慢速英语短文听力 休格吃糖

Sugar for Sugar

休格吃糖

Mom took Carol to the stable. Their horse was in the stable. They walked over to Sugar. Sugar was their horse. “Say hello to Sugar,” Mom said. Carol said, “Hello, Sugar.” Mom gave a carrot to Sugar. Sugar ate the carrot. He ate the carrot fast. Mom gave a carrot to Carol. Mom said, “Now, you feed Sugar.” Carol gave the carrot to Sugar. Sugar ate the carrot. “He ate it so fast,” said Carol. Mom said, “Yes, Sugar eats carrots very fast.” Carol said, “We should give him a new name. We should call him Carrot. Why is his name Sugar?” Mom said, “He likes sugar, too. Watch this.” Mom took some sugar cubes¹ out of her pocket. She held them in her hand. She gave them to Sugar. Sugar ate the sugar cubes. He ate them fast. “Let me give some sugar to Sugar,” Carol said.

妈妈带卡罗尔来到了马厩。他们的马在马厩。他们走向休格。休格是他们的马。妈妈说：“跟休格打个招呼。”卡罗尔说：“你好，休格。”妈妈给休格喂胡萝卜。休格吃了胡萝卜。休格吃胡萝卜的速度很快。妈妈递给卡罗尔一个胡萝卜。妈妈说：“现在，你喂休格。”卡罗尔将胡萝卜给休格。休格吃了胡萝卜。卡罗尔说：“休格吃东西的速度很快。”妈妈说：“是的，休格吃东西的速度很快。”卡罗尔说：“我们应该给它取个新名字。我们应该叫它胡萝卜。它的名字为什么叫休格？”妈妈说：“因为它也喜欢吃糖果。看这个。”妈妈从口袋里拿出了几块方糖。她将糖拿在手里。她将糖递给休格。休格吃了方糖。它吃的速度很快。卡罗尔说：“让我们喂休格点糖。”

1 cubes   

立方形的东西，立方体( cube的名词复数 )； 立方

参考例句：

• Cut the meat into cubes. 把肉切成丁儿。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes. 我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。