《玩具总动员》第2章

时间：2021-06-23 04:44:49

（单词翻译:单击）

The peaceful bedroom erupted into chaos1. Woody held up his hands. "Stay calm, everyone!" he shouted with authority.
CRUNCH2!
Too late. Like a herd3 of stampeding cattle, the toys bolted over Woody toward the bedroom window. Even Mike yanked his microphone out of Woody's hand and hopped4 away.
Woody reeled, staring as the crowd rushed off. Then he shrugged5 and announced, "Uh, meeting adjourned6." No one heard him. They were already plastered to the windowpane.
Hamm gulped7 as he gazed through the window, down into the front yard. "Oh, boy. Will ya take a look at all those presents?"
"I can't see a thing!" Mr. Potato Head complained. He pulled his eyes out of his head and held them above the crowd, aimed out the window.
He and the other toys stared in horror. On the street below, kids sprang from their parents' cars, each carrying an object that struck fear into the hearts of Andy's toys.
Birthday presents.
Hamm shook his head. "Yes sir, we're next month's garage sale fodder8 for sure."
"Any dinosaur-shaped ones?" Rex asked worriedly.
"Ah, for crying out loud," Hamm jeered9. "They're all in boxes!"
Rex said nervously10, "They're getting bigger!"
"Wait!" said Slinky. "There's a nice little one over there."
He pointed11 at a boy who was facing away from the window. Only the tiny tip of a present showed. Then the boy turned. The present was more than four feet long!
"AAAAAHHHH!" screamed the toys.
"We're doomed12!" Rex howled.
The toys began to wail13 and moan. Woody sighed. Things were getting way out of control. He had to do something fast, or he'd have a serious problem on his hands. "All right! All right!" he called out.
The toys turned and faced Woody. Never had he seen them look so frightened. He sighed and smiled affectionately at his friends. "If I send out the troops, will you all calm down?"
"Yes! Yes! We promise!" Rex cried.
Woody strode briskly toward the nightstand. "Sergeant14!" he shouted up to the tabletop. "Establish a recon post downstairs. Code Red. You know what to do."
"Yes, SIR!" the little Green Army Man replied. He shinnied down a leg of the nightstand, then dashed to the corner, where a plastic container labeled BUCKET O' SOLDIERS stood.
Sarge shouted, and a platoon of green soldiers peeked15 out of the top of the bucket. "All right, men!" he barked. "You heard him. Code Red. Repeat: We are at Code Red!" He waved the group forward. "Let's move, move, move!"
One by one, the plastic soldiers jumped out of their bucket barracks and marched double-time in a line toward the door.
Creeeeaak… Andy's bedroom door eased open. A single Green Army scout16 crept into the upstairs hall, scoping for any signs of danger.
Satisfied that the coast was clear, the scout signaled to the other troops. Dozens of soldiers streamed forward, carefully transporting the specialized17 equipment they needed for their intelligence mission: a jump rope and a baby monitor.
The soldiers darted18 behind the banister and held their position. Sarge surveyed their route through binoculars19.
Paratroopers crept to the edge of the landing, then bravely leaped off. Fwump! Their parachutes opened, carrying them safely to the polished wood floor below.
After a quick look around, they signaled to the soldiers who were waiting above. All clear! Seconds later, more soldiers slid down, using Andy's jump rope.
The troops marched toward the living room. Suddenly, a door opened. They heard footsteps. They froze in position. As Mrs. Davis came through the door, her shoe stomped20 down in the middle of the squad21.
"What in the world?" She frowned at the toy army men scattered22 across the floor and shook her head. With Andy's party in full swing, she was too busy to stop and pick up toys. Using the toe of her shoe, she simply kicked the army men out of the way.
As soon as she was gone, Sarge motioned to the handful of men still waiting above on the stairs. Carefully they came down the jump rope, riding the baby monitor, which was tied securely and lowered to the floor. When everyone reached the ground, the soldiers quickly dragged the monitor toward a potted plant.
Sarge started to follow but noticed that one of his men had been injured. Holding his leg, the soldier waved for his commander to keep moving. "Go on without me!"
But Sarge would have none of that. "A good soldier never leaves a man behind," he said as he helped the injured soldier to his feet.
Suddenly, Sarge put a finger to his lips and cocked his head. More footsteps—lots of them. And they were coming this way!
