sought-索性的近义词
JUNGLE SHORTS
1
It was Friday 3
had put on their coats and were waiting in a line
to go was at the back
because the zip on his
anorak(防水衣)had stuck(卡住).He was so busy with the
zip that he
nearly missed what Mr Cox the
teacher said.
‘Here is a letter for you
all.’said Mr Cox.‘Don’t lose it and don’t forget
to give it to your is good
news inside.’
Lenny wanted to know what the good news
rushed across the playground to meet his mum.
‘Quick!Open this letter,’he said. ‘Mr Cox says
there is good news inside’
‘Say hello to me
first!’laughed his mum,but she opened the read it
and told him.‘Class 3 is
going to have
football school will lend you some boots’
‘Wow!’shouted Lenny.‘Real football! I bet I
score fifteen goals!’
His mum pet the letter
in her bag.
‘What about a stripy(带条纹的) shirt
and socks Can I have a real football
strip’begged(央求)
Lenny.
‘Wait and
see.’said mum.
At home Lenny couldn’t get out
of his anorak and his mum had to help him.
‘I’m glad you didin’t break the zip. I can’t
get you another coat until next month.’she said.
‘I don’t want a new coat,’said Lenny,‘but can
I have a real football stripPlease’
‘Ask me
after tea,’said his mum.
They had pancakes for
tea with jam and were Lenny’s today he ate
as fast as he
could.
He put down his knife
and fork with a clatter.(当啷)
‘You promised(许诺)
to talk about football things after tea.’he said.
Mum took Mr Cox’s letter from her bag.
‘Each child will need an old T-shirt and some
socks,’she read.
‘No real football things’
asked Lenny.
‘I’m sorry, for Cox wants
you all to have new ’ll go to the market tommorrow
to look for some.’
Lenny was not
happy buthe knew his had made up her mind and
that was looked
great.
‘I bet they always
had a proper(像样的) football strip,’he thought.‘I
bet they didn’t have to wear
an old T-shirt.’
That night he lay awake was going to
make sure his mum bought football shorts. He
wanted proper white football he knew he could
score lots of goals.
2
After breakfast the next day they set out to
buy the new market was two streets away from
where Lenny the way they saw Ted and Shane
from Class and Shane lived near were
kicking
a ball about beside the road
Shane slammed the
ball over to him and Lenny kicked it back.
‘Want to play’called Ted.
‘I can’t,not ’m
off with my mum to buy new football shorts.’
‘We’ve got ours already,’Ted shouted back.
The market was very was looking at the fruit and
vegetables piled high on the were
shoes and
clothes for sale under stripy canvas(帆布)
roofs(屋顶).One man was selling shorts
‘Get your
jungle shorts!’he shouted.
He was wearing a
wide straw hat (宽檐草帽)and an enormous(巨大的)pair of
jungle shorts
over his had big green trees on
with monkeys smiling at the top .
‘Big or
small,they don’t cost much,’said the man.
‘No
thanks’ said Lenny. ‘I m going to strart football
lessons next need real football shorts.’
He
pulled at his mum’s struggled through the crowds
trying to find real football shorts. They
found lots of shorts that were too big and a
little white pair that was too small When they did
find a pair tin Lenny’s size they cost far too
much money.
‘We’ll just have to get the
junngle shorts,’said Mum.‘The colours are lovely.
I’m sure you’ll like
them better than white
ones.’
Lenny pulled a face ‘Oh mum’he said
‘But——
‘No buts’ said his mum.
They went
sloowly back to the man selling jungle shorts .The
pile(堆) on his stall had gone down
a lot.
‘I knew you’d come back. I put aside a
pair just for you’said the man.
He held a
pair of junngle shorts against(比较) Lenny’s
tuousers.
‘A perfect fit!’he said with a
smile.
Lenny’s mum opened her purse and paid
for the sharts. The man put them in a bag and
handed it
over.
‘There you are,son .Have
fun wearing them!’
Lenny did not smile .‘I
wish they were real football shorts.’ he said.
‘Junngle shorts are the next best thing.’ said
his mum.
On the way home they saw Tessa and
Pam from Class 3 kicking a ball against a
fence(围墙). They
lived at the top of Lenny’s
street.
‘We can’t wait till Monday for
football said the girls. We’ve got new shorts!’
‘So have I’ said Lenny. But he didn't open his
bag to show them.
3
On
Monday ofternoon Class 3 were waiting for their
first football lesson. Everbody was noisy and
excited ,swinging(摇摆) their bags of football
things .Lenny was at the back with the jungle
shorts
in his bag. He didn't want to put them
on.
Mr Cox carried a big box of boots into the
changing room. They spent a long time finding
boots
to fit everyone.
‘Now put on your
football things and be quick about it,’ he said.
Lenny got changed in a corner behind the door.
When they wer all ready Mr Cox shouted, ‘get
in line, everyone!’
Lenny made sure he was at
the back again. He didn't want anybody to see his
jungle shorts and
he hid behind Ted. He looked
down to see what Ted was wearing and got a
surprise.
Ted was wearing jungle shorts as
well! Lenny nudged(用肘碰) him in the back and said
‘Your
shorts are the same as mine!’
‘Yes,’ said ted ‘and the same as pam’s and
tessa’s and shane’s!’
It was true. All the
friends from Lenny’s street were wearing junngle
shorts. Mr Cox smiled.
‘Five childred in the
same shorts. it muse be a record!’ he said.
‘And we all live in lyon street’ said Lenny.
‘In that case(既然这样) you must all play
for the same team you can be the Lyon Street
Lions.’
When Mr Cox had sorted out(挑选)three
more teams they went out to the playing field.
They played five-a-side football until home
time. The lions team beat all the others and Mr
Cox
said they were the scored five goals.
In the changing room the children untied(解开)
their muddy(沾满泥水) boots and put on their
clothes.
‘All kit(球服) must be washed and
boots clean for next Monday.’ said Mr Cox ‘Don't
leave it for
your mum. Do it as soon as you
get home and then you won’t forget.
Lenny was
the first to be ready and he ran to meet his mum
at the gate. He told her about his
five goals
and the Lyon Street Lions
‘We’d better go home
quickly now said Lenny. ‘ I have to clean my boots
and wash my shorts!’
And when Mr Cox drove
home for his tea later on(晚些时候) he smiled to
himself. On Lyon
Street there were five pairs
of jungle shorts blowing on the washing lines.