“我们这就回家赴宴！”狐狸爸爸封好墙，和獾先生、最小的小狐狸每人抱着一大罐苹果酒冲进隧道。他边跑边唱：“回家咯，快快滑回家，回到我的漂亮新娘身边……”獾先生也唱了起来。他们转过最后一个弯，冲进一场最奇妙的景象：地下的大餐厅里，围着大桌子坐着二十九只动物——狐狸一家、獾一家、鼹鼠一家、兔子一家、黄鼠狼一家，桌上铺满鸡鸭鹅火腿培根。拥抱、祝酒、掌声、笑声……狐狸爸爸宣布：“我们要建一座地下村庄，从此再也不用出去！”
Mr Fox bricks up the hole in the wall, humming a little tune. “What an impudent fellow Rat is!” Badger agrees: all rats have bad manners. Now, home to the feast! They grab their jars of cider and fly along the tunnel — past Bunce’s Mighty Storehouse, past Boggis’s Chicken House Number One, up the long home stretch. Mr Fox sings a little song as he runs, and Badger joins in. They round the final corner and burst in upon the most wonderful sight: a large dining-room hollowed out of the earth, where twenty-nine animals sit around a huge table covered with chickens, ducks, geese, hams and bacon. Mrs Fox jumps up and hugs Mr Fox. Badger raises his glass: “A toast — to Mr Fox!” And Mr Fox promises: “We will make a little underground village — and every day we will eat like kings!” Now read “The Great Feast” and sit down to the table with them.狐狸爸爸封好墙上的洞，哼着小曲。“老鼠真是个无礼的家伙！”獾先生同意：老鼠都没教养。现在，回家赴宴！他们抓起酒罐，沿着隧道飞奔——经过邦斯的宏伟仓库，经过博吉斯的一号鸡舍，踏上回家的最后一段路。狐狸爸爸边跑边唱，獾先生也加入进来。他们转过最后一个弯，冲进最奇妙的景象：地下挖出一间大餐厅，二十九只动物围坐在一张大桌旁，桌上铺满鸡、鸭、鹅、火腿和培根。狐狸太太跳起来拥抱狐狸爸爸。獾先生举起酒杯：“敬狐狸爸爸一杯！”狐狸爸爸许诺：“我们要建一座地下村庄——每天像国王一样吃饭！”现在来读《盛大的盛宴》，和他们一起入席。
Dahl rewards the animals with the warmest chapter of all. Danger disappears and community takes over: two songs, one feast, twenty-nine animals, endless hugs, and a toast. He lets the story slow down and be happy — the crunches of hungry animals, a tremendous belch, “Better out than in!” — before turning serious again: the underground village. Dahl’s rule of celebration: after the narrowest escape, the feast tastes best.达尔用全书最温暖的一章犒赏动物们。危险消失，社群登场：两支歌、一场盛宴、二十九只动物、无数拥抱、一次祝酒。他让故事慢下来、开心起来——饿兽的咀嚼声、一个响亮的大嗝、“嗝出来总比留在肚子里好！”——然后再转向严肃：地下村庄。达尔的庆祝法则：最险的逃脱之后，盛宴最香。
In Chapter 16, the animals hid behind a row of cider jars as a huge woman came down into Bean’s cellar with a rolling-pin in one hand. She stopped right in front of them — so close Mr Fox could hear her breathing. She talked about tails and poison as if they were shopping lists, took two jars of cider, and climbed back up the steps. The door slammed. “Quick! Grab a jar each and run for it!” Mr Fox ordered. They dashed across the cellar clutching a gallon jar each — while Rat stood on his highest shelf shrieking: “Thieves! Robbers! Bandits! Burglars!” The animals disappeared through the hole in the wall, two jars of Bean’s own cider safe in their paws.第十六章里，动物们蹲在一排苹果酒罐后面，一个高大的女人拿着擀面杖走进比恩的酒窖。她正好停在他们面前——近得狐狸爸爸能听见她的呼吸。她谈起尾巴和毒药就像在列购物清单，拿了两罐苹果酒，爬回台阶。门砰地关上。“快！每人拿一罐，跑！”狐狸爸爸下令。他们每人抱着一大罐冲过地窖——老鼠站在最高架子上尖叫：“小偷！强盗！土匪！贼！”动物们消失在墙洞里，两罐比恩的苹果酒稳稳地抱在怀里。
Mr Fox, Badger and the Smallest Fox are flying home with two jars of cider, singing as they run. When they burst into the dining-room, they find a huge feast with twenty-nine animals around the table. What will happen at the feast?狐狸爸爸、獾先生和最小的小狐狸带着两罐苹果酒飞奔回家，边跑边唱。当他们冲进餐厅，发现二十九只动物围着一张桌子，盛宴正在进行。宴会上会发生什么？
Pick one to remember your prediction — come back after reading to check!
