A Clever Farmer

 　　A Clever FarmerUncle Sam doesn't like farmer. He thinks they are very foolish¹ and only know work on the farm.

　　One winter morning, the sun is shining². Uncle Sam sits on the step³ of his house. At that moment, a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him.

　　Farmer：Excuse me, Uncle. Can you tell me know to get to the hospital, please?

　　Uncle Sam: Lie⁴ down in the middle of the street and you'll soon be at a hospital.

　　Farmer Please set⁵ an example to me.

　　Uncle Sam: I think you come to our city at the first time. It's much more beautiful than the field⁶. Is that right?

　　Farmer: Yes, uncle. But it is built⁷ on the field.

　　Uncle Sam's face turns red.

　　聪明的农民山姆大叔不喜欢农民。他认为他们很愚蠢只会在农场干活。一个冬天的早晨，阳光明媚，山姆大叔坐在门前的石阶上。这时，一个农民手拿地图向他走来。

　　农民：请问，大叔，去医院的路怎么走？

　　山姆大叔:你躺在街当中，很快就会在医院的。

　　农民：请你做一个示范。

　　山姆大叔：我想你是第一次进城吧，城市比你那块地漂亮多了，是吧？

　　农民：是的，大叔，但城市是建在地之上的。

　　山姆大叔脸红了。

1 foolish   

adj.愚蠢的，傻的；荒谬的，可笑的

参考例句：

• The foolish boy was laughed at wherever he went.这个愚蠢的男孩不论走到哪里都受到讥笑。
• Don't worry me with such foolish questions.不要用这些愚蠢的问题来烦我。

2 shining   

adj.光亮的；华丽的v.发光( shine的现在分词)

参考例句：

• Although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm. 尽管太阳高照，却不很暖和。
• The windows were shining in the reflected rays of the setting sun. 窗户上闪耀着落日的余晖。

3 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

4 lie   

n.谎话；谎言；vi.躺；平放；展现；展开；位于；vt.说谎；躺

参考例句：

• We are looking for a place to lie.我们在找躺的地方。
• What did I lie about?我撒了什么谎？

5 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

6 field   

adj.野外；n.地，田地

参考例句：

• Go into the field and clear those boys off.到田里去把那些男孩赶走。
• He is going across the field.他正穿越田野。

7 built   

v.build的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work.我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• Ten years later,the school built out two buildings.10年后这个学校又增建了两栋建筑。