美国小学英语教材3:第132课 仙境

 Fairyland 仙境

The woods are just behind our house, 树林就在我们屋后边，

And every afternoon at four 每天下午的四点钟，

I go to pick the lovely flowers 我都会去采些可爱的花朵，

That grow right up beside the door; 它们就长在门的旁边，

Nurse says that just old weeds are there— 嬷嬷说那只是些野草，

I call them Garlands for Queen's hair, 我却称他们是皇后的花冠。

The woods stretch westward¹ far away; 这片树林向西延展，

The trees are very tall and green; 树木苍翠，高大参天

They grow on little dimpled hills, 它们长在起伏的山间，

With grassy² hollows in between. 小草连坡，布满其间。

Nurse says our woods aren't very grand— 嬷嬷说我们的森林不够宏伟，

I think that they are FAIRYLAND. 但我却认为这就是天上人间。

 

1 westward   

n.西方，西部；adj.西方的，向西的；adv.向西

参考例句：

• We live on the westward slope of the hill.我们住在这座山的西山坡。
• Explore westward or wherever.向西或到什么别的地方去勘探。

2 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。