Chapter 3 Escape (5)
The goose took command and began to give orders.
"Don't just stand there, Wilbur! Dodge about, dodge about!" cried the goose. "Skip around, run towards me, slip in and out, in and out, in and out! Make for the woods! Twist and turn!"
The cocker spaniel sprang for Wilbur's hind leg. Wilbur jumped and ran. Lurvy reached out and grabbed. Mrs. Zuckerman screamed at Lurvy. The goose cheered for Wilbur. Wilbur dodged between Lurvey's legs, Lurvy missed Wilbur and grabbed the spaniel instead. "Nicely done, nicely done!" cried the goose. "Try it again, try it again!"
"Run downhill!" suggested the cows.
"Run toward me!" yelled the gander.
"Run uphill!" cried the sheep.
"Turn and twist!" honked the goose.
"Jump and dance!" said the rooster.
"Look out for Lurvy!" cried the cows.
"Look out for Zuckerman!" yelled the gander.
"Watch out for the dog!" cried the sheep.
"Listen to me, listen to me!" screamed the goose.
Poor Wilbur was dazed and frightened by this hullabaloo. He didn't like being the center of all this fuss. He tried to follow the instructions his friends were giving him, but he couldn't run downhill and uphill at the same time, and he couldn't turn and twist when he was jamping and dancing, and he was crying so hard he could barely see anything that was happening. After all, Wilbur was a very young pig---not much more than a baby, really. He wished Fern were there to take him in her arms and comfort him. When he looked up and saw Mr. Zuckerman standing quite close to him, holding a pail of warm slops, he felt relieved. He lifted his nose and sniffed. The smell was delicious---warm milk, potato skins, wheat middlings, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, and a popover left from the Zuckermans' breakfast.
"Come, pig!" said Mr. Zuckerman, tapping the pail. "Come pig!"
Wilbur took a step toward the pail.
原文中的动词：
1. dodge：躲避 to move quickly to avoid someone or something
例句：He ran across the courtyard dodging a storm of bullets.
Helen clutched Edward's arm as they dodged through the traffic.
2. Twist: 扭动身体 to turn a part of your body around or change your position by turning
例句：She twisted round, so that she could see the dog better.
3. spring ：to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction, especially by jumping
近义词：leap
例句：Two men sprang out at me as I was walking through the park.
4. daze：使眩晕
原文中的名词：
1. hind leg: 后腿
2. gander：雄鹅
3. hullabaloo： 喧嚣
4. fuss：忙乱
5. popover：膨松饼
原句赏析：
He tried to follow the instructions his friends were giving him, but he couldn't run downhill and uphill at the same time, and he couldn't turn and twist when he was jamping and dancing, and he was crying so hard he could barely see anything that was happening.
感觉这段内容与小时候学过的“小马过河”的故事有点神似。如果自己没有主见，只是听从别人的意见，难免就会出现建议相互矛盾的情况。
Have you looked up words in this part?
Which word impress you most?
我对gander印象深刻，从小到大就知道"鹅"是goose, 原来“雄鹅”是gander.