点一个选项记住你的预测，读完全章后回来揭晓答案。
Two more questions after reading · 还有两个小问题：
1. How many animals sat around the table?
桌旁坐着多少只动物？
2. What did Mrs Fox say about her husband?
狐狸太太怎么说她的丈夫？
跟着原文读一遍。橙色单词先别查——根据上下文猜一猜。点击任意单词弹出词典卡片（中英释义 · 发音 · 例句）；点段落开头的 ▶ 听朗读（英式男声）。
Back in the tunnel they paused so that Mr Fox could brick up the hole in the wall. He was humming to himself as he put the bricks back in place. “I can still taste that glorious cider,” he said. “What an impudent fellow Rat is.” “He has bad manners,” Badger said. “All rats have bad manners. I’ve never met a polite rat yet.” “And he drinks too much,” said Mr Fox, putting the last brick in place. “There we are. Now, home to the feast!”
They grabbed their jars of cider and off they went. Mr Fox was in front, the Smallest Fox came next and Badger last. Along the tunnel they flew . . . past the turning that led to Bunce’s Mighty Storehouse . . . past Boggis’s Chicken House Number One and then up the long home stretch towards the place where they knew Mrs Fox would be waiting.
“Keep it up, my darlings!” shouted Mr Fox. “We’ll soon be there! Think what’s waiting for us at the other end! And just think what we’re bringing home with us in these jars! That ought to cheer up poor Mrs Fox.” Mr Fox sang a little song as he ran: “Home again swiftly I glide, / Back to my beautiful bride. / She’ll not feel so rotten / As soon as she’s gotten / Some cider inside her inside.”
Then Badger joined in: “Oh poor Mrs Badger, he cried, / So hungry she very near died. / But she’ll not feel so hollow / If only she’ll swallow / Some cider inside her inside.”
They were still singing as they rounded the final corner and burst in upon the most wonderful and amazing sight any of them had ever seen. The feast was just beginning. A large dining-room had been hollowed out of the earth, and in the middle of it, seated around a huge table, were no less than twenty-nine animals. They were: Mrs Fox and three Small Foxes. Mrs Badger and three Small Badgers. Mole and Mrs Mole and four Small Moles. Rabbit and Mrs Rabbit and five Small Rabbits. Weasel and Mrs Weasel and six Small Weasels. The table was covered with chickens and ducks and geese and hams and bacon, and everyone was tucking into the lovely food.
“My darling!” cried Mrs Fox, jumping up and hugging Mr Fox. “We couldn’t wait! Please forgive us!” Then she hugged the Smallest Fox of all, and Mrs Badger hugged Badger, and everyone hugged everyone else. Amid shouts of joy, the great jars of cider were placed upon the table, and Mr Fox and Badger and the Smallest Fox sat down with the others. You must remember no one had eaten a thing for several days. They were ravenous. So for a while there was no conversation at all. There was only the sound of crunching and chewing as the animals attacked the succulent food. At last, Badger stood up. He raised his glass of cider and called out, “A toast! I want you all to stand and drink a toast to our dear friend who has saved our lives this day — Mr Fox!”
“To Mr Fox!” they all shouted, standing up and raising their glasses. “To Mr Fox! Long may he live!” Then Mrs Fox got shyly to her feet and said, “I don’t want to make a speech. I just want to say one thing, and it is this: MY HUSBAND IS A FANTASTIC FOX.” Everyone clapped and cheered. Then Mr Fox himself stood up. “This delicious meal . . .” he began, then he stopped. In the silence that followed, he let fly a tremendous belch. There was laughter and more clapping. “This delicious meal, my friends,” he went on, “is by courtesy of Messrs Boggis, Bunce and Bean.” (More cheering and laughter.) “And I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have.” He let fly another colossal belch. “Better out than in,” said Badger.
