100个儿童英语小故事: The Old Tombstones 旧的墓碑

 

063 The Old Tombstones

There once was a wealthy family in a small town. One day, all the family got together in their living room. They were talking about an old stone in the garden. The children loved to get on the stone. Some young ladies stopped them from getting on the stone because it was a tombstone a long time ago.

 The Old Tombstones

"That tombstone was from a monastery²." "Oh my! It is for Mr. and Mrs. Preven."

They were the last people who were buried in the cemetery³ of the monastery. They were the oldest people in the town. People thought they were rich, but they lived simply. They were also nice people.

The couple was always sitting on the bench in front of their house. And they always gave people warm greetings. Everyone in the town just loved them. The old couple treated poor people very well too. They gave them food and clothes. But the wife passed away earlier than the husband.

The old man cried loudly out of sadness because life without his wife was so lonely. He was very happy when he got married. But now, his wife was dead, and he was too old. That is our life and destiny⁴! Time is supposed to go by.

After a little while, their tombs¹ were moved to a different resting place. Their tombstone was sold to people. That's why Preven and Marda's tombstone is in the family's garden.

Now, there is a road on the place where the old couple's graves⁵ were laying. But people forgot them a long time ago as everything is forgotten as time goes by. The tombstone glows⁶ under the moonlight.

1 tombs   

墓穴( tomb的名词复数 )； 墓葬； 墓群

参考例句：

• Many things left by the ancient Egyptians in tombs have been brought to light. 在古埃及的古陵墓中发掘出很多东西。
• They began to walk between rows of uniquely constructed tombs. 他们开始在一排排构造特殊的坟墓中间行走。

2 monastery   

n.修道院，僧院，寺院

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.两年前她被任命为这个修道院的院长。

3 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

4 destiny   

n.命运，定数，天命

参考例句：

• Nobody knows his own destiny.没有人知道自己的命运。
• It was her destiny to become famous.她命里注定出名。

5 graves   

n.（法国）格拉芙葡萄酒；坟墓( grave的名词复数 )；死亡；钝重音符；沉音符v.坟墓( grave的第三人称单数 )；死亡；钝重音符；沉音符

参考例句：

• He went to visit the graves of his forefathers. 他去拜谒他祖先的墓地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were eating themselves into their graves. 他们吃喝过度，在自找死路。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 glows   

v.（无焰地）燃烧( glow的第三人称单数 )；脸红；尤指热的物体发出微弱而稳定的光；喜形于色

参考例句：

• The red star on top of the building glows in the darkness. 黑暗中，那栋大楼顶上的红星发出亮光。 来自辞典例句
• An electric light glows when it is turned on. 当灯被打开时，它发出光亮。 来自辞典例句