美国小学英语教材4:第100课 富兰克林的铁炉(1)

 　　BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S IRON STOVE 本杰明·富兰克林的铁炉

　　Carolyn S. Bailey 卡罗琳·贝利

　　When our country was young, Benjamin Franklin was one of its greatest and busiest men. 美国刚成立的时候，本杰明·富兰克林是最伟大、最忙碌的人之一。

　　He ran a newspaper and a printing business, but they were not enough to keep him busy. 他经营报纸和印刷业务，但这些还不足以让他忙忙碌碌。

　　So he started the first public library, the first fire-department, and the first hospital in America. 他创办了美国第一家公共图书馆、第一家消防部门和第一家医院。

　　These are just a few of the things he did. 这只是他做的事情之中的几件。

　　The story you will now read tells of another famous thing Franklin did, and how he happened to do it. 以下故事讲述了富兰克林做的另一件著名的事情，以及他是怎么做的。

　　THE ARNOLDS' COLD HOME 阿诺德冰冷的家

　　Beth Arnold emptied the basket that her brother William had brought in. 贝丝·阿诺德把哥哥威廉带来的篮子倾倒一空。

　　She stood in the light of a small open fire, a little Quaker girl of old Philadelphia. 贝丝·阿诺德是贵格会教徒，站在微弱的火光下。

　　Her yellow curls were tucked¹ inside a close-fitting gray cap, 贝丝有着一头黄色卷发，紧戴着一顶灰色帽子，

　　and her straight gray frock reached almost to the heels of her heavy shoes. 她那件灰色连衣裙几乎到了鞋跟。

　　There was not a great deal in the basket — 篮子里没有多少东西——

　　a little flour, some tea, a very tiny package of sugar, and some potatoes. 一点面粉，一些茶，一小袋糖，

　　Beth arranged them on the shelves in the kitchen, shivering a little as she moved about the cold room. 贝丝把它们放在厨房的架子上，在冰冷的房间里走动着，瑟瑟发抖。

　　Philadelphia was a new city at that time, 那时，费城刚建立不久，

　　and the Arnolds had brought little with them from across the sea to make their lives cheerful. 而阿诺德一家带来的东西寥寥无几，不足以让他们生活惬意。

　　Out-side, huge piles of snow were banked on the low stone doorsteps of the houses, and a chill² wind blew up from the wharves³. 屋外，低矮的石阶上堆着厚厚的积雪，码头上刮起阵阵寒风。

　　The Quakers who were out of doors hurried along with heads bent⁴ against the wind and their long cloaks⁵ wrapped closely around them. 门外的贵格会教徒人头攒动，迎着风弯着头，长斗篷紧紧地裹在身上。

1 tucked   

塞进( tuck的过去式和过去分词 )； 翻折； 盖住； 卷起

参考例句：

• She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears. 她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。

2 chill   

vt.使变冷，使冷却，使沮丧；n.寒冷，风寒

参考例句：

• With the chill factor,it's nearly minus forty here.加上风寒指数，气温接近零下40度。
• The bad news cast a chill over the whole family.这坏消息使全家人感到沮丧。

3 wharves   

n.码头，停泊处( wharf的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They are seaworthy and can stand rough handling on the wharves? 适用于海运并能经受在码头上的粗暴装卸。 来自外贸英语口语25天快训
• Widely used in factories and mines, warehouses, wharves, and other industries. 广泛用于厂矿、仓库、码头、等各种行业。 来自互联网

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

5 cloaks   

n.（尤指旧时的）披风( cloak的名词复数 )；斗篷；外衣；战袍v.遮盖，掩盖( cloak的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• On the left are the arrangements for the gentlemen's cloaks. 左边是放男客的外衣的地方。 来自辞典例句
• I observed that they were both wrapped in cloaks, and appeared to conceal themselves. 我察觉他俩都包裹在外套里面，似乎有意隐藏自己。 来自辞典例句