size['skrutinaiz]v。仔细检查;细察
Thepoliizethee。
警察仔细观察犯罪现场。
er:l]n。商业广告
Isercialdeatthecourse?
这个课程是否教授商业函件?
slant[sl:nt]v。倾斜
Thesunslantedinandlaygoldeheplatform。
阳光斜射进来,半个平台都铺满了金色的阳光。
snuggle['sngl]v。挨近;依偎
Now,sdownandI'lltuckyouup。
快缩到被子里去,我来给你盖好。
他的头发很柔滑,就像光滑的上等天鹅绒。
虽然我已经精疲力竭,但是日子还要继续。
我和阳光之间有一条看不见的纽带。我们爱着彼此,也将爱给予他人。
。。。Sunshinewouldthebackofhisdnap。
curlup:(使)蜷曲;卷起;撅起(嘴唇等)
Heknowshowtogivebywalkingawayfromhisdogfoodinfavor。
infavorof:赞成(支持;有利于;较大)
生命的循环
Tippy
佚名Anonymous
Iwaslatefortheschoolbusandrushiready。Mydog,Tippy,ra'syhurry?Iwondered,awasn'tlikehewaslatefortheschoolbuslikeIwas。Whehefrontdoor,helaydowninfrontofit—hiswayofaskied。Iignoredhisshamelessbeggingforaffe,hurdledoverhimahewaitingyellowbus。
Thatafternooofthebusahedriveway。That'sodd,Ithought。Tippywasusuallyoutside,barkiireparagraphof"hellos"assoonashesawmee。WhenIburstthroughthedoor,thehousewasquietandstill。Idumpedmydbathefloor。Momsilentlyappeared。Sheaskedmetositdowtable。
"Honey,IhavesomesadIhism,whileyouwereatschool,Tippywashitbyadkilled。Hediedinstantly,sohedidn'tsuffer。Iknowhowmuttoyou。I'msosorry。"saidMom。
"No!It's;Iwasinshock。I'tbelieveher。"Tippy,ehere!eon,boy!"Id。Iwaited。Hedidn'te。Feelinglost,Iwahelivingroom。Hewasn'tonthecouch,soIhadnopillowformyheadwhileIwatcalledmefordinnerandIrambledtomyplace。Hewasn'thidiable,soIhadtoeatallofmydiosleepthatnight,butIdidn'tcry。Istill'tbelievethathewasgone。
&offthebusthehesilencegrewdeafening。Finally,mysobsbubbledupaedlikelavafromavolo。IfeltlikeIwasgoingtmyinsideshakenapart,andI'tstorethatkeptghmyhead。Ishouldhavetraier。IfIhadbeenhome,Icouldhavecalledhimawayfromtheroad。Ididn'tevehimwhe。HowcouldIhaveknownthatwasmylastce?ItilIfelthollowinside。
MyparentsbroughtanewdoginkerBelle。Ididn'tcare。Iwasbusygiviopeoplespeedingintheircars。Theyshouldn'tdrivesofastthatthey'tstopwhentheyseeadogintheroad。Myparentsstillgotthesilefromme。Whyhadn'ttheymadesurethatTippy?Iyfkilled,andIwasmadatthee;dogkingdom"fornotkostayoutoftheroad。