英国语文第三册 第28期:狗和影子

 　　LESSON 27 The dog and the shadow 第二十七课 狗和影子

　　As a dog was crossing a brook¹ with a bone in his mouth, he saw his own image in the clear water, 一只狗正穿过一条小溪，嘴里叼着骨头,他看到自己的影子在清澈的水里,

　　and mistook it for another dog carrying another bone. 并误以为是另一只狗拿着另一个骨头。

　　Not content with what he himself possessed², the greedy creature snatched³ at the prize which he saw below. 不满足于自己拥有什么,贪婪的动物抢走他看见下面的奖赏。

　　In doing so, he of course dropped the real bone, which fell into the brook and was lost! 在这样做的时候,他当然放弃了真正的骨头,掉进了小溪,输了!

　　The greedy, grasping at more than they have, often lose even that which they might in peace have enjoyed. 贪婪,贪婪的超过他们,甚至经常失去他们可能在和平时所享受的。

1 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

2 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

3 snatched   

突然伸手拿取，攫取，抓住( snatch的过去式和过去分词 )； 抓紧时间做； 乘机获得； 夺去

参考例句：

• The boy snatched a piece of cake and ate it hungrily. 男孩抢过一块饼便贪婪地吃起来。
• The thief snatched her handbag and ran. 盗贼抢了她的手提包就跑。