美国小学英语教材6:第179课 往期回顾

A BACKWARD¹ LOOK

往期回顾

The stories you have just read are samples. In your town or school library and in magazines written especially for young American citizens,

你刚刚读到的这些故事是样本，在你的城镇或学校图书馆，或是专门为年轻的美国公民撰写的杂志上，

you will find countless² stories about boys and girls like yourself. It is always interesting to learn what others like ourselves are doing.

你会发现许多与男孩女孩有关的故事，他们和你一样，了解一些和我们一样的人做的事情是非常有趣的。

Sometimes we are surprised to find that they have experiences very much like our own; at other times we learn new things or get new ideas that help us.

有时我们惊讶地发现他们和我们的经历一样，有时我们学习了一些帮助我们的新事物和新想法。

Perhaps you know of a baseball, basketball, or football team that has come from behind and won a game when it seemed certain of defeat.

或许你了解一只棒球，篮球或足球队，虽然他们似乎一定会输，但它们从落后转为了胜利。

When a team goes into a game feeling sure of victory³, what danger does it face?

如果一直球队在比赛中感觉一定会赢，那么它们会面临什么风险呢？

In addition to Rodney, was there a person in one of these stories that you think would have made a good leader?

除了罗德尼，你认为故事中还有谁可以成为好的领导者？

You have just read about the boyhood days of two of our country's great men. Is there another great person about whose youthful⁴ days you know?

你刚刚阅读了我国两名伟人的少年时期的故事，你还知道其他名人的少年时期故事吗？

It would be interesting to write a little story or prepare a little talk about that person's boyhood or girlhood days.

写一点关于他们青少时期的小故事或准备一小段对话一定很有意思。

You have been told that young American citizens have duties to perform at home and at school.

人们说年轻的美国公民需要在家里和学校尽义务。

There are also ways in which boys and girls can help make the town or city a better place in which to live.

还有许多女孩和男孩们可以用来让你居住的城镇或城市变得更好的方法。

It would be worthwhile for you and your classmates to suggest and talk over some of these ways.

和你的同学谈论这些方法是非常值得的。

For example, is it right to destroy or damage property⁵ on Halloween?

比如，在万圣节毁坏公物是否是正确的？

On page 450 you will find a list of books that tell of American boys and girls. You will surely⁶ want to read some of them.

在第450页，你会发现一些讲述美国男孩和女孩的书籍单，你一定会愿意读一读的。

1 backward   

adv./adj.向后地；相反地；退步地

参考例句：

• Because of his long illness,Tom is backward in his studies.因为汤姆长期生病，所以在学习中成绩落后。
• The rainy season is backward this year.今年雨季来得晚。

2 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

3 victory   

n.胜利，成功

参考例句：

• Victory will never come if we only wait for it.如果我们光是等待，胜利永远不会到来。
• It can't be questioned that we will win the final victory.我们将最终取得胜利，这是确定无疑的。

4 youthful   

adj.年轻的，有青春活力的

参考例句：

• Exercise will keep you youthful.体育锻练会使你充满活力。
• The boy looked very youthful.这孩子看起来岁数很小。

5 property   

n.财产，所有物，所有权，性质，特性，（小）道具

参考例句：

• He has made over his property to a hospital.他已将财产转交给了一家医院。
• Oil has the property of floating on water.油有浮在水上的特性。

6 surely   

adv.确实地，无疑地；必定地，一定地

参考例句：

• It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.想必他们可以达成协议。
• Surely we'll profit from your work.我们肯定会从你的工作中得到益处。