Chapter 01:Before Breakfast
- ax 斧头
- hoghouse 猪圈
- runt 小家畜;小牛
- do away with it = kill it
- a pitcher of water 一壶水
- springtime 春天,春季
- The grass was wet and the earth smelled of springtime.
- sneakers 胶底运动鞋
- sop 浸泡
- gently 轻轻地,温柔地
- Tears ran down her cheeks and she took hold of the ax and tried to pull it out of her father's hand.
- weakling 软弱的人或动物
- runty 矮小的,身材短小的
- This is the most terrible case of injustice I ever heard of.
- queer 不舒服的,奇怪的
- A queer look came over John's face.
- carton 纸板箱
- When Mr.Arable returned to the house half an hour later,he carried a carton under his arm.
- roller towel 套在滚筒上转动的搽手毛巾
- Her eye were red from crying.
- wobble 摇晃,摆动;使颤动
- As she approached her chair,the carton wobbled,and there was a scratching noise..
- lid 盖子
- dagger 匕首,短剑
- specimen 标本,样品,样本
- promptly 准时地,迅速地,立即地
- infant 婴儿,幼儿
- appetite 胃口,食欲;欲望 have a good appetite
- honk 汽车喇叭声;按汽车喇叭
- The school bus honked from the road.
- doughnut 油炸圈饼,甜甜圈
- blissful 充满喜悦的
- What a blissful world it was.
- giggle 傻笑,咯咯地笑
- pupil 学生;未成年人;瞳孔
- blush 脸红
- The pupils giggled.Fern blushed.