美国语文第一册 第101期:兔子

 One day, Willie’s father saw¹ a boy at the market² with four little white rabbits in a basket. 一天，威利的爸爸在市场看到了一个男孩，他的篮子里有四只小白兔。

He thought³ these would⁴ be nice pets for Willie;  他觉得这对威利来说会是个漂亮的宠物，

so he asked the lad how much he wanted for his rabbits. 就告诉这个小伙子他想买下这些兔子，并问他一共多少钱。

The boy said⁵, “Only fifty cents⁶, sir.” 男孩回答：“只要五毛钱，先生。”

Willie’s father bought them, and carried them home. 威利的爸爸买下兔子，并把它们带回了家。

Here you see the rabbits and their little master⁷.  现在你看到了兔子和它们的小主人。

He has a pen for them, and always shuts⁸ them in it at night to keep them safe. 威利为它们准备了一只笼子。晚上，他总是把它们关在里面，以保证他们的安全。

He gives them bread and grass to eat.  他喂它们面包和青草吃。

They like grass, and will take it from his hand. He has called in a little friend to see them. 兔子喜欢青草，会从他的手上取走。威利还叫来了一个小伙伴一起看兔子。

Willie is telling him about their funny ways. 威利正在把兔子的趣事告诉他。

1 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

2 market   

n.市场；集市

参考例句：

• The next market is on the 15th.下一次集市是15号。
• There is no market for these goods.这些货物，没有销路。

3 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

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 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

6 cents   

n.分，一分钱的硬币( cent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• dividend payments of 50 cents a share 每股50分的股息支付
• A huge plateful like that costs only 50 cents. 这样大一盘才50美分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 master   

n.(男)主人，雇主；能手，名家，大师；[M-]硕士；v.精通，掌握

参考例句：

• He is studying for a master's degree at Dalian University.他正在大连大学攻读硕士学位。
• English is not easy to master.英语不易掌握。

8 shuts   

v.关( shut的第三人称单数 )；关上；（使）停止营业；关门

参考例句：

• A leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai -- have one's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial. 一叶蔽目，不见泰山。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. 它一旦从外面把门打开，便走进园子里等着关门。 来自《用法词典》