美国语文第三册 第64期:持之以恒

 　　The fisher who draws in his net¹ too soon, 渔夫太快收网，

　　Won't have any fish to sell; 什么鱼也没捕到；

　　The child who shuts² up his book too soon, 小孩过早合上书，

　　Won't learn any lessons well. 哪课都学不好。

　　If you would³ have your learning⁴ stay, 如果你想记住学到的知识，

　　Be patient,—don't learn too fast: 耐心——不要学得太匆忙；

　　The man who travels⁵ a mile⁶ each day, 一个人每天走一英里，

　　May get round the world at last. 总有一天会走遍世界。

1 net   

n.网，网状物，罗网，净利，实价；adj.净余的，纯粹的；vt.用网捕，撒网；净赚

参考例句：

• There is a net behind the goal in football. 足球的球门后面有一个网子。
• The ball rolled into the net. 球滚进了网中。

2 shuts   

v.关( shut的第三人称单数 )；关上；（使）停止营业；关门

参考例句：

• A leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai -- have one's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial. 一叶蔽目，不见泰山。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. 它一旦从外面把门打开，便走进园子里等着关门。 来自《用法词典》

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

5 travels   

n.旅途， （非正式）旅行笔记，游记；旅行( travel的名词复数 )；移动；游历；[机械工程]机械运动（尤指往复运动）v.行进( travel的第三人称单数 )；步行；经过；走过…

参考例句：

• Stories about his travels abound. 有关他游历的故事多得很。
• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world. 她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 mile   

n.英里

参考例句：

• It's no more than one mile to the shops.到商业区不过一英里。
• The hospital is about a mile past the school.医院在离学校一英里以外的地方。