美国语文第二册 第31期:小鸟的晨歌

 LESSON 34 第34课

dewdrops  露珠

hopping¹  跃迁

laziest  最懒

bends  弯

sung 盛

patience 忍耐 

instead  代替

darling  亲爱的

ought  应该

rest 休息

slumber²  睡眠

myself 我自己 

reply  回复

miss  思念

lose 输

BIRDIE'S MORNING SONG 小鸟的晨歌

Wake up, little darling, the birdies are out, 小宝贝，快起床，鸟儿都离巢，

And here you are still in your nest! 你却还在被窝！

The laziest birdie is hopping about; 最懒的小鸟都在跳来跳去，

You ought to be up with the rest. 你应该和其他人一样。

Wake up, little darling, wake up! 快起床，小宝贝，快起床！

Oh, see what you miss when you slumber so long — 噢，看哪，你贪睡这么久，

The dewdrops, the beautiful sky! 错过了露珠和美丽的天空！

I can not sing half what you lose in my song; 我无法重唱你错过的歌曲。

And yet, not a word in reply. 可你却毫不吭声。

Wake up, little darling, wake up! 快起床，小宝贝，快起床！

I've sung myself quite out of patience with you, 当妈妈弯腰吻一吻你亲爱的脸。

While mother bends o'er your dear head; 我告诉自己对你完全失去耐心，

Now birdie has done all that birdie can do: 小鸟已完成所能做的一切，

Her kisses will wake you instead! 她的吻会替我唤醒你。

Wake up, little darling, wake up! 快起床，小宝贝，快起床！

(George Cooper) （乔治·库柏）

1 hopping   

n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
• I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

2 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。