美国小学英语教材5:第160课 为朋友而勇敢(1)

A HERO FOR A FRIEND

为朋友而勇敢

Joseph B. Ames

作者：约瑟夫·B.艾姆斯

Can a person be afraid and still be brave? Perhaps you will be able to answer this question after you have read this story of an adventure that Paul Seabury and Bill Hedges had while they were skiing one afternoon.

一个人能既害怕又勇敢吗？也许当你读了保罗·西布里和比尔·赫奇斯一天下午滑雪时的冒险故事后，你就能回答这个问题了。

PAUL MEETS HIS HERO

保罗遇见了他的英雄

Opening the door of the long, low-ceiled library, Bill Hedges paused in surprise. He had expected to find the library as deserted¹ as were all the other rooms of the boarding-school since the Christmas vacation had begun four days before. Instead, on the hearth² a log fire burned cheerfully. Curled up in an easy chair close by was the slight figure of Paul Seabury, who, like himself, lived at too great a distance from school to go home for the holidays.

比尔·赫奇斯打开长长的、低矮的图书室的门，惊讶地停了下来。他原以为，自从四天前圣诞节假期开始以来，这所寄宿学校的图书馆和其他所有的房间一样空无一人。相反，壁炉里的一堆木柴欢快地燃烧着。保罗·西布里瘦小的身影蜷缩在近旁的一把安乐椅上，和他一样，他住的地方离学校太远，无法回家过节。

“Hello !” said Bill in surprise. “You have surely made yourself comfortable here. I thought you were upstairs.”

“你好！”比尔惊讶地说。“你在这里一定过得很舒服。我以为你在楼上。”

He dragged a chair up to the hearth and plumped; down into it. “What are you reading?” he asked.

他把一把椅子拖到炉边，扑通一声坐了下来。“你在读什么？”他问道。

1 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

2 hearth   

n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面

参考例句：

• She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
• She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。