Hands Up?
“It's the colt!"said Annie."He's looking for his mother!"
She ran toward the wild-eyed little horse.
"Wait!"called Jack."Oh,brother."He pulled the book out of his pack.
He found a chapter titled "Horses of the Wild West."He started reading.
colt
- 释义：n. 小雄马；小马驹；新手；柯尔特式自动手枪。
- 例句：The little colt shied at the fence and refused to jump over it.（这匹小雄马到障碍物前害怕了，不敢跳过去。）；Jim is still a colt at this job.（对这个工作来说，吉姆还是个新手。）。
chapter
- 释义：n. 章；回；篇；（俱乐部、协会等的）分会；人生或历史上的重要时期；vt. 把……分成章节。
- 例句：Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes (see Chapter 4).（铬补充剂被成功运用于治疗糖尿病（见第4章））；This had been a particularly difficult chapter in Lebanon's recent history.（这在黎巴嫩的近代史上是个特别困难的时期）。
titled
- 释义：adj. 有头衔的；有爵位的；有称号的；有标题的；v. 加标题于；授予……称号（title的过去分词）。
- 例句：He is a titled gentleman.（他是一位有头衔的绅士。）；The article is titled "The Importance of Education".（这篇文章的题目是“教育的重要性”）。
At the end of the 1800s,over a million wild horses,called mustangs,wandered the West.These tough,fast horses were descendants of runaway Spanish hors es.Mus tang herders captured them and sold them to ranchers.Breaking a wild mustang took great skill.
1. million
- 释义：num. 一百万；大量
- 例句：There are millions of stars in the sky.（天空中有数百万颗星星。）
2. mustangs
- 释义：n. 野马（mustang 的复数形式），尤指北美西部的野生马
- 例句：Mustangs roam freely in some parts of the American West.（野马在美国西部的一些地区自由漫步。）
3. wandered
- 释义：v. 漫步；徘徊；迷路；偏离（wander 的过去式和过去分词）
- 例句：He wandered through the forest, enjoying the peace.（他在森林里漫步，享受着宁静。）
4. tough
- 释义：adj. 艰苦的；坚强的；坚韧的；棘手的；严厉的；n. 恶棍；暴徒
- 例句：The hike was tough, but the view at the top was worth it.（这次徒步旅行很艰难，但山顶的景色很值得。）
5. descendants
- 释义：n. 后代；晚辈；后裔（descendant 的复数形式）
- 例句：The descendants of the original settlers still live in this area.（最初定居者的后代仍然生活在这个地区。）
6. ranaway
- 释义：n. 逃跑者；离家出走者；adj. 逃跑的；失控的；轻易的
- 例句：The police are searching for the runaway.（警方正在搜寻那个逃跑者。）
7. Spanish
- 释义：adj. 西班牙的；西班牙人的；西班牙语的；n. 西班牙语；西班牙人
- 例句：I'm learning Spanish to communicate with Spanish - speaking friends.（我在学西班牙语以便和说西班牙语的朋友交流。）
8. horse
- 释义：n. 马；骑兵；脚架；vt. 使骑马；系马于；捉弄；vi. 骑马；作弄人
- 例句：He rides a white horse every morning.（他每天早上骑一匹白马。）
9. herders
- 释义：n. 牧人；放牧人（herder 的复数形式）
- 例句：The herders take their sheep to the pasture every day.（牧人们每天都把他们的羊带到牧场。）
10. captured
- 释义：v. 捕获；占领；引起（注意）；拍摄（capture 的过去式和过去分词）
- 例句：The police captured the criminal last night.（警方昨晚抓获了罪犯。）
11. ranchers
- 释义：n. 大农场主；牧场主（rancher 的复数形式）
- 例句：Ranchers in this area raise a lot of cattle.（这个地区的牧场主饲养了很多牛。）
12. skill
- 释义：n. 技能；技巧；本领；技术
- 例句：She has excellent communication skills.（她有出色的沟通技巧。）
Jack turned the page.There was a picture of a herd of horses.Two of them even looked like the beautiful mare and her colt.
"Hey,Annie,"Jack called."You should see this picture."
Annie didn't answer.Jack looked up.
