英语小达人 258 Under the Wagon

　　Under the Wagon¹

　　在马车下面

　　A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagon loaded of corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise.

　　农场的一个男孩不小心弄翻了装满玉米的马车。住在附近的农夫听到了动静。

　　"Hey Willis!" the farmer yelled, "Forget your troubles. Come in with us. Then I'll help you get the wagon up."

　　“嗨，威利斯，”农夫叫道，“别管它了，过来和我们待会儿。一会儿我帮你把它弄起来。”

　　"That's mighty² nice of you," Willis answered, "but I don't think Pa would like me to."

　　“您真是太好了，”威利斯答道，“但是我想爸爸不希望我这样做。”

　　"Aw, come on," the farmer insisted.

　　“咳，来吧，”农夫坚持着。

　　"Well, okay," the boy finally agreed, and added, "but Pa won't like it."

　　“那么，好吧，”男孩最终同意了，可是又加上一句，“但是爸爸不会喜欢的。”

　　After a hearty³ dinner, Willis thanked his host, "I feel a lot better now, but I know Pa is going to be real upset."

　　吃了丰盛的一餐后，男孩感谢热情的主人：“我现在感觉好多了，但是我知道爸爸一定真的很难过。”

　　"Don't be foolish!" the farmer said with a smile, "By the way, where is he?"

　　“别傻了！”农夫笑着说：“顺便问一句，你爸爸在哪儿？”

　　"Under the wagon!"

　　“在马车下面。”

　　重点讲解：

　　1. help sb. do sth.

　　帮助某人做某事；

　　eg. Figure out how much your teen can put away per week to help him get to this goal.

　　要找出孩子每周能够存下多少钱，好帮助他们达成这一目标。

　　eg. And our job is to help them make something of it.

　　而我们要做的就是帮助他们能在未来有所作为。

　　eg. He said he could help me get my money back, but I didn't believe him.

　　他说他能够帮我把钱要回来，不过我不相信他。

　　2. would like sb. to do sth.

　　希望某人做某事；

　　eg. We'd like you to look around and tell us if anything is missing.

　　请您四处看看，告诉我们是不是缺了什么东西。

　　eg. Would you like to tell me what happened?

　　能告诉我发生了什么事吗？

　　eg. Use others as you would like them to use you.

　　你希望别人怎样对待你，你就怎样对待别人。

1 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

2 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

3 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
• We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。