美国语文第一册 第92期:放学

 It is noon¹, and the school is out. Do you see the children at play?  中午，学校放学了。你看到孩子们在玩吗？

Some run and jump, some play ball, and three little girls play school under a tree. 一些人在跑跑跳跳，一些人在踢球，还有三个小女孩儿在树下学习。

What a big room for such² a small school! 这么小的学校竟然有这么大的教室！

Mary is the teacher. They all have books in their hands, and Fanny is reading³. 玛丽是位老师。她们手里都拿着书，范妮正在阅读。

They are all good girls, and would⁴ not be rude⁵ even⁶ in playing school. 她们都是好女孩，即使她们在玩上课的游戏时，也不会没有礼貌。

Kate and Mary listen to Fanny as⁷ she reads from her book.  凯特和玛丽正在听范妮讲她在书里读到的故事。

What do you think she is reading about? I will tell you.  你知道她都读到了些什么吗？我来告诉你吧，

It is about a poor little boy who was⁸ lost in the woods. 这是一个穷苦男孩在森林里迷路的故事。

When Fanny has finished⁹, the three girls will go home. 当范妮讲完之后，三个女孩就要回家了。

In a little while¹⁰, too, the boys will give up their playing. 再过一小会，男孩们的游戏也快结束了。

1 noon   

n.中午，正午；最高点；全盛期

参考例句：

• She often read newspaper at noon.她常在中午看报。
• I'll be back before noon.我会在正午之前回来。

2 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

3 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

4 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？

5 rude   

adj.粗鲁的；无礼的

参考例句：

• How can you be so rude?你怎么可以这么粗鲁呢？
• It is rude to point.指指点点是不礼貌的。

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 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。

8 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。

9 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。

10 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。