Annie was trying to get close to the young mustang,but he kept darting away.
"Watch it!He's wild!"said Jack.
Annie was speaking softly to the colt.
She slowly reached out and grabbed the end of his rope.Still talking to him,she led him to a broad wooden post.
1. mare
- 释义：n. 母马；母驴
- 例句：The mare gave birth to a beautiful foal.（这匹母马生下了一匹漂亮的小马驹。）
2. darting
- 释义：v. 猛冲；飞奔；投掷（dart的现在分词）
- 例句：The fish were darting around in the pond.（鱼儿在池塘里四处乱窜。）
3. watch
- 释义：
- v. 看；注视；观看；小心；留意；守护
- n. 手表；监视；观察；值班（人）
- 例句：
- I like to watch movies on weekends.（我喜欢在周末看电影。）
- Watch out for the traffic when you cross the road.（过马路时要留意交通状况。）
- He always wears an expensive watch.（他总是戴着一块昂贵的手表。）
4. colt
- 释义：n. 小雄马；小马驹；新手
- 例句：The colt was frisky and full of energy.（这匹小马驹活泼好动，充满活力。）
5. led
- 释义：v. 引导；带领；通向；导致（lead的过去式和过去分词）
- 例句：The guide led us through the forest.（导游带领我们穿过森林。）
6. broad
- 释义：
- adj. 宽阔的；广泛的；概括的；明显的
- n. <旧，非正式>女子
- 例句：
- The river is very broad at this point.（这条河在这个地方很宽阔。）
- We need to take a broad view of the problem.（我们需要从广泛的角度看待这个问题。）
7. wooden post
- 释义：木桩
- 例句：They tied the boat to a wooden post by the river.（他们把船系在河边的一根木桩上。）
"Stop!Don't do anything!"said Jack.
He flipped the pages of his book.He found a section called "How to Treat a Horse."
The basic rules on how to treat a horse are simple:a soft hand,a firm voice,a sunny attitude,praise,and reward.
1. flipped
- 词性：动词（过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：快速翻动（书页等）；轻弹；翻转
- 例句：He flipped through the magazine looking for the article.（他快速翻阅杂志寻找那篇文章。）
2. section
- 词性：名词
- 释义：部分；章节；部门；（组织、机构等的）处；科；股；（书、报等的）栏；切片
- 例句：The book has five sections.（这本书有五个章节。）
3. treat
- 词性：动词、名词
- 释义：
- 动词：对待；看待；处理；治疗；款待；请客
- 名词：款待；请客；乐事
- 例句：
- You should treat others with kindness.（你应该友善地对待他人。）
- She took her friends out for a treat.（她带朋友们出去吃了一顿，算是请客。）
4. basic
- 词性：形容词、名词
- 释义：
- 形容词：基本的；基础的；初级的；必需的
- 名词：基本要素；基本原理；基本规律
- 例句：
- Everyone should have a basic understanding of first - aid.（每个人都应该对急救有基本的了解。）
- We need to get back to basics and focus on the core issues.（我们需要回归基本要素，关注核心问题。）
5. rules
- 词性：名词（复数）、动词（第三人称单数）
- 释义：
- 名词：规则；规章；条例；建议；习惯；常规；惯常的做法
- 动词：统治；控制；支配；操纵；决定；裁定；判决
- 例句：
- You must follow the rules of the game.（你必须遵守游戏规则。）
- The king ruled the country for many years.（这位国王统治这个国家多年。）
6. simple
- 词性：形容词
- 释义：简单的；简易的；朴素的；单纯的；易受骗的
- 例句：This is a simple problem that even a child can solve.（这是一个连孩子都能解决的简单问题。）
7. soft
- 词性：形容词
- 释义：柔软的；柔和的；温和的；轻柔的；不强烈的；软弱的
- 例句：The sofa is very soft and comfortable.（这个沙发非常柔软舒适。）
8. firm
- 词性：形容词、名词、动词
- 释义：
- 形容词：坚定的；牢固的；结实的；坚决的
- 名词：公司；商行
- 动词：（使）坚固；（使）坚实；加强；使坚定
- 例句：
- He has a firm belief in his ability.（他对自己的能力有坚定的信念。）
- He works for a law firm.（他在一家律师事务所工作。）
- Regular exercise can help firm your muscles.（经常锻炼可以帮助你使肌肉结实。）
9. sunny
- 词性：形容词
- 释义：阳光充足的；晴朗的；乐观的；开朗的
- 例句：It's a sunny day. Let's go for a picnic.（今天天气晴朗，我们去野餐吧。）
10. attitude
