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1、第一章龙卷风Chapter1TheCyc1one2京/多萝茜是一个孤儿，她和她的叔叔亨利、婶婶爱姆一起住在堪萨斯大草原上。他们的房子很简导陋，为了抵抗可怕的龙卷风，他们在地板上开了个活门，通向挖好的避风用的洞。叔叔是个不苟言笑的人，每天只是埋头干农活。但多萝茜却是个爱笑的女孩，她每天和她深爱着的小黑狗托托一起快乐地玩耍着。但今天多萝茜没有玩，因为天色灰暗得可怕，天空中还不时传来呼啸声。叔叔婶婶告诉多萝茜这是龙卷风要来了，多萝茜抓起托托跟着婶婶向地洞奔去。她一不小心跌倒在地板上，这时奇怪的事发生了：房子像气球一样升到了空中，稳稳地飘到了好几千里之外。一开始多萝茜还很害怕，但她并没有感到任何不适，

2、几个小时过去了，多萝茜抱着托托在摇篮般的房子中睡着了。orothy1ivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,withUnc1eHenry,whowasafarmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer,swife.Theirhousewassma11,forthe1umbertobui1dithadtobecarriedbywagonmanymi1es.Therewerefourwa11s,af1oorandaroof,whichmadeoneroom;andtab1e,threeorfourchairs,andthebeds.Unc1eH

3、enryandAuntEmhadabigbedinonecorner,andDorothya1itt1ebedinanothercorner.Therewasnogarretata11,andnoce11ar,exceptasma11ho1edugintheground,ca11edacyc1onece11ar,wherethefami1ycou1dgoincaseoneofthosegreatwhir1windsarose,mightyenoughtocrushanytspath.Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorinthemidd1eofthef1oor,fr1adder1ed

4、downintothesma11,darkho1e.WhenDorothystoodinthedoorwayand1ookedaround,shecou1dseenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.Notatreenorahousebrokethebroadsweepoffiatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyina11directions.Thesunhadbakedthep1owed1andintoagraymass,with1itt1ecracksrunningthroughit.Eventhegrass

5、wasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthe1ongb1adesunti1theywerethesamegrayco1ortobeseeneverywhere.Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,butthesunb1isteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,andnowthehousewasasdu11andgrayaseverythinge1se.WhenAuntEmcamethereto1iveshewasayoung,prettywife.Thesunandwindhadchangedher,

6、too.Theyhadtakenthespark1efromhereyesand1eftthemasobergray;theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeksand1ips,andtheyweregraya1so.Shewasthinandgaunt,andneversmi1ednow.WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostart1edbythechi1d,s1aughterthatshewou1dscreamandpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy

7、,smerryvoicereachedherears;andshesti111ookedatthe1itt1egir1withwonderthatshecou1dfindanythingto1aughat.Unc1eHenrynever1aughed.Heworkedhardfrommorningti11nightanddidnotknowwhatjoywas.Hewasgraya1so,fromhis1ongbeardtohisroughboots,andhe1ookedstemandso1emn,andrare1yspoke.ItwasTotothatmadeDorothy1augh,an

8、dsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherothersurroundings.Totowasnotgray;hewasa1itt1eb1ackdog,with1ongsi1kyhairandsma11b1ackeyesthattwink1edmerri1yoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.Totop1ayeda11day1ong,andDorothyp1ayedwithhim,and1ovedhimdear1y.Today,however,theywerenotp1aying.Unc1eHenrysatuponthedoorstepand1ook

9、edanxious1yatthesky,whichwasevengrayerthanusua1.DorothystoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,and1ookedattheskytoo.AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.Fromthefarnorththeyhearda1owwai1ofthewind,andUnc1eHenryandDorothycou1dseewherethe1onggrassbowedinwavesbeforethecomingstorm.Therenowcameasharpwhist1ingintheairfromthes

10、outh,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaytheysawripp1esinthegrasscomingfromthatdirectiona1so.Sudden1yUnc1eHenrystoodup.There,sacyc1onecoming,Em,heca11edtohiswife.T11go1ookafterthestock.Thenherantowardtheshedswherethecowsandhorseswerekept.AuntEmdroppedherworkandcametothedoor.Oneg1anceto1dherofthedangerc1o

11、seathand.Quick,DOrOthy!”shescreamed.Runforthece11ar!,TotojumpedoutofDorothy,sarmsandhidunderthebed,andthegir1startedtogethim.AuntEm,bad1yfrightened,threwopenthetrapdoorinthef1oorandc1imbeddownthe1adderintothesma11,darkho1e.DorothycaughtTotoat1astandstartedtofo11owheraunt.Whenshewasha1fwayacrossthero

12、omtherecameagreatshriekfromthewind,andthehouseshooksohardthatshe1ostherfootingandsatdownsudden1yuponthef1oor.Thenastrangethinghappened.Thehousewhir1edaroundtwoorthreetimesandroses1ow1ythroughtheair.Dorothyfe1tasifsheweregoingupinaba11oon.Thenorthandsouthwindsmetwherethehousestood,andmadeittheexactce

13、nterofthecyc1one.Inthemidd1eofacyc1onetheairisgenera11ysti11,butthegreatpressureofthewindoneverysideofthehouseraisedituphigherandhigher,unti1itwasattheverytopofthecyc1one;andthereitremainedandwascarriedmi1esandmi1esawayaseasi1yasyoucou1dcarryafeather.Itwasverydark,andthewindhow1edhorrib1yaroundher,b

14、utDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasi1y.Afterthefirstfewwhir1saround,andoneothertimewhenthehousetippedbad1y,shefe1tasifshewerebeingrockedgent1y,1ikeababyinacrad1e.Totodidnot1ikeit.Heranabouttheroom,nowhere,nowthere,barking1oud1y;butDorothysatquitesti11onthef1oorandwaitedtoseewhatwou1dhappen.OnceTotogo

15、ttooneartheopentrapdoor,andfe11in;andatfirstthe1itt1egir1thoughtshehad1osthim.Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupthroughtheho1e,forthestrongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghimupsothathecou1dnotfa11.Shecrepttotheho1e,caughtTotobytheear,anddraggedhimintotheroomagain,afterwardc1osingthetrapdoorsothatnomoreac

16、cidentscou1dhappen.Hourafterhourpassedaway,ands1ow1yDorothygotoverherfright;butshefe1tquite1one1y,andthewindshriekedso1oud1ya11aboutherthatshenear1ybecamedeaf.Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewou1dbedashedtopieceswhenthehousefe11again;butasthehourspassedandnothingterrib1ehappened,shestoppedworryingandreso1vedtowaitca1m1yandseewhatthefuturewou1dbring.At1astshecraw1edovertheswayingf1oortoherbed,and1aydownuponit;andTo