美国小学英语教材3:第78课 玩具谷的幸运男孩(6)

 For a minute Franz was¹ not sure that he wanted to sell his animals. 一时间弗朗茨也不确定自己想不想卖掉他所刻的动物了。

He had³ worked very hard making them, and he loved every one. 毕竟这些动物是他花了好多功夫雕刻出来的，每一个他都喜欢。

"Why, Franz!" said⁴ John, "perhaps⁵ it is a luck⁶ knife, after all." 嗨，弗朗茨！约翰说，可能那真是一把带有好运的刀。

Then Franz smiled, for suddenly⁷ the thought⁸ came⁹ to him that he could¹⁰ make many more animals. 弗朗茨笑了笑，他突然想到他还可以做出更多的动物。

"Yes, take them," he said to the child. 可以，拿走它们吧，他对孩子说。

When the little boy went back to the city, he took¹¹ the wooden¹² animals with him. 小男孩回城市的时候，他带走了动物木雕。

Other children there saw¹³ the toys and wanted some like them. 城里其他孩子看到这些玩具也想要。

Letters asking for the little animals came faster than Franz could make them. 索求动物木雕的信多的让弗朗茨忙不过来。

So other people in the valley¹⁴ took up the work. 山谷里的其他人便承接了这些工作。

Soon many men and boys were making wooden animals. 很快许多大人和孩子便刻起了动物木雕。

The work grew and grew as² the years went by. 一年又一年，这项生意也越做越大，越做越多。

After a while¹⁵ the valley became¹⁶ known¹⁷ as Toy Valley. 过了一段时间以后，这个山谷变成了著名的玩具谷。

From it toys were sent all over the country and even¹⁸ to lands¹⁹ far away. 许多玩具由此送往全国乃至很远很远的地方。

Then Franz knew indeed²⁰ that his knife had been a luck gift. 这个时候弗朗茨明白了自己的小刀的确是件幸运礼物。

It is two hundred years since²¹ Franz began his whittling²², but the people of Toy Valley are still making the little animals. 自弗朗茨开始雕刻以来，已经过去200年了，但是玩具谷的人们还在做着小动物的雕像。

At Christmas time stores²³ are filled²⁴ with toys from Franz's valley. 圣诞节的时候，商店里摆满了来自弗朗茨山谷里的玩具。

Thousands of children all over the world have been made²⁵ happy because of a little boy's whittling. 世界各地成千上万的孩子们因为一个小男孩的木雕而十分开心。

1 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。

2 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。

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 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。

6 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。

7 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

8 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。

9 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。

10 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。

11 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。

12 wooden   

adj.木制的；木头似的，呆笨的

参考例句：

• The room was full of wooden furniture.房间里摆满了木制家具。
• There's a wooden bridge over the river.河上有一座木桥。

13 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。

14 valley   

adj.流域，山谷，峡谷；n.山谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• I watched the climbers come down into the valley.我注视着爬山者下到山谷里去了。
• The house lies in a little valley behind the trees.那所房子坐落在树林后的一个山谷里。

15 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。

16 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

17 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

18 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。

19 lands   

n.陆地( land的名词复数 )；国家；地产；土地v.（使）登岸( land的第三人称单数 )；降临；使陷于（困境）；使不得不应付

参考例句：

• They demanded the restoration of all their lost lands. 他们要求归还所有失去的土地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I admire those explorers who ventured forth to explore new lands. 我敬佩那些为发现新大陆而外出的探险家们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 indeed   

adv.真正地，实际上；确实，实在；当然，固然；甚至；真的

参考例句：

• I thank you very much indeed for this interview.我十分感谢您这次接见。
• I didn't mind.Indeed,I was pleased.我不在意，甚至还很高兴。

21 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

22 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》

23 stores   

n.商店( store的名词复数 )；贮存；大量；零售商店

参考例句：

• The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. 低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。
• The stores were overrun with rats and mice. 仓库里到处都是大大小小的老鼠。

24 filled   

adj.满的；填满的；充气的；加载的v.（使）充满， （使）装满，填满( fill的过去式和过去分词 )；满足；配药；（按订单）供应

参考例句：

• He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. 他因遭受如此待遇而怒火满腔。
• two wine glasses, filled to the brim 两只斟满的酒杯

25 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。