- 词性：名词
- 释义：态度；看法；姿势；个人风格
- 例句：His attitude towards work is very positive.（他对工作的态度非常积极。）
11. praise
- 词性：动词、名词
- 释义：
- 动词：赞扬；称赞；表扬；歌颂（上帝）
- 名词：赞扬；称赞；赞美；（对上帝的）颂扬；崇拜
- 例句：
- The teacher praised him for his good performance.（老师因他表现出色而表扬了他。）
- She received a lot of praise for her work.（她的工作得到了很多赞扬。）
12. reward
- 词性：名词、动词
- 释义：
- 名词：奖励；回报；报酬；赏金；奖赏
- 动词：奖励；奖赏；给以报酬
- 例句：
- He got a big reward for his efforts.（他因自己的努力得到了丰厚的奖励。）
- The company rewards its employees with bonuses.（公司用奖金奖励员工。）
"I've got the rules!"shouted Jack."Don't do anything before I write them down!"
Jack pulled out his notebook and pencil.He wrote:
1. Soft hand 2. Firm voice 3. Sunny attitude 4. Praise 5. Reward”
“Okay,listen—”Jack looked up.
But Annie was already sitting on the colt's back!Jack froze.He held his breath.
The mustang whinnied and pawed the ground.He snorted and tossed his head.
Annie kept patting his neck and talking softly.Finally the young horse grew still.
Annie smiled at Jack."I named him Sunset,"she said.Jack let out his breath.
"Let's go,"said Annie."We have to take him to his mom."
1. froze
- 词性：动词（freeze的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义： 冻结；结冰；（因恐惧、寒冷等）呆住，不动
- 例句：He froze when he heard a strange noise in the dark.（当他在黑暗中听到奇怪的声音时，他僵住了。）
2. held
- 词性：动词（hold的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：拿；抱；握住；举行；持有；保持（某种状态等）
- 例句：She held the baby gently in her arms.（她轻轻地把婴儿抱在怀里。）
3. mustang
- 词性：名词
- 释义：野马（尤指北美西部的野生马）
- 例句：Mustangs are known for their wild and free - spirited nature.（野马以其狂野、自由奔放的天性而闻名。）
4. whinnied
- 词性：动词（whinny的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：（马）嘶鸣
- 例句：The horse whinnied when it saw its owner approaching.（马看到主人走近时嘶鸣起来。）
5. pawed
- 词性：动词（paw的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：（用爪子等）抓；刨；用蹄子踢（或扒）
- 例句：The dog pawed at the door, wanting to go out.（狗用爪子抓门，想出去。）
6. snorted
- 词性：动词（snort的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：（猪等）发出哼声；（人）喷鼻息（以表示不耐烦、轻蔑等）；喷出，喷出（烟、蒸汽等）
- 例句：The pig snorted as it searched for food in the mud.（猪在泥里找食物时发出哼声。）
7. tossed
- 词性：动词（toss的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：扔；抛；掷；（轻轻地）搅拌；（使）颠簸
- 例句：He tossed the ball to his friend.（他把球扔给了他的朋友。）
8. patting
- 词性：动词（pat的现在分词）
- 释义：轻拍；抚摸
- 例句：She was patting the dog's head affectionately.（她深情地轻拍着狗的头。）
9. softly
- 词性：副词
- 释义：温柔地；轻柔地；轻声地
- 例句：She spoke softly so as not to wake the baby.（她轻声说话，以免吵醒婴儿。）
10. grew
- 词性：动词（grow的过去式）
- 释义：生长；成长；变得；种植
- 例句：He grew taller over the summer.（整个夏天他长高了。）
11. smiled
- 词性：动词（smile的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：微笑；露出笑容
- 例句：She smiled when she saw her old friend.（看到老朋友时，她笑了。）
12. sunset
- 词性：名词
- 释义：日落；傍晚；晚霞
- 例句：We watched the beautiful sunset by the beach.（我们在海边观看了美丽的日落。）
"Are you nuts?"said Jack."We have to solve our riddle.It'll be dark soon.And those guys were real badguys,I could tell."
