美国语文第一册 第95期:大海与贝壳

 These boys and girls live near the sea.  这些男孩和女孩住在靠海的地方。

They have been to the beach. It is now evening, and they are going home. 他们去海边了。现在是晚上，他们正在回家的路上。

John, who sits on the front seat, found some pretty shells.  约翰坐在前面座位上，他捡了一些漂亮的贝壳，

They are in the basket by his side. 都装在他身边的篮子里。

Ben White is driving. He holds the lines in one hand, and his whip¹ in the other. 本?怀特正在驾车。他一只手抓着绳子，另一只手拿着鞭子。

Robert has his hat in his hand, and is looking at the horses. 罗伯特看着马，手里拿着帽子。

He thinks they are very lazy; they do not trot² fast. 他觉得它们太懒了，跑得不快。

The children are not far from home.  孩子们离家并不远。

In a little while the sun will set, and it will be bedtime. 再过一小会儿，太阳就会落山，睡觉的时间就要到了。

Have you ever been at the seaside? 你去过海滩吗？

Is it not good sport to watch the big waves, and to play on the wet sand? 看高大的海浪，在湿润的沙滩上玩耍，这难道不是一种有趣的游戏吗？

1 whip   

n.鞭子，鞭打，奶油甜食，车夫，组织秘书；vt.抽出，鞭打，捆扎，搅拌，打败；vi.突然移动，飘浮

参考例句：

• The cruel man lashed the horse with his whip.那个粗暴的人用鞭子抽马。
• The cruel master beat his slaves with a whip.残酷的主人鞭打他的奴隶。

2 trot   

n.疾走，慢跑；n.老太婆；现成译本；(复数）trots:腹泻（与the 连用）；v.小跑，快步走，赶紧

参考例句：

• They passed me at a trot.他们从我身边快步走过。
• The horse broke into a brisk trot.马突然快步小跑起来。