“Thank you,” said Mr Fox, grinning hugely. “But now, my friends, let us be serious. Let us think of tomorrow and the next day and the days after that. If we go out, we will be killed. Right?” “Right!” they shouted. “We’ll be shot before we’ve gone a yard,” said Badger. “Ex-actly,” said Mr Fox. “But who wants to go out, anyway; let me ask you that? We are all diggers, every one of us. We hate the outside. The outside is full of enemies. We only go out because we have to, to get food for our families. But now, my friends, we have an entirely new set-up. We have a safe tunnel leading to three of the finest stores in the world!” “I therefore invite you all to stay here with me for ever.” “We will make,” said Mr Fox, “a little underground village, with streets and houses on each side — separate houses for Badgers and Moles and Rabbits and Weasels and Foxes. And every day I will go shopping for you all. And every day we will eat like kings.” The cheering that followed this speech went on for many minutes.
这一章：狐狸爸爸封好墙上的洞，和獾先生、最小的小狐狸每人抱着一大罐苹果酒冲回隧道。他边跑边唱，獾先生也跟着唱起来。他们转过最后一个弯，冲进地下大餐厅——二十九只动物围坐在铺满美食的大桌旁！拥抱、祝酒、欢呼……最后狐狸爸爸宣布：我们要建一座地下村庄，每天像国王一样吃饭！
描写分析仅限本章内容。这一章写「凯旋归来的庆祝与安居」：记叙文写「性格」，用语言（喊话鼓劲 vs 害羞宣言）写担当与深情、用动作（跳起拥抱/举杯祝酒）写团聚与敬意、用心理（唱歌外化心情/咧嘴大笑）写喜悦与豪迈——每一处描写，都在塑造三个角色：唱歌的队长、了不起的妻子、祝酒的伙伴。
“Keep it up, my darlings!” shouted Mr Fox. “We’ll soon be there! Think what’s waiting for us at the other end!”
Three commands, three exclamation marks — and every one points forward, not back. Mr Fox does not push with fear; he pulls with hope. “My darlings” makes the whole group one family, and the shouts make the long dark tunnel feel short. The leader’s words carry the group home.
三道命令、三个感叹号——每一声都指向前方，而不是后方。狐狸爸爸不用恐惧推人，他用希望拉人。“亲爱的们”把整个队伍变成一家人，喊声让又长又黑的隧道变短。领袖的话带着队伍回家。
“I don’t want to make a speech. I just want to say one thing, and it is this: MY HUSBAND IS A FANTASTIC FOX.”
She begins by refusing to speak — then delivers the loudest line in the chapter. The contrast is everything: a shy character, six capital-letter words. She does not thank the fox, praise the feast, or list his deeds; she simply states what he is. Six words give the novel its title.
她开口先说不想演讲——然后说出全章最响的一句话。反差就是一切：一个害羞的角色，六个大写单词。她不感谢狐狸、不赞美盛宴、不列举功劳；她只说他是谁。六个字给了小说它的书名。
“My darling!” cried Mrs Fox, jumping up and hugging Mr Fox. Then she hugged the Smallest Fox of all, and Mrs Badger hugged Badger, and everyone hugged everyone else.
Jumping up, hugging, hugged, hugged — the verbs move in a circle that keeps growing: husband, smallest fox, Badger, everyone. One embrace starts the chain, and the sentence spreads it through the whole room. The reunion is told entirely in bodies, not words.
跳起、拥抱、拥抱、拥抱——动词绕着一个不断扩大的圈转：丈夫、最小的小狐狸、獾先生、所有人。一个拥抱启动链条，句子把拥抱传遍全屋。团圆完全用身体讲述，不用话语。
Mr Fox sang a little song as he ran: “Home again swiftly I glide, / Back to my beautiful bride.”
