美国小学英语教材3:第45课 从未笑过的公主(3)

 In the middle of the night, the oldest daughter got¹ out of bed and went quietly² to the room where the boy had³ left the goose. 午夜时分，大女儿从床上爬起来，悄悄的来到了男孩放鹅的屋子里。

She said⁴ to herself⁵, "I will take just one golden⁶ feather⁷." 她自言自语说，我只拔一根金羽毛。

But when she touched the feather, her fingers stuck⁸ to the goose and she could⁹ not get them away. 但是当她碰到羽毛的时候，她的手指变粘到了鹅身上，挣脱不掉了。

Soon the second daughter came¹⁰ to the room, and, seeing her sister, cried out, 不久二女儿也来到这间屋子，她看到自己的姐姐便大声说，

"You greedy¹¹ girl! You want all the feathers¹² for yourself¹³!" 你这个贪婪的丫头！你竟然想得到所有的羽毛！

But when she tried to pull¹⁴ her away from the goose, her fingers stuck fast to her sister. 当她试图将她姐姐从鹅身边推开的时候，却发现她的手指紧紧的粘在了她姐姐的身上。

Then the third daughter came into the room, and saw¹⁶ her two sisters there. 接着，三女儿也来到了这间屋里，看到两个姐姐在那。

She was¹⁷ very angry, for she had planned¹⁸ to take some of the golden feathers herself. 她非常生气，因为她也打算拔走一些金羽毛。

She took¹⁹ hold of her second sister, and at once found²⁰ that she could not get away. 她抓住她的二姐，立刻便发觉自己脱不了身了。

So the three sisters had to stay together for the rest of the night. 于是这一夜剩下的时间，三姐妹不得不呆在一起。

Early in the morning the boy put the goose under his arm and set²¹ out for home. 一大早男孩便抱起鹅往家走，酒店老板的三个女儿也不得不跟着他。

The three daughters of the inn-keeper had to go with him, because their hands were stuck fast. 因为她们的手被紧紧地粘在了一起。

The boy and the three sisters had not gone far when they met two lads, who called to the boy, "Stop! Set those girls free²²!" 男孩和三姐妹没走多远，就遇见了两个少年，他们向男孩喊道，停下来，快放了那些女孩！

As¹⁵ he made²³ no answer, the lads took hold of the sisters to pull them away. 男孩没有回话，两个少年便抓住了姐妹几人，想脱开她们。

But their hands stuck fast, too, and they had to follow. 但是他们的手也紧紧地粘上去了，不得不跟着一起走。

1 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

2 quietly   

adv.安静地，沉着地，稳地

参考例句：

• Winter has been come to quietly.冬天悄然地来了。
• You have to play quietly.你要安安静静地玩。

3 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。

4 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。

5 herself   

pron.她自己

参考例句：

• The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。
• She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。

6 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

7 feather   

n.羽毛；翎毛；羽状物

参考例句：

• She is as light as a feather.她轻得象羽毛。
• It has a black feather.它有一身黑色的羽毛。

8 stuck   

v.刺(stick 的过去式及过去分词)adj.动不了的；被卡住的；被…缠住的；被…难住的，不知所措

参考例句：

• The car wheels got stuck in the mud. 汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
• I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut . 我放弃了我的工作，因为我觉得那种生活呆板无聊。

9 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

10 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

11 greedy   

adj.贪吃的；贪婪的；渴望的

参考例句：

• He was not greedy with his money.他不贪他的钱。
• She is a greedy girl.她是个贪心的女孩。

12 feathers   

n.羽毛( feather的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a bird with iridescent blue feathers 蓝色羽毛闪烁的鸟
• All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management's feathers. 所有这些关于罢工的闲言碎语显然让管理层很不高兴。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

14 pull   

n.拉，拖，拉绳；vi.拔，拉，拖；vt.拉

参考例句：

• Pull your chair up to the table.把你的椅子挪近桌子。
• Please pull the door to when you go out.你出去请把门带上。

15 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

16 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

17 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。

18 planned   

adj. 计划了的, 根据计划的 动词plan的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• an expedition planned down to the last detail 计划详尽的探险
• Everything was planned in fastidious detail. 样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。

19 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

20 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

21 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

22 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

23 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。