美国小学英语教材1:第13课 猪妈妈的玩笑

 　　Mother Pig's Joke¹ 猪妈妈的玩笑

　　Once upon² a time a little pig lived in a little house. 从前，有一只小猪住在一座小房子里。

　　He lived there with his mother. 他和他妈妈一起住在那里。

　　Two very fine apple trees grew in Mother Pig's front yard³. 猪妈妈的前院里长着两棵非常好的苹果树。

　　They had⁴ big red apples on them. 树上结满了大红苹果。

　　One morning Little Pig said⁵, I wish I had an apple pie⁶. 一天早上小猪说，“我想吃苹果派”。

　　Mother Pig said, I will make some apple pies⁷. But first I must go to the store⁸. 猪妈妈说，“我会做一些苹果派的”。但我得先去一趟商店。

　　You must stay at home. Don't let any one take the big red apples. 你必须呆在家里。不要让任何人摘那些大红苹果。

　　Little Pig said, Yes, Mother. I will stay at home and look after the apples. 小猪说，“好的，妈妈。我会呆在家里照看苹果的”。

　　So Mother Pig took⁹ her basket and went to the store. 于是，猪妈妈挎着篮子去了商店。

　　By and by White Cow came¹⁰ along¹¹. 没过多久，来了一头白奶牛。

　　"What fine red apples!" she said. “多好的红苹果啊！”她说。

　　"May I have one?" “我可以摘一个吗？”

　　"No, no,? White Cow," said Little Pig. “不可以，不可以，白奶牛”，小猪说。

　　Mother is going¹² to make apple pies for dinner today. 我妈妈今天要做苹果派当晚餐吃。

　　Come back this evening, and I will ask her to give you a pie. 今晚再来，我会叫我妈妈给你一个苹果派的。

　　Mother Pig's apple pies are fine. 我妈妈做的苹果派非常好吃。

　　"All right," said White Cow, and away she went down the road. “好吧”，白奶牛说，她就离开了。

　　Soon Gray¹³ Pony¹⁴ came along. 不一会儿，来了一匹灰色的小马。

　　"Hello, Little Pig!" he said. “你好，小猪”！他说。

　　What fine red apples you have on your trees! May I have one? 你家苹果树上长的红苹果真好呀！我可以摘一个吗？

　　Little Pig shook¹⁵ his head and said," No, no, Gray Pony. 小猪摇着头说，“不可以，不可以，小灰马”。

　　Mother is going to make apple pies today. 我妈妈今天要做苹果派。

　　She makes very good apple pies. 她做的苹果派非常好吃。

　　If you come back this evening, I will ask her to give you a pie." 如果你今晚再来的话，我会叫我妈妈给你一个苹果派。

　　"All right," said Gray Pony; and away he went. “好吧，”小灰马说；然后他就走了。

　　Then Billy Goat¹⁶ came along. 这时，山羊比利走了过来。

　　"What big red apples!" he said. “好大的红苹果啊！”他说。

　　“I'll just take three or four. 我要摘三四个。

　　"No, no, Billy Goat," said Little Pig. “不行，不行，山羊比利”，小猪说。

　　"Mother wants to make apple pies. “我妈妈要做苹果派”。

　　If you come back this evening, I will ask her to give you a pie." 如果你今晚再来的话，我会叫她给你一个苹果派。

　　But Billy Goat shook the tree and took four of the big red apples. 但是山羊比利还是摇了摇苹果树，然后拿走四个大红苹果。

　　"I will come back for the pie, too," he said. “我还会回来吃苹果派的”，他说。

　　By and by Mother Pig came home. 没过多久，猪妈妈回来了。

　　Little Pig told her about White Cow, Gray Pony; and Billy Goat. 小猪跟她说了白奶牛、小灰马和山羊比利的事情。

　　Mother Pig said, I do not like old Billy Goat. 猪妈妈说，我不喜欢老山羊比利。

　　I think I will play a joke on him. 我要跟他开个玩笑。

　　Little Pig helped his mother make apple pies all that morning. 整个早上，小猪都在帮他妈妈做苹果派。

　　Mother Pig said, Now I will make a very big pie for Billy Goat. 猪妈妈说，现在我要给山羊比利做一个大大的派。

　　That evening White Cow and Gray Pony and Billy Goat came to dinner. 那天晚上白奶牛、小灰马和山羊比利都来吃晚饭了。

　　They all sat¹⁷ down at the table. 他们都在桌子旁边坐了下来。

　　Then Mother Pig put a big pie at each place. 然后，猪妈妈在每个座位上放了一块大苹果派。

　　Billy Goat had the biggest pie, and he began to eat very fast. 山羊比利的派最大，然后他开始吃了起来，吃得非常快。

　　All at once Billy Goat cried out, Look here! Is this a joke? 突然，山羊比利大叫起来，喂！开什么玩笑啊？

　　There are no apples in my pie. 我的派里怎么没有苹果呢？

　　Mother Pig laughed and said, You had your apples this morning. 猪妈妈笑着说，因为今天早上，你已经把你的苹果吃掉了。

　　They all laughed at Mother Pig's joke. 听了猪妈妈的笑话，大家都大笑了起来。

　　But Billy Goat was¹⁸ so angry that he jumped up from the table and ran¹⁹ home. 但是山羊比利非常生气，他从桌子上跳了起来跑回了家。

1 joke   

n.笑话；笑柄；vi.开玩笑；vt.开…的玩笑，戏弄

参考例句：

• Come on,lighten up!It was only a joke.喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。
• They all laughed about the joke.这个笑话把他们全逗笑了。

2 upon   

prep.在……上面

参考例句：

• I hope that fortune may smile upon you.我希望幸运之神会向你微笑。
• I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。

3 yard   

n.庭院，院子

参考例句：

• There is an apple in the yard.院子里有一个苹果。
• The children are playing in the yard.孩子们正在院子里玩耍。

4 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。

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 pie   

n.饼图，派，馅饼；杂乱；喜鹊；爱说话的人；vt.弄乱

参考例句：

• Can you manage another slice of pie?你能再吃一片馅饼吗？
• I think I'll have a piece of apple pie.我想来一块苹果馅饼。

7 pies   

n.馅饼，派( pie的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We select only the choicest apples for our pies. 我们精选最好的苹果制作馅饼。 来自辞典例句
• So I decided to make some meat pies. 于是我决定做些肉馅饼。 来自新概念英语第二册

8 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

9 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

10 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。

11 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

12 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

13 gray   

n.灰色；adj.灰色的，阴沉的；v.变灰色；（计算机）灰色

参考例句：

• She was dressed in gray.她穿着灰色的衣服。
• His hair was gray and he was short and fat.他头发灰白，长得又矮又胖。

14 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

15 shook   

v.摇撼( shake的过去式 )；（使）颤抖；握手；动摇

参考例句：

• He grasped my hand and shook it warmly. 他热情地抓住我的手握了起来。
• She shook her head violently. 她拼命摇头。

16 goat   

n.山羊，替罪羊；坏人，色鬼

参考例句：

• A goat is different from a sheep.山羊与绵羊不一样。
• They have goats and sell goat's milk.他们有山羊，卖羊奶。

17 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

18 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。

19 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。