英国语文第一册 第42期:贪玩的男孩儿

 　　LESSON 42 THE BOY THAT LIKED PLAY 第四十二课 贪玩的男孩

　　They had not gone far when they saw a dog lying by the road-side; and the boy said,"May I not play with the dog? For it seems to have nothing to do." 他们没走多远就看到一只狗躺在路边，小男孩说道，"我可以和狗玩耍吗？他看上去无事可做。"

　　Just then a man gave a loud whistle¹. 小男孩话音刚落响起了一声男人的口哨。

　　The dog started up at once, and ran off to help him with the sheep he was driving to the market. 这只狗立刻起身跑过去帮主人把羊赶到市场上去。

　　Still further on, the boy saw a horse eating, and said, "It can have nothing to do, so I shall go and play with it." 又走了一段路，小男孩看到一只马正在吃东西，就说"它好像无事可做，所以我可以过去和它一起玩耍。"

　　But as he went forward, a man went up with a halter, which he put on the horse's head. 正当小男孩要过去时一个人拿着一条缰绳走了过去，他把缰绳套在了马头上。

　　As he did so, he said to the boy,"My little fellow, my horse must plough² and harrow my fields.  正如他所做的一样，他对男孩说道，"我的小伙伴，我的马必须要去耕地。

　　I must have oats and barley³ and wheat to grind⁴ and sell, that I may get money." 我要打磨燕麦、大麦和小麦去卖从而赚些钱。

　　Then, when the boy saw that every bee and bird and beast had something to do, he said to his sister,"Well, I shall go to school and learn my lessons." 然后这个男孩看到所有的蜜蜂、鸟儿、家兽都有事情做，他于是对姐姐说"我要去上学学习课程去了。"

　　"When I get home, mother win allow me a good long time for play with the other boys, before I go to bed." "这样我到家后，妈妈就会允许在我睡前让我和其他的小孩玩好长时间了。"

　　Saying this, he ran off to school; and his sister was glad to get away to do her own errands⁵. 说着这些，他跑去了学校，他姐姐也高兴的离开去做自己的差事去了。

1 whistle   

n.口哨，汽笛，啸啸声，口哨声；vi. 吹口哨，鸣汽笛，发嘘嘘声；vt.用口哨通知

参考例句：

• We heard the whistle of a train.我们听到了火车的汽笛声。
• He gave a loud whistle of surprise.他吹了一声响亮的口哨表示惊讶。

2 plough   

n.犁，耕地；vi.用犁耕田，开路；vt.耕，犁，开路

参考例句：

• Farmers plough in autumn or spring.农民在秋天或春天犁田。
• If we plough on until it's dark,we should get this field finished.如果我们一直犁到天黑，就可以把这块地犁完了。

3 barley   

n.大麦，大麦粒

参考例句：

• They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
• He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。

4 grind   

n.（常贬义）用功的学生，书呆子；vt.磨，磨碎

参考例句：

• Would you please grind a pound of coffee for me? 请给我磨一磅咖啡好吗？
• Do you find learning English a grind?你觉得学英语是一件苦差事吗？

5 errands   

n.errand的复数；差使( errand的名词复数 )；差事

参考例句：

• He often runs errands for his grandmother. 他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。
• I have a few errands to do in the town. 我在城里有些差事要办。 来自《简明英汉词典》