Sarge dragged the injured soldier toward the living room. The two army men stumbled to safety behind the potted plant just as the first pair of feet stomped past.
The crew quickly set up the baby monitor. Sarge scanned the horizon with his binoculars. He spotted23 his target.
On the Davises' living room coffee table, a tower of gift-wrapped packages loomed24 toward the ceiling. Sarge whistled softly through his teeth, then leaned into the baby monitor.
"Come in, Mother Bird. This is Alpha Bravo."
Upstairs in Andy's room, Woody and his friends clustered around the receiver. "This is it!" Woody cried excitedly. "Quiet, quiet, quiet!"
Sarge's deep voice came through loud and clear. "Andy's opening the first present now." In the suspenseful25 silence, Mr. Potato Head crossed his fingers and chanted, "Mrs. Potato Head… Mrs. Potato Head . . ." Rex shot him a weird26 look.
"Hey, I can dream, can't I?" said Mr. Potato Head.
"The bow's coming off," Sarge's voice reported through the monitor. "He's ripping the wrapping paper… It's a… it's a…" The toys held their breath.
"It's a lunch box!" Sarge announced. "We've got a lunch box here!" The toys clapped and cheered.
"Okay," came Sarge's voice. "Second present." The toys hushed and leaned forward expectantly.
"It appears to be… Okay, it's bed sheets."
"Who invited that kid?" asked Mr. Potato Head. But again, Andy's toys were relieved. One by one, Sarge reported on each present as Andy unwrapped it. Each time it was good news. Slowly, the toys began to relax a little.
"Okay," Sarge said at last. "We're on the last present now. It's a big one. . . ." Every stuffed, plastic, and wooden head in Andy's room leaned forward.
"It's a… It's a board game!" Sarge revealed.
"Repeat: Battleship!" All the toys let out cheers of relief. Battleship was a toy they could all live with.
"All right!" Hamm shouted. He pounded Mr. Potato Head on the back so hard that his face parts flew off.
"Hey, watch it!" said Mr. Potato Head.
"Sorry there, old Spudhead," replied Hamm.
"So, did I tell you? Huh? Nothing to worry about," Woody said.
Slinky yipped happily. "I knew you were right all along, Woody. Never doubted you for a second."
Downstairs, Sarge congratulated his men. They began to pack up their equipment.
"Wait a minute!" The sound of Mrs. Davis's voice stopped Sarge in his tracks.
"Wait!" he whispered to his men.
Sarge watched, tense, as Mrs. Davis jumped up and hurried to the coat closet by the front door. She tossed a teasing look over her shoulder, then smiled. "Ooooh, what do we have here?"
"Turn that thing back on!" Sarge ordered, pointing at the baby monitor. A soldier rammed27 the switch.
"Come in, Mother Bird!" Sarge said frantically28.
"Mom has pulled a surprise present from the closet. Andy's opening it. He's really excited! It's a huge package. Oh, one of the kids is in the way. I can't see."
At last, the kid moved out of the way. Sarge blinked. "It's… it's a…" Sarge and his soldiers gaped29 at the unwrapped present as the kids screamed in delight. It was worse than any of the toys could have imagined.
Upstairs, the rest of the toys waited, their hearts pounding. Rex grabbed a nightstand leg and shook it in frustration30. "It's a what? What is it?" Thwack! The monitor fell off the table and its batteries rolled across the floor. All the toys were shouting. Mr. Potato Head pounced31 on the batteries and tried to stick them back into the monitor.
"No, no! Turn 'em around!" Woody hollered.
"You're puttin' 'em in backwards32!" Hamm cried.
Woody shoved Hamm and Mr. Potato Head aside. He grabbed a battery and jammed it in the right way. As soon as he snapped the second one in, Sarge's voice crackled urgently across the room:
"Red Alert! Andy is coming upstairs! Juvenile33 intrusion. Repeat: Resume your positions now!"
"Andy's coming!" Woody shouted. "Everybody— back to your places. Hurry!" The toys scattered.
"Where's my ear?" Mr. Potato Head cried, scrambling34 across the floor. "Did you see my ear?"
Splat! Rex smashed into a trash can as the sound of pounding footsteps came closer and closer. The door banged open. Woody fell limp in his special spot on the bed just as Andy and his friends charged in. The kids were all jabbering35 at once.
"Hey, look! Its lasers light up."
"Take that, Zurg!" Andy cried. Then a mob of kids pounced on Andy's bed. Woody felt himself being shoved out of the way. He slid off the side of the bed and fell to the floor. His heart sank.
"Quick! Make a space! This is where the spaceship lands."
Woody tried desperately36 to see what they were talking about. But there were too many kids in the way. Still, he was sure of one thing: A brand-new toy had arrived.

