超级简单英语阅读:God Wants Good People

God takes good people to heaven. He wants good people to be with Him. He leaves bad people on Earth. He doesn’t want bad people near Him. He lets them do bad things on Earth. When they die, He sends them to the devil¹. The devil makes them work every day. They work next to a big fire. They are always right next to the fire. They are always hot from the fire. They carry coal. The devil makes them carry heavy buckets² of black coal. They carry the coal to the fire. They pour the coal on the big fire. Then they refill the big buckets with more coal. They never get a drink of water. They never get to rest.

 

1 devil   

n.魔鬼，恶魔

参考例句：

• It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.召鬼容易驱鬼难。
• Susie,you're a determined little devil.苏茜，你真是个坚决的小家伙。

2 buckets   

n.水桶( bucket的名词复数 )；一桶（的量）；大量

参考例句：

• They were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades . 他们带着桶和铲子在沙滩上玩。
• Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames. 人们提来一桶桶水灭火。 来自《简明英汉词典》