许国璋英语听力第二册 Lesson 3

（单词翻译）

　　robert bruce
scotland¹
century
rule
named
wise
brave
soldier
invade²
arms
defence
indefence of
agaist
enemy
scatter³
force
wood
lonely
rainy
lie
sound
roof
give up
seem
use
spider
spin
web
reach
toil⁴
care
with great care
opposite
fix
thread
fail
poor
lose
hope
almost
own
trouble
swing
slender⁵
line
safely
call
send
message
cheer
disheartened
scotsman
gather
win
invader⁶
training
physical training
sports groud
high
jump
either or
break
break into groups
volley ball
to play class three
line up
many centuries ago,scotland was ruled by a king named robert bruce ,he was a wise king and a brave soldier ,when the english army invated scotland ,brune took up arms and led his people in the defence of their country,
battle after battle was fougt ,six times bruce led his brave little army the enemy ,and six times his men were beaten ,his army was scatterd ,and he was forced to go into hiding in the woods or in lonely places in the mountains .
one rainy day,bruce lay on the ground in a hut , listening to the sound of the rain on the roof ,he was tired and sad,and ready to give up all hope ,it seemed to him that it was no use trying to do anything any more,
as he lay thinking ,he saw a spider over his head . trying to spin a web ,he watched her as she toiled⁷ slowly and with great care , six times she tried to reach the opposite wall to fix her thread ,and six times she failed.
poor thing ,cried bruce ,you too ,know what it is to fail