美国语文第二册 第49期:爷爷的故事

 　　LESSON 54 第五十四课

　　broad 宽敞的

　　knee 膝盖

　　fig¹ 无花果

　　fresh 新鲜的

　　city 城市

　　trout² 鳟鱼

　　underneath³ 在…底下

　　fought 战斗

　　surprised 惊讶

　　clapping 拍手

　　garden 花园

　　carrying 携带

　　fighting 打架

　　GRANDFATHER'S STORY 爷爷的故事

　　"Come and sit by my knee, Jane, “简，过来坐在我的膝旁。

　　and grandfather will tell you a strange story. 爷爷给你讲一个神奇的故事。”

　　"One bright Summer day, “一个明媚的夏日，

　　I was in a garden in a city, with a friend. " 我和一位朋友在一座城市花园里，

　　We rested underneath a fig tree. 坐在无花果树下休息，

　　The broad leaves were green and fresh. 大片的树叶绿而青。

　　"We looked up at the ripe, purple figs⁴. “我们抬头看着已经成熟的紫色无花果。

　　And what do you think came down through the branches of the fig tree over our heads?" 如果有东西从无花果树的树枝上掉到我们头上，你觉得会是什么？”

　　"Oh, a bird, grandfather, a bird!" “噢，一只鸟，爷爷，那是一只鸟。”

　　said little Jane, clapping her hands. 简拍着手说。

　　"No, not a bird. It was a fish; “不，不是一只鸟。我的小姑娘，是一条鱼，

　　a trout, my little girl." 一条鲑鱼。”

　　"Not a fish, grandfather! “不是鱼，爷爷！

　　A trout come through the branches of a tree in the city? 鲑鱼从城里一颗树的树枝上掉下来？

　　I am sure you must be in fun." 我敢肯定您一定在开玩笑。”

　　"No, Jane, I tell you the truth. “不，简，我告诉你的是真的。

　　My friend and I were very much surprised 我的朋友和我

　　to see a fish falling from a fig tree. 看到一条鱼从无花果树上掉下来，感到非常诧异。”

　　"But we ran from under the tree, “不过当我们从树下跑出来时，

　　and saw a fishhawk flying, 看到一只鱼隼飞过，

　　and an eagle after him. 一只老鹰跟在它后面。”

　　"The hawk⁵ had caught the fish, “隼抓住了这条鱼，

　　and was carrying it home to his nest, 并把它带回到自己的巢里，

　　when the eagle saw it and wanted it. 这时老鹰看到了那条鱼并想得到它。”

　　"They fought for it. “他们为这条鱼打了起来。

　　The fish was dropped, 鱼掉下来了，

　　and they both lost it. 它们都没得到鱼。

　　So much for fighting!" 争斗才由此停止。”

1 fig   

n.无花果(树)

参考例句：

• The doctor finished the fig he had been eating and selected another.这位医生吃完了嘴里的无花果，又挑了一个。
• You can't find a person who doesn't know fig in the United States.你找不到任何一个在美国的人不知道无花果的。

2 trout   

n.鳟鱼；鲑鱼(属)

参考例句：

• Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution.成千上万的鲑鱼和鳟鱼的鱼苗因污染而死亡。
• We hooked a trout and had it for breakfast.我们钓了一条鳟鱼，早饭时吃了。

3 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

4 figs   

figures 数字，图形，外形

参考例句：

• The effect of ring dyeing is shown in Figs 10 and 11. 环形染色的影响如图10和图11所示。
• The results in Figs. 4 and 5 show the excellent agreement between simulation and experiment. 图4和图5的结果都表明模拟和实验是相当吻合的。

5 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。