背诵为王 第 二 册 第 57 课

Lesson57 A Little Kite
“I never can do it，” the little kite said，
As he looked at the others high over his head；
“I know I should fall if I tried to fly．”
“Try，” said the big kite， “Only try!
Or I fear you never will learn at all． ”
But the little kite said， “I'm afraid I'll fall．”
The big kite nodded：“Ah， well， good-bye；
I'm off．” And he rose toward the cloudless sky．
Then the little kite's paper stirred at the sight，
And trembling， he shook himself free for flight．
First whirling and frightened， then braver grown，
Up， up he rose through the air alone，
Till the big kite， looking down， could see
The little one rising steadily²．
Then how the little kite thrilled with pride，
As he sailed with the big kite side by side!
While far below he could see the ground，
And the boys， like small spots moving round．
They rested high in the quiet air，
And only the joyful³ birds were there．
“Oh， how happy I am!” the little kite cried，
“And all because I was brave， and tried．”

stir 移动
whirl  旋转
thrill 发抖，抖动

一只小风筝
“我从来都做不到。”小风筝说，
当他看到头顶上高空中的其他风筝时。
“我知道如果我要飞的话，我会摔下来。”
“试试，”大风筝说，“只是试一下！
否则我恐怕你永远都学不会。”
但小风筝说：“我害怕会掉下来。”
大风筝点点头说：“哦，好吧，再见。我要飞了。”然后他升向万里无云的天空。
看到这以后，小风筝身上的纸开始动起来。
颤颤悠悠他让自己自由地飞了起来。
开始时旋转着，很害怕，然后变得更勇敢了。
上升，上升，他独自在空中升起。
直到大风筝往下看，看到小风筝正平稳地上升。
当小风筝和大风筝肩并肩一起飞翔时，他是多么自豪地抖动着身体啊！
而在很远的下面，他能看到大地，还有男孩子们，他们像一个个小点一样四处移动。
他们在安静的、高高的空中休息，
那里只有快乐的小鸟。
“哦，我是多么快乐啊！”小风筝叫起来，“这都是因为我很勇敢，我敢于尝试。”

1 seethe   

vi.拥挤，云集；发怒，激动，骚动

参考例句：

• Many Indians continue to seethe and some are calling for military action against their riotous neighbour.很多印度人都处于热血沸腾的状态，很多都呼吁针对印度这个恶邻采取军事行动。
• She seethed with indignation.她由于愤怒而不能平静。

2 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

3 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。