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1、典范英语8-1刺猬女孩艾蜜AmytheHedgehogsGirlMiserableMrPeckHermumwasinthekitchenwhenAmyrushedin.‘Howwasschool?’askedMrsHarris,expectingtheusualanswer,‘OK.’‘Itwasgreat,’criedAmy.‘Aladygaveusatalkonwildlifeandsheshowedusahedgehogexpert.’‘Awhat?’saidMrsHarris.‘Ahedgehogexpert.Someonewhoknowsallabouthe
2、dgehogs.’‘That’sgood,’saidMrsHarris.‘You’llneedtogothelibraryandseeifyoucanfindsomebooks.’‘Ohdear,’Amygroaned.‘I’llhavetoseeMrPeck.’MrPeckwasthechildren’slibrarian.Hewasameanandmiserablesortofperson.HealsolivednextdoortoAmy.ThelibrarywasalmostemptywhenAmyarrived.Shelookedalongtheshelves
3、,tryingtofindabookonhedgehogs.‘Whatareyoudoing?’snappedavoicebehindher.Amynearlyjumpedoutofhersocks.ItwasMrPeck.‘Iwaslookingforabookaboutanimals.’‘Animals,indeed,’sniffedMrPeck.‘Whatsortofanimals?Tameanimals?Wildanimals?AnimalsfromAfrica?India?Britain?’‘Hedgehogs,’saidAmy.‘Hedgehogs!’ba
4、wledMrPeck.‘Theveryworstanimalsthereare.Theydigupvegetablesandbitelumpsoutofthem.’Hepulledabookfromtheshelves.‘Ifyoumuststudythehorridthings,thisisthebestIcando.’‘Thankyou,saidAmypolitely.‘Makesureyoubringitbackontime.Anddon’tyoudarebringhedgehogsintoyourgarden.Yourgardenisnexttomine,do
5、n’tforget.IfIseeahedgehognearmycarrots,doyouknowwhatIamgoingtodo?’‘No,’saidAmy.‘I’mgoingtosquirtitwithmyspraygun.’Athome,Amyreadthebookonhedgehogs.Shefoundoutthattheyateslugsandsnails.Thebookdidn’tsayanythingaboutvegetables.Thenextdayshetookthebookbacktothelibrary.AmytheHedgehogsGirl第5页
6、共5页典范英语8-1刺猬女孩艾蜜‘What’sthis?’saidMrPeck.‘Thisbookisnotduebackforanothertwentydays.’‘ButI’vereadit,’saidAmy.‘Haveyougotanymorebooksabouthedgehogs?’‘Overthere,’snappedMrPeck,pointingwithhisnose.Amywalkedslowlyalongtheshelves.Wherewerethebooksaboutanimals?ShewasjustabouttoriskaskingMrPeck,
7、whenshesawsomething.Itwasanoldcassettetape,called‘CallsoftheWild’.Itlookedasifnobodyhadeverplayedit.Amytookitdownfromtheshelf.Itwaspartofasetofanimalnoises.Thiswastapenumber12anditwascalledHedgehogs.AmyaskedMrPeckifshecouldborrowthecassette.‘Ofcourseyoucan,’hesaidrudely.‘Though