美国小学英语教材3:第15课 傻蛋的故事(1)

 　　The Simpleton 傻蛋的故事

　　This story is about a boy who was¹ always doing strange³ things. 这则故事讲述了一个行事古怪的男孩。

　　His brothers thought⁴ that he did⁵ not know very much, and called him a simpleton. 他的哥哥们认为他不谙世事，便叫他傻蛋。

　　Find out if this was good name for him. 看看这个名字对他来说是不是名副其实。

　　One fine day a boy was walking down the road, jingling⁷ some money in his pockets⁸. 在一个天气晴朗的日子，一个男孩走在大路上，他拨弄着口袋里的钱币叮当作响。

　　After a while⁹ he met a farmer with a basket on his arm. 不一会儿，他遇见了一个手提篮子的农夫。

　　"Good-morning," said¹⁰ the boy. "What have you in your basket?" 早上好，男孩说。你的篮子里有什么？

　　"Nothing for you," said the farmer crossly. 没有什么能给你的，农夫蛮横地说。

　　So the boy went on, jingling his money. 于是男孩继续走他的路，仍旧让钱币叮当作响。

　　"What is that noise I hear?" called the farmer. 我听到的是什么声音？农民回过头问道。

　　"Oh," said the boy, "that is the money my brothers gave¹¹ me. 哦，那是我哥哥们给我的钱。

　　They say I am a simpleton; so they gave me some money and sent me away from home." 他们说我是个傻蛋；于是给我了一些钱，把我赶出了家。男孩说。

　　The farmer liked the sound of Simpleton's money. 听到钱的声音农民非常高兴。

　　"See here!" he said. "I have a very fine goose in my basket, and I will sell it to you." 看这！他说。我的篮子里有只上好的大肥鹅，我要把它卖给你。

　　"That is such¹² a fine goose," said Simpleton, "that I will be glad to buy it." 嗯，这确实是只上好的大肥鹅，傻蛋说，我会很高兴买下它。

　　At once he gave the farmer the money and took¹³ the goose. 他马上把钱给了农民，拿走了这只鹅。

　　As² Simpleton started to walk down the road, he saw¹⁴ a beautiful palace¹⁵ on a green hill. 傻蛋准备继续赶路，他看到在郁郁葱葱的山间有座美丽的宫殿。

　　"Whose palace is that?" he called to the farmer. 于是他问那个农民，那个宫殿是谁的？

　　"Oh!" laughed the farmer. "What a simpleton you are! 哈！农民笑到。你可真是头脑简单啊！

　　Have you never heard of the king⁶'s palace? Our great king lives there." 你难道就从来没有听说过王宫吗？那儿住着的可是我们伟大的国王。

　　"If that is where the king lives," said Simpleton, 傻蛋说，如果那儿就是国王的住所，

　　"I will take my goose to the palace and give it to him." On he went, singing merrily. 我要把我的肥鹅带到王宫献给他。说完他向前走去，边走边欢快地唱着歌。

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 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

4 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

5 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？

6 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

7 jingling   

叮当声

参考例句：

• A carriage went jingling by with some reclining figure in it. 一辆马车叮当驶过，车上斜倚着一个人。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Melanie did not seem to know, or care, that life was riding by with jingling spurs. 媚兰好像并不知道，或者不关心，生活正马刺丁当地一路驶过去了呢。

8 pockets   

袋( pocket的名词复数 )； （附在车门上、提包内等的）小口袋； 球袋； 钱财

参考例句：

• Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited. 爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。

9 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

10 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。

11 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。

12 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

13 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。

14 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。

15 palace   

n.皇宫；官殿；豪华大厦

参考例句：

• It is really a magic palace!那真是一个有魔力的宫殿！
• What a palace this was!这里可真像皇宫啊！