英语小达人 157 Selling a Ladder

 　　Selling a Ladder²

　　卖梯子

　　There was³ a big garden near old Mr. Jones house, and it had⁴ a lot of fruit trees in it. One day he saw⁵ some beautiful apples on one of them. He went home and get a ladder, put it against⁶ the high wall of the garden and climbed up. Then he pulled⁷ the ladder up, put it down on the other side⁸, and climbed down into the garden. Just then a gardener⁹ cam e¹ round a corner and saw him.

　　老琼斯先生家附近有一座大花园，里面长了很多果树。一天，他看到有棵树上结了一些鲜艳苹果。他回家拿了一架梯子，把它倚靠在花园的高墙上，爬了上去。然后，他把梯子拿起来放在墙的另一边，顺着梯子下去进了花园。就在这时，园丁从角落里走了过来，看到了他。

　　"What are you doing here?" he shouted.

　　“你在这里做什么呢？”他喊道。

　　Mr. Jones thought¹⁰ quickly and then said¹¹, "I'm selling my ladder."

　　琼斯先生脑子一转，说道：“我在卖梯子。”

　　"Selling your ladder? In somebody¹² else's garden? Do you think I believe¹³ such¹⁴ a stupid¹⁵ story?" said the gardener and came¹⁶ towards¹⁷ Mr. Jones with a stick¹⁸.

　　“卖梯子？在别人的花园里？你以为我会相信你现编乱造？”说着，园丁就拿着棍子朝他走去。

　　"It is my ladder," said Mr. Jones,"and I can sell it where I like. You needn't buy if you don't want to." And he took¹⁹ his ladder and climbed over the wall again.

　　“这是我的梯子！”琼斯先生说，“我愿意在哪里卖就在哪里卖。如果你不愿意，就不必买啊！”他带着梯子，又爬过墙走了。

1 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 ladder   

n.梯子，阶梯，梯状物

参考例句：

• He got down from the ladder.他从梯子上下来了。
• The book is the ladder of human progress.书是人类进步的阶梯。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 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。

6 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

7 pulled   

adj. 牵引的 动词pull的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• A police car pulled up alongside us. 一辆警车在我们旁边停了下来。
• She pulled the curtain aside. 她把窗帘拉向一边。

8 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

9 gardener   

n.园丁，花匠，园艺家

参考例句：

• After the old gardener died,the garden grew wild.老园丁死后，花园就慢慢荒芜了。
• I'll have the gardener plant some trees.我要让园丁种些树。

10 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。

11 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。

12 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

13 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

14 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

15 stupid   

adj.愚蠢的，笨拙的，麻木的，无趣味的；n.傻瓜

参考例句：

• The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。
• He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。

16 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

17 towards   

prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近

参考例句：

• The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
• He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。

18 stick   

n.枝，杆，手杖；vt.插于，刺入，竖起；vi.钉住，粘贴，坚持

参考例句：

• A walking stick is a must for me now.如今我行走离不开手杖了。
• To stick a stamp on an envelope.在信封上贴邮票。

19 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。