美国小学英语教材3:第96课 驯鹿王国(5)

 　　First the boy helped his father and brothers take down the tent and pack it on the backs of some reindeer¹. 首先伊万帮他的父亲和兄弟们收起了帐篷，把它绑在一些驯鹿的背上。

　　Then he helped his mother put reindeer skins and food into the sleds. 接着他又帮助他的妈妈把驯鹿皮和食物放进雪橇。

　　Soon the whole family was ready to start. 很快整个家庭就准备出发了。

　　In the first sled were Ivan's mother and the baby. 坐在第一个雪橇上的是伊万的妈妈和小宝宝。

　　In the second were Ivan and his puppy². 第二个雪橇上是伊万和他的小狗。

　　And in the third and fourth were the boy's two sisters. 第三和第四个雪橇上是伊万的两个姐姐。

　　Ivan's father and older brothers walked with the reindeer. 伊万的父亲和哥哥们赶着驯鹿一起走。

　　They had some strong dogs which helped them to keep all the animals together. 有几只强壮的大狗帮他们把所有的动物聚在一起。

　　For a whole week the family traveled. 一家人整整赶了一周的路。

　　Ivan was very happy driving his reindeer, but each night he was glad when he could stop to rest. 伊万非常愉快地驾着自己的驯鹿，每天晚上停下来休息的时候他也很高兴。

　　He helped his mother make a fire, over which she roasted some reindeer meat and heated reindeer milk. 他帮助妈妈生火，妈妈在上面烤些驯鹿肉、热驯鹿奶。

　　Very soon after supper, the little boy wrapped himself in his warm reindeer skin, peeped³ out at the bright moon, and went to sleep. 晚饭后不久，小男孩就把自己裹在暖和的驯鹿皮里，从里面偷看着皎洁的月亮，然后睡去。

　　The New Home And Pasture⁴ 新的家新的牧场

　　Ivan was very glad when he heard his father say one night at supper time, "Tomorrow we will find the new pasture and make a new home." 一天晚上吃晚饭的时候，父亲说，明天我们就会找到新牧场，建个新的家了，听到这个消息，伊万非常高兴。

　　And so they did. What a busy time it was, not only for the grown-up people but for Ivan also. 第二天的确是这样，不过那可真是忙碌的一天，不仅仅大人们忙，伊万也很忙。

1 reindeer   

n.驯鹿

参考例句：

• The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。
• The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。

2 puppy   

n.小狗，幼犬

参考例句：

• You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
• Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。

3 peeped   

窥视( peep的过去式和过去分词 )； 偷看； 隐现； 慢慢露出

参考例句：

• The moon finally peeped out from behind the clouds. 月亮终于从云层后面露了出来。
• At the examination he peeped at his neighbour's paper. 他考试时偷看了他邻座的卷子。

4 pasture   

n.牧场，牲畜饲养

参考例句：

• This is the place where they used to pasture.这就是他们过去经常放牧的地方。
• The boy got up very early every morning to pasture cattle.这男孩每天起得很早去放牛。