美国小学英语教材3:第84课 假日(4)

 "Good-morning, Tom. You are out early. 早上好，汤姆，你出来得可真早。

And here are all the things I need—the butter, and the sugar, and the fruit, and the eggs! 我要的东西都来了：黄油、糖、水果和鸡蛋。

Now I shall be able to make a cake today." 这样我今天就能做一个蛋糕了。

Jack¹ knew who it was that had come so early this cold morning. 杰克知道是谁在这么大冷天的一大早来了。

It was Tom, the grocer's boy. 是汤姆，杂货铺里的一个男孩。

Quickly Jack ran downstairs to eat his breakfast. 杰克很快跑下楼梯吃早饭。

While he was eating, he heard the milkman's wagon² and the sound of the baker's boy whistling³ as he delivered his bread in the cold. 吃饭的时候，他听到送奶工人的车子声，还有寒冷中送面包男孩的口哨声。

After breakfast Jack looked out of the window and saw Tom hurrying down the street with his empty basket on his arm. 早饭过后，杰克看了看窗外，他看到汤姆胳膊上提个空篮子，沿着街道匆匆的走过。

He was going back to the store for another load. 他回到杂货铺，又拿了另一篮子的东西出来。

Jack put on his cap and coat and ran out. 杰克戴上帽子，穿上外套跑了出去。

"Wait, Tom!" he called, "I have a holiday, and I'll help you deliver the groceries⁴ this morning. 杰克喊到，汤姆等等！我放假，今天早上我帮你来送这些东西吧。

That will be lots more fun than doing the things I had planned to do all day." 这会比我原先计划整天要做的事情有趣多了。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

3 whistling   

n.吹笛，吹口哨，啸声v.吹口哨( whistle的现在分词 )；鸣笛；呼啸着前进；空指望

参考例句：

• The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees. 炸弹爆炸了，弹片呼啸着穿过树林。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully. 他欢快地吹着口哨回家吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 groceries   

n.食品，杂货；杂货业( grocery的名词复数 )；杂货店；杂品

参考例句：

• Hi, Al. I see you're buying the groceries today. 你好，Al.我今天看见你买杂货了。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• She ordered her groceries by phone and never left the house. 她用电话定购食品，一步也没离开那座房子。 来自辞典例句