英语儿歌274首 第168期:Pop!Goes the Weasel

 歌词如下：

All around the mulberry bush (or cobbler s bench)

The monkey chased the weasel;

The monkey thought twas all in fun, (or " twas all in good sport") (or "that it was a joke")

Pop! goes the weasel.

A penny for a spool¹ of thread,

A penny for a needle—

That s the way the money goes,

Pop! goes the weasel.

Jimmy s got the whooping² cough

And Timmy s got the measles³

That s the way the story goes

Pop! goes the weasel.

1 spool   

n.（缠录音带等的）卷盘（轴）；v.把…绕在卷轴上

参考例句：

• Can you wind this film back on to its spool?你能把这胶卷卷回到卷轴上去吗？
• Thomas squatted on the forward deck,whistling tunelessly,polishing the broze spool of the anchor winch.托马斯蹲在前甲板上擦起锚绞车的黄铜轴，边擦边胡乱吹着口哨。

2 whooping   

发嗬嗬声的，发咳声的

参考例句：

• Whooping cough is very prevalent just now. 百日咳正在广泛流行。
• Have you had your child vaccinated against whooping cough? 你给你的孩子打过百日咳疫苗了吗？

3 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。