美国小学英语教材4:第85课 荷兰小人国(1)

 THE LITTLE TOY LAND OF THE DUTCH 荷兰小人国

Away, 'way off 'cross the seas and such  跨越千山万水，漂洋过海，

Lies the little fiat¹ land of the Dutch, Dutch, Dutch, 来到这片土地，荷兰，荷兰，荷兰，

Where the green toy meadows stretch off to the sea, 绿油油的草地绵延伸向大海，

With a little canal where a fence ought to be! 在栅栏的地方，一条小河缓缓流淌，

Where the windmill's arms go round, round, round, 风车转啊，转啊，转啊，

And sing to the cows with a creaky sound. 对着牛吱吱呜呜地歌唱着，

Where storks² live up in the chimney-top, 鹳栖息在烟囱顶上，

And wooden shoes pound, plop, plop, plop! 木鞋扑通，扑通，扑通！

Where little toy houses stand in a row, 小房子排成排，

And dog carts clattering³ past them go! 狗拉小车从他们身边呼啸而过！

Where milk-cans shine in the shiniest way, 牛奶罐闪闪发光，

And the housemaids scrub, scrub, scrub all day. 女仆整天不断地擦洗，擦洗，擦洗。

Where dikes keep out the raging sea, 堤坝挡住汹涌奔腾的海浪，

And shut in the land as cozy⁴ as can be. 守着这片静谧的家园，

Oh, that little toy land, I like it much, 哦，那个小人国，我很喜欢，

That prim⁵ little, trim little, land of the Dutch. 在荷兰的一片洁净平整的土地上。

1 fiat   

n.命令，法令，批准；vt.批准，颁布

参考例句：

• The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
• He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。

2 storks   

n.鹳( stork的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Meg and Jo fed their mother like dutiful young storks. 麦格和裘像一对忠实的小鹳似地喂她们的母亲。 来自辞典例句
• They believe that storks bring new babies to the parents' home. 他们相信白鹤会给父母带来婴儿。 来自互联网

3 clattering   

发出咔哒声（clatter的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Typewriters keep clattering away. 打字机在不停地嗒嗒作响。
• The typewriter was clattering away. 打字机啪嗒啪嗒地响着。

4 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

5 prim   

adj.拘泥形式的，一本正经的；n.循规蹈矩，整洁；adv.循规蹈矩地，整洁地

参考例句：

• She's too prim to enjoy rude jokes!她太古板，不喜欢听粗野的笑话！
• He is prim and precise in manner.他的态度一本正经而严谨