英国语文第二册 第40期:男孩与李子

 　　LESSON 40 The boy and the plums 第四十课 男孩与李子

　　A man was¹ taking a basket of plums to market³. He carried the basket on his head. 一个男人拿着一筐李子去市场。他用头顶着框。

　　As² he walked along⁴ the road, three or four of the plums dropped out, and fell⁵ on the ground⁶. 他沿街走着，三四个例子从筐里掉出来，落在了地上。

　　The man did⁷ not notice⁸ them fall, so he went on. But a poor boy saw⁹ them fall, and picked¹¹ them up. 这个男人没意识到，于是继续走着。但是一个穷小子看见李子掉落了，于是捡了起来。

　　"Here! here!" he called to the man; who turned round when he heard him, and stopped.  “这里！这里！”他向男人喊着，而后者听到后停下脚步，转了过来。

　　The boy brought¹² the plums to him, and put them in his hand. 男孩儿将李子拿过去，放在男人的手里。

　　"Thank you kindly," said¹³ the man as he took¹⁴ the fruit; "and now," said he, putting his basket on the ground, " “谢谢你这样好心，”男人接过水果，“现在，”一边说着，他一边把篮子放在地上，

　　take the best you can pick¹⁰ for yourself¹⁵, for you are an honest¹⁶ boy." “为自己从中选出最好的，因为你是个诚实的孩子。”

　　When the man had¹⁷ gone on, a lad came¹⁸ up and said to the boy,  男人走远后，一个小伙子来到男孩跟前说，

　　"You might¹⁹ as well have kept all that fell; for then you could²⁰ have given²¹ some to me." “你应该把那些掉落的留下，那样你还能分我一些。”

　　"No, no," replied²² the boy: "you may have this plum if you like, for it is mine to give; “不行，不行，”男孩回答说，“如果你喜欢的话就拿着这个，因为这个是我的了；

　　but if I had given you what was not mine, I should have been stealing²³.  但如果我把不属于我的给了你，我那就叫偷。

　　Poor as I am, I am too proud²⁴ to lose²⁵ my good name." 尽管我穷，但我很自豪没有丢了我的好名声。”

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 market   

n.市场；集市

参考例句：

• The next market is on the 15th.下一次集市是15号。
• There is no market for these goods.这些货物，没有销路。

4 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

5 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

6 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

7 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

8 notice   

n.通知，布告；注意，认识；vt.看到，注意到

参考例句：

• Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
• I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走过时，我没有注意到你。

9 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

10 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

11 picked   

adj.精选的，摘下的v.采( pick的过去式和过去分词 )；摘；啄；叼

参考例句：

• I picked up a few good bargains in the sale. 我在减价期间买了几样挺不错的便宜货。
• She picked herself up, brushed herself down, and started walking again. 她爬起来，掸掸身上的灰尘，又往前走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

13 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

14 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

15 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

16 honest   

adj.诚实的；真诚的

参考例句：

• He was very honest to tell me his story.他十分坦率地给我讲了他的故事。
• He has an honest face.他有一张诚实坦率的脸。

17 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

18 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

19 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

20 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

21 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

22 replied   

v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
• I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 stealing   

n.偷窃，贼赃，偷垒adj.有偷窃行为的v.偷( steal的现在分词 )；悄悄地做，悄悄地走

参考例句：

• A delicious languor was stealing over him. 一种美滋滋懒洋洋的感觉悄悄传遍他的全身。
• We found out he'd been stealing from us for years. 我们发现他从我们家偷东西已经好多年了。

24 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

25 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。