美国小学英语教材3:第86课 情人节贺卡之旅(1)

 　　The Valentine's Journey¹ 情人节贺卡之旅

　　Did you ever send a valentine to someone? 你送过情人节贺卡吗？

　　As you read about the valentine in this story, find out all the places it went on its journey. 当你读到这则故事里的情人节贺卡的时候，找找看它经过的所有地方。

　　Once upon² a time there was a little boy who made a valentine. 很久很久以前，有个小男孩做了一张情人节贺卡。

　　It was a very pretty valentine with a big red heart on it. 那是一张非常漂亮的情人节贺卡，上面印着一个大大的红心。

　　Under the big red heart the boy wrote in large letters, TO MY VALENTINE. 在大红心下面用大字写着，致我所爱的人。

　　When the valentine was finished, the little boy put it into an envelope. 情人节贺卡完成以后，小男孩把它放进了一个信封。

　　Then on it he wrote the address of the little girl who lived on the farm where he had visited the summer before. 然后在上面写了一个住在农场的小姑娘的地址，去年夏天他刚刚去过那个农场。

　　Last of all, he put a stamp up in the right-hand corner of the envelope. 最后他在信封的右上角贴上了邮票。

　　The little boy was in such a hurry to send the valentine on its journey that he did not stick the stamp on very well. 小男孩匆匆忙忙要把这张情人节贺卡送上它的旅程，连邮票都没有贴好。

　　Two of its corners were loose³, but the boy did not notice that. 邮票的两个角都张开了，小男孩没有注意到。

　　Quickly he ran to the mail box at the street corner, pulled down the handle⁴, and pushed the envelope through the opening⁵. 他飞快地跑到了街角的邮箱，拉下把手，透过开口把信封塞了进去。

　　"Please take this valentine to the little girl on the farm," said the boy to the mail box. 请一定要把这个情人节贺卡寄给那个农场上的小姑娘，男孩对着邮箱说道。

　　Then he ran back to his home. 说完他便跑回了家。

1 journey   

n.旅行，旅程；路程

参考例句：

• She will give up this journey.她将放弃这次旅行。
• The journey home was great fun.回家的旅程非常有趣。

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 loose   

adj.松散的，宽松的

参考例句：

• It will loose if you don't bind it fast.你不把它系紧它会松的。
• Will you nail down that loose board in the floor?请把那块松动的地板钉牢好吗？

4 handle   

n.把手，手柄，拉手；vt.触，摸；操纵；处理

参考例句：

• He felt about in the dark for the door handle.他在黑暗中摸索着找门把手。
• Can you show me how I can handle this camera?你能教我如何使用这个照相机吗？

5 opening   

n.开始，口，穴，揭幕；adj.开始的

参考例句：

• Instead of opening the gate,we climbed over it.我们没有开门，而是从门顶上爬过去的。
• There was an opening in the wall.墙上有个洞。