《神奇树屋》 第二十七册 Thanksgiving on Thursday 04 We Fish!

　　Annie grinned. "Good day, Squanto!" she said.

"Good day, Annie," said Squanto. He smiled at herand Jack¹.

Jack was too surprised to speak. Why did Squantosay he remembers us? He wondered. Is he mistakingus for two other kids?

Captain Standish looked surprised, too. ButGovernor Bradford smiled warmly.

"'Tis a wonder," he said. "We welcome all the smallfolk sent to us. Children are a gift from God--nomatter where they come from."That's a nice way of looking at things, Jack thought.

Just then, a boy ran up. "Chief Massasoit is herewith ninety men!" he shouted.

The boy pointed² to a long line of men walkingdown a path near a cornfield.

Chief Massasoit walked ahead of the others. Hisface was painted red. He wore a fur robe and whitebeads.

Governor Bradford, Captain Standish, and Squantowent to meet the visitors.

"Mercy!" a Pilgrim woman whispered. All thePilgrims looked worried.

"Art thou afraid?" Annie asked.

"Oh, no," said Priscilla. "We invited Chief Massasoitand his men to our harvest feast. But we did notexpect so many. We have not prepared enough food. "Governor Bradford and Squanto spoke³ to the chief.

Then Squanto led a number of men into the woods.

And the governor walked back to the Pilgrims.

"The Wampanoag men will hunt more deer " hesaid. "But we must also bring more food to the table.

Priscilla, please tell the young folk what they mustdo."The grown-ups went back to the village as thePilgrim kids gathered around Priscilla. She told someto carry water or set up tables. She told others togather vegetables or hunt small animals.

Once the kids were given their jobs, they rushed offto do them. Finally only Jack, Annie, and a small girlholding a big basket were left.

"Jack, would thou like to go fowling⁴ with theboys?" Priscilla asked him. She pointed to a group ofboys who had just headed off with the dog.

Jack stared at her in panic. What does she mean? hewondered.

"'What's 'fowling'?" Annie asked.

"Thou does not know?" said the little "'Tis huntingwater birds, of course.""Jack doesn't know how to do that," Annie.

"'Tis true? How does thou eat and live?" the littlegirl asked curiously⁵.

"We, uh.. ." Jack froze.

"We catch--fish!" said Annie. We do? thought Jack.

"Ah, good!" said Priscilla. "Then I bid thee bringback as many eels⁶ and clams⁷ as thou can. We havenear one hundred fifty mouths to feed." Priscilla tookthe basket from the small girl and gave it to Annie.

"We will see thee later!" Priscilla said, waving.

"Mary and I must go help with the cooking.""Um ... ?" said Jack.

But before he could ask any questions, Priscilla andthe little girl started back to the village.

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 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 fowling   

捕鸟，打鸟

参考例句：

• For that they design'd some sport of fowling as well as fishing. 看来，他们除了想捕鱼外，还打算打鸟。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• While underneath, in a corner, were fowling piece, musket, and matchlock. 下面，角落里，堆着鸟枪，步枪，和火绳枪。

5 curiously   

adv.有求知欲地；好问地；奇特地

参考例句：

• He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
• He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。

6 eels   

abbr. 电子发射器定位系统（=electronic emitter location system）

参考例句：

• Eels have been on the feed in the Lower Thames. 鳗鱼在泰晤士河下游寻食。
• She bought some eels for dinner. 她买回一些鳗鱼做晚餐。

7 clams   

n.蛤；蚌，蛤( clam的名词复数 )v.（在沙滩上）挖蛤( clam的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The restaurant's specialities are fried clams. 这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We dug clams in the flats et low tide. 退潮时我们在浅滩挖蛤蜊。 来自辞典例句