美国语文第一册 第103期:搭鸟巢

LESSON 108

第108课

“How does the bird make the nest so strong, Willie?”

“威利，鸟儿是怎么把它们的巢搭得这么结实的？”

“The mother bird has her bill and her claws¹ to work with, but she would not know how to make the nest if God did not teach her.

“鸟妈妈用嘴和爪子来筑的，但如果上帝没教过它的话，它就不会知道怎么搭巢。

Do you see what it is made of?”

你看到鸟巢是用什么搭成的了吗？”

“Yes, Willie, I see some horse-hairs and some dry grass.

“是的，威利，我看到了一些马毛和干草。

The old bird must have worked hard to find all the hairs, and make them into such a pretty, round nest.”

这只鸟妈妈一定很辛苦地寻找所有的毛，然后用它们搭成了这样漂亮的一个圆形鸟巢。”

“Shall we take the nest, Rose?”

“罗斯，我们能拿走这个巢吗？”

“Oh no, Willie! We must not take it; but we will come and look at it again, some time.”

“噢，威利，不行。我们不能把它拿走，但我们改天会再来看它。”

1 claws   

n.爪( claw的名词复数 )；（有壳水生动物的）螯；爪形夹具；（机械的）爪

参考例句：

• the claws of a crab 螃蟹的螯
• The lion's claws had gouged a wound in the horse's side. 狮爪在马身一侧抓了一道深口。