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1 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
2 crunch uOgzM     
n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声
参考例句：
  • If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
  • People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
3 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起
参考例句：
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。
4 hopped 91b136feb9c3ae690a1c2672986faa1c     
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花
参考例句：
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。
5 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 adjourned 1e5a5e61da11d317191a820abad1664d     
（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
  • The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。
7 gulped 4873fe497201edc23bc8dcb50aa6eb2c     
v.狼吞虎咽地吃，吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 )；大口地吸（气）；哽住
参考例句：
  • He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out. 他把剩下的茶一饮而尽便出去了。
  • She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her. 她紧张地咽了一下，似乎那问题把她难住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 fodder fodder     
n.草料；炮灰
参考例句：
  • Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.割下来晒干用作饲料的草。
  • Guaranteed salt intake, no matter which normal fodder.不管是那一种正常的草料，保证盐的摄取。
9 jeered c6b854b3d0a6d00c4c5a3e1372813b7d     
v.嘲笑( jeer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The police were jeered at by the waiting crowd. 警察受到在等待的人群的嘲弄。
  • The crowd jeered when the boxer was knocked down. 当那个拳击手被打倒时，人们开始嘲笑他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地，不安地
参考例句：
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
11 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
12 doomed EuuzC1     
命定的
参考例句：
  • The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
  • A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
13 wail XMhzs     
vt./vi.大声哀号，恸哭；呼啸，尖啸
参考例句：
  • Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
  • One of the small children began to wail with terror.小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。
14 sergeant REQzz     
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
  • His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
  • How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？
15 peeked c7b2fdc08abef3a4f4992d9023ed9bb8     
v.很快地看( peek的过去式和过去分词 )；偷看；窥视；微露出
参考例句：
  • She peeked over the top of her menu. 她从菜单上往外偷看。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. 她曾两次透过墙缝窥视他。 来自辞典例句
16 scout oDGzi     
n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索
参考例句：
  • He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
  • The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。
17 specialized Chuzwe     
adj.专门的，专业化的
参考例句：
  • There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
  • These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。
18 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔
参考例句：
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 binoculars IybzWh     
n.双筒望远镜
参考例句：
  • He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。
  • If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜，我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。
20 stomped 0884b29fb612cae5a9e4eb0d1a257b4a     
v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She stomped angrily out of the office. 她怒气冲冲，重步走出办公室。
  • She slammed the door and stomped (off) out of the house. 她砰的一声关上了门，暮暮地走出了屋了。 来自辞典例句
21 squad 4G1zq     
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
参考例句：
  • The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
  • A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
22 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
参考例句：
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
23 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
24 loomed 9423e616fe6b658c9a341ebc71833279     
v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
参考例句：
  • A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. 一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
  • The prospect of war loomed large in everyone's mind. 战事将起的庞大阴影占据每个人的心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
25 suspenseful 0faac2538a5e9266cf020f1e73f1f3b3     
adj.悬疑的，令人紧张的
参考例句：
  • If his experiences then had been carefully recorded, it would undoubtedly have made a suspenseful and moving book. 若是把他所经历的事实记录下来，那就是一部充满着大智大勇，惊心动魄的小说。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Lily is an atmospheric and suspenseful tale of love, loss and obsession. 这是一个关于爱情、失落与迷恋的故事，充满情调与悬疑色彩。 来自互联网
26 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的
参考例句：
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
27 rammed 99b2b7e6fc02f63b92d2b50ea750a532     
v.夯实（土等）( ram的过去式和过去分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输
参考例句：
  • Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
  • I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
28 frantically ui9xL     
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
参考例句：
  • He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
  • She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
29 gaped 11328bb13d82388ec2c0b2bf7af6f272     
v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的过去式和过去分词 )；张开，张大
参考例句：
  • A huge chasm gaped before them. 他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof. 前门不翼而飞，屋顶豁开了一个洞。 来自辞典例句
30 frustration 4hTxj     
n.挫折，失败，失效，落空
参考例句：
  • He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
31 pounced 431de836b7c19167052c79f53bdf3b61     
v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）
参考例句：
  • As soon as I opened my mouth, the teacher pounced on me. 我一张嘴就被老师抓住呵斥了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The police pounced upon the thief. 警察向小偷扑了过去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
32 backwards BP9ya     
adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地
参考例句：
  • He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
  • All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
33 juvenile OkEy2     
n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的
参考例句：
  • For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
  • Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
34 scrambling cfea7454c3a8813b07de2178a1025138     
v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞
参考例句：
  • Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
35 jabbering 65a3344f34f77a4835821a23a70bc7ba     
v.急切而含混不清地说( jabber的现在分词 )；急促兴奋地说话；结结巴巴
参考例句：
  • What is he jabbering about now? 他在叽里咕噜地说什么呢？
  • He was jabbering away in Russian. 他叽里咕噜地说着俄语。 来自《简明英汉词典》
36 desperately cu7znp     
adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地
参考例句：
  • He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
  • He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

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