基础段-猴爪（原著版第8集）

一，原文文章：

Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."

"If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy,wouldn't you?" said Herbert, with his hand on hisshoulder. "Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then;that'll just do it."

His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity, held up the talisman, as his son, with a solemn face somewhat marred by a wink at hismother, sat down at the piano and struck a few impressive chords.

"I wish for two hundred pounds," said the old man distinctly.

A fine crash from the piano greeted the words, interrupted by a shuddering cry from the old man. Hiswife and son ran toward him.

"It moved“, he cried. 

二，词汇知识：

1. dubiously：怀疑的

2. clear：文中指还清房款

3. shamefaced：羞愧的

4. credulity：易受骗（源自credulous：cred+ulous）

5. hold up：举起

6. solemn：严肃的

7. somewhat：少量的

8. mar：毁坏

9. wink：挤眉弄眼

10. struck：敲打；文中引申为弹钢琴

11. impressive：印象深刻的；文中引申为引人注意的

12. chord：琴弦

13. distinct：清晰的

14. fine：精致的

15. crash：响声

16. greet：迎接

17. interrupt：打破（inter+rupt；词根rupt指破碎）

18. shuddering：颤抖的