The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 6
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Old Brown carried Nutkin into his house, and held him up by the tail, intending to skin him; but Nutkin pulled so very hard that his tail broke in two, and he dashed up the staircase and escaped out of the attic window.
老布朗把纳特金带进了他的屋子，抓着他的尾巴提起来，打算剥他的皮；但纳特金拼命地挣扎，结果尾巴断成了两截，他飞奔上楼梯，从阁楼的窗户逃了出去。
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And to this day, if you meet Nutkin up a tree and ask him a riddle, he will throw sticks at you, and stamp his feet and scold, and shout--
直到今天，如果你在树上遇见纳特金并向他问一个谜语，他会朝你扔树枝，跺脚骂人，还会大喊——
"Cuck-cuck-cuck-cur-r-r-cuck-k-k!"
「咔咔咔咔咕咕咕咔咔咔！」
Vocabulary
- 插图
- chātú — Illustration or picture inserted within a text
- 老
- lǎo — Old; used as prefix indicating familiarity or age
- 把
- bǎ — Preposition marking the object of a verb
- 带进
- dài jìn — To bring or lead someone into a place
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state
- 他
- tā — Third-person singular pronoun meaning he or him
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 屋子
- wūzi — Room or house; enclosed living space
- 抓着
- zhuāzhe — Grabbing and holding onto something tightly
- 尾巴
- wěiba — Tail of an animal
- 提
- tí — To lift or hold up something by hand
- 起来
- qǐlái — Directional complement indicating upward or beginning action
- 打算
- dǎsuàn — To plan or intend to do something
- 剥
- bō — To peel, skin, or strip off an outer layer
- 皮
- pí — Skin, hide, or outer covering of something
- 但
- dàn — Conjunction meaning but or however
- 拼命
- pīnmìng — With all one's might; desperately struggling
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 挣扎
- zhēngzhá — To struggle or writhe in an attempt to escape
- 结果
- jiéguǒ — As a result; outcome or consequence of an action
- 断成
- duàn chéng — To break or snap into a certain number of pieces
- 两截
- liǎng jié — Two sections or pieces after breaking
- 飞奔
- fēibēn — To run at full speed; dash swiftly
- 上
- shàng — Up; directional complement indicating upward movement
- 楼梯
- lóutī — Staircase or flight of stairs in a building
- 从
- cóng — Preposition meaning from a place or starting point
- 阁楼
- gélóu — Attic or loft space at the top of a building
- 窗户
- chuānghu — Window in a wall or building
- 逃
- táo — To escape or flee from danger
- 出去
- chūqù — To go out; directional complement meaning outward
- 直到
- zhídào — Until; up to a particular point in time
- 今天
- jīntiān — Today; the current day
- 如果
- rúguǒ — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- 你
- nǐ — Second-person singular pronoun meaning you
- 在
- zài — At or in a location; to be present somewhere
- 树上
- shù shàng — Up in or on a tree
- 遇见
- yùjiàn — To encounter or meet someone unexpectedly
- 并
- bìng — And; furthermore; conjunction linking parallel actions
- 向
- xiàng — Toward; preposition indicating direction of action
- 问
- wèn — To ask or pose a question to someone
- 一个
- yī gè — One; a single item or instance of something
- 谜语
- míyǔ — Riddle or puzzle posed as a question
- 会
- huì — Will; indicating likelihood or ability to do something
- 朝
- cháo — Toward; facing in the direction of
- 扔
- rēng — To throw or toss an object
- 树枝
- shùzhī — Branch or twig of a tree
- 跺脚
- duò jiǎo — To stamp one's foot in anger or frustration
- 骂人
- mà rén — To scold or curse at someone verbally
- 还会
- hái huì — Will also; additionally be able to do something
- 大喊
- dàhǎn — To shout loudly or yell out
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