许国璋英语听力第二册 Lesson 10

　　Lesson 10
Words to the text
bloom¹
kind
sell
market
wheelbarrow
stupid
silver
button
chain
pipe
condition
in spite² of
generous³
plank⁴
wood
repair
roof
hole
quite
true
sack⁵
blow
lantern
ladder
hurt
ditch⁶
set off
stormy
drown
goat
goatherd
funeral⁷
procession⁸
chief
mourner
every now and then
wipe
handkerchief
Words to the dialogue
topic
be through
reread
certain
Text
THE DEVOTED⁹ FRIEND
(Continued)
As soon as winter was over and the primroses¹⁰ began to bloom, the Miller¹¹ went to visit little Hans.
"Good morning, little Hans," said the Miller.
"Good morning," said Hans, smiling from ear to ear.
"And how have you been all winter?" asked the Miller.
"Well, really," cried Hans, "it is very kind of you to ask. I had a hard time, but now spring has come, and I am quite happy. All my flowers are growing well."
"How lovely your primroses are!" exclaimed¹² the Miller.
"Yes, they are very lovely," said Hans. "I am going to sell them at the market, and buy back my wheelbarrow with the money."
"Buy back your wheelbarrow. That means¹³ you have sold it. What a stupid thing to do!"
"Well, you see, I had a bad time last winter. So I first sold the silver buttons of my Sunday coat, and then I sold my silver chain, and then I sold my pipe. Finally I sold my wheelbarrow. But I am going to buy them all back again now!"
"Hans," said the Miller, "I shall give you my wheelbarrow. It is not in very good condition; one side is gone and there is something wrong with the wheel; but in spite of that I shall give it to you.
"Well, really, it is very generous of you," said little Hans. "I have a plank of wood in the house and I can easily repair it."
"A plank of wood!" said the Miller, "that is just what I want for my roof. There is a large hole in it and I must mend it. I have given you my wheelbarrow, so you should give me your plank."
"Certainly," cried little Hans, and he ran into his house and brought the plank.
"And now as I have given you my wheelbarrow, I am sure you will give me some flowers in return. Here is the basket. Fill it quite full."
"Quite full?" said little Hans. It was really a very big basket, and he knew that he had to pick all his flowers to fill it. He looked sad. But the Miller told him that true friends must not be selfish¹⁴, so little Hans ran and picked all his pretty primroses and filled the Miller's basket.
"Good-bye, little Hans," said the Miller as he went up the hill with the plank on his shoulder, and the big basket in his hand.
The next day the Miller came and asked Hans to carry a sack of flour to the market and sell it for him. The day after, he asked him to mend his roof for him. So little Hans did one thing after another for the Miller and the Miller said all kinds of beautiful things about friendship.
One evening little Hans was sitting near the fire when he heard a loud knock at the door. It was a very cold night and a terrible wind was blowing. He ran to the door and there stood the Miller with a lantern in his hand.
"Dear little Hans," cried the Miller, "my little boy has fallen from a ladder and hurt himself. I am going for the doctor. But he lives so far away, and it is such a bad night that I have decided¹⁵ to ask you to go instead. You know I am going to give you my wheelbarrow, and you must do something for me in return."
"Certainly," cried little Hans. "I shall start at once, but you must give me your lantern; the night is so dark that I am afraid I may fall into a ditch."
"I am so sorry," answered the Miller, "but it is my new lantern, and I am afraid something may happen to it."
"Well, never mind, I shall go without it," cried little Hans and he put on his coat and hat and set off.
It was a stormy night. It was so black that little Hans could hardly see anything, and the wind was so strong that he found it difficult to stand on his feet. It was raining harder and harder. Little Hans lost his way. He fell into a deep hole full of water and was drowned. The next day some goatherds found his body and brought it to the cottage.
Everybody went to little Hans' funeral. The Miller walked at the head of the procession in a long black coat, saying: "I was his best friend, so it's only right that I should be the chief mourner." And every now and then he wiped his eyes with a big handkerchief.
Dialogue
Homework assignment¹⁶
What is the assignment for homework?
To learn a poem by Hart and prepare for tomorrow's although composition.
What are the topics?
They are on Page 109. There are three topics all together. We can choose one.
Have you finished the assignement for home reading?
I'm almost through. But the book is so interesting, that I will reread certain parts

1 bloom   

n.花，花期；vi.开花；容光焕发，显露出健康

参考例句：

• The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
• The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。

2 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

3 generous   

adj.慷慨的，大方的，慷慨给予的

参考例句：

• She was kind and generous.她心地善良，宽容大量。
• She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。

4 plank   

n.板条，木板，政策要点，政纲条目

参考例句：

• The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
• They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。

5 sack   

n.袋子，劫掠；vt.解雇，劫掠，把...装入袋子

参考例句：

• They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack.他们解雇了他，从而使他因自己的过错而受到了惩罚。
• If you're late again tomorrow,you'll get the sack!如果你明天再迟到，那就卷铺盖走吧！

6 ditch   

n.沟，沟渠，渠道

参考例句：

• With the blind leading the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.如果瞎子替瞎子带路的话，那么两方肯定会掉到沟里。
• The water in the ditch is not very clean.沟里的水不很清洁。

7 funeral   

n.丧葬，葬礼；adj.丧葬的，出殡的

参考例句：

• Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral.她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合参加葬礼。
• A funeral is a somber occasion.葬礼是个忧郁的场合。

8 procession   

n.队伍，行列；v.列队行进

参考例句：

• The students entered the school in procession.学生们排队进入学校。
• The grand procession moves slowly out of the temple.这支庄严的队伍缓缓地走出庙堂。

9 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

10 primroses   

n.报春花( primrose的名词复数 )；淡黄色；追求享乐（招至恶果）

参考例句：

• Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare. 兰花和报春花这类野花越来越稀少了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The primroses were bollming; spring was in evidence. 迎春花开了，春天显然已经到了。 来自互联网

11 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

12 exclaimed   

vt.exclaim的过去式v.呼喊，惊叫，大声说( exclaim的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "We have a good chance of winning," he exclaimed optimistically. “我们很可能获胜。”他乐观地喊道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents. 她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

14 selfish   

adj.自私的，利己主义的，自我中心的

参考例句：

• You must learn to share and not be so selfish.你一定要学会与他人分享，不要那么自私。
• She is a selfish person.她是一个自私自利的人。

15 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

16 assignment   

n.任务，作业；分配，指定

参考例句：

• His assignment was to follow the spy.分配给他的工作是跟踪这个间谍。
• He has got a new assignment.他得到一项新任命。