《神奇树屋》 第二十一册 Civil War on Sunday 05 Angel of the Battlefield

　　Jack¹ still didn't remember who Clara Barton was. He pulledout the Civil War book and read:

Clara Barton was a famous Civil War nurse. When she begannursing, she used her own money for her supplies. She drove ahorse-drawn "ambulance" right onto the battlefield to help savewounded soldiers. For this reason she became known as the"Angel of the Battlefield."Jack put the book away. Then he hurried to Annie.

He looked at the woman sitting in the drivers seat of thewagon.

She doesn't look like an angel, Jack thought.

The woman was very small. She had a plain, serious face anddark hair pulled back in a bun. She wore a long black skirt and ablack jacket.

In the back of her wagon² were more wounded soldiers in torn,bloody uniforms.

They moaned³ and cried out.

Nurses, both men and women, were putting the wounded menon stretchers.

Clara Barton wiped her forehead. She looked hot and tired.

"Can we help you, Miss Barton?" Annie asked.

3637/"Who are you?" said Clara Barton.

"Jack and Annie," said Annie. 'We're volunteer nurses. Whatcan we do, Miss Barton?" Clara Barton smiled.

"First, you can call me Clara," she said. "Second, would youride with me back toward the battlefield? There are morewounded waiting to be picked up.""Sure!" said Annie.

Jack didn't answer. After seeing all the suffering men in thewagon, he was afraid of getting closer to the battlefield.

"And you?" Clara asked Jack. Her dark, serious eyes lookedright into his.

Jack didn't want to admit he was afraid. "Sure, no problem,"he said.

"Very good," said Clara Barton. "Let's go." Jack and Annieclimbed up into the driver's seat next to her.

By now, all the soldiers had been taken out of the wagon.

"Take care of my new family members," Clara called to thenurses.

She snapped⁴ the reins⁵. The horse-drawn ambulance rolled off,sending up clouds of dust.

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 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

3 moaned   

v.呻吟，悲叹( moan的过去式和过去分词 )；抱怨；发出萧萧声

参考例句：

• Facer moaned out a sound and then closed his eyes. 费塞呻吟了一声，然后就闭上了眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sick child moaned a little, and then fell asleep. 那个生病的孩子呻吟了一会儿就睡着了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 snapped   

v.猛地咬住( snap的过去式和过去分词 )；（使某物）发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开，关闭]；厉声地说；拍照

参考例句：

• The wind had snapped the tree in two. 风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
• He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了，暴躁地斥责孩子们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 reins   

感情，激情； 缰( rein的名词复数 )； 控制手段； 掌管； （成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的）保护带

参考例句：

• She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。