美国小学英语教材1:第24课 玉米饼

 　　Johnny-Cake 玉米饼

　　Once a little old woman and a little old man and a little boy lived in a little old house. 从前，一个小老太太、一个小老头和一个小男孩住在一座破旧的小房子里。

　　One day the little old woman made¹ a round johnny-cake for supper. 一天，小老太太做了一块圆圆的玉米饼作为晚餐。

　　She put it into the oven². 她把它放进烤箱里。

　　Then she said³ to the little boy, "You must sit by the oven door and watch the johnny-cake. Take it out of the oven when it is done."  然后她对小男孩说，“你必须坐在烤箱门前看着玉米饼。等烤好的时候就把它拿出来”。

　　Then the little old woman and the little old man went out to weed⁴ the garden. 说完，小老太太和小老头子就去给菜园除草了。

　　The little boy sat⁵ down to wait by the oven door. 小男孩便坐了下来，在烤箱门前等着。

　　All at once the oven door opened, and Johnny-cake rolled⁷ out. 突然，烤箱的门开了，玉米饼滚了出来。

　　He rolled across⁸ the kitchen floor and out of the house. 他滚过厨房地板，滚出了房子。

　　The boy ran⁹ out of the kitchen and called, "Mother! Father! Hurry! Johnny-cake is rolling¹⁰ away!" 小男孩跑出了厨房喊道，“妈妈！爸爸！快来啊！玉米饼滚走了”！

　　The little boy, the little old man, and the little old woman tried to catch Johnny-cake. 一个小男孩、一个小老头和一个小老太太用尽全力去抓玉米饼。

　　They ran until¹¹ they were tired, but they could¹² not catch him. 但是，直到他们跑累了，也没能抓住他。

　　Johnny-cake rolled on. 玉米饼继续往前滚着。

　　He laughed and said, "This is very good fun. I roll⁶ and they run."  他笑着说，“真是太有趣了，我滚，他们追”。

　　Johnny-cake rolled on and on. 玉米饼往前滚啊滚、滚啊滚

　　Soon he came¹³ to a brown hen, who was¹⁴ eating corn¹⁵. 不一会儿，他遇见了一只正在吃玉米的棕色母鸡。

　　"Johnny-cake, where are you going¹⁶?" asked the hen. “玉米饼，你要到那里去啊”？母鸡问道。

　　"I am out rolling," said Johnny-cake. “我要滚出去”，玉米饼说。

　　"I have rolled away from a boy, an old woman, and an old man, and I can roll away from you, too." “我从一个男孩、一个老太太和一个老头的身边逃了出来，而且我也能从你身边逃走”。

　　"You can, can you?" said the hen. "I'll see about that. I think I'll just eat you up." “你能行吗”？母鸡说道。“我倒要看看，我想我正要吃掉你”。

　　So the hen ran after Johnny-cake and tried to catch him. But she could not catch him. 于是，母鸡追赶着玉米饼，想要抓住他。但是她没能抓住他。

　　Johnny-cake laughed and said, "This is very good fun. I roll and they run."  玉米饼笑着说，“真是太有趣了，我滚，他们追”。

　　Soon Johnny-cake came to a cow, who was eating grass. 没过多久，玉米饼遇到了一只正在吃草的奶牛。

　　"Johnny-cake, where are you going?" asked the cow. “玉米饼，你要到那里去啊”？奶牛问道。

　　"I am out rolling," said Johnny-cake.  “我要滚出去”，玉米饼说。

　　"I have rolled away from a boy, an old woman, an old man, and a hen, and I can roll away from you, too!" “我已经从一个男孩、一个老太太、一个老头和一只母鸡的身边逃了出来，而且我也能从你身边逃走”。

　　"You can, can you?" said the cow. "I think I'll just eat you up." But the cow could not catch him. “你能行吗”？奶牛说道。“我想我正要吃掉你”。但是奶牛没能抓住他。

　　Johnny-cake laughed and said, "This is very good fun. I roll and they run."  玉米饼笑着说，“真是太有趣了，我滚，他们追”。

　　Johnny-cake went rolling on. 玉米饼继续往前滚。

　　Soon he came to a fat, lazy¹⁷ pig, who was eating his supper. 不久，他遇到了一只又肥又懒的猪，他正在吃晚餐。

　　"Johnny-cake, where are you going?" asked the pig. “玉米饼，你要到那里去啊”？猪问道。

　　"I am out rolling," said Johnny-cake. “我要滚出去”，玉米饼说。

　　"I have rolled away from a boy, a woman, a man, a hen, and a cow, and I can roll away from you, too. I can, I can." “我已经从一个男孩、一个女人、一个男人、一只母鸡和一头奶牛的身边逃了出来，而且我也能从你身边逃走。我能。我能”。

　　"I can not hear you," said the pig. “我听不到你说话”，母猪说。

　　Johnny-cake went up to him.  玉米饼来到了猪的面前。

　　Again he said, "I have rolled away from a boy, a woman, a man, a hen, and a cow, and I can roll away from you, too. I can, I can." 他再次说道，“我已经从一个男孩、一个女人、一个男人、一只母鸡和一头奶牛的身边逃了出来，而且我也能从你身边逃走。我能。我能”。

　　"I can not hear you," said the pig. "You are too far away from my ear." “我听不到你说话”，母猪说。“你离我的耳朵太远了”。

　　Then Johnny-cake went right up to the pig's ear. 这时，玉米饼径直来到猪的耳边前。

　　"I will make you hear me," he said.  “我会让你听到我说话的”，他说。

　　"I have rolled away from a woman, a man, a boy, a hen, and a cow, and I can roll away from you, too." “我已经从一个女人、一个男人、一个男孩、一只母鸡和一头奶牛的身边逃了出来，而且我也能从你身边逃走”。

　　Then jump went the pig! He caught poor Johnny-cake and ate¹⁸ him up. 就在这时，猪跳了起来！他抓住了可怜的玉米饼把它吃掉了。

1 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

2 oven   

n.烤炉；烤箱

参考例句：

• You put food inside an oven to cook it.你把食物放进烤箱里热一下。
• She baked bread in an oven.她用烤炉烤面包。

3 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。

4 weed   

n.杂草，野草；vi.除草；vt.除…的草，剔除

参考例句：

• They pulled up the weed by the root.他们把野草连根拔起。
• Please help me to weed the garden.请帮我清除园里的草。

5 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。

6 roll   

vi.卷；摇晃；vt.使滚动；使摇摆；n.卷；名册

参考例句：

• We will need to roll up the paper.我们得把这纸卷起来。
• I'll call the roll before class.课前我要点名。

7 rolled   

adj.包金箔的v.（使）打滚( roll的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）转动；卷；把…卷成筒状

参考例句：

• A tear rolled down his face. 一滴眼泪沿他的面颊流下来。
• The coin rolled underneath the piano. 硬币滚到了钢琴底下。

8 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

9 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。

10 rolling   

adj.旋转的；波动的；起伏的n.旋转；动摇；轰鸣

参考例句：

• the rolling hills that characterize this part of England 成为英格兰这一地区特征的绵延起伏的丘陵地
• He walked with a rolling gait. 他走起路来摇摇摆摆。

11 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

12 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。

13 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。

14 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。

15 corn   

n.(美)玉米，(英)小麦，谷物(中)包裹

参考例句：

• Corn was first grown in America.玉米最先在美国种植。
• Was the camel carrying corn?那头骆驼驮的是谷物吗？

16 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。

17 lazy   

adj.懒惰的

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• Don't be so lazy.不要这样懒惰。

18 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。