背诵为王 第 一 册 第 28 课

28 Charles Chaplin

 

　　One day a small boy called Charles Chaplin was¹ walking along² the street inLondon. It was a cold winter's day in 1900. He wanted to buy some bread, buthe didn't have any money. His father had³ died⁴ when he was very young. He andhis brother, Sid, had to work to help their sick mother.
Although⁵ Charles was small, his dream⁶ was very big. He wanted to be a greatman in the world of films, so he worked very hard to become a good dancer⁷ andsinger.
Thirty years later⁸, this same boy was among⁹ the most famous¹⁰ people in theworld.
Even¹¹ if you do not understand English, you can enjoy his films, because nowords are used¹² in his films.

dream 梦想
dancer 舞蹈家

查尔斯?卓别林
一天，一个叫卓别林的小男孩在伦敦的大街上走着。那是1900年寒冬的一天。卓别林想买一些面包，但他没有钱。他的父亲在他还很小时就去世了。他和他的兄弟西德必须工作以帮助生病的母亲。

卓别林年纪虽小但他有很大的理想。他想成为电影世界的伟大人物，所以他努力工作，希望成为有名的舞蹈家和歌唱家。
三十年后，这个小男孩成为了世界上最著名的人之一。
即使你不懂英语，你也可以欣赏他的电影，因为他的电影是无声的

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

3 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

4 died   

vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

5 although   

conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管

参考例句：

• Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
• Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。

6 dream   

n.梦；梦想；v.做梦；向往

参考例句：

• I remembered my grandfather in my dream last night.昨晚我梦见了我的外祖父。
• It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.我的理想是获得诺贝尔奖。

7 dancer   

n.跳舞者，舞蹈演员

参考例句：

• I want to be a dancer.我想成为一名舞蹈演员。
• She was a great dancer.她是一个伟大的舞蹈家。

8 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

9 among   

prep.在…中间，在…之中(三者或三者以上)

参考例句：

• You are only one among many who need help. 你不过是许多需要帮助的人之一。
• He was among the last to leave.他是最后离开者之一。

10 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

11 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

12 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。