美国语文第二册 第13期:擦鞋童亨利

 LESSON 14 第14课

support¹ 支持

along² 沿着

boots³ 靴子

belong⁴ 属于

dollar 美元

years 年

manage⁵ 管理

taught⁶ 教

corner 角落

notice⁷ 注意

money 钱

blacking 涂料

gentlemen⁸ 先生们

honest⁹ 诚实的

quite 相当

buy 买

earned¹¹ 赢得

HENRY, THE BOOTBLACK 擦鞋童亨利

Henry was¹² a kind, good boy. His father was dead¹⁴, and his mother was very poor. 亨利是个善良的好孩子。他的爸爸死了，妈妈也很穷，

He had¹⁵ a little sister about two years old. 还有一个两岁大的小妹妹。

He wanted to help his mother, for she could¹⁶ not always earn¹⁰ enough to buy food for her little family. 他想帮助母亲，她时常赚不到足够的钱来为她的小家庭购买食物。

One day, a man gave¹⁷ him a dollar for finding¹⁸ a pocketbook which he had lost. 一天，一个人给了他一元钱，因为他帮助那个人找到了丢失的钱包。

Henry might¹⁹ have kept all the money, for no one saw²⁰ him when he found²¹ it. 亨利本可以拿走所有的钱，因为没有人看见他捡到钱包。

But his mother had taught him to be honest, and never to keep what did²² not belong to him. 但他妈妈告诉过他要为人诚实，不能拿不属于自己的东西。

With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes, and some blacking. 他用那一块钱买了一个盒子、三个刷子和一些黑鞋油。

He then went to the corner of the street, and said²³ to every one whose boots did not look nice, "Black your boots,sir, please?" 然后走到街角，对每个靴子看起来不漂亮的人说：“先生，求求您，让我为您擦鞋，好吗？”

He was so polite²⁴ that gentlemen soon began to notice him, and to let him black their boots. 他很有礼貌，人们很快就开始注意到他，让他给他们擦皮鞋。

The first day he brought²⁵ home fifty cents²⁶, which he gave to his mother to buy foodwith. 第一天，他把五毛钱带回了家，让妈妈用这些钱去买吃的。

When he gave her the money, she said, as¹³ she dropped a tear²⁷ of joy²⁸, "You are a dear, good boy, Henry. 当他把钱交给妈妈时，妈妈流下了高兴的眼泪：“亨利，你是一个可爱的好孩子。

I did not know how I could earn enough to buy bread with, but now I think we can manage to get along quite well, ” 我不知道怎么赚足够的钱买面包，但我觉得现在我们可以很容易地买到了。”

Henry worked all the day, and went to school in the evening. 亨利要干一整天的活，晚上去学校上课。

He earned almost²⁹ enough to support his mother and his little sister. 他赚的钱几乎足够用来供养妈妈和小妹妹。

1 support   

n.支持，援助，供养；vt.支援，帮助，支持

参考例句：

• You may depend on their support.你可依靠他们的支持。
• He is the only support that his poor old mother has.他是他可怜的老母亲的唯一赡养者。

2 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。

3 boots   

n.擦靴人；长统靴（ boot的名词复数 ）；[品牌]博姿

参考例句：

• a pair of black leather boots 一双黑皮靴
• She scraped the mud off her boots. 她刮掉了靴子上的泥。

4 belong   

vi.属于，附属；应归入

参考例句：

• Does this house belong to Mr. Winter? 这幢房子是温特先生的吗 ?
• We belong to the new club. 我们是这个新俱乐部的成员。

5 manage   

vt.经营，管理，处理；设法，对付；操纵，运用；vi.处理，办理，设法对付

参考例句：

• He took great pains to manage the factory well.为了管理好工厂，他可真是煞费苦心。
• The work is not much,I can manage it alone.活儿不多，我一个人也忙得过来。

6 taught   

v.teach的过去式过去分词

参考例句：

• Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.必须教育孩子要当心车辆。
• Miss Brown taught my daughter last year.去年是布朗小姐教我女儿的。

7 notice   

n.通知，布告；注意，认识；vt.看到，注意到

参考例句：

• Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
• I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走过时，我没有注意到你。

8 gentlemen   

n.阁下；先生；有身份的人；绅士

参考例句：

• He was respected for his learning by several churchmen and other gentlemen. 他的学识博得了一些牧师和其他绅士们的尊敬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ladies and gentlemen paraded their fine manners, wit, and charm. 女士们和绅士们卖弄他们的美妙姿态、才智和魅力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 honest   

adj.诚实的；真诚的

参考例句：

• He was very honest to tell me his story.他十分坦率地给我讲了他的故事。
• He has an honest face.他有一张诚实坦率的脸。

10 earn   

v.嫌得；挣得

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I expect it to earn its cost in less than three years.我希望它在3年内赚回成本。

11 earned   

adj.挣得的v.赚得( earn的过去式和过去分词 )；挣钱；生（利）；获（利）

参考例句：

• She earned a black mark for opposing company policy. 她因反对公司政策而得到考绩不良评语。
• We finally managed a hard-earned draw. 我们终于追成了平局。

12 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。

13 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

14 dead   

adj.死的；无生命的；死气沉沉的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• Mary threw away the dead flowers.玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。
• He was dead asleep.他完全睡着了。

15 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。

16 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。

17 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

18 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

19 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

20 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。

21 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

22 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？

23 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。

24 polite   

adj.有礼貌的，客气的；斯文的，有教养的

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She is a polite girl.她是一个文雅的姑娘。

25 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

26 cents   

n.分，一分钱的硬币( cent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• dividend payments of 50 cents a share 每股50分的股息支付
• A huge plateful like that costs only 50 cents. 这样大一盘才50美分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

27 tear   

n.泪滴，眼泪；撕，扯，裂缝；激怒；飞奔；vi.流泪；撕破；赶快，飞奔

参考例句：

• Why did you tear the letter away from her hand?你为何要从她手中夺走那封信？
• He could not tear himself from that spot.他舍不得离开那个地点。

28 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。

29 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。