英国语文第二册 第42期:聪明过头

 　　LESSON 42 Too clever 第四十二课 聪明过头

　　Fred came from school the first half-year 弗雷德上半年入学，

　　As learned¹ as could be, 努力学了很多知识，

　　And wished to show to all around how smart a boy was he. 他想着向所有人证明自己的聪明才智。

　　And so at dinner he began,— 所以，吃完饭时，他开始卖弄，——

　　"Papa, you think you see two roasted² chickens on that dish,now I will prove them three! “爸爸，你现在看到盘子里有两只烤鸡，但我要证明这有三只。”

　　"First, this is one, and that is two,as plain as plain can be; “首先，这是一，那是二，很简单，

　　I add the one unto the two,and two and one make three."— 我用一加上二，就得到三了。”

　　"Just so," then answered his papa; “就这样，”他爸爸回答道；

　　"If what you say is true, “如果你说的是真的，

　　I will take one, mamma takes one, 那我吃一只，你妈妈吃一只，

　　The third we leave for you!" 你就吃第三只吧！”

1 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

2 roasted   

a.烤好的

参考例句：

• I love the delightful odour of freshly roasted coffee beans. 我喜欢新烘咖啡豆的清香气味。
• They roasted his new book. 他们狠狠地挖苦他的新书。