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《神奇树屋》 第三十一册 Summer of the SeaSerpent 02 The Water Knight

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  A salty breeze blew into the tree house. Seagullsscreeched overhead. Jack2 and Annie looked out thetree house window.

They were high in the branches of a gnarled oldtree. The tree was on a sea cliff beneath snowcappedmountains. The mountains overlooked a rocky coast.

There was no sign of human life anywhere.

"It looks wild and lonely here," said Annie.

"Reallylonely," said Jack. "I wonder where Merlinand Teddy are.""I don't know," said Annie. "They were in the trunkof our tree last time. Let's look for them in this one."She climbed down the rope ladder.

Jack crammed3 the seashell in his pocket andfollowed her.

"Merlin?" Annie called. "Teddy?"Jack and Annie circled the gnarled tree trunk, butthere was no sign of an entrance into the magicalchamber of Merlin the magician. They circled the treeagain. Jack tapped the bark in several places.

"I have a feeling no one lives inside this tree," saidAnnie.

21"I think you're right," said Jack.

"Maybe they're down by the water," said Annie.

Annie and Jack walked a few feet to the edge of thesea cliff and looked down at the rugged4 coast. Theysaw three coves6, separated from each other by rockycliffs. The cliffs were filled with shadowy crags andthe dark mouths of caves.

In the first cove5, sunlit water flowed from the opensea through a small space between the cliffs, thenwashed onto a pebbly7 shore.

The second cove was smaller, but looked much likethe first.

The third cove was different. The farthest away, itwas surrounded by a ring of bright green hills. A thinwhite mist hung over its milky-green waters.

"I don't see any sign of Merlin or Teddy," said Jack.

"I guess we'll have to get started without them."22"Read the beginning of Merlin's rhyme again," saidAnnie.

Jack took the shell from his pocket and read aloud:

Before night falls on this long summer day, Ashining sword must find its way Into your hands andout of the gloom-Or Camelot's king shall meet his doom8.

Jack looked up at the sky. The sun was almostdirectly overhead. "It must be around noon now," hesaid.

"We don't have much time," said Annie. "What dowe do first?"Jack looked back at the rhyme and read aloud:

To begin your quest for this Sword of Light, Callfor the help of the Water Knight9"Oh, easy," said Annie.

"It is?" said Jack.

"Sure," said Annie. "If he's a Water Knight, he'sprobably down by the water." She started23down the steep, rocky hill that led to the nearestcove.

Jack stuffed the shell back in his pocket. "But who isthe Water Knight?" he yelled as he followed Annie.

"It doesn't matter," she yelled back. "We just haveto go down to the water and call for his help."They climbed over large boulders10 toward the cove.

The boulders were slippery, but Jack's sneakers kepthim from sliding. A damp breeze blew from the sea. Itmade his skin and clothes feel clammy.

When they got to the shore, Jack wiped the mist offhis glasses and looked around. The wide beach wascovered with silvery pebbles11, shells, and rows of seafoam. Sandpipers and gulls1 picked at tangled13 ribbonsof soggy seaweed.

"The tide must be out," said Jack. He studied thecliffs above the cove. "I don't know how a knight canget down here. A horse could never make it over allthose rocks."24"Let's just do what the rhyme tells us," said Annie,"and see what happens."Annie stretched out her arms. She closed her eyes.

She raised her head toward the sky and shouted: "OWater Knight, whoever you are, come here and helpJack and Annie!""Oh, brother," Jack muttered to himself.

Suddenly they heard the wild cries of seagulls.

"Jack, look!" said Annie. She pointed14 toward themiddle of the cove.

Seabirds were screeching15 and flapping above agiant swirl16 of spray and foam12. The swirl was spinningjust above the surface of the water, headed towardthe beach!

"Wow!" said Annie. She took off running across thesand.

"Come back!" shouted Jack.

"No! Come look!" said Annie.

Jack hurried to the edge of the surf.

