The Magice Stone 魔石

The Magice Stone 魔石
There once was² an old man and old woman in a little house. 从前有个贫穷的老人和他的妻子住在一间小屋里.
They were very poor.他们很穷.
They were so poor,they had³ nothing to eat. 他们太穷了,没有东西吃
They were very hungry.所以他们很饿.
One afternoon,the old woman said⁴,一天下午,老妇人说
"There is no food for supper.What will we do?"晚饭没有吃的了.我们该怎么办?
She was crying.她哭了.
The old man said, 老人说
"Oh,no!What will we do?"哦,天啊!我们该怎么办?
He was crying.他哭了.
Then along⁵ came⁶ a little boy.这时候来了个小男孩.
The boy was singing,小男孩在唱歌
"Magic¹ stone,magic stone.魔石,魔石.
I have a magic stone!"我有一块魔石!
The old woman said,老人说
"Little boy!Come here.小男孩!到这来.
What is a magic stoen?"什么是魔石?
The little boy said, 小孩说
"A magic stone makes food.A magic stone makes delicious⁷ soup!" 魔石可以做出食物.魔石可以做出美味的汤
The old woman said,老妇人说
"Little boy,we are very hungry.小男孩,我们很饿.
We have no supper.May we borrow⁸ your magic stone,please?"我们没有晚饭了.可以请你把魔石借给我们吗?
 The little boy said,"Sure!First we need a big pot⁹."小男孩说"当然,首先我们需要一口大锅."
So the old woman got¹⁰ a big pot.老妇人拿出一口大锅
The little boy put the magic stone in the pot. 小男孩把魔石放到锅里.
Then the little boy said,
"We need some water."我们需要一些水.
So the old man put water in the pot.老夫人往锅里加了一些水
Then the little boy said,
"We need some salt and pepper¹¹."我们需要一些盐和胡椒粉
So the old woman put salt and pepper in the pot. 老妇人往锅里加了一些盐和胡椒粉
Then the little boy said,
"We need some vegetables."我们需要一些蔬菜.
The old woman said,
"I have no vegetables."我没有蔬菜.
The little boy said,
"Let's borrow some vegetables from your neighbour¹²."让我们跟你的邻居借一点蔬菜
So the old woman walked to Mrs. Guo's house. 于是,老妇人走到Guo太太的家里
She said,
"Mrs. Guo,may I borrow some vegetables? We have a magic stone that makes delicious soup.Guo太太,你可以借我一些蔬菜吗?我们有一块魔石可以做出美味的汤
Mrs. Guo said,"Sure." 当然
Then she said,
"A magic stone!魔石!May I come and have a look?"我可以去看一看吗?
Mrs. Guo brought¹³ some vegetables and put them in the pot. Guo太太借出了一些蔬菜放在锅里
Then the little boy said,
"We need some chicken."我们需要一些鸡肉.
Mrs. Guo said,
"Let's borrow some chicken from Mr. Zhu!" 我们跟Zhu先生借点鸡肉吧
Mr. Zhu said,"Sure.".当然可以
Then he said,
"A magic stone!May I come and look?"魔石!我可以看一下吗
Then the little boy said, "We need some fish."我们需要一些鱼肉.
Mr. Zhu said, "Let's borrow some fish from old Mrs. Yang."我们可以跟 Yang太太借点儿鱼肉
Old Mrs. Yang said,"Sure. I have some noodles,too.当然.我还有一些面条.Do you want some noodles?"你们想要一些面条吗? Then she said,
"A magic stone!May I come and look?" 我可以看看魔石吗
Everyone stood¹⁵ around the pot.大家都围着锅站着.
Everyone said, "What a wonderful magic stone!多么神奇的魔石啊!
Is the soup ready yet¹⁶?"汤好了吗?
Finally¹⁷ the little boy said,最后,小男孩说
"The soup is ready.Let's eat!"汤好了.我们来喝吧!
The old man and the old woman gave¹⁸ a bowland spoon to everyone. 老人和夫人给了每人一个碗一只勺子.
Soon everyone was eating.很快大家都喝了起来.
Everyone was laughing.每个人都在笑.
Everyone was talking.每个人都在谈论.
It was a party!这就是一个聚会!
Everyone said,
"The soup is delicious!"这汤真好喝!
Then the little boy said,"Good-bye."再见
He began walking away.他便开始离开.
Everyone waved¹⁹ and said,大家挥着手说道
"Good-bye!Thank you for your magic stone!" 再见,谢谢你的魔石
Then the old woman suddenly²⁰ yelled,"Wait!You forgot²¹ your magic stone!"你忘了你的魔石!
The little boy stopped.小男孩停了下来.
He said,"No,I didn't. There is no magic stone.根本就没有魔石.
Look at everyone here.看看这里的每个人.
You are the magic.你们都会魔法.
You will never be hungry if you help each other. 如果你们互相帮助,就永远不会挨饿
Remember the lesson you learned²² this evening."记住今晚这一课
Then the little boy walked away.然后小男孩走了.
And no one ever¹⁴ saw²³ him again.再没有人见到他.

1 magic   

adj.有魔力的；n.魔法

参考例句：

• He is very good at performing magic.他很会表演魔术。
• That was a truly magic moment.那真是不可思议的一刻。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 delicious   

adj.美味的，可口的

参考例句：

• The apples are big and delicious.苹果又大又好吃。
• The beer tastes very delicious.这啤酒尝起来很可口。

8 borrow   

vt.借，借入，借用；vi.借

参考例句：

• Can I borrow two books at a time?我可以一次借两本书吗？
• You can borrow this dictionary from the library.你可以从图书馆借到这本字典。

9 pot   

n.罐，壶；v.把...装罐

参考例句：

• Please make me a fresh pot of tea.请给我沏一壶新茶。
• What is the pot made of?这个锅子是什么做的？

10 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

11 pepper   

n.胡椒(粉)；辣椒(粉)

参考例句：

• He put some pepper in the bowl.他放了一些胡椒粉在碗里。
• This pepper is really hot.这辣椒真够劲儿。

12 neighbour   

n.邻居；邻近的人(或物)，邻国

参考例句：

• I know nothing about my new neighbour.我对我的新邻人全无所闻。
• How can you get on with your neighbour?你与你的邻居相处得怎么样？

13 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。

14 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

15 stood   

vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
• The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

16 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

17 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

18 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

19 waved   

adj.波浪形的，起伏的，（织物等）有波纹的v.飘扬，摇摆，起伏( wave的过去式和过去分词 )；（一端固定地）飘扬；挥手指引；挥动…示意

参考例句：

• She waved a friendly greeting. 她友好地挥手致意。
• The fairy waved her wand and the table disappeared. 那仙女魔杖一挥，桌子不翼而飞。

20 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

21 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

22 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

23 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。