美国语文第一册 第97期:滑冰

 I like winter, when snow and ice cover¹ the ground².  我喜欢冬天，当冰雪覆盖大地。

What fun it is to throw snowballs, and to skate on the ice! 打雪仗和滑冰多么有趣！

See the boys and girls! How merry³ they are!  看看这些男孩和女孩！他们玩得多高兴呀！

Henry has his sled, and draws his little sister. There they go! 亨利用他的雪橇拉着小妹妹。瞧，他们走啦！

I think Henry is kind, for his sister is too small to skate. 我觉得亨利非常善良，他的妹妹太小，还滑不了冰。

Look! Did⁴ you see that boy fall down?  看！你看到那个男孩摔倒了吗？

But I see he is not hurt, for he is laughing. 我觉得他没有受伤，因为他还在笑呢。

Some other boys have just come to join in the sport. See them put on their skates. 其他一些男孩刚刚过来加入了游戏。看，他们穿上了冰鞋。

Henry says, that he hopes⁵ his father will get a pair of skates for his sister next winter. 亨利说，他希望爸爸能在明年冬天给他妹妹买一双冰鞋。

1 cover   

n.盖子，覆盖物；v.覆盖…，扩及，掩饰

参考例句：

• Under cover of the dark,the dog was stolen.在黑夜的掩护下，狗被偷走了。
• The book needs a new cover.这书需要装个新封面。

2 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

3 merry   

adj.高兴的，愉快的，欢乐的，兴高采烈的

参考例句：

• I wish you a merry Christmas.祝你圣诞快乐。
• She is in a merry mood.她心情愉快。

4 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

5 hopes   

n.& v.希望n.希望( hope的名词复数 )；希望的东西；被寄予希望的人（或事物、情况）；抱有希望的理由v.希望，期望( hope的第三人称单数 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待

参考例句：

• He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal . 他声称遭无理解雇，仍然希望赢得申诉。
• a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth 代表黑人青年希望的政治家