Dahl shows the feeling from the inside out: the tune is the mind’s own music. Mr Fox is not described as happy — he sings a love song about his wife while sprinting through a dark tunnel. The song is a window into his heart, and what the reader sees is tenderness.
达尔从里到外写出感觉：那支小曲就是心自己唱的音乐。狐狸爸爸没有被描写成“高兴”——他在黑漆漆的隧道里狂奔时，唱的是给妻子的情歌。这支歌是照进他心的窗，读者看见的是温柔。
“Thank you,” said Mr Fox, grinning hugely.
Two words and one face: grinning hugely. The smile is the whole speech before the speech — it tells the room (and the reader) that he is delighted, proud and relaxed all at once. The grin also sets the tone for what follows: a serious plan wrapped in joy.
两个字加一张脸：咧嘴大笑。这笑容就是演讲前的全部演讲——它告诉满屋子的人（和读者）：他同时是高兴、自豪又放松的。这笑也为后面定了调：一场包在喜悦里的严肃计划。
A large dining-room had been hollowed out of the earth, and in the middle of it, seated around a huge table, were no less than twenty-nine animals.
The setting is the reward: a room carved out of the earth, a table big enough for twenty-nine. Every detail of the place answers a danger from earlier chapters — the hungry days, the digging, the bullets. The dining-room is not just a room; it is safety made visible.
场景就是奖赏：从土里挖出的大厅，一张坐得下二十九只动物的巨桌。这个地方的每个细节都在回应前面章节的危险——挨饿的日子、挖土的日夜、飞来的子弹。这餐厅不只是房间；它是看得见的安全。
示意图：全章的转折就压在这对反义词上——地上是枪与饥饿，地下是美食与家园。狐狸爸爸用一场演讲把「我们讨厌外面」变成「我们再也不需要出去」，对比越鲜明，地下村庄的许诺就越动人。
这一章是「回家 → 赴宴 → 安居」的时间顺序推进：封墙回家 → 飞奔唱歌 → 冲进盛宴 → 拥抱吃喝 → 祝酒致辞 → 地下村庄宣言。节奏从轻快（歌）到热烈（盛宴）再到深沉（计划）——一顿饭，变成一座永远的家。
“There we are. Now, home to the feast!”
「好了。现在，回家赴宴！」
How it expands · 怎么展开：用「短句起跳」展开：封墙、哼歌、骂老鼠——一句 “home to the feast” 定下全章的欢呼基调，也预告了结尾的 “eat like kings”。
Mr Fox sang a little song as he ran . . . Then Badger joined in.
「狐狸爸爸边跑边唱一支小曲……然后獾先生也加入进来。」
How it expands · 怎么展开：用「歌谣重复」展开：同调同韵两段歌——快乐会传染，独唱变合唱，回家的路也随歌声缩短。
The table was covered with chickens and ducks and geese and hams and bacon, and everyone was tucking into the lovely food.
「桌上铺满鸡、鸭、鹅、火腿和培根，大家正埋头享用美食。」
How it expands · 怎么展开：用「清单列举」展开：一家一家数出二十九只动物，一样一样列出满桌食物——数字和食物把丰收写满整页。
“A toast! I want you all to stand and drink a toast to our dear friend who has saved our lives this day — Mr Fox!”
「敬酒！我要你们都站起来，为我们亲爱的朋友——今天救了我们性命的人——狐狸爸爸，干一杯！」
How it expands · 怎么展开：用「仪式收束」展开：寂静的咀嚼后，一句祝酒让全场起立——饥饿的铺垫在这里兑换成敬意。
We will make a little underground village, with streets and houses on each side . . . And every day we will eat like kings.
