美国语文第四册 第11期:微笑(3)

 　　"Oh, no, it isn't," said¹ Jennie, pleasantly³;" mamma says maybe we should forget the Lord⁴ if we had⁵ everything we wanted, and He never forgets us, you know." “哦，不，不是的，”珍妮说，令人愉快的；“妈妈说，也许我们应该如果我们拥有了我们想要的一切忘记了耶和华，他从来不会忘记我们，你知道的。”

　　"Well, I must rush⁶ for school," said George, not knowing exactly⁷ what to say next; 乔治不知下面该说些什么，只好说：“好了，我得赶快跑去上学了。”

　　and he was⁹ soon out of Jennie's sight¹⁰, but had a happy little corner in his heart¹¹, because he had tried to do a kind act⁸. 随后他就一溜烟儿跑出了珍妮的视线。但他内心深处感到非常愉快，因为他在努力做一件好事。

　　He did¹² not know how much good he had done in making a pleasant² day out of a dreary¹³ one for a little sick girl. 但他不知道把一个生病小女孩面对的沉闷的一天变成了快乐的一天是多大的一个善举。

　　"Mamma," said George, that evening, after he had told her what Jennie said, "papa must give them some money, so they can go back to their home." 那天晚上，在把珍妮的话告诉了他母亲之后，乔治说：“妈妈，爸爸应该给她们些钱，这样她们就能回原来的家啦。”

　　"No," said his mother; he can not do that, and they would¹⁵ not wish him to do so; “不，”他母亲说道，爸爸他没法这么做。而且她们也不希望他这么做。

　　but perhaps¹⁶ he can help us contrive¹⁷ some way to assist¹⁸ them, so that they can live more comfortably¹⁹. 但或许他能帮我们想些援助她们母女的方法，这样她们就能生活得更舒适些。

　　"I am going²⁰ to carry Jennie some of the grapes grandpa sent me, tomorrow," said George, turning²¹ over the leaves²² of his geography²³. “明天我打算给珍妮拿些奶奶给我的葡萄，”乔治边翻着他的地理书边说。

　　"I will put some of my pears into your basket, and go with you," said his mother; “我会给你的篮子里放些梨，和你一起去。”他母亲说道，

　　but there is one thing we can always give, and sometimes it does more good than nice things to eat, or even¹⁴ money. 但有一样东西我们总能给予她们，而且有时候它比好吃的或是金钱更好。

　　"What is that, mamma,smiles?" asked George, looking up. "Yes," answered his mother;" “那是什么呀，妈妈，是微笑吗？”乔治抬头看着妈妈问。“是啊，”他母亲回答，

　　and it is a good plan²⁴ to throw in a kind word or two with them, when you can. 而且尽可能地在微笑时说一两句友好的话是个好方法。

1 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

2 pleasant   

adj.令人愉快的，舒适的；vi.满意，喜欢；vt.使高兴

参考例句：

• We spend a very pleasant evening.我们度过了一个愉快的晚上。
• The climate here is pleasant.这里的气候很宜人。

3 pleasantly   

adv.愉快地；快活地；和气地；和蔼地

参考例句：

• The beach was pleasantly uncrowded. 海滩上人不多，很是惬意。
• The countryside undulates pleasantly. 原野起伏，景色宜人。

4 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

5 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。

6 rush   

n.匆促，冲进，急流，灯心草；vi. 冲，奔，闯，赶紧，匆促行事，涌现；vt.使冲

参考例句：

• Don't rush me. I must think it over.别催我，我要仔细想想。
• I'm sorry to have to rush off like this.我就这样匆忙走掉了，很抱歉。

7 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

8 act   

n.行为，行动，法案；v.行动，扮演，下判决

参考例句：

• Welcome to watch my act.欢迎观看我的表演
• Think well before you act.三思而后行

9 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。

10 sight   

n.景观，视力，眼界；vt.看见，观看；vi.瞄准

参考例句：

• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。
• We have lost sight of him since he went abroad.在他出国以后，我们就失掉了联系。

11 heart   

n.心，中心，要点；v.鼓起勇气，激励

参考例句：

• He is old in body but young in heart.他人老心不老。
• I thank you from the bottom of my heart.我从心坎里感谢你。

12 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

13 dreary   

adj.令人沮丧的，沉闷的，单调乏味的

参考例句：

• They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
• She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。

14 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。

15 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

16 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

17 contrive   

vt.谋划，策划；设法做到；设计，想出

参考例句：

• Can you contrive to be here a little earlier?你能不能早一点来？
• How could you contrive to make such a mess of things?你怎么把事情弄得一团糟呢？

18 assist   

vt.协助，帮助，促进；vi.帮忙，参加

参考例句：

• He asked us to assist him in carrying through their plan.他要我们帮助他实施他们的计划。
• We'll assist at your wedding.我们将出席你们的婚礼。

19 comfortably   

ad.舒适地

参考例句：

• All the rooms were comfortably furnished.所有的房间都配置了舒适的家具。
• He seated himself comfortably at the foot of the bed.他舒服地坐在床尾。

20 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

21 turning   

n.转弯处，弯曲

参考例句：

• Take the first turning on the left.在左边第一个转弯处拐弯。
• The leaves of the tree were turning yellow and red.树叶变成黄色和红色。

22 leaves   

n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式

参考例句：

• The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
• Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？

23 geography   

n.地理学；地形，地势

参考例句：

• I like geography and history.我喜欢地理和历史。
• The students are having their geography class now.学生们正在上地理课。

24 plan   

n.计划，策略，方法；v.计划，设计，意欲

参考例句：

• What do you plan to do during the holidays?你打算在假期里做什么？
• I talked with him about our plan,and he wanted in.我同他谈了我们的计划，他想参加。