美国小学英语教材2:第2课 莫莉的第一次派对

 　　Molly's First Party 莫莉的第一次派对

　　Molly had¹ four nice pets to play with. 莫莉有四个非常要好的宠物玩伴。

　　Their name were Jumbo, Big Boy, Penny², and Quack³. 他们的名字分别是：江宝、“大男孩”、潘尼和呱呱。

　　Jumbo was⁴ a fat little pig who liked to dig⁵ holes with his nose. 江宝是一头爱用鼻子挖洞的小肥猪。

　　Big Boy was a big white rooster who was very proud⁶. “大男孩”是一只十分骄傲的白色大公鸡。

　　Penny was a little dog who could⁷ do tricks⁸. 潘尼是一只会耍把戏的小狗。

　　And you can guess that Quack was a little yellow duck. 你可能猜到了，呱呱是一只小黄鸭。

　　Molly had just come to town from the farm. 莫莉刚从农场搬到城镇，

　　She did⁹ not know any children in town, but she had a good time playing with her pets. 镇上的孩子她一个都不认识。但她和她的宠物们玩得很开心。

　　After school started, Molly made¹⁰ many new friends. 开学以后，莫莉交了很多新朋友。

　　All the children liked her and were very nice to her. 所有的孩子都喜欢莫莉，对她非常友善。

　　One day Betty Jane asked Molly to come to a party at her house on the next Saturday. 一天，贝蒂.简邀请莫莉下周六去她家里参加一个派对。

　　Molly had never gone to a party before. 莫莉以前从未参加过派对。

　　She was so happy that she ran¹¹ all the way home to tell her mother about it. 她高兴地一路跑回家，将这件事告诉了妈妈。

　　Molly's mother was happy, too, when Molly told her about the party. 当莫莉将派对的事告诉妈妈时，莫莉的妈妈也很开心。

　　"I know that you will have a nice time," she said¹². “我知道你肯定会玩得非常开心，”她说，

　　"And you shall¹³ have a new dress for your first party." “你也该为你的第一次派对买一条新裙子。”

　　Molly thought¹⁴ she could not wait for Saturday to come. 莫莉已经等不及了，一心想着星期六快点儿到来。

　　But Saturday afternoon came¹⁵ at last, and Molly was ready for the party. 终于到了星期六的下午，莫莉做好了去参加派对的准备。

　　When she went out into the yard¹⁶, all the pets were there waiting for her. They wanted to go with her. 当她来到屋外院子的时候，宠物们正在那里等着她，他们想和她一块儿去。

　　"Oh, dear!" said Molly. "I wonder¹⁷ if the pets will try to follow me. “噢，天哪！”莫莉说，“不知道他们会不会跟着我。

　　If they do, they may get lost." 要是那样，他们可能会走丢的。”

　　"Shut¹⁸ them up in the garage¹⁹," said her mother. "Then they cannot follow you." “把它们关在车库里吧，”莫莉的妈妈说道，“这样他们就不会跟着你了。”

　　Molly put all her pets in the garage. 莫莉把所有的宠物都赶进了车库。

　　"Good-by, my dears," she said. "I am sorry to shut you in here. “再见，亲爱的，”她说，“我很抱歉把你们关在这里，

　　But I'll soon be back to play with you." 但是我很快就会回来和你们一起玩的。”

　　Molly went down the street with her head very high.  莫莉走在街上，头扬得可高了。

　　She was proud because she was going²⁰ to a party and because she had a new dress. 她非常自豪，不仅因为她将要去参加派对，还因为她穿着新裙子。

　　When she came near Betty Jane's house, Molly saw²¹ the children playing in the yard. 快到贝蒂.简家的时候，莫莉看见许多孩子正在院子里玩耍。

　　She began to hurry, for she was afraid that she was late. 她赶紧加快脚步，生怕会迟到。

　　All at once Molly heard the children laugh. 突然，莫莉听到孩子们在笑。

　　Then she saw that all of them had stopped playing and were looking at her. 接着，她看见他们都停止了玩耍，望着她。

　　Molly stopped. 莫莉停下了脚步。

　　"Oh, my!" she thought. "Why are they looking at me? “噢，天哪！”她想，“他们为什么都看着我？

　　I wonder if my new dress looks strange²². Oh, dear! I wish I had never come!" 难道是我的新裙子看起来太奇怪了？噢，老天啊！真希望自己压根儿就没来！”

　　Then Molly heard a little noise behind her.  这时候，莫莉听到身后有一点儿嘈杂声。

　　She turned around to see what it was, and she saw why all the boys and girls were laughing. 她转身一看，这下明白大家为什么笑了。

　　Penny, Jumbo, Big Boy, and Quack were all following²³ Molly. 潘尼、江宝、“大男孩”和呱呱都在莫莉的身后跟着呢。

