新标准初中英语七年级(下):Module11 RIDE A DONKEY(3)

[00:02.81]Module 11 THE RIGHT WAY TO RIDE A DONKEY¹
[00:07.83]12 Listen and read.
[00:09.78]PART TWO
[00:11.52]Half an hour later²,
[00:12.68]they meet girl. The girl is angry.
[00:16.60]She shouts at the old man.
[00:19.13]"Why is your grandson³ walking?
[00:21.29]Can't you see he's tired?"
[00:24.06]The old man looks at his grandson.
[00:26.51]"She's right," say the old man.
[00:29.49]"I know, we'll both ride on the donkey.
[00:33.04]That's a good idea, isn't it?
[00:35.52]Come up here and join me."
[00:37.60]The grandson climbs up onto⁴ the donkey,
[00:40.48]and sits before his grandfather.
[00:42.76]The donkey is very tried now.
[00:45.00]He is carrying the old man,
[00:46.60]the boy and two bags of pears.

[00:50.11]Before they get to the town,
[00:51.41]they meet some women.
[00:53.45]The women start pointing and shouting
[00:56.30]at the old man and his grandson.
[00:58.60]"Why are you so mean to your donkey?
[01:01.83]The donkey's carrying two people
[01:03.85]and two heavy bags of pears.
[01:05.41]That's terrible⁵!"
[01:07.44]The old man looks at his grandson.
[01:09.99]"They're right.
[01:11.26]The donkey's tired.
[01:13.78]We'll carry the donkey and the bags of pears."
[01:17.86]"All right, Grandpa," says the boy.
[01:19.93]

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 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

3 grandson   

n.孙子，外孙

参考例句：

• His grandson wants to become a doctor.他的孙子想成为一名医生。
• Your grandson is very lucky.你外孙很幸运。

4 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。

5 terrible   

adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的

参考例句：

• I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
• This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。