"We don't have any choice,"said Annie.
“Oh,brother."Jack knew she wouldn't change her mind."Let's see what the book says."He read more about mustangs:
Wild mustangs live together in families.The bond between a mare and her young is very strong.His sounds of distress or hunger will always bring her to him.A mustang cannot bear to wander alone.
Jack groaned.He looked at Sunset.The young mustang did have a sad look in his eyes.
1. mind
- 词性及释义：
- 名词：头脑；大脑；心思；注意力；智慧；理智
- 动词：介意；注意；当心；照料
- 例句：
- 名词：He has a sharp mind.（他头脑敏锐。）
- 动词：Do you mind if I open the window?（我开窗你介意吗？）
2. families
- 词性：名词（family的复数形式）
- 释义：家庭；家族；子女；（动植物的）科
- 例句：Many families celebrate Thanksgiving together.（许多家庭一起庆祝感恩节。）
3. bond
- 词性及释义：
- 名词：纽带；联系；债券；契合；黏合剂
- 动词：使牢固结合；建立（亲密）关系；黏合
- 例句：
- 名词：The bond between mother and child is very strong.（母子之间的纽带非常牢固。）
- 动词：The shared experience bonded them for life.（共同的经历使他们终生紧密相连。）
4. mare
- 词性：名词
- 释义：母马；母驴
- 例句：The mare is grazing in the field.（那匹母马在田野里吃草。）
5. her young
- 词性：名词短语
- 释义：她的幼崽（这里her指代母马、母兽等，young表示幼崽）
- 例句：The mare protects her young from danger.（母马保护她的幼崽免受危险。）
6. distress
- 词性及释义：
- 名词：痛苦；苦恼；贫困；危难
- 动词：使痛苦；使苦恼
- 例句：
- 名词：The news of her father's death caused her great distress.（她父亲去世的消息使她极为悲痛。）
- 动词：The thought of being alone distressed her.（一想到要独自生活，她就感到苦恼。）
7. hunger
- 词性及释义：
- 名词：饥饿；饥荒；渴望
- 动词：（使）挨饿；渴望
- 例句：
- 名词：Many people in the world still suffer from hunger.（世界上还有很多人饱受饥饿之苦。）
- 动词：He hungered for knowledge.（他渴望知识。）
8. bear
- 词性及释义：
- 名词：熊
- 动词：忍受；承受；生育；承担；带有；心怀（感情等）
- 例句：
- 名词：We saw a bear in the forest.（我们在森林里看到了一只熊。）
- 动词：I can't bear the noise.（我受不了这噪音。）
9. wander
- 词性：动词
- 释义：漫步；徘徊；迷路；偏离（正道）；走神
- 例句：He likes to wander in the park on weekends.（他喜欢在周末在公园里漫步。）
10. groaned
- 词性：动词（groan的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：呻吟；叹息；抱怨；发出嘎吱声
- 例句：He groaned in pain after falling down.（摔倒后他痛苦地呻吟着。）
11. sad
- 词性：形容词
- 释义：难过的；悲哀的；令人悲伤的；凄惨的
- 例句：She felt sad when she lost her pet.（她失去宠物时感到很难过。）
“Okay,we'll make a plan,"he said."But first I have to get out of these boots."
Jack grabbed one of his boots and pulled."Hurry!"said Annie."I can't even think in these things!"said Jack.
He huffed and puffed and pulled.Then a deep voice stopped him cold:"Hands up—or I'll shoot!"
