【英语原版童书】爸爸，请为我摘月亮（1）

 Before Monica went to bed she looked out of her window

and saw¹ the moon.The moon looked so near.

"I wish I could² play with the moon,"thought Monica

and reached³ for it.

But no matter how much she stretched,she could not touch

the moon.

Papa got⁴ a very long ladder⁵.

He carried the very long ladder toward⁶ a very high mountain.

 

1 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

2 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

3 reached   

v.到达( reach的过去式和过去分词 )；联络；伸出手臂，延伸

参考例句：

• An amicable settlement was reached. 已达成和解。
• After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement. 经过一番艰难的讨价还价，我们达成了协议。

4 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

5 ladder   

n.梯子，阶梯，梯状物

参考例句：

• He got down from the ladder.他从梯子上下来了。
• The book is the ladder of human progress.书是人类进步的阶梯。

6 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。