Through the blur17 of spinning spray and foam, hesaw the silver helmet of a knight appear25above the water. He saw silver breast armor. Thena strange creature burst through the surface, carryingthe knight on its back.

The creature had a horse's head and neck and frontlegs. But instead of back legs, it had a long, silveryfish's tail! With the Water Knight on its back, thehorse creature half galloped18 and half swam throughthe cove. Seagulls shrieked19 wildly overhead,following the pair toward the shore.

As the knight drew close to the edge of the water,he looked straight at Jack and Annie. He raised hisgloved hand and beckoned20 to them.

"Okay, we're coming!" cried Annie. She startedpulling off her sneakers.

"Wait--let's think about this!" cried Jack.

"We don't have time!" said Annie. "He wants tohelp us. He's like the stag that came for us inCamelot.""No, he isn't," said Jack. "He's much weirder21!"But Annie tossed her sneakers onto the26rocks and splashed through the shallow water. Theknight held out his hand and helped her onto thestrange horse creature. The creature slapped its fish'stail against the water, sending up a fountain of spray.

"Come on, Jack!" Annie yelled. "We can't wastetime!"27[Image: A knight on a horse.]

28Annie's right, Jack thought. They had to find theSword of Light before nightfall. He pulled off hissneakers and tossed them up onto the rocks nearAnnie's. Then he stepped into the cold water andwaded out to the knight.

Annie helped pull Jack up onto the horse creature.

He sat on its scaly22 tail and clung to Annie while sheheld on tightly to the Water Knight's tunic23.

The silvery fish's tail slapped the water. A showerof spray rained down on Jack. He closed his eyes.

"Onward," he said faintly.

The Water Knight turned away from the shore.

With more slaps of its tail, the horse creature begangalloping and swimming across the cove. The seagullsshrieked wildly as they swooped24 after them.

Bumping up and down, Jack clung desperately25 toAnnie. He kept his eyes squeezed shut and tried hardnot to fall off.

As they sped across the cove, the Water29Knight guided his steed steadily26 over each rippleand wave. The bumpy27 ride soon turned into a smoothone.

"This is great!" cried Annie.

Jack opened his eyes. With the wind and spraywhipping his face and hair, he began to feel moreexcited than scared,"I'll bet he's taking us to the Sword of Light!" criedAnnie. "We'll be done with our mission in no time!"That would be too easy,thought Jack. But as theysped over the waves, he grew hopeful Maybe she'sright Maybe it will be easy, he thought. Not all ourmissions have to be hard. But what about the rest ofthe stuff in the rhyme? What about--?

Before Jack could finish his thought, the strangehorse creature stopped and reared up. Jack and Annietumbled over its fish's tail and splashed into the coldwater.

They sank for a moment and then bobbed30back up to the surface, frantically28 treading water.

They looked up at the Water Knight and his horse.

The knight lifted his arm into the air. He pointed toa pile of boulders near the base of a nearby cliff. Thenhe spread the fingers of his gloved hand in a gestureof farewell.

"Bye! Thanks!" shouted Annie.

The horse creature slapped its fish's tail and took offin a fountain of spray and foam. With the gullscircling above them, the mysterious pair whirledtoward the passage between the cliffs that led out tothe sea. In a moment, they vanished into the openwater beyond.


