美国语文第二册 第11期:阳光女孩

 LESSON 12 第12课

brightness¹  亮度

pleasant  愉快的

learned²  学会了

dress 衣服

playmates  玩伴

unkind³  不友善的

ragged⁴  衣衫褴褛的

word 词

questions 问题 

smiling  微笑

crowed⁵  拥挤

child 孩子

Sunbeam  阳光

cheered  欢呼

Susie  苏茜

gave 给

gladness  欢喜

unless  除非

name  名字

gate 门

SUSIE SUNBEAM 阳光女孩

Susie Sunbeam was not her real name; that was Susan Brown.  阳光女孩并不是她的真名，她的真名叫苏珊?布朗。

But every one called her Susie Sunbeam, because she had such a sweet, smiling face, and always brought brightness with her when she came. 然而，每个人都叫她阳光女孩，她长着一张甜美的笑脸。每当她到来，脸上总是挂着灿烂的微笑。

Her grandfather first gave her this name, and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own. 她的爷爷最先给她起了这个名字，它看起来非常适合这个漂亮的小女孩。很快，充满阳光的性格真的发生在她身上。

Even when a baby, Susie laughed and crowed from morning till night.  即使当她还是个婴儿的时候，阳光女孩就开始从早到晚地欢笑。

No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt. 除了生病和受伤之外，没人听过她的哭声。

When she had learned to walk, she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother, and in this way save her as many steps as she could. 当她学会走路以后，她喜欢在屋子里帮妈妈拿东西。通过这种方式，她尽己所能帮妈妈省力。

She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her ever so many questions, or she would take her new book and read. 她会坐在妈妈身边，花一个小时问她很多问题，或捧着她的新书去读。

Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children.  阳光女孩总是和其他小朋友玩得很愉快。

She never used⁶ an unkind word, but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best. 她从没说过不友善的话，相反，她总是尽可能令她的玩伴们高兴。

One day, a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and Susie heard some children teasing⁷ her and making fun of her. 一天，当一位衣衫褴褛的贫穷小女孩路过时，阳光女孩听到一些孩子们正在嘲笑她，拿她开玩笑。

She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the poor little girl to come in.  她立即跑到大门口，请那个贫穷的小女孩儿进来。

"What are you crying for?" Susie asked. “你为什么哭啊？”阳光女孩问。

"Because they all laugh at me," she said. “因为他们都取笑我。”她说。

Then Susie took the little girl into the house.  于是，阳光女孩把这个小女孩带进屋里。

She cheered her up with kind words, and gave her a nice dress and a pair of shoes. 她用亲切的话语安慰和鼓励她，并送给她一件漂亮的裙子和一双鞋。

This brought real joy⁸ and gladness to the poor child, and she, too, thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam. 这让那个女孩子真的很高兴，她也同样认为，苏珊的确应该被大家叫做“阳光女孩”。

1 brightness   

n.明亮，亮度，聪颖，光泽度，灯火通明

参考例句：

• The brightness of the paint has worn off a little.油漆的光泽有些磨损了。
• Her eyes squinted against the brightness.亮光刺得她眯起眼睛。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

3 unkind   

adj.不仁慈的，不和善的

参考例句：

• He was never unkind to her.他从未亏待过她。
• Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.恶人有恶报。

4 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。

5 crowed   

v.公鸡啼鸣( crow的过去式和过去分词 )；（婴儿）欢叫；（尤指在其他人不成功时）扬扬自得地夸口；自鸣得意

参考例句：

• A large crowed gathered under the Town Hall clock. 一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下。 来自《用法词典》
• The cock clapped his wings and crowed. 公鸡振翅啼叫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

7 teasing   

adj.戏弄的，逗趣的v.取笑，戏弄( tease的现在分词 )；梳理（羊毛等）

参考例句：

• Don't get upset—I was only teasing. 别不高兴，我只是在逗你玩。
• I didn't think you meant that seriously;I thought you were teasing. 我未想到你是当真的，我原以为你是开玩笑的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 joy   

n.欢喜，乐事，高兴；vt.使快乐，令人高兴；vi.欢喜

参考例句：

• To my great joy,my lost watch was found.使我极为高兴的是我丢失的手表找到了。
• It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.我的快乐难以用语言来形容。