第210期:一个暖人心扉的故事

 　　今天分享的是一篇美文。

　　重点词汇

　　neighborhood n.地区; 某地区的人; 与某处邻近的地区; 临近街坊

　　branch n.分支; 树枝; 部门，分科; 支流;

　　stick out 坚持; 伸出来; 竖起; 断言

　　camouflage¹ n.伪装; 掩饰; 〈喻〉幌子;

　　preserved adj.防腐的，可保存的，加工过的;

　　kneel vi.跪，下跪;

　　gasp² vi.喘气，喘息

　　Tiny Tree

　　A neighborhood kid with branches and leaves sticking out of his pockets and a headband came into our front yard. He looked like a little soldier in camouflage. "I'm acting³ like a tree so butterflies will come," he said. As he waited on the grass, I brought out a huge blue preserved butterfly I'd purchased in Malaysia and hid it behind my back. I walked over, kneeled, pulled out the butterfly, and said, "A butterfly has come to see you." He gasped⁴, and his eyes widened. His wishes won't always come true, but one did that day.

　　小树

　　一个邻居的小孩戴着头巾，从他的口袋伸出树枝和树叶，他走进了我们的前院。他看上去像个伪装的小士兵。"我得和树一样，这样蝴蝶就会来了，"他说。当他在草地上等待的时候，我拿出一只我在马来西亚买的超大的蓝色蝴蝶，藏在我的背后。我走过去，跪下来，拿出了蝴蝶，说："一只蝴蝶来看你了。"他喘着气，他瞪大了眼睛。他的愿望不总会实现，但是那天他的愿望真的实现了。

1 camouflage   

n./v.掩饰，伪装

参考例句：

• The white fur of the polar bear is a natural camouflage.北极熊身上的白色的浓密软毛是一种天然的伪装。
• The animal's markings provide effective camouflage.这种动物身上的斑纹是很有效的伪装。

2 gasp   

n.喘息，气喘；v.喘息；气吁吁他说

参考例句：

• She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
• The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》