小学综合英语5A--Unit 7

Unit seven
[00:45.09]Revision - Three brothes
[00:49.63]A farmer had three sons.
[00:54.31]One day he said to them.'I have looked after you for many years.
[01:02.25]Now you must look after your selves.I can not feed you any longer.
[01:10.79]'The three brothers set off to make their fortune.
[01:17.45]On the road they met an old man. 'Where are you going?'
[01:24.72]he asked them.'We're going to make our fortunes,' they replied.
[01:33.78]'Then I can help you,' the old man said.
[01:39.06]'Do you want gold or to learn an art?'
[01:43.92]The oldest brother said, 'Gold,of course.'The old man gave him a bag of gold.
[01:53.95]The middle brother said, 'Gold, of courseThe old man gave him a bag of gold.
[02:03.30]The youngest brother said, 'I want to learn an art.'The old man said, '
[02:13.75]Then come with me and I will teach you.
[02:18.89]'The two older brothers laughed at their younger brother.
[02:26.05]'You're a fool.' they said. 'We are rich.We can buy anything we need.'
[02:35.01]That night a gang¹ of robber² killed them and stole their gold.
[02:43.06]The youngest brother stayed with the old man for several years.
[02:49.53]He learned³ to be an artist. Now people pay him to paint their pictures.
[02:57.19]He is not rich and no one has ever robbed him.
[03:03.07]But he has money for food and shelter.

1 gang   

n.一伙，一帮；结伴的朋友

参考例句：

• The gang live abroad,beyond reach of the British police.这帮匪徒住在国外，英国警方鞭长莫及。
• Some gang came in and shot the place up.有股匪帮进来对这个地方开枪扫射。

2 robber   

n.抢劫者，强盗，盗贼

参考例句：

• The robber told the woman to come across with her purse.拦路抢劫者勒令那个女人把钱包交出来。
• The robber tried to run away but a man tackled him.强盗企图逃跑，但一个人把他抓住了。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。