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1 gulls 6fb3fed3efaafee48092b1fa6f548167     
n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • A flock of sea gulls are hovering over the deck. 一群海鸥在甲板上空飞翔。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number. 数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息。 来自辞典例句
2 jack 53Hxp     
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。
3 crammed e1bc42dc0400ef06f7a53f27695395ce     
adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)
参考例句:
  • He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
  • All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。
4 rugged yXVxX     
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的
参考例句:
  • Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
  • The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
5 cove 9Y8zA     
n.小海湾,小峡谷
参考例句:
  • The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁,嫩绿一片,好一个山外的小海湾。
  • I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。
6 coves 21569468fef665cf5f98b05ad4bc5301     
n.小海湾( cove的名词复数 );家伙
参考例句:
  • Grenada's unique layout includes many finger-like coves, making the island a popular destination. 格林纳达独特的地形布局包括许多手指状的洞穴,使得这个岛屿成为一个受人欢迎的航海地。 来自互联网
7 pebbly 347dedfd2569b6cc3c87fddf46bf87ed     
多卵石的,有卵石花纹的
参考例句:
  • Sometimes the water spread like a sheen over the pebbly bed. 有时河水泛流在圆石子的河床上,晶莹发光。
  • The beach is pebbly. 这个海滩上有许多卵石。
8 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定
参考例句:
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
9 knight W2Hxk     
n.骑士,武士;爵士
参考例句:
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
10 boulders 317f40e6f6d3dc0457562ca415269465     
n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 );巨砾;(受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石;漂砾
参考例句:
  • Seals basked on boulders in a flat calm. 海面风平浪静,海豹在巨石上晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The river takes a headlong plunge into a maelstrom of rocks and boulders. 河水急流而下,入一个漂砾的漩涡中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 pebbles e4aa8eab2296e27a327354cbb0b2c5d2     
[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
  • Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石,以确保排水良好。
12 foam LjOxI     
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
参考例句:
  • The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
  • The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
13 tangled e487ee1bc1477d6c2828d91e94c01c6e     
adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了,我梳不动。
  • A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。
14 pointed Il8zB4     
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。
15 screeching 8bf34b298a2d512e9b6787a29dc6c5f0     
v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫
参考例句:
  • Monkeys were screeching in the trees. 猴子在树上吱吱地叫着。
  • the unedifying sight of the two party leaders screeching at each other 两党党魁狺狺对吠的讨厌情景
16 swirl cgcyu     
v.(使)打漩,(使)涡卷;n.漩涡,螺旋形
参考例句:
  • The car raced roughly along in a swirl of pink dust.汽车在一股粉红色尘土的漩涡中颠簸着快速前进。
  • You could lie up there,watching the flakes swirl past.你可以躺在那儿,看着雪花飘飘。
17 blur JtgzC     
n.模糊不清的事物;vt.使模糊,使看不清楚
参考例句:
  • The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
  • If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了,图像就会变得模糊不清。
18 galloped 4411170e828312c33945e27bb9dce358     
(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事
参考例句:
  • Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
  • The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。
19 shrieked dc12d0d25b0f5d980f524cd70c1de8fe     
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
  • Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫,陆子潇尖声叫:“告诉什么? 来自汉英文学 - 围城
20 beckoned b70f83e57673dfe30be1c577dd8520bc     
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill. 他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
  • The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over. 那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 weirder cd9463d25463f72eab49f2343155512f     
怪诞的( weird的比较级 ); 神秘而可怕的; 超然的; 古怪的
参考例句:
  • Actually, things got a little weirder when the tow truck driver showed up. 事实上,在拖吊车司机出现后,事情的发展更加怪异。
22 scaly yjRzJg     
adj.鱼鳞状的;干燥粗糙的
参考例句:
  • Reptiles possess a scaly,dry skin.爬行类具有覆盖着鳞片的干燥皮肤。
  • The iron pipe is scaly with rust.铁管子因为生锈一片片剥落了。
23 tunic IGByZ     
n.束腰外衣
参考例句:
  • The light loose mantle was thrown over his tunic.一件轻质宽大的斗蓬披在上衣外面。
  • Your tunic and hose match ill with that jewel,young man.你的外套和裤子跟你那首饰可不相称呢,年轻人。
24 swooped 33b84cab2ba3813062b6e35dccf6ee5b     
俯冲,猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
  • The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
25 desperately cu7znp     
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
参考例句:
  • He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
  • He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
26 steadily Qukw6     
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
参考例句:
  • The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
  • Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
27 bumpy 2sIz7     
adj.颠簸不平的,崎岖的
参考例句:
  • I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。
  • The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄,成了一条崎岖不平的小径。
28 frantically ui9xL     
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
参考例句:
  • He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
  • She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
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