美国小学英语教材3:第76课 玩具谷的幸运男孩(4)

 To pass the time away, Franz helped his grandfather part² of the day and then whittled³ just for fun. 为了打发这段时间，弗朗茨一天中会抽出部分时间给祖父帮忙，其它的时间便会削木头玩。

How The Gift Brought⁴ Luck⁵ To Franz 这个礼物是怎么给弗朗茨带来好运的

One day as¹ the boy was⁶ whittling⁷, his grandfather said⁸, "Why don't you make an animal, Franz?" 一天，弗朗茨正在削木头，他的祖父说，弗朗茨啊为什么不刻个小动物出来呢？

The lad looked up in surprise. "I don't believe⁹ I can," he answered. 弗朗茨抬起头惊讶地看着祖父，我觉得自己不行，他回答道。

"You can't if you don't try," said the old man. "But if you really try, you may surprise yourself¹⁰." 你不试试那当然不行了，祖父说，如果你真的试了，你自己也会很惊讶的。

Franz thought¹¹ for a little while¹²; then he said, "I wonder¹³ if I could¹⁴ make a sheep." 弗朗茨想了一会儿，然后说道，那我想试试刻出一只羊来。

The boy took¹⁵ his new knife and went to work. 弗朗茨拿起了他的新刀开始刻了。

At first he didn't make anything that looked much like a sheep, but he kept on working. 起初他刻得并不怎么像羊，但他还是不断的刻。

Then, with a little help from his grandfather, Franz began to see a sheep coming out of the piece of wood. How proud¹⁶ he was! 后来在祖父稍加指点之下，弗朗茨终于看到一只羊正从木头中走出来。他是多么的自豪啊！

"It wasn't hard, was it?" asked his grandfather. 不难吧，对不对？祖父问。

"No," said the boy. "It wasn't very hard." 是的，不是很难，弗朗茨说道。

Every day after that Franz worked eagerly¹⁷. 自那过后，弗朗茨每天都热情满满地工作着。

Animal after animal was whittled with the knife. 他用把小刀雕刻出了一只又一只动物。

1 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。

2 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

3 whittled   

v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood. 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。
• The government's majority has been whittled down to eight. 政府多数票减少到了八票。

4 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

5 luck   

n.运气，幸运，吉祥之物；v.侥幸成功

参考例句：

• I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。
• Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.祝你好运！ 我们将为你祈祷。

6 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。

7 whittling   

v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Inflation has been whittling away their savings. 通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is whittling down the branch with a knife to make a handle for his hoe. 他在用刀削树枝做一把锄头柄。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。

9 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

10 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。

11 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

12 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

13 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

14 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。

15 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。

16 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

17 eagerly   

ad.热切地，急切地

参考例句：

• Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint. 我年轻时的确热心于和圣贤经常来往。
• Five hundred pairs of eyes were fastened upon him eagerly. 五百双眼睛热切地盯着他。