英语美文背诵 许愿的小女孩(上)

The Little Girl Who Dared¹ to Wish

许愿的小女孩

As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she collided² with a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.

在艾米绕过她的教室对面的走廊的拐角时，她迎面撞到了一个5年级的高个男孩。

“Watch it ” The boy yelled³.

那男孩大叫，“看路，”

Then, with a smirk⁴ on his face, the boy took hold of his right leg and mimicked⁵ the way Amy limped⁶ when she walked.

然后，他脸上带着带厌的笑容，用手按在他的右腿上，模仿着艾米走路跛行的样子。

Amy closed her eyes. Ignore him, she told herself as she headed for her classroom.

艾米将双眼闭上了一会。“不理会他，”她在返回教室时对自己说。

But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy's unfriendly way. It wasn't as if her were the only one.

但是在那天结束时，艾米仍然想着那个高个男孩低劣的嘲笑。其实他不是唯一的一个做出这种事的人。

It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed her every single day. Kids made fun of her speech or her limping⁷.

好像自从艾米上三年级后，每天都有人在嘲笑他。孩子嘲笑她的讲话或是她的跛行。

Amy was tired of it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing⁸ made her feel all alone.

艾米受够了。有时，即使在坐满了学生的教室里，别人的嘲笑使她感到孤单无助。

Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was quiet. Her mother knew that things were not going well at school.

那晚，回到家里，艾米坐在餐桌旁边默不做声。她的母亲知道肯定是在学校里遇到不顺心的事了。

That's why Patti Hagadorn was happy to have some exciting news to share with her daughter.

所以，派蒂决定告诉她女儿一些激动的消息。

“There's a Christmas wish contest on the radio station,” Amy's mom announced. “Write a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize.

“在电台中有一个圣诞节愿望竞赛的节目，”艾米的母亲告知她。“给圣诞老人写封信，你也许可能得到奖品。

I think someone at this table with blonde curly⁹ hair should enter.”

我认为坐在餐桌边的金发卷毛的人应该参加。”

Amy smiled. The contest sounded like fun. She started thinking about what she wanted most for Christmas.

艾米咯咯地笑了。竞赛听起来很有趣。她开始思考她最想的圣诞节礼物了。

A smile took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.

当艾米第一次想起这个主意时，她脸上挂满了笑。她拿出铅笔和纸，开始写信。“亲爱的圣诞老人，”她开始写道。

While Amy worked out that letter, the rest of the family tried to guess what she might ask from Santa.

当艾米起劲地做作文时，家里的其他人试图猜测她可能向圣诞老人要求什么。

Amy's sister, Jamie, and Amy's mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would top Amy's wish list.

艾米的姐姐，杰米，艾米的妈妈都认为3英寸大的芭比娃娃是艾米最想要的东西。

1 dared   

v.敢( dare的过去式和过去分词 )；敢做；激（某人做某事）；问（某人）有没有胆量（做某事）

参考例句：

• She said it as loudly as she dared. 她壮着胆子大声说了出来。
• I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. 我可不敢不听老师的话。

2 collided   

v.相撞( collide的过去式和过去分词 )；碰撞；冲突；抵触

参考例句：

• The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。
• The car collided with a stationary vehicle. 小汽车撞到一辆停着的车上。

3 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 smirk   

n.得意地笑；v.傻笑；假笑着说

参考例句：

• He made no attempt to conceal his smirk.他毫不掩饰自鸣得意的笑容。
• She had a selfsatisfied smirk on her face.她脸上带着自鸣得意的微笑。

5 mimicked   

v.（尤指为了逗乐而）模仿( mimic的过去式和过去分词 )；酷似

参考例句：

• He mimicked her upper-class accent. 他模仿她那上流社会的腔调。 来自辞典例句
• The boy mimicked his father's voice and set everyone off laughing. 男孩模仿他父亲的嗓音，使大家都大笑起来。 来自辞典例句

6 limped   

一瘸一拐地走( limp的过去式和过去分词 )； 困难地航行

参考例句：

• The damaged ship limped back to port. 那艘受损的船困难地驶回港口。
• He limped off the playground. 他一瘸一拐地离开了运动场。

7 limping   

一瘸一拐地走( limp的现在分词 )； 困难地航行； 磕磕绊绊； 跛行

参考例句：

• We were off before sunrise, Sandy riding and I limping along behind. 还没出太阳，我们就动身了，桑弟骑马，我一瘸一点的在后边跟着。
• The young surgeon lifted up the limping General, and offered to conduct him to his home. 青年外科医生把瘫软无力的将军扶起来，要送他回家。

8 teasing   

adj.戏弄的，逗趣的v.取笑，戏弄( tease的现在分词 )；梳理（羊毛等）

参考例句：

• Don't get upset—I was only teasing. 别不高兴，我只是在逗你玩。
• I didn't think you meant that seriously;I thought you were teasing. 我未想到你是当真的，我原以为你是开玩笑的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 curly   

adj.卷曲的，卷缩的

参考例句：

• The little boy has curly hair.这小男孩长着一头卷发。
• She is tall and dark with curly hair.她高高的个子，黑皮肤，卷头发。