精灵鼠小弟 第70期:第一次遇见哈丽雅特

 "Harriet Ames," he murmured.

“哈丽雅特·埃姆斯。”他嘀咕着。

Evening came, and Stuart still lingered¹ by the stream.

夜晚来临时，斯图亚特还在小河边徘徊着。

He ate a light supper of a cheese sandwich and a drink of water, and slept that night in the warm grass with the sound of the stream in his ears.

他吃了一块三明治，又喝了点水，就在满耳的水流声的陪伴下，睡倒在温暖的长草丛里了。

In the morning the sun rose warm and bright and Stuart slipped into the river again for an early dip.

早晨的太阳变得温暖而又明亮时，斯图亚特又跳到水里游泳了。

After breakfast he left his car hidden under a skunk² cabbage leaf and walked up to the post office.

早饭后，他把车藏到一片甘蓝叶的下面，然后往邮局那里走。

While he was filling his fountain pen from the public inkwell he happened to glance toward³ the door

他在那里的公用墨水槽里给他的钢笔灌墨水时，偶然间朝门口瞥了一眼。

and what he saw startled⁴ him so that he almost lost his balance and fell into the ink.

他所看到的使他大吃一惊，以至于身体突然失去了平衡，差点儿栽倒在墨水槽里。

A girl about two inches high had entered and was crossing the floor toward the mail boxes.

有一个大约两英寸高的小女孩正从地板那里往信箱这边走。

She wore sports clothes and walked with her head held high.

她穿着运动服，走路时头昂得高高的。

In her hair was astamen from a flower.

她的头发里插着一根花芯。

1 lingered   

v.逗留( linger的过去式和过去分词 )；缓慢消失；苟延残喘；持续看（或思考）

参考例句：

• The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room. 房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。
• The smell of the gas oil lingered in the house. 屋里仍然飘溢着汽油味。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 skunk   

n.臭鼬，黄鼠狼；v.使惨败，使得零分；烂醉如泥

参考例句：

• That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!那种事做得太缺德了，你这卑鄙的家伙！
• The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻击时臭鼬会发出一种难闻的气味。

3 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

4 startled   

adj.受惊吓的v.使惊跳，使大吃一惊( startle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of 2000 was startled near the end of the concert. 2000名观众在音乐会将近结束时大吃一惊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Startled by the sudden whistle of the train, the horse broke away. 火车突然鸣笛，那匹马受惊脱逃。 来自《简明英汉词典》