美国语文第一册 第79期:浴盆做船

 “Kate, I wish we had a boat to put the dolls in. Don’t you?” “凯特，我希望我们有只小船把娃娃装进去。你呢？”

“I know what we can do.  “我知道我们该怎么办。

We can get the little tub, and tie a rope to it, and drag it to the pond.  我们可以拿一个小浴盆，用绳子把它系上，然后拖到池塘里。

This will float with the dolls in it, and we can get a pole to push it from the shore.” 小浴盆会和里面的娃娃一起漂浮，我们可以用一个竿子从岸边把它推走。”

“What a funny boat, Kate! A tub for a boat, and a pole for an oar¹! Won’t it upset?” “多有趣的船呀，凯特！用浴盆做船，用竿子做桨！它不会翻吗？”

“We can try it, Nell, and see.” “内尔，我们可以试一试，看看。”

“Well you get the tub, and I will get a pole and a rope. “好吧，你去弄浴盆，我去找竿子和绳子。

We will put both dolls in the tub, and give them a ride.” 我们要把这两个娃娃都放进去，让他们一起乘船。”

1 oar   

n.桨，橹，划手；v.划行

参考例句：

• The sailors oar slowly across the river.水手们慢慢地划过河去。
• The blade of the oar was bitten off by a shark.浆叶被一条鲨鱼咬掉了。