英语名著阅读——汤姆·索亚历险记：第一章 2
《汤姆·索亚历险记》（The Adventures of Tom Sawyer）是美国小说家马克·吐温1876年发表的长篇小说。
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
CHAPTER 1 Part 2
词汇预习：
Jim [dʒɪm] n. 吉姆（人名）
Tom did play hookey, and he had a very good time. He got back home barely in season to help 吉姆 , the small colored boy, saw next–day's wood and split the kindlings before supper—at least he was there in time to tell his adventures to Jim while Jim did three–fourths of the work. Tom's younger brother (or rather half–brother) Sid was already through with his part of the work (picking up chips), for he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous, troublesome ways.
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contemplate [ˈkɒntəmpleɪt] vt. 沉思；注视；思忖；预期；vi. 冥思苦想；深思熟虑
endowed [[in'dau]] v. 捐赠，资助；给予，赋予 (某种特征或品质）（endow 的过去式和...
marvels 奇迹（ marvel的名词复数 ）
middling [ˈmɪdlɪŋ] adj. 中等的，一般的；（人）身体尚好的（非正式）；n. （大小，数量...
While Tom was eating his supper, and stealing sugar as opportunity offered, Aunt Polly asked him questions that were full of guile, and very deep—for she wanted to trap him into damaging revealments. Like many other simple–hearted souls, it was her pet vanity to believe she was 捐赠，资助 with a talent for dark and mysterious diplomacy, and she loved to
沉思；注视；思忖；预期 her most transparent devices as
奇迹（ marvel的名词复数 of low cunning. Said she:
"Tom, it was 中等的，一般的 warm in school, warn't it?"
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flattered ['flætəd] adj. 高兴的， 感到荣幸的；过分夸赞；v. 奉承（flatter的过...
"Yes'm."
"Powerful warm, warn't it?"
"Yes'm."
"Didn't you want to go in a–swimming, Tom?"
A bit of a scare shot through Tom—a touch of uncomfortable suspicion. He searched Aunt Polly's face, but it told him nothing. So he said:
"No'm—well, not very much."
The old lady reached out her hand and felt Tom's shirt, and said:
"But you ain't too warm now, though." And it 高兴的， 感到荣幸的；过分夸赞 her to reflect that she had discovered that the shirt was dry without anybody knowing that that was what she had in her mind. But in spite of her, Tom knew where the wind lay, now. So he forestalled what might be the next move:
词汇预习：
Unbutton [ˌʌnˈbʌtn] vi. 解开钮扣；吐露；vt. 解开钮扣
circumstantial [ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃl] adj. 依照情况的；详细的，详尽的；偶然的
securely [sɪˈkjʊəli] adv. 安全地；牢固地；安心地；有把握地
singed [sɪndʒd] 烧毛
vexed [vekst] adj. 生气的，烦恼的，恼怒的；为难的；焦急的
"Some of us pumped on our heads—mine's damp yet. See?"
Aunt Polly was 生气的，烦恼的，恼怒的 to think she had overlooked that bit of
依照情况的 evidence, and missed a trick. Then she had a new inspiration:
"Tom, you didn't have to undo your shirt collar where I sewed it, to pump on your head, did you? 解开钮扣；吐露 your jacket!"
The trouble vanished out of Tom's face. He opened his jacket. His shirt collar was 安全地 sewed.
"Bother! Well, go 'long with you. I'd made sure you'd played hookey and been a–swimming. But I forgive ye, Tom. I reckon you're a kind of a 烧毛 cat, as the saying is—better'n you look. THIS time."
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obedient [əˈbiːdiənt] adj. 顺从的，服从的；孝顺的
stumbled 绊倒；蹒跚
lapels n. 翻领（lapel的复数）
sagacity [səˈɡæsəti] n. 睿智；聪敏；有远见
Sidney [ˈsɪdnɪ] n. 西德尼（男子名）；茜德尼（女子名）
She was half sorry her 睿智 had miscarried, and half glad that Tom had
绊倒 into
顺从的，服从的 conduct for once.
But 西德尼 said:
"Well, now, if I didn't think you sewed his collar with white thread, but it's black."
"Why, I did sew it with white! Tom!"
But Tom did not wait for the rest. As he went out at the door he said:
"Siddy, I'll lick you for that."
In a safe place Tom examined two large needles which were thrust into the 翻领 of his jacket, and had thread bound about them—one needle carried white thread and the other black.
