美国小学英语教材3:第92课 驯鹿王国(1)

 　　In Reindeer¹ Land² 驯鹿王国

　　Do you think it would³ be fun to drive a reindeer all your own⁴? 你认为独自赶着驯鹿很有趣吗？

　　As⁵ you read this story, find out as much as you can about the land of ice and snow in which Ivan and his family live. 你在读这则故事的时候，尽可能多的找找关于伊万和他的家人生活的这片土地的事，那里到处是冰雪。

　　Ivan Learns To Drive His Reindeer 伊万学会驾驭驯鹿

　　Ivan is a little boy who lives in Lapland, the country of ice and snow. 有个小男孩叫伊万，他生活在拉普兰，那里是冰雪之乡。

　　Lapland winters are very long, and for many days the sun does not even⁶ show its face. 拉普兰的冬天非常漫长，许多天都看不到太阳。

　　But at night the moon shines⁷ far more brightly than it does in our land. 但在晚上月光会比我们这里明亮许多。

　　Ivan does not feel the cold in his country, because he is dressed from head to foot in warm reindeer fur⁸. 在家乡伊万不觉得很寒冷，因为他从头到脚都穿上了暖和的驯鹿皮。

　　His mother and father and brothers and sisters are all dressed in the same way. 他的爸爸、妈妈、兄弟姐妹都是这样穿戴的。

　　One day Ivan's father made⁹ a small sled, and Ivan helped him; for in Lapland all boys learn to do some work when they are very young. 一天伊万的爸爸做一个小雪橇，伊万给他帮忙；在拉普兰所有的男孩在很小的时候就都学着做些活了。

　　The sled was¹⁰ pointed¹¹ at the front, so that it could¹² go through the snow quickly, and it had¹³ a place at the back for someone¹⁴ to sit in. 雪橇的前端是尖尖的，这样就能更容易滑过雪地，它的后部还有一个位子，人们可以坐在里面。

　　When the sled was finished¹⁵, Ivan's father gave¹⁶ the boy a rope and said¹⁷, "Go and get Lodo." 雪橇做好的时候，伊万的爸爸给了他一根绳子说，去把罗多牵过来。

　　Lodo was Ivan's own reindeer, which his father had given¹⁸ him when he was a baby.  罗多是伊万自己的驯鹿是伊万还是婴儿的时候他的父亲给他的。

　　In Lapland every young child is given one of these animals. 在拉普兰，每个小孩都会拥有这样的一只动物。

　　Until¹⁹ the child is big enough to drive his reindeer, he rides in a sled with his mother or father. 在孩子长到能够自己驾驭驯鹿之前，他一般要和他的爸爸或妈妈使用一个雪橇。

1 reindeer   

n.驯鹿

参考例句：

• The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。
• The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。

2 land   

n.陆地，国土，土地；v.登陆，登岸，卸货

参考例句：

• Farmers work on the land.农民在土地上干活。
• How long is it before we land?我们还有多长时间降落？

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

5 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。

6 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

7 shines   

v.发光( shine的第三人称单数 )；反射光；照耀；表现突出

参考例句：

• When the sun shines through a light rain, it makes a rainbow. 当太阳的光线穿过小雨时便形成了虹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The light shines on from over there and illuminates the stage. 灯光从那边照进来，照亮了舞台。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 fur   

n.毛皮；毛；软毛

参考例句：

• The woman is wearing a fur coat.这位妇女穿着一件皮大衣。
• Bear is covered with with fur.熊体表覆盖着皮毛。

9 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

10 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。

11 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

12 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

13 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。

14 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

15 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

16 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。

17 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。

18 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

19 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。