The Adventures Of Pip by Enid Blyton

pixie小精灵
tune 曲调
cross [adj.] 生气的
mend 修理
scullery  碗碟储藏室
buds [n.]  芽, 花蕾
chestnut 栗子
freeze 冻结, 冷冻

spring [n.] 春天
chaffinchn [n.] 花鸡
chin 下巴

:"Yes-we are dressed alike!" said the sparrow."it's a pity. Look at the chaffinch now-you can always tell the cock chaffinch becausse o fhis lovely pink breast. And the cock blackbird is glossy black, not dark brown like the hen."
:Pip dipped his brush in his paint pot and laughed. As each cock sparrow came up to him he dabbed a black patch under his chin. Did you know that? Go and look out of the window at the sparrows. You'll see that every little cock sparrow wears a black bib!

pretending [adj.]   假装的
peeped [n.] 偷看
cushion 垫子
moss 苔藓, 泥沼
furry  毛皮的,  盖着毛皮的

Jacqueline Woodson Emily Dickinson

New words
pale   苍白的
curly   卷曲的
coat   外套
sleeves   袖子
corduroy   灯芯绒
sight   视力, 看见
beat-up     破旧的,  破烂的
tiny 极小的
feathers   羽毛。羽衣
sign   迹象
slumped   大幅度下跌
grin   露齿而笑
streak  一系列, 倾向, 少许
ramming   锤击
wrinkling      起皱现象
starer-out-the-window kind
coat外套, 上衣
chewed咀嚼, 嚼碎
penny 便士
segregation 隔离
inheritance遗传, 遗产, 继承
napkin餐巾
spilled 溢出,  洒
greasy 油腻的, 滑溜溜的
napkin 小毛巾
frosting糖霜
boot靴子, 猛踢, 解雇
junk 垃圾

I stood there thinking, for the first time, about how perfect that word was --to have a thought in your head and then to marry it, to make it into your heart forever...