英国语文第一册 第27期:猫头鹰

 　　LESSON 27 THE OWL¹ 第二十七课 猫头鹰

　　The owl is called the“bird of night.” 猫头鹰被称作“夜之鸟”。

　　The light of day is too strong and too bright for his eyes. 白天的光对它们的眼睛来说太强、太亮。

　　So he sits all day long hid² in a tree, or in a hole of a wall, out of sight³. 所以他一整天都藏在树上或壁洞这种很难被发现的地方。

　　As⁴ soon as it is night he comes out, and flies round and round, in search⁵ of mice⁶, or small birds. 一到了晚上他便出来，在空中盘旋飞翔着觅食老鼠或小鸟。

　　When he flies, his wings do not make a noise. So the mice and birds do not hear him till⁷ he is quite near. 当他飞行时，他的羽翼不会发出响声。所以当老鼠和小鸟们听到他的声音时，他已经飞得离他们很近了。

　　The birds know him well, and are in great fear⁸ of him. 鸟儿很了解他，也很怕他。

　　When they find him out by day, they come and peck⁹ at him with all their might¹⁰. 当它们白天遇见他时，就会拼命地啄他。

　　He is then half blind¹¹, and he does not see how to fight¹² with them. Look how they peck at him! 他那时会反应迟钝，不清楚要怎样对付它们。看它们是如何啄他的！

　　Poor owl! Fly back to your hole as fast as you can. 可怜的猫头鹰！你尽快地飞回你的洞里吧。

1 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

2 hid   

hide 的过去式(分词)

参考例句：

• He hid the letter in a drawer. 他把信藏在抽屉里。
• She hid her worries behind an air of insouciance. 她掩饰着自己的烦恼，表现得无忧无虑。

3 sight   

n.景观，视力，眼界；vt.看见，观看；vi.瞄准

参考例句：

• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。
• We have lost sight of him since he went abroad.在他出国以后，我们就失掉了联系。

4 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。

5 search   

n.搜寻，探究；v.搜寻，探求，调查

参考例句：

• Did you search all over?你整个都搜查过了吗？
• After a long search,they found the lost child.经过很长时间的寻找，他们发现了这个走失的小孩。

6 mice   

n.（mouse的复数形式）老鼠

参考例句：

• I like fish and mice.我喜欢鱼和老鼠。
• Mice are small grey animals.老鼠是灰色的小动物。

7 till   

conj.直到(...为止)；n.(账台中)放钱的抽屉；prep.直到；pron.直到...为止，直到；vt.耕种

参考例句：

• It was not till 11 o'clock that he came back last night.昨晚直到11点他才回来。
• You can come to my house till all hours.你多晚来我家都没关系。

8 fear   

n.敬畏，害怕，担心，不安的原因；vt.害怕，敬畏

参考例句：

• He couldn't move for fear.他害怕得动弹不得。
• He left an hour early for fear of missing his train.他提前一小时离开以免误了火车。

9 peck   

v.啄，啄食；n.啄痕，啄食，（口）轻吻；配克，（口）大量

参考例句：

• The cock gave me a peck.那只公鸡啄了我一下。
• She gave him a light peck of farewell.她给了他一个匆匆的吻道别。

10 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

11 blind   

adj.盲目的，瞎的；n.百叶窗；v.使失明

参考例句：

• He is blind in the left eye.他的左眼是瞎的。
• The blind live in the dark.盲人在黑暗中生活。

12 fight   

n.打架，战斗，斗志；v.对抗，打架

参考例句：

• We are ready to fight again.我们再度准备好战斗。
• I'll fight with you.我会和你并肩作战。