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《神奇树屋》 第二十二册 Revolutionary War on Wednesday 04 Commander In Chief

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  Jack1 and Annie ran along the riverbank. The windwhooshed over the cold water. Wet snowflakes hissedin the dark.

But then Jack heard other sounds. He heard voices,lots of voices.

He and Annie soon came upon hundreds andhundreds of soldiers gathered near the dark river.

Many carried oil lanterns. The lanterns gave aneerie glow to the snowy twilight2.

"The captain and his men must be heresomewhere," said Jack, looking around.

Boats like giant canoes were tied near the river.

Men were leading horses and loading cannons3 ontothe boats.

"What are they all doing?" said Annie. Jack pulledout their Revolutionary Warbook. He read in a whisper:

On Wednesday, December 25, 1776-"December 25? That's Christmas!" said Annie.

"Today's Christmas!""Cool," said Jack. He started reading again:

On Wednesday, December 25, 1776, the patriotswere losing the war. Ragged6 and weary, many wereready to give up. Then something began to happenthat would turn the war around. About 2,400American patriots5 gathered on the west bank of theDelaware River in Pennsylvania. They prepared tocross the river to go on a secret mission.

"A secret mission? Oh, man...," said Jack. He startedto pull out his notebook.

"Attention, troops! The commander-in-chief." asoldier shouted.

Jack and Annie saw a man in a dark cape7 and athree-cornered hat ride up on a white horse.

The commander-in-chief loomed8 above the crowdof soldiers. His cape flapped in the wind.

He sat calmly and with dignity on the back of hishorse.

Even at a distance, Jack thought the commander-inchieflooked familiar, very familiar. But he couldn'tfigure out why.

"A dangerous mission lies before you all," the manshouted above the wind. "But I want you to havecourage. You must remember the words of ThomasPaine."The commander-in-chief held up a piece of paper.

He read to his men:

"'These are the times that try men's souls. Thesummer soldier and the sunshine patriot4 will, in thiscrisis, shrink from the service of their country. But hethat stands it now deserves the love and thanks ofman and woman....

"Wow, that's great," whispered Annie.

Listening to the powerful words, Jack felt his spiritsrise, too.

"'The harder the conflict, the more glorious thetriumph,"' the commander-in-chief read on. "'Whatwe obtain too cheap, we esteem9 too lightly. It isdearness only that gives everything its value."'

There was a silence, as if everyone were thinkingabout the words the man had read. Then the soldiersstarted cheering and clap-ping. They didn't seem tiredat all anymore.

Now they seemed eager to set out on their mission.

8The commander-in-chief saluted10 his men. Hesteered his horse toward the flyer.

As the horse moved past them, Jack got a betterlook at the rider.

He gasped11.

Of course! he thought. He'd seen that face before-ondollar bills!

Jack grabbed Annie's arm.

"I know who the commander-in-chief is!" heexclaimed. "He's George Washington!"


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1 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。
2 twilight gKizf     
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
参考例句:
  • Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
  • Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。
3 cannons dd76967b79afecfefcc8e2d9452b380f     
n.加农炮,大炮,火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 patriot a3kzu     
n.爱国者,爱国主义者
参考例句:
  • He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
  • He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。
5 patriots cf0387291504d78a6ac7a13147d2f229     
爱国者,爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
  • These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死,也不愿投降。
6 ragged KC0y8     
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
参考例句:
  • A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
  • Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。
7 cape ITEy6     
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
参考例句:
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
8 loomed 9423e616fe6b658c9a341ebc71833279     
v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
参考例句:
  • A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. 一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
  • The prospect of war loomed large in everyone's mind. 战事将起的庞大阴影占据每个人的心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 esteem imhyZ     
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
10 saluted 1a86aa8dabc06746471537634e1a215f     
v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂
参考例句:
  • The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
  • He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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