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　　The witch winked at the wizard when they saw the wholesome boy wedged in between two crates at tip of the wharf.He would wither under their gaze,she thought,whereby they would grow in power because of the fear they put in people.She grabbed hold of her willow broom and whisked down with wrath in front of the boy.

　　But she whirled around when she saw the boy was smiling.That was weird,she thought.He should have been terrified.This time she wielded her wand and raised it to cast a spell on the boy.When the boy stood and pulled her wig off her head as she flew by,however,she made a withdrawal.Some information had been withheld from her and it must be from the wizard who just stood on the wharf watching.

　　"I wasn't sure of your whereabouts.”said the wizard to the boy.The witch now realized that he also stank of whisky.

　　"Wherein could you know?”asked the boy confidently with a wink.“You haven't been able to find me for the last two hundred years.Ever since you cursed me to always remain in this small body.”

　　"Yes.I feared I would one day pay for that.”said the wizard sadly.

　　"Yes that you shall.That you shall.”the boy replied as he raised his arms.The air swirled,the sky blackened,the sea became rough and for the first time in her life the witch was scared of someone else.This was trouble and she had no idea who the boy was. And she never found out.

　　记单词

　　wedge n.楔(子)vt.1.把…楔牢2.挤入，插入，塞入

　　weird a.1.古怪的，离奇的

　　2.怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

　　wharf n.码头

　　whereabouts ad.靠近什么地方，(大概)在哪里n.行踪，下落，所在

　　whereby ad.靠那个，借以

　　wherein ad.在哪方面，在哪一点上，在什么地方

　　whirl vi.1.旋转，急转2.发晕，(感觉等)变混乱n.1.旋转，急转

　　2.混乱，接连不断的活动

　　whisk[hwIsk]vi.1.搅打(鸡蛋等)

　　2.急忙拿走，突然移动3.甩动

　　n.1.搅拌器，打蛋器2.拂，掸

　　whisky n.威士忌酒

　　wholesome a.1.有益于健康的，增进健康的2.有益于身心健康的，有益的3.健康的，无病的，生气勃勃的

　　wield vi.1.行使，运用，支配

　　2.挥，使用(武器等)

　　wig n.假发

　　willow n.柳，柳树

　　wink vi.1.眨眼，眨眼示意2.闪烁，明灭，用频闪灯光打信号vt.眨(眼)，眨眼表示n.1.眨眼，眨眼示意，眼色2.闪烁，闪亮，一闪

　　wink at默许，纵容，佯装未看见

　　witch n.女巫，巫婆

　　withdrawal n.1.取回，提款

　　2.撤退，撤军3.收回，撤回，撤销

　　wither v.1.(使)干枯，(使)枯萎

　　2.感到羞愧(或惶惑)

　　withhold vi.1.拒绝，不给2.抑制，制止

　　wizard n.1.男巫，术士2.奇才，能手，行家

　　wrath n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

　　看到那个健康的男孩挤到码头前面两个条板货箱之间，女巫朝男巫眨了眨眼。他会在他们的凝视之下感到惶惑不安，她想，这样他们的威力就会增加，因为他们引起了人们的恐惧。她抓起她的柳条扫帚愤怒地在男孩面前甩动起来。

　　但是看到男孩微笑着她晕了起来。这就怪了，她想。他应该害怕的。这次她使用起了魔杖，她把它举起来对男孩施妖术。然而，当她从他身边飞跑过去的时候，男孩站起来把她的假发扯了下来，她只好撤退了。有些信息没有给她，一定是刚刚站在码头上观看的那个男巫干的。

　　“我不太了解你的下落。”男巫对男孩说道。女巫现在意识到他也有威士忌酒的味道。

　　“你怎么能知道我在什么地方?”男孩眨着眼自信地问道。“已经有两百年了你都找不到我。那时你咒我要永远呆在这个很小的身体里。”

　　“是的，我怕有我要为它付出代价。”男巫伤心地说。

　　“是的，你一定得付出代价，一定得付出代价。”男孩一边回答一边举起了双手。天空在旋转、天在变黑、大海在汹涌，女巫在她的一生当中次害怕另外一个人。这下麻烦大了，她不知道这个男孩究竟是谁，她永远也不会知道。