原版英语小短文 53. An Apple Pie

　　The tree was full of red apples. The farmer was riding his brown horse. He stopped under the tree. He reached out and picked an apple off a branch¹. He bit into the raw² apple. He enjoyed the apple. His horse turned its head to look at him. The farmer picked another apple off the tree. He gave it to the horse. The horse ate the raw apple. The horse enjoyed the apple. The farmer put a dozen³ apples into a bag. He rode the horse back home. He put the horse in the barn⁴. He walked into his house. The cat rubbed up against his leg. He gave the cat a bowl of warm milk. He sat down on the sofa. He opened a book to read. His wife came home. She cooked the raw apples. She made an apple pie. They ate bread and hot soup for dinner. They enjoyed the bread and soup. They had hot apple pie for dessert. They both enjoyed the apple pie.

1 branch   

n.分支，树枝；vt/vi.分支，分岔

参考例句：

• The bird settles on a branch.鸟儿栖息在枝上。
• The olive branch stands for peace.橄榄枝象征着和平。

2 raw   

adj.生的，未煮过的，未加工的

参考例句：

• I don't like raw meat.我不喜欢生的肉。
• Can you eat raw fish?你能吃生鱼片吗？

3 dozen   

n.十二个，几十，许多

参考例句：

• I'll have a dozen eggs.我买一打鸡蛋。
• I buy a dozen of socks.我买了一打袜子。

4 barn   

n.谷仓，饲料仓，牲口棚

参考例句：

• That big building is a barn for keeping the grain.那幢大房子是存放粮食的谷仓。
• The cows were driven into the barn.牛被赶进了牲口棚。