「我们要建一座小小的地下村庄，两边有街道和房屋……每天我们都会像国王一样吃饭。」
How it expands · 怎么展开：用「愿景收尾」展开：从一顿饭讲到街道房屋、讲到每天采购——结尾接住开头的 “home to the feast”，把一次赴宴放大成永远的家。
这是「时间顺序」结构，复述时沿着回家的路走：封墙 → 飞奔 → 唱歌 → 冲进盛宴 → 拥抱吃喝 → 祝酒 → 致辞 → 地下村庄。先发生什么，就先说哪一件。
小提示：与「思维导图」搭配用——把导图的枝条按 出发 → 盛宴 → 家园 排好，先看导图复述一遍，再合上导图凭记忆复述一遍。
把第十七章的信息装进这张「思维导图」，再沿着复述支架讲一遍——你也能当小老师！
把句子补充完整，就完成了第十七章的复述。
复述加分：用 First / Then / Next / Then / Then / Next / Then / Finally 把八句话串起来；讲到 “Keep it up, my darlings!” 用上扬的口气学狐狸爸爸鼓劲，讲到 “MY HUSBAND IS A FANTASTIC FOX” 一个字一个字读重——盛宴有多热闹，你的复述就有多带劲！
8 张图卡按情节顺序排好。看着图片，用英文把第十七章讲出来——点击图片可以放大，每张图点开都有一句「提示句」帮你起头。
提示：图卡可左右滑动查看全部 8 张；点「看看提示句」展开英文句子；点图片放大全屏。
1 · First 封墙回家→ 2 · Then 飞奔回家→ 3 · Next 狐狸之歌→ 4 · Also 獾之歌→ 5 · Then 二十九只动物→ 6 · Next 拥抱与祝酒→ 7 · Also 了不起的狐狸→ 8 · Finally 地下村庄小挑战：先看着图讲一遍，再合上图卡，只凭记忆讲一遍——能做到，第十七章就真正属于你了！
这一章，Dahl 不写「回家吃饭」，写「一场凯旋的盛宴」：一段封墙时哼的小曲、两句同韵的对歌、一份二十九只动物的名单、一串排山倒海的拥抱、一杯祝酒、一个响亮的嗝、一座许诺出来的地下村庄。秘密武器是这八招：
全章用两个句子套住：开头「回家赴宴！」，结尾「每天像国王一样吃饭」。同一顿「饭」，开头是一餐，结尾是一座永远的地下村庄——首尾相接，家的概念一次比一次大。
开头说「回家赴宴」，结尾说「每天像国王一样吃饭」——中文叫「首尾呼应」；前后照应，一顿饭的故事放大成一座村庄的家。
砌墙是力气活，狐狸爸爸却一边哼歌一边干。动作本身平常，哼歌却泄露了一切：危险已被砖封在身后，胜利已经到手。写动作，也是在写心情。
不写「他高兴」，只写「他哼着歌砌墙」——中文叫「以动作写情」；高兴从指缝里漏出来。
三个感叹号，三句向前看的话：快到、想想有什么等着、想想我们带回去什么。领袖不喊「小心后面」，只喊「前面有家」——恐惧不推人，希望才拉人。
三句短喊、三个感叹号——中文叫「语言描写」；不用叙述「他鼓励大家」，喊声自己就是鼓励。
达尔不写「狐狸爸爸很高兴」，他让狐狸爸爸在隧道里边跑边唱一支给妻子的情歌。歌是心的声音：黑漆漆的隧道里，他想的是漂亮新娘和回家——喜悦像歌声一样自己飘出来。
不直说「开心」，让歌替他开口——中文叫「心理描写」；心里有歌，脸上就有光。
两行里名字说了两遍，第二遍还长出了「愿他长寿」。反复把一个人的名字变成全场齐声的合唱——每喊一次，英雄被抬得更高；读者也忍不住跟着念。
同一个名字喊两遍，气氛翻倍——中文叫「反复」；「赢了！赢了！」越喊越响。
先抛一个问题，再以「我们」开头的四句列队前进：挖土的、讨厌外面的、只为家人出去的。问题让全场同想，排比让全场同行——一句话问完，答案已经站在每个人嘴边。
先自问再自答，句式整齐推进——中文叫「设问+排比」；一问一答之间，气势步步登高。
一边是「外面全是敌人」，一边是「通往三家最好商店的安全隧道」。地上与地下、危险与安全、枪与美食——全章的转折就压在这对反义词上。对比越鲜明，地下村庄的许诺越动人。
「外面是敌人，里面是家园」——中文叫「对比」；两个世界并排，选择就摆在眼前。
glide-bride、rotten-gotten、inside-inside：韵脚一对一对地蹦，像儿歌一样轻快。达尔让动物们在最隆重的时刻犯傻——节奏让长长的隧道奔跑变短，读者几乎能听见动物们边喘边唱。
押韵、轻快、有点俏皮——中文叫「打油诗、顺口溜」；「月亮弯弯照心间，盼着早早把家还」。
