美国小学英语教材1:第8课 波比的惊喜

 　　A Surprise for Bobby 波比的惊喜

　　Every summer Bobby went to see his grandfather and grandmother. 每年夏天，波比都会去探望他的祖父和祖母。

　　They lived on a farm. 他们住在农场里。

　　Bobby liked to go to the farm. 波比喜欢到农场去。

　　He had² a good time there. 他在那过得很开心。

　　He liked to help Grandfather feed the cows and pigs. 他喜欢帮祖父喂牛和猪。

　　It was³ fun to be at the farm. 待在农场里很有趣。

　　Bobby liked to help Grandmother feed the chickens. 波比喜欢帮祖母喂鸡。

　　One day Grandmother gave⁴ him a little yellow chicken. 一天，祖母给了他一只小黄鸡。

　　You may have this little chicken for your own," she said⁵. 这只小鸡就给你了，”她说。

　　"But you must feed it every day. “但是你必须每天都要喂它。

　　"Oh, thank you!" he said. “噢，谢谢你！”他说。

　　Every day Bobby went to feed the little yellow chicken. 此后波比每天都去喂他的小黄鸡。

　　He gave it water, too. 他还给它喝水。

　　Soon the summer was over; and Father came⁶ to take Bobby home. 一个夏天很快就过去了；爸爸来接波比回家。

　　He said good-by to Grandmother and Grandfather. 他向祖父和祖母道了别。

　　Then he ran¹ to see his chicken. 然后他跑去看他的小鸡。

　　"Good-by, Little Yellow Chicken," said Bobby. "Do not forget me. “再见了，小黄鸡”，波比说。”不要忘记我。

　　I will come to see you again next summer." 我明年夏天会再来看你的。”

　　Next summer Bobby went back to the farm. 第二年夏天波比回到了农场。

　　He was glad to see Grandfather and Grandmother. 他很高兴见到祖父和祖母。

　　He ran to Grandmother and asked her about his little yellow chicken. 他跑到祖母跟前询问他的那只小黄鸡。

　　"Where is my chicken?" he asked. “我的小鸡在哪？”他问道。

　　Grandmother said, "We will see. 祖母说，“我们马上就会看到的。

　　Soon they went to the barn⁷. 不一会儿，他们来到了谷仓。

　　Bobby looked and looked, but he did⁸ not see his little yellow chicken. 波比找啊找，但他没有看到他的小黄鸡。

　　Just then a big brown hen jumped from a nest⁹. 就在这时，一只棕色的大母鸡从窝里跳了出来。

　　Here is your little yellow chicken, said Grandmother. 这就是你的小黄鸡，祖母说道。

　　Bobby saw¹⁰ an egg in the nest. 波比在鸡窝里看到了一个鸡蛋。

　　"Look, look!" he said. “看，快看！”他说。

　　I did not know my little chicken. 我不认识我的小鸡了。

　　But she did not forget me. 但它没有忘记我。

　　She gave me an egg for breakfast. 它给了我一个鸡蛋当早餐。

1 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

2 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

5 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

6 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

7 barn   

n.谷仓，饲料仓，牲口棚

参考例句：

• That big building is a barn for keeping the grain.那幢大房子是存放粮食的谷仓。
• The cows were driven into the barn.牛被赶进了牲口棚。

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 nest   

n.巢，窝，休息所，隐匿处；vi.筑巢，找鸟巢；vt.为…设窝，使套入

参考例句：

• The home is a warm nest.家是一个温暖的巢。
• This is an old nest.这是一个旧的鸟窝。

10 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。