美国小学英语教材4:第105课 橘子丰收(1)

 　　ORANGES, AMERICA’S GOLDEN HARVEST 橘子，美国的金色收成。

　　Burchard Bacon 伯查德·培根

　　Perhaps you had an orange for breakfast this morning. 也许你今早吃了一个橘子。

　　It took you only a few minutes to eat it, but many people worked to help get it ready for you. 只花了几分钟就吃完了，但是过程中有很多人为你准备。

　　Mr. Bacon, the author of this story, will tell you what happens to oranges after they ripen¹ on the tree. 作者培根会告诉你橘子在树上成熟后发生的事。

　　IN THE ORCHARD² 在果园

　　"Mum-m-m-m," cried Jane, sniffing³ the air eagerly as they rode along. “唔——唔——唔，”简叫道，坐车上急切地嗅着味道。

　　"Mother, what can that nice smell be?" “妈妈，什么东西这么好闻?”

　　"It makes me think of orange blossoms," replied Mrs. Morgan slowly. “它让我想起了桔子花，”摩根太太慢条斯理地回答道。

　　"Perhaps we are near an orange grove⁴. Oranges, you know, come to us from this warm, sunny land." “也许这附近有片橘子林。橘子生长在温暖、阳光灿烂的土地上。”

　　A moment later the automobile⁵ in which the Morgans were sight-seeing rounded a sharp curve in the road. 过了一会儿，摩根一家人坐的观光车在路上拐了个急弯。

　　There on one side of the road was an orchard of sturdy trees bearing green and yellow fruit. 路的一边有一个茂密的果园，树上结着绿色和黄色的果实。

　　Here and there clusters of small white flowers could be seen among the dark shining leaves. 在深色发光的叶子中间，可以看到一簇簇白色的小花。

　　Mrs. Morgan asked the driver to go more slowly while she and Jane leaned forward to watch the men who were picking the fruit. 摩根太太让司机开慢点，她和简向前倾着身子，看着那些摘水果的人。

　　The child heard the busy snip⁶ of the scissors which the men were using to cut the ripened⁷ fruit from its stems. 简听到人们用剪刀把成熟的果实从茎上剪下来的咔嚓声。

　　The pickers carefully dropped the oranges from their gloved hands into wooden boxes piled near the trees. 采摘者们戴着手套小心翼翼地把桔子扔进堆在树旁的木箱里。

1 ripen   

vt.使成熟；vi.成熟

参考例句：

• I'm waiting for the apples to ripen.我正在等待苹果成熟。
• You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.把西红柿放在有阳光的窗台上可以让它们成熟。

2 orchard   

n.果园，果园里的全部果树，(美俚)棒球场

参考例句：

• My orchard is bearing well this year.今年我的果园果实累累。
• Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving orchard.每座竹楼周围都是茂密的果园。

3 sniffing   

n.探查法v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的现在分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
• They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了，呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

5 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

6 snip   

n.便宜货，廉价货，剪，剪断

参考例句：

• He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper.现在他已经开始剪这张纸。
• The beautifully made briefcase is a snip at £74.25.这个做工精美的公文包售价才74.25英镑，可谓物美价廉。

7 ripened   

v.成熟，使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They're collecting the ripened reddish berries. 他们正采集熟了的淡红草莓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The branches bent low with ripened fruits. 成熟的果实压弯了树枝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》