美国小学英语教材4:第111课 收羊毛(2)

 　　Aunt Betsy, his wife, was busy all the week before, baking and roasting, 塞缪尔的妻子，贝琪阿姨整整一个星期都在忙着烘焙和烧烤，

　　and packing the good things into a trunk that was sent out on the morning of shearing¹ day. 然后在剪羊毛日的早晨把这些做好的东西装进箱子里送过去。

　　Mary was going to the shearing this year for the first time. 玛丽今年第一次去剪羊毛。

　　Peter was to be allowed to leave the family as soon as they reached the grounds, and enjoy the day with his friends. 彼得和朋友们一到庄园就被允许离开出去玩耍。

　　When Grandfather came home from the sheepwashing on Saturday night, the children asked him questions faster than he could answer them: 星期六晚上，爷爷洗完羊回来，孩子们问问题的速度比他回答的速度还要快：

　　"Are all the tents up?" "Are there any more sheep than there were last year?" “所有的帐篷都搭好了吗?”“这里的羊比去年多吗?”

　　"Did anyone get tumbled² over into the pond?" “有没有人摔倒在池塘里?”

　　"Yes, indeed," said Grandfather, "your Uncle Samuel went splash³ over backward! We couldn't help laughing." “是的，是的，”爷爷说，“塞缪尔叔叔溅了一身水!我们忍不住笑了。”

　　Peter felt perfectly⁴ happy when Grandfather said, "Well, it will be a fine day tomorrow." 当爷爷说，明天是个好天气，彼得高兴极了。

　　That night he lay awake for hours, and then slept so hard that Grandfather had to call him in the morning. 那天晚上彼得躺在床上，几个小时没睡着，后来才睡下去，早上爷爷不得不给他打电话。

　　"Peter, Peter, are you up?" “彼得，彼得，你起床了吗?”

　　No boy ever dressed faster than Peter did that morning. 那天早上，彼得在所有人当中穿衣的速度是最快的。

　　Clatter⁵, clatter, his stout⁶ shoes sounded on the stairs. 当啷，当啷，楼梯上传来他那双结实鞋子的声音。

　　After breakfast, Grandfather and Peter walked down the street to the stable, harnessed the old white horse, and drove him back to the house. 吃过早饭，爷爷和彼得沿着街道来到马厩，给那匹老白马套上挽具，然后驱回家去。

　　Mother and Mary were waiting at the gate with baskets of lunch beside them. 妈妈和玛丽在大门口等着，身边放着一篮子午餐。

　　Grandfather helped them into the cart, and climbed to his own seat; then off they went! 爷爷扶着他们上车爬到了自己的座位上，然后一行人就离开了!

1 shearing   

n.剪羊毛，剪取的羊毛v.剪羊毛( shear的现在分词 )；切断；剪切

参考例句：

• The farmer is shearing his sheep. 那农夫正在给他的羊剪毛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The result of this shearing force is to push the endoplasm forward. 这种剪切力作用的结果是推动内质向前。 来自辞典例句

2 tumbled   

v.倒塌( tumble的过去式和过去分词 )；翻滚；突然摔倒；恍然大悟

参考例句：

• He slipped and tumbled down the stairs. 他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。
• A hundred and fifty empty bottles tumbled onto the floor. 150个空瓶子滚落到地板上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 splash   

v.溅，泼；n.溅泼声，溅出的水等，斑点

参考例句：

• I fell into the water with a splash.我跌入水中，激起水花四溅。
• There's a splash of paint on the white wall.白墙上溅上了一片油漆。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 clatter   

v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声

参考例句：

• The dishes and bowls slid together with a clatter.碟子碗碰得丁丁当当的。
• Don't clatter your knives and forks.别把刀叉碰得咔哒响。

6 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。