美国小学英语教材5:第125课 纽伦堡火炉(1)

 THE NUREMBERG STOVE 纽伦堡火炉

Louise de la Ramee 路易斯·德拉梅

Because a boy loved a grand old stove, he did a brave thing that caused his dream to come true. 因为一个男孩喜欢一个很大的旧炉子，他做了一件勇敢的事情使梦想成真。

Louise de la Ramee, a famous English story-teller, tells us about the boy, and about the stove that had a name. 著名的英国故事讲述者露易丝·德拉梅，给我们讲述了这个男孩的故事，还有那个有名字的火炉。

August’s home 奥古斯特的家

August lived in a little town in Europe called Hall. 奥古斯特住在欧洲一个叫霍尔的小镇上。

It is on a wide river which has green meadows¹ and great mountains all about it. 霍尔镇坐落在一条宽阔的河流上，周围有绿色的草地和群山环绕。

It has paved² streets and charming little shops and a grand old church. 它有铺好的街道，迷人的小商店和一座宏伟的老教堂。

Then there is the Tower, looking down on a long wooden bridge, and the broad, rapid river. 高塔俯视着一座长长的木桥，还有宽阔湍急的河流。

August’s mother was dead, his father was poor, and there were many mouths at home to feed. 奥古斯特的母亲去世了，父亲很穷，家里有许多人要养活。

He had been sent on a long errand³ one afternoon and had been delayed. 一天下午，他被派去执行一项长期的任务，因此耽搁了。

He was half-frozen, but he kept up his courage by saying over and over again to himself, “I shall soon be at home with dear Hirschvogel.” 他冻得半死，但他还是鼓起勇气，一遍又一遍地对自己说:“我很快就会回家，呆在亲爱的赫施沃格尔旁。”

He went on through the streets and at twilight⁴ reached his father’s house. 他走在街上，黄昏的时候到了他父亲的家。

 

1 meadows   

草地，牧场， （河边的）低洼地( meadow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The trail wends its way through leafy woodland and sunny meadows. 这条小径穿过葱郁的林区和洒满阳光的草地。
• They have railed the meadows off from the new railway cutting. 他们已用栏杆把草地和新铁道的路堑隔离开来。

2 paved   

v.铺( pave的过去式和过去分词 )；为…铺平道路

参考例句：

• a paved area near the back door 后门旁一块石板地
• The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track. 铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 errand   

n.差使（如送信，买东西等），（短程）差事

参考例句：

• I've come on a special errand.我是专程来办一件差事的。
• This is a formidable errand for me.这对我来说是个太艰巨的任务。

4 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。