中西对照小发现：英文 from feast to village 就是中文「首尾呼应」，work with a tune 就是「以动作写情」，three shouts 就是「语言描写」，a song inside 就是「心理描写」，to Mr Fox 就是「反复」，diggers all 就是「设问+排比」，inside vs outside 就是「对比」，rhyme and bounce 就是「打油诗/顺口溜」。给小朋友讲的时候，中英文术语可以互相借用，哪边熟讲哪边。
三个难度层级：先找细节，再推原因，最后谈看法。点「提示」给一点帮助，点「答案」对照想法——每道题都有英文参考答案和中文释义。
1. Where did Mr Fox brick up the hole? 狐狸爸爸把洞封在哪里？
2. What did Mr Fox sing about? 狐狸爸爸唱了什么？
3. How many animals sat around the table? 桌旁坐着多少只动物？
4. Why was Badger’s song the same shape as Mr Fox’s? 为什么獾先生的歌和狐狸爸爸的歌一个样？
5. Why was there no conversation at first? 为什么一开始没人说话？
6. Why did Mrs Fox say “MY HUSBAND IS A FANTASTIC FOX”? 狐狸太太为什么说「我丈夫是了不起的狐狸」？
7. What kind of leader is Mr Fox? Why? 狐狸爸爸是什么样的领袖？为什么？
8. Why does the feast taste so good? 为什么这顿饭格外香？
9. Do you think the animals will really be safe underground? Why? 你觉得动物们在地下真的安全吗？为什么？
Chapter 17 is about home. After days of digging and hiding, the animals finally sit down together: two songs on the way, twenty-nine around the table, hugs for everyone, a toast to the hero, and a promise of an underground village where nobody needs to go outside again. The feast is not just food — it is safety, family and hope, all served on one table.
第十七章写的是「家」。经过多日的挖掘与躲藏，动物们终于围坐在一起：路上两支歌、桌旁二十九只动物、拥抱传遍全屋、向英雄举杯祝酒，还许诺一座再也不必出去的村庄。这顿饭不只是食物——它是安全、是家人、是希望，一齐摆在了一张桌上。
每张词卡正面是原文句子——先根据上下文猜意思，再点击翻面验证。学完 12 个核心词，别忘了下面的「拓展好词」。
Mr Fox could brick up the hole in the wall.
猜一猜：砌砖 / 跳舞 / 唱歌？
“What an impudent fellow Rat is.”
猜一猜：无礼的 / 勇敢的 / 聪明的？
I can still taste that glorious cider.
猜一猜：绝妙的 / 酸涩的 / 淡的？
Home again swiftly I glide.
猜一猜：滑行 / 摔倒 / 停留？
Then Badger joined in.
猜一猜：加入 / 离开 / 打断？
They rounded the final corner.
猜一猜：绕过 / 撞上 / 停下？
“Now, home to the feast!”
猜一猜：盛宴 / 会议 / 作业？
Mrs Fox jumped up, hugging Mr Fox.
猜一猜：拥抱 / 推开 / 指责？
They were ravenous.
猜一猜：饿极的 / 饱足的 / 开心的？
He raised his glass and called out, “A toast!”
猜一猜：祝酒 / 睡觉 / 上课？
He let fly a tremendous belch.
猜一猜：打嗝 / 唱歌 / 咳嗽？
We will make a little underground village.
