mail. |
|
cackle
|
1. 咯咯叫声，(2. (人的)咯咯笑声) |
It's from a place called the Cackle Farm. |
|
unless
|
除非... |
Unless you want a chicken catalog! |
|
catalog
|
(图书、商品等的)目录，目录册，目录簿 |
Unless you want a chicken catalog! |
|
grin
|
1. (不发出声音)咧嘴笑(名词)，2. (不发出声音)咧嘴笑(动词) |
"It's from a place called the Cackle Farm." She said with a grin. |
|
interested
|
感兴趣的 |
You're interested in chickens? |
|
came
|
1. (商品，物品等)供给 (come-com)，(2. 来，来到) |
I didn't know chickens came in all these colors. |
|
ignore
|
忽视，不理会 |
Katie ignored her sister. |
|
instead
|
作为替代 |
Instead she followed Dad. |
|
compost
|
混合物，堆肥 |
Dad was carrying a bucket out to the compost bin. |
|
bin
|
箱子，容器 |
Dad was carrying a bucket out to the compost bin. |
|
freckle
|
雀斑，痣 |
Your freckles! |
|
moan
|
1. 抱怨，(2. 呻吟) |
"Oh, Dad!" Katie moaned. |
|
grocery
|
1. 食品杂货，(2. 食品杂货店) |
What's wrong with the eggs from Tucker's Grocery? |
|
made a face
|
做鬼脸 |
Joy made a face. |
|
look away
|
转移目光 |
Katie looked away. |
|
mean
|
1. 坏心的，卑鄙的，(2. 意思是，意味着) |
She knew she was being a little mean to her sister. |