THE LOONS 课后习题答案/answerI .1)The Tonnerres were poor The basis of their dwelling was a small square cabin made of poles and mud, which had been built some fifty years before. As the Tonnerres had increased in number, their settlement had been added, until thc clearing at the foot of the town hill was a chaos of lean-tos, wooden packing cases, warped lumber, discarded car tyres, ramshackle chicken coops, tangled strands of barbed wire and rusty tin cans.2)Sometimes, one of them would get involved in a fight on Main Street and be put for the night in the barred cell underneath the Court House.3)Because she had had tuberculosis of the bone, and should have a couple of months rest to get better.4)Her mother first objected to take Piquette along because she was afraid that the girl would spread the disease to her children and she believed that the girl was not hygienic. She then agreed to do so because she preferred Piquette to the narrator's grandmother, who promised not to go along with the family and decided to stay in the city if the girl was taken along.5)The cottage was called Macleod, their family name. The scenery there was quite beautiful with all kinds of plants and animals at the lakeside.6)The narrator knew that maybe Piquette was an Indian descendant who knew the woods quite well, so she tried to ask Piquette to go and play in the wood and tell her stories about woods.7)Because Piquette thought the narrator was scorning and showing contempt for her Indian ancestors, which was just opposite to her original intention.8)Because the narrator felt somewhat guilty. Piquette stayed most of the time in the cottage and hardly played with the narrator. At the same time, she felt there was in Piquette something strange and unknown and unfathomable.9)That was the very rare chance she was unguarded and unmasked, so that the author could perceive her inner world.10)Her full name is Vanessa Macleod.11)Just as the narrator's father predicted, the loons would go away when more cottages were built at the lake with more people moving in. The loons disappeared as nature was ruined by civilization. In a similar way, Piquette and her people failed to find their position in modern society.Ⅱ.1)who looked deadly serious, never laughed2)Sometimes old Jules, or his son Lazarus, would get involved in a rough, noisy quarrel or fight on a Saturday night after much drinking of liquor.3)She often missed her classes and had little interest in schoolwork.4)I only knew her as a person who would make other people feel ill at ease.5)She lived and moved somewhere within my range of sight (Although I saw her,I paid little attention to her).6)If my mother had to make a choice between Grandmother Macleod andPiquette, she would certainly choose the latter without hesitation, no matter whether the latter had nits or not.7)Normally, she was a defensive person, and her face was guarded as if it was wearing a mask. But when she was saying this, there was an expression of challenge on her face, which, for a brief moment, became unguarded and unmasked. And in her eyes there was a kind of hope which was so intense that it filled people with terror.8)She looked a mess, to tell you the truth; she was a dirty, untidy woman, dressed in a very careless way.9)She was brought in court several times, because she was drunk and disorderly as one could expect.III. See the translation of the text.IV.1)-ious: religious, rebellious, furious, obvious, conscientious2)-ible: edible, eligible, visible, resistible, sensible3)-able：separable，passable，standable manageable，readable，under-4)-1y：manly，godly，deadly，motherly，monthly5)-ive：sensitive，objective，decisive，aggressive，retrospective6)-ul：beautiful，careful，lawful，handful，joyful7)-less：soundless，meaningless，merciless，restless powerless8)-y：dirty，healthy，sticky，showy，cloudy9)-al：personal，national，conventional，traditional，hysterical10)-ar：singular，polar，circular，similar，familiar．Ⅴ.1)walk in limping manner一瘸一拐地走路2)presence that causes embarrassment令人尴尬的人(或事)3)eyes that do not smile不会笑的眼睛4)a sound that ululates哀鸣5)mockery that chills令人发冷的嘲笑6)a birch log that is burning还在燃烧的白桦圆木7)hope that terrifies令人生畏的希望8)a resort that flourishes繁华的度假胜地9)odours that penetrate强烈的气味10)lumber that is warped弯曲的木材11)car tyres that are discarded被人扔掉的汽车轮胎12)strands of barbed wire that are tangled together，wire that are barbed搅成一团团的铁丝网13)wild strawberries that are bruised表皮被擦伤的野草莓14)a tree trunk that has been fallen伐倒的树干15)shoppers who are offended被得罪的顾客16)call that is drawn out for a long time拖长音的呜叫声Ⅵ．the water glistening greenly as the sun caught it；All around the cottage were ferns…on the thin hairy stems；two grey squirrels gossiping from the tall spruce beside the cottage，beach；icy water；at night the lake was like black glass with a streak of amber which was the path of the moon…：and flew out onto the dark still surface of the water：there was no wind that evening…spearing through the stillness across the lake；etc．Ⅶ．1)a rough and noisy quarrel or fight2)very much3)I'm absolutely sure4)Why is that important? Why should I care?5)1 am not supposed to walk unless it is necessary．6)things like that7)what exactly8)Are you crazy or what? My father and I and the others9)first—class，fine namelO)excellentⅧ．1)grabbed 2)lure 3)stifled 4)howling 5)swung 6) thrashed 7)teetered 8)squawking even once 9)squashedlO)scrambled 11)flickeredⅨ．1)shack指胡乱搭盖的、简陋的小屋；home尤其指一个或长或短的住处，并与此地有着感情和忠诚的紧密个人联系。