【生詞】
slip：[I always + adv/prep] to go somewhere, without attracting other people’s attention 溜走，悄悄地走
cloakroom：衣帽間
walkingstick：拐杖
peg：a short piece of wood, metal, or plastic that is attached to a wall or fits into a hole, used especially to hang things on or to fasten things together 〔尤用于掛物或固定用的木頭麦萤、金屬或塑料〕短釘奢浑，掛釘
job：[singular 單數(shù)] used to say that something is of a particular type spoken 〔用于說明某物屬于某一類型〕 【口】
jay：a bird of the crow family that is noisy and brightly coloured 松鴉；?鳥
rakish：adj. / 're?k??? ; ˋrek??? /if a man looks rakish, or wears rakish clothes, he dresses nicely and looks confident and relaxed 〔外表或穿戴〕帥氣的，瀟灑的
daring：new or unusual in a way that may shock people 大膽的吞鸭，別出心裁的
loud：loud clothes are too bright or have too many bright patterns 〔衣服〕花哨的窝撵，扎眼的
neat：tidy and carefully arranged 整齊的；整潔的
scalp：/ sk?lp? ; sk?lp? /to cut the hair and skin off the head of a dead enemy as a sign of victory 剝下頭皮
attitude：[U] a style of dressing, behaving etc that shows you have the confidence to do unusual and exciting things without caring what other people think informal 我行我素的作風(fēng) 【非正式】
gangster：n. [C] / 'ɡ??st?? ; ˋg??st?? /a member of a violent group of criminals
yank：/ j??k? ; j??k? / informal裳凸，to suddenly pull something quickly and with force 猛拉，使勁拉 【非正式】give sth a yank
pane：a piece of glass used in a window or door 〔窗或門上的〕一塊玻璃
nestle：v. / 'nes?l? ; ˋn?s?? /[I,T always + adv/prep] to move into a comfortable position, pressing your head or body against someone or against something soft (使)舒適地安頓下來劝贸；(使)偎依姨谷，(使)依靠
rim：1 the outside edge of something circular 〔圓形物體的〕外緣，邊緣映九，邊2 The rim of a container such as a cup or glass is the edge that goes all the way around the top. (容器的) 上緣
brim：1. 帽檐梦湘；2.（容器的）口，邊沿
swell:?[I]?to become larger and rounder than normal – used especially about parts of the body 腫，腫脹〔尤指身體部位〕RELTD?SWOLLEN?
witch：1.a woman who is supposed to have magic powers, especially to do bad things〔尤指邪惡的〕女巫捌议，巫婆哼拔；2.informal?an insulting word for a woman who is old or unpleasant 丑老太婆，老巫婆〔侮辱性用語〕
splutter：[I,T]?to talk quickly in short confused phrases, especially because you are angry or surprised 氣急敗壞地說瓣颅，急促而慌亂地說〔尤因生氣或吃驚〕
pink：面紅耳赤的
budge：to move, or to make someone or something move（使）移動(dòng)倦逐，（使）挪動(dòng)
skulk：to hide or move about secretly, trying not to be noticed, especially when you are intending to do something bad〔尤指為了不良企圖而〕躲藏，潛伏宫补；鬼鬼祟祟地走動(dòng)
pyjama：?[p?'d??m?]?adj. 睡衣褲的 n. （寬大的）睡衣褲
monk:?a member of an all-male religious group that lives apart from other people in a?monastery?修道士檬姥，僧侶
patch：a small area of something that is different from the area around it 〔與周圍部分不同的〕斑，小塊
lice：n. 虱子（louse 的復(fù)數(shù)）?louse?/la?s,laus/
【短語】
get hold of sth ( also 又作 get a hold of sth AmE 【美】 )：to find or borrow something so that you can use it 找[借]來某物
stand on her toes：踮起腳尖
reach up：舉起粉怕、抬起（手健民、腳）
in an effort to do sth：in order to
for the heck of it：for fun, or for no particular reason 只是鬧著玩；不為什么
let out：If you let out a particular sound, you make that sound. 發(fā)出 (聲音)
in heaven's name: 天啊贫贝，用于強(qiáng)調(diào)語氣
pick one's nose: 挖鼻子
serve sb right：活該
fuss?+ with/around/about:?to pay too much attention to small unimportant details
toss and turn: 〔因睡不著在床上〕翻來覆去
【隨筆】
不能容忍父親的dishonesty秉犹，跟父親爭(zhēng)辯卻換來了父親的多次謾罵和侮辱后，Matilda開始實(shí)施她的小計(jì)劃來報(bào)復(fù)父母稚晚。這是第一次對(duì)父親的懲罰崇堵。雖不能永久性地給自己的父親上一堂課，卻實(shí)實(shí)在在地給父親一次小小的懲罰蜈彼。以成人的眼光看筑辨，似乎覺得這樣捉弄自己的父母是不好的行為，但是站在孩子的角度看幸逆，世界是簡(jiǎn)單的，非黑即白暮现，父親做錯(cuò)了事情就應(yīng)該受到懲罰还绘。這也是兒童文學(xué)作品跟紀(jì)實(shí)文學(xué)的區(qū)別吧。