1. huffed
- 词性：动词（huff的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：气呼呼地说；发怒；呼气（尤指生气或用力时）
- 例句：“I won't do it,” he huffed.（“我不会做的，”他气呼呼地说。）
2. puffed
- 词性：动词（puff的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：喘气；喘息；使膨胀；喷（烟、气等）
- 例句：After running up the stairs, he was puffed.（跑完楼梯后，他气喘吁吁。）
3. pulled
- 词性：动词（pull的过去式和过去分词）
- 释义：拉；拽；拖；扯；拔；抽出；拉动；吸引
- 例句：She pulled the door open.（她拉开了门。）
4. cold
- 词性：形容词、名词
- 释义：
- 形容词：寒冷的；冷淡的；冷静的；感冒的
- 名词：寒冷；感冒；伤风
- 在“He huffed and puffed and pulled. Then a deep voice stopped him cold”中：副词，突然地，完全地。此短语“stop sb cold”意思是使某人突然停下来。
- 例句：
- 形容词：It's cold outside. Put on your coat.（外面很冷。穿上你的外套。）
- 名词：I have a cold and I don't feel well.（我感冒了，感觉不舒服。）
5. shoot
- 词性：动词、名词
- 释义：
- 动词：射击；开枪；射中；发射；拍摄；飞速移动；投篮
- 名词：幼苗；嫩芽；新枝；拍摄；狩猎
- 例句：
- 动词：The hunter shot the deer.（猎人射中了那头鹿。）
- 名词：The bamboo shoots are delicious.（竹笋很好吃。）
Jack let go of his boot.He raised his hands in the air.So did Annie.
A cowboy rode out of an alley.His face was bony and tanned.He was riding a gray horse and pointing a six-shooter.
"I reckon you're the smallest horse thieves I've ever come across,"he said.
1. cowboy
- 词性：名词
- 释义：牛仔；牧童；（美国西部影片中）骑马持枪的人
- 例句：Cowboys in the American West were skilled at riding and herding cattle.（美国西部的牛仔擅长骑马和放牧牛群。）
2. rode
- 词性：动词（ride的过去式）
- 释义：骑（马、自行车等）；乘坐（交通工具）；搭乘；驾驭
- 例句：He rode his bike to school yesterday.（他昨天骑自行车去上学。）
3. alley
- 词性：名词
- 释义：小巷；胡同；（保龄球等的）球道
- 例句：The old alley is full of traditional buildings.（这条古老的小巷里满是传统建筑。）
4. bony
- 词性：形容词
- 释义：骨瘦如柴的；多骨的；瘦骨嶙峋的
- 例句：His bony fingers were cold to the touch.（他瘦骨嶙峋的手指摸起来冰凉。）
5. tanned
- 词性：形容词
- 释义：被晒成棕褐色的；鞣制过的
- 例句：After a long vacation at the beach, he had a deeply tanned face.（在海滩度过漫长假期后，他的脸被晒成了深褐色。）
6. six - shooter
- 词性：名词
- 释义：六发左轮手枪
- 例句：The sheriff carried a six - shooter on his hip.（警长腰间别着一把六发左轮手枪。）
7. reckon
- 词性：动词
- 释义：认为；估计；估算；料想；指望
- 例句：I reckon he will be here soon.（我想他很快就会到这儿。）
8. thieves
- 词性：名词（thief的复数形式）
- 释义：小偷；窃贼
- 例句：The police caught the thieves last night.（警察昨晚抓住了那些小偷。）
9.“come across”常见词性为动词短语，具有多种含义，以下结合例句进行说明：
1. 偶然遇见；偶然发现：指在不经意间碰到某人或发现某物。
- I came across an old photo of my grandparents while cleaning the attic.（我在清理阁楼时偶然发现了一张祖父母的老照片。）
- She came across her old school friend in the supermarket.（她在超市偶然遇见了老校友。）
2. 给人以……印象：常以“come across as...”的形式出现，描述某人给他人留下的印象。
- He came across as very confident during the interview.（面试时他给人的印象是非常自信。）
- Her new song comes across as quite emotional.（她的新歌给人一种情感真挚的感觉。）
3. 使产生效果；讲清楚：主要用于描述观点、想法等能否被清晰传达。
- His message didn't come across clearly in the presentation.（他在演讲中没能把信息阐述清楚。）
- The comedian's jokes came across well with the audience.（这位喜剧演员的笑话很能引起观众共鸣。）