　　Penny, the dog, came first. 走在最前面的是小狗潘尼，

　　Next came Jumbo, the pig. Big Boy, the rooster, walked behind Jumbo. 接着是小猪江宝，公鸡“大男孩”走在江宝后面，

　　Last of all came Quack, the little duck. 最后是小鸭呱呱。

　　Molly could guess what had happened. 莫莉猜到是怎么回事了。

　　Jumbo, like all pigs, was always digging²⁴ holes. 江宝和其他小猪一样总是不停地挖洞。

　　He had made a hole in the ground²⁵ under the garage, and all the other pets had followed him out. 他在车库的地上打通了一个洞，然后所有的宠物就跟着他一块出来了。

　　Penny had gone sniff²⁶, sniff along²⁷ the ground after Molly. Then the others²⁸ had followed Penny. 潘尼沿途边走边嗅，尾随在莫莉后面。其他几个都跟在潘尼后面。

　　Poor Molly was angry at her pets. 尴尬的莫莉对她的宠物很是生气。

　　"Go home!" she said to them. "Go right back home, every one of you!" “回去！”莫莉说道，“你们都给我马上回家！”

　　But the pets would²⁹ not go home. They stood³⁰ very still and looked very sad. 但这些宠物都不愿意回家，他们一动不动地站着，看起来非常难过。

　　Just then Betty Jane came running³¹ up. 就在这个时候，贝蒂.简跑了过来。

　　"Don't make them go home," she said. “别让他们回家了，”她说，

　　"Let them come to the party, too. It will be fun to play with them." “也让他们一起来参加派对吧！和他们玩一定非常有趣。”

　　"Please do," said the other children. “让他们留下来吧！”其他的孩子说道。

　　So Jumbo, Big Boy, Penny, and Quack went to the party, too. 于是，江宝、“大男孩”、潘尼和呱呱也一起参加了派对。

　　The children had a good time with the pets. 孩子们和这些宠物玩得非常开心。

　　Penny did all his funny tricks. 潘尼耍了他所有好玩的小把戏。

　　And when the boys and girls had their ice cream³² and cake, all the pets had some, too. 当男孩和女孩们吃冰激凌和蛋糕的时候，宠物们也分到了一些。

　　When Molly got³³ home, she said to her mother, "Oh, we had the best time!" 莫莉回到家里对妈妈说：“我们今天玩得非常尽兴！”

　　"We?" asked her mother in surprise. “我们？”莫莉的妈妈惊讶地问道。

　　"Yes, we!" said Molly. "Big Boy, Quack, Jumbo, and Penny! “对啊，就是我们！”莫莉说道，“‘大男孩'、呱呱、江宝和潘尼！

　　All five of us went to the party." 我们五个都去参加了派对。”

1 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。

2 penny   

n.（英）便士，美分

参考例句：

• I will not lent you a penny.我一便士都不愿借给你。
• Sugar has risen a penny a pound.糖价每磅涨了1便士。

3 quack   

n.庸医；江湖医生；冒充内行的人；骗子

参考例句：

• He describes himself as a doctor,but I feel he is a quack.他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。
• The quack was stormed with questions.江湖骗子受到了猛烈的质问。

4 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。

5 dig   

v.挖（洞，沟等）；掘

参考例句：

• It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
• In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。

6 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

7 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。

8 tricks   

n.戏法( trick的名词复数 )；把戏；计谋；诀窍v.哄骗，欺骗( trick的第三人称单数 )；打扮

参考例句：

• a dirty tricks campaign 肮脏卑鄙的竞选运动
• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation. 有些魔术要求有观众的参与。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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？

10 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。

11 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。

12 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。

13 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

14 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

15 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。

16 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。

17 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

18 shut   

adj.关闭的，合拢的，围绕的；v.关上，闭起，幽禁；vbl.关上，闭起，幽禁

参考例句：

• It's time to shut up shop and go home.该闭店回家了。
• Shut up.I'm trying to think.闭嘴，我在想问题。

19 garage   

n.汽车库，汽车间，汽车修理厂

参考例句：

• There is a garage in the southeast corner of his house.他房子的东南角有一个车房。
• The garage did such a bad repair.修车厂的活干得如此之差。

20 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。

21 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。

22 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

23 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

24 digging   

n.挖掘v.挖，掘( dig的现在分词 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• They were digging up worms to use for bait. 他们正在挖蚯蚓作鱼饵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade. 在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

26 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

27 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。

28 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

29 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

30 stood   

vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
• The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

31 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

32 cream   

n.乳脂，(鲜)奶油；奶油色

参考例句：

• Please put cream in her coffee.请在她的咖啡里加奶精。
• Ice cream is on special this week only!冰淇淋特价优惠，只限本周！

33 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。