猜一猜：村庄 / 城市 / 河流？
| Word | Meaning 释义 | From the text 原文 |
|---|---|---|
| tunnel | n. 隧道 | “Along the tunnel they flew” |
| hollow out | v. 挖空 | “hollowed out of the earth” |
| succulent | adj. 多汁的；美味的 | “attacked the succulent food” |
| courtesy | n. 惠赠；礼貌 | “by courtesy of Messrs Boggis, Bunce and Bean” |
| colossal | adj. 巨大的；惊人的 | “another colossal belch” |
| grin | v. 咧嘴笑 | “said Mr Fox, grinning hugely” |
| cheer | v./n. 欢呼 | “The cheering went on for many minutes” |
| gulp | v./n. 大口吞咽 | “eat you up in one gulp” |
本章的 4 个语法点都藏在课文句子里：每个点按「规则 → 原文例句 → 即时练习」三步走，最后做综合小测检验。先看 will 表承诺，再学祈使句+感叹号、as 引导时间状语从句，最后看 no less than 的数量强调。
规则：will + 动词原形 不只是预测，还表示承诺和决心——说话人答应去做这件事。狐狸爸爸向大家许诺 We will make a little underground village（我们要建一座地下村庄）、every day we will eat like kings（每天像国王一样吃饭）。承诺用的 will，比 be going to 更有「说到做到」的力量。
P8We will make a little underground village ... And every day we will eat like kings.
P7“To Mr Fox! Long may he live!” （will 的祝愿变体）
will + 动词原形 = 承诺/决心：我们要建村庄、我们要像国王一样吃饭。will 表「答应做某事」，口气坚定。
1. will（我会帮你完成工作。——will 表承诺。）
2. will（我们明天在门口见。——will 表约定好的将来。）
规则：祈使句用动词原形开头，直接下命令或鼓励；句尾的感叹号把力气放大。Keep it up!（加油！）、Think what’s waiting!（想想有什么等着！）、Home to the feast!（回家赴宴！）——不用主语，句子短，力量大；喊一声，队伍就被拉动一步。
P3Keep it up, my darlings! ... Think what’s waiting for us at the other end!
P1Now, home to the feast!
祈使句 = 动词原形开头（Keep / Think / Home 回家去）+ 感叹号：命令、鼓励、欢呼都靠它。没有主语，反而更有力。
1. Keep（图书馆里保持安静！——动词原形开头的祈使句。）
2. Think（想想你能做什么！——Think 原形开头表鼓励。）
规则：as + 句子表示「在……的时候」，主句和从句的两个动作同时发生：He was humming as he put the bricks back（他一边放砖一边哼歌）；Mr Fox sang a little song as he ran（他边跑边唱）。as 像一个括号，把两个同时发生的动作装在一起。
P1He was humming to himself as he put the bricks back in place.
P3Mr Fox sang a little song as he ran.
as + 句子 = 一边……一边……：边放砖边哼歌、边跑边唱歌。as 表两个动作同时进行。
1. as（她一边洗碗一边唱歌。——两个动作同时进行。）
2. as（他一边跑一边挥手。——as 表同时发生。）
规则：no less than + 数字 表示「不少于；竟然有这么多」，带强调口气——比简单的数字更惊喜、更隆重。Seated around a huge table were no less than twenty-nine animals（桌旁坐着足足二十九只动物）。数字加上 no less than，读者的眼睛就被「竟然这么多」钉住了。
P5In the middle of it, seated around a huge table, were no less than twenty-nine animals.
no less than + 数字 = 不少于/竟然有：二十九只动物「竟然这么多」，强调数量多得惊人。
1. No less（来参加聚会的学生不少于五十个。——no less than 强调数量多。）
2. twenty（篮子里竟然有二十个鸡蛋。——no less than + 数字原形。）
语法小贴士：四个点合起来看：will 管「怎么把承诺说出口」，祈使句+感叹号管「怎么喊出力量」，as 管「怎么把两个动作装进一个句子」，no less than 管「怎么强调数量」。读这一章时留意：狐狸爸爸的 We will make / eat like kings 是承诺，Keep it up! / Home to the feast! 是祈使句，humming as he put / singing as he ran 是同时动作，no less than twenty-nine 是隆重出场——语法点全都活在盛宴里。
5 道选择题 + 1 个配对游戏。先做选择题，再做配对，看看你能得几分！
1What did Mr Fox do first in the tunnel?
2What did Mr Fox sing about as he ran?
3How many animals sat around the table?
4What did Badger do at the feast?
5What did Mr Fox promise at the end?
先点左边的角色，再点右边他说的话。
还有 3 对要配对。
这一页是你的自学地图：学习目标、学习步骤和全部答案都在这里，跟着走就能通关第十七章。