美国小学英语教材4:第119课 罗布的第一只黑鲸(1)

 　　ROB¹'S FIRST BLACKFISH DRIVE 罗布的第一只黑鲸

　　Edward Morgan 爱德华·摩根

　　Sometimes even a small boy or girl can do important work just as well as a grown man or woman. 有时甚至小孩可以身负重任，就像成年人一样。

　　Rob Dunstan, just old enough to go on his first trip with the fishermen, proved that this is true. 罗布·邓斯坦刚好到了第一次和渔民们出海的年纪，他证明了这一点。

　　When the trip was over, Captain Jim said to him, 航行结束后，吉姆船长对他说:

　　"Some day you'll make the best fisherman in the whole village." “总有一天你会成为全村最好的渔夫。”

　　Let's see what Rob did to make Captain Jim say that to him. 让我们看看罗布是如何让吉姆船长对他说这些话的。

　　THE BLACKFISH COME AT LAST 黑鲸终于来了

　　Rob Dunstan and Charlie Fearing stood on the high bank above the beach one summer morning, looking out over the bay². 夏天的一个早晨，罗布·邓斯坦和查理·费神站在海滩上的高高的河岸上，眺望着海湾。

　　"I don't see a sign of blackfish," said Charlie. “我没有看到有黑鲸，”查理说。

　　" Neither do I," answered Rob. "I guess we might as well go home." “我也是，”罗布回答说。“我想我们还是回家吧。”

　　"Maybe there'll be a school of them tomorrow," said Charlie. “也许明天会来一群，”查理说。

　　"Blackfish don't seem to be so plentiful³ as they used⁴ to be," said Rob sadly⁵. “黑鲸似乎不像以前那么多了，”罗布伤心地说。

　　"Why, my mother says she can remember the time when four or five schools came into the bay every summer; “为什么，我妈妈说，她还记得每年夏天有四五群黑鲸来到这个海湾，

　　and last year there was only one." 去年只有一群。”

　　Blackfish are really a small kind of whale, from fifteen to twenty feet long. 黑鲸实际上是一种小型鲸鱼，身长15到20英尺。

　　Although they are not useful as food, they are sold for a good price because of the oil⁶ contained⁷ in their fat. 虽然它们不如食物作用大，但因为脂肪中含有油，所以卖得很好。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 bay   

n.海湾，狗吠声，月桂；vt.吠，使走投无路；vi.吠

参考例句：

• I enjoy the view of the bay in the starlight.我喜欢星光下的海湾风景。
• Dogs sometimes bay at the moon.狗有时会朝着月亮吠叫。

3 plentiful   

adj.富裕的，丰富的

参考例句：

• Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。

4 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

5 sadly   

adv.悲痛地，悲惨地，悲伤地

参考例句：

• She looked at him sadly.她难过地看着他。
• Sadly the good times aren't returning any time soon.遗憾的是，好时光不会很快就回来。

6 oil   

n.油，油画颜料；v.涂油，溶化，加油

参考例句：

• China is rich in oil resources.中国的石油资源丰富。
• It might need some oil.它大概需要一些油。

7 contained   

v.控制( contain的过去式和过去分词 )；克制；牵制；包含

参考例句：

• She was not privy to any information contained in the letters. 她未获准接触那些信的内容。
• Her father was a quiet self-contained man. 她父亲生前是个好静而独立自主的人。