新标准初中英语七年级(下):Module11 RIDE A DONKEY(2)

[00:02.92]Module11 THE RIGHT WAY TO RIDE A DONKEY¹
[00:07.92]8 Listen and read.
[00:11.21]The Right Way to Ride a Donkey
[00:14.49]PART ONE
[00:16.28]One day,an old man,
[00:18.25]a boy and a donkey are walking along² a road.
[00:21.93]They are traveling³ from their village
[00:23.75]to the town.
[00:25.47]The donkey is carrying two heavy bags of pears.
[00:29.76]The old man is going⁴ to sell the pears
[00:31.79]in the market⁵.
[00:33.99]Along the way,they meet a man.
[00:37.04]The man starts talking to the old man.
[00:40.46]"Hey,old man!You have a donkey.
[00:43.67]Why don't you ride on the donkey?
[00:46.51]It's silly⁶ not to ride on the donkey,isn't it?"
[00:50.68]The old man looks at the donkey.
[00:53.08]"Yes,that man is right.The donkey is strong.
[00:57.70]It's silly not to ride on the donkey."
[01:00.88]He looks at the boy.
[01:03.57]"You ride on the donkey and I'll walk."
[01:07.13]"All right,Grandpa,"says the boy,
[01:09.83]as⁷ he climbs onto⁸ the donkey.
[01:11.83]A little while⁹ later,they meet an old woman.
[01:15.39]The old woman shouts out and points to the boy.
[01:18.26]"Hey,you!"she says to the boy.
[01:20.64]"Why are you riding on the donkey?
[01:23.91]You should let your grandfather
[01:25.72]ride on the dokey.He's not as strong as you.
[01:30.03]Let him ride on the donkey and you walk."
[01:33.53]"Yes,she's right,"thinks the boy.
[01:36.84]"I'm young and Grandpa is old.
[01:39.70]I'll let him ride the donkey."
[01:42.43]The boy gets off¹⁰ the donkey,
[01:44.17]and the old man climbs onto the naimal.
[01:47.11]the boy walks beside the donkey.
[01:48.68]

1 donkey   

n.驴子；蠢人；顽固的人

参考例句：

• This donkey can carry two sacks of grain.这头驴能驮两袋粮食。
• "I'll buy your donkey,"said the two.“我想要买你的驴子”两人异口同声说。

2 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

3 traveling   

adj.同行的；活动的；移动的n.带球走步，走步违例

参考例句：

• Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling. 袋子里的东西经摇晃会沉到底部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

5 market   

n.市场；集市

参考例句：

• The next market is on the 15th.下一次集市是15号。
• There is no market for these goods.这些货物，没有销路。

6 silly   

adj.傻的，愚蠢的

参考例句：

• It was silly of him to do it.他那么做真是太傻了。
• How silly of you to do that!你做那事多愚蠢呀！

7 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

8 onto   

prep.到…之上；向…之上

参考例句：

• The cat jumped onto the chair.猫跳到椅子上。
• He threw himself onto the sofa.他猛然坐到沙发上。

9 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

10 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。