美国小学英语教材4:第36课 安迪如何帮助他的团队(1)

 HOW ANDY HELPED HIS TEAM 安迪如何帮助他的团队

IRUS MAY KNIGHT¹ 伊利斯·梅·奈特

Andy, the boy in this story, was loyal² to his team. 故事中的男孩安迪对他的团队很忠诚，

So, when he found a way to help the team win the roller skating race, 所以当他发现一个能帮助团队在滑轮比赛中获胜的方法时，

he did what every loyal boy and girl would do. 他做了每一个忠诚的男孩女孩都会做的事情，

But it meant giving up something that he greatly wanted for himself. 但是这意味着他要放弃自己非常想要的东西。

ANDY'S NEW NEIGHBOR 安迪的新邻居

"Hello, hello!" called out a pleasant voice. “你好，你好。”一个动听的声音喊道。

Andy Waters looked up and saw his new neighbor, Francis Frame³. 安迪·沃特斯抬起头，看见了他的新邻居弗朗西斯·福雷姆。

"Hello, yourself," he shouted cheerfully⁴, as he fastened on his roller skates. “你好，就你自己啊，”安迪一边扣紧他的旱冰鞋，一边爽朗地喊道。

"Want to go skating, Francis?" “弗朗西斯，想去滑冰吗？”

"I can't. I lost my roller skates last fall, and mother says she can't afford to buy me another pair just now." “我不能去了，去年秋天我弄丢了我的旱冰鞋，妈妈说她眼下不能再给我买一双了。”

Andy looked at his neighbor's long legs. 安迪看着新邻居的那双长腿，

They were just the right kind, he thought, to make a fast skater. 心想，这真是速滑选手的那种腿啊。

"That's hard luck, Francis, because if you had some roller-skates, “那真是不幸，弗朗西斯。如果你有旱冰鞋的话，

maybe you could be in our skating race next Saturday." 或许可以参加我们下周六的旱冰比赛。”

"Skating race? What's that?" “旱冰比赛是什么样的比赛？”

"You see," explained Andy, "the boys in our block are going to have a roller-skating race. “我跟你说，”安迪解释说，“我们街区的男孩们要举行一场旱冰比赛，

We've divided into two teams, and there are about five boys on each side. 我们已经分成了两队，每队有五个男孩，

One team is called the Sunnysiders, because they live on the sunny side of this street. 一队叫阳光队。因为他们住在这条街的阳面，

The other team is called the Shadysiders, because they live on the shady⁵ side. I'm a Sunnysider." 另一队叫阴凉队，因为他们住在街的阴面。我是阳光队的一员。”

"Oh! Don't I wish I had some skates!" cried Francis. “噢，我多么希望自己有旱冰鞋啊！”弗朗西斯喊道。

"You see," Andy went on, "the losing team has to treat the winning team to a 'wiener' roast afterwards. “还有，”安迪接着说，“输家要请赢家吃烤维也纳烤肠，

I'll have to go now. We're meeting in the vacant⁶ lot on the corner to talk over some plans. 现在我得走了，我们要在拐角的空地上见面，讨论一下计划。

I'll let you use my skates sometime when I am not using them." 我不用旱冰鞋的时候会借你用的。”

1 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

2 loyal   

adj.忠诚的，忠心的

参考例句：

• He is a loyal friend.他是一位忠诚的朋友。
• I judge him to be loyal.我认为他很忠诚。

3 frame   

n.框架，结构，体格；vt.构成，设计，制定，使适合，陷害； 框架，（是指在数据链路层中，将网络层数据包加上开始与结尾信息包组成一个框架）

参考例句：

• The house has a wooden frame which is faced with brick.这个房子是木质结构的砖瓦房。
• We must frame up that picture.我们必须给那幅画装上框。

4 cheerfully   

adv.高兴地，愉快地

参考例句：

• The train rolled cheerfully into the station.火车欢呼着驶进车站。
• He takes our advice quite cheerfully.他欣然接受我们的劝告。

5 shady   

adj.成荫的，多荫的，可疑的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• This is a shady avenue.这是条林阴大道。
• He's a rather shady person.他是个相当靠不住的人。

6 vacant   

adj.未被占用的，空着的；空缺的

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• He stared into space with a vacant expression.他茫然地凝视着天空。