Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
생각보다는 어려웠던 책.
He was especially happy when he was being useful…like helping Joshua brush up on school work.
* brush up on sth: ~을 복습하다
Mr. Grumps live just two houses away from the Primms. Whenever his cat caught even the slightest glimpse of Lyle, she would fling herself into a nervous fit.
* catch a glimpse: 발견하다.
* slight: 약간의, 작은
*fling 내던지다 = throw, 몸을 급히 움직이다.
*fling yourself into sth: 굉장한 열정을 가지고 하다.
Lyle wanted desperately to win Loretta over.
* desperately: extremely 굉장히, 절실히
*win sb over: 어떤 사람이 당신과 대립할 때, 그 사람이 당신을 지지하거나 당신에게 동의하도록 설득하다. = persuade someone to support you
He tried flashing his sweetest, most toothsome smile at her to show how really friendly he was.
* flash a smile at s1: ~에게 살짝 미소를 보내다
* try –ing ~하는 걸 시도해봄
* toothsome: attractive or pleasant 매력적인
But this only frightened the distrustful animal even more.
* frighten 소름끼치게 하다, 공포에 질리게 하다. make s1 feel fear
*distrust: 어떤 사람을 불신하는 감정
*distrustful: ~를 불신하는, 믿지 않는
In the end, Mr. Grumps, who was even more excitable than his cat, would burst from the house shaking an angry fist at Lyle.
* excitable: 흥분을 잘하는,
*burst: 별안간 나타나다. 후다닥 나가다. = break open
“Something will have to be done about that crocodile,” he shouted as Lyle fled to the safety of his own house.
*flee-fled 위험이나 공포를 피하기 위해 달아나다. 안전한 곳으로 도피하다.
To take his mind off his troubles with Loretta and Mr. Grumps, Lyle filled his days playing with Joshua and his friends.
*take sb’s mind off sth: 스스로에게 다른 일을 생각하게 함으로써, 문제가 골칫거리에 대해 걱정하는 것을 멈추다.
*skip double-dutch one hundred times: 두 개의 줄로 하는 줄넘기를 100회 하다.
It came as particular no surprise that Lyle could high-jump.
* it came as no surprise that ~은 놀랄 일이 아니다.
But Loretta, who was just let out for an airing, was surprised. She was terribly surprised.
* airing: 바람 쐼, 산책
Loretta was so surprised and so shaken, she fled to the nearest tree and no amount of coaxing would bring her down.
* shaken: 혼란스러운, 동요한,
* no amount of ~ : 어떤 ~도
* coaxing 감언이설, 어르고 달램
Not until Mr. Grumps arrived to rescue and comfort her, would she consider coming down.
* comfort 달래다, 안심시키다. Make someone feel better when they are sad or worried.
“Something will have to be done about that crocodile,” stormed Mr. Grumps.
* storm 호통치다. 공격하다, 화나서 말하다.
Now he knew he would be snappy, irritable and impossible to live with when he returned to his job in a big department store the following day.
* snappy 사람의 시선을 잡아 끄는
* irritable: 매우 쉽게 화를 내는, 예민한
* impossible 불가능한, 있을 수 없는
For the next several days Mrs. Primm thought it best to keep Lyle close at her side.
* thought it best to ~하면 좋을 것 같다고 생각했다.
Together they fussed about the kitchen, preparing good things for the family to eat.
*fuss: 중요하지 않은 작은 일들에 엄청난 신경을 쓰다,
When the weather permitted, they took lunch to the park.
* permit: allow sth 어떤 것을 허락하다. / make sth possible 어떤 것을 가능하게 하다
Mrs. Primm could spend hours just browsing around antique shops. Lyle could spend hours watching building construction.
* browse: look through sth 어떤 것을 훑어보다, 탐색하다
Unfortunately for everyone, it turned out to the very same store in which Mr. Grumps held an important position. And unfortunately, they were to hear from Mr. Grumps all too soon. For it was his voice that suddenly broke in over the loudspeaker to announce a sale in the pajama department.
Immediately, it was as if everyone in the store was in desperate need of pajamas. Separated from Mrs. Primm, Lyle was swept along with the crowd.
*in need of sth: ~이 필요한 상태; Are you in need of help?; I am in need of drink.
* was in desperate need of sth: ~이 간절히 필요로 했다.
* was swept along with the crowd. 군중과 함께 휩쓸려 갔다.
As they neared the pajama department, Lyle thought he heard a familiar voice.
*near: get close to sth in distance 가깝게 다가가다.
Lyle recognized the voice all right…and the face as well.
* recognize = know s1 or sth 이전에 봤거나, 경험해봐서 ~를 알다.
Whatever the man answered, Mrs. Primm never heart it, for his voice was lost in a chorus of other voices shouting, “More, more!”
Mrs. Primm caught up with them just in time to hear still another voice, charged with fury, shout, “What is going on here?”
* caught up with = 걱정과 불안을 야기했다.
* charged with fury ~분노로 가득 찬
“Madam.” He gasped, “We do not permit crocodiles in this store you know. Remove him at once! And you sir,” he said, pointing a dagger-like finger at Signor Valenti, “you sir, are dismissed!!”
Mr. Grumps at last made good his threat to do something about “that crocodile.” The next day he appeared at the Primms’ door with papers authorizing Lyle to be committed to the city zoo.
* make good 일을 수행하다.
* authorize:~이 ~할 공식적인 허락을 주다.
* commit ~을 남의 보호에 맡기다, 위탁하다. 위임하다.
The Primms examined the papers. They appeared to be in order.
Lyle’s restlessness so annoyed the other crocodiles, they all just got up and stomped off in a huff.
* in a huff 씩씩거리며
He amused everyone with his unusual tricks and before long was the biggest attraction at the zoo.
*attraction 볼거리
Joshua and Mrs. Primm visited regularly, arms laden with games, toys and the Turkish caviar Lyle so loved.
Do the files pester you? ~를 괴롭히는 방식으로 행동하다.
He tried putting on a brave front, but Mrs. Primm knew very well he was unhappy and fought back her tears.
* a front 자신의 진짜 모습이나 특성과는 다른 공개적으로 보여주는 어떤 사람이나 기관의 특성이나 모습 주로 자신의 모습을 속이기 위해 보여주는 모습 = appearance
* fight back tears: 눈물을 참다
Surprise! Surprise! The new keeper turned out to be none other than Hector P. Valenti, star of stage and screen. … Signor Valenti unlocked the door of the cage and an astonished Lyle was set free. 석방되었다.
The very thought of never seeing the house on East 88th Street again was grim indeed and too much for him to endure. Signor Valenti read his thought and decided Lyle should have one last look at the house on East 88th Street.
*gasping 숨을 제대로 못 쉬는
I would consider it a privilege and a pleasure to have him as our neighbor once more.
* privilege 특권, 영광