美国语文第四册 第19期:有志者事竟成

 　　Henry Bond¹ was about ten years old when his father died. 在亨利.邦德大约十岁时，他的父亲去世了。

　　His mother found it difficult to provide for the support of a large family, thus left entirely² in her care. 支撑整个大家庭的重任全都落在了他母亲的身上，这让她感到异常的艰辛。

　　By good management , however, she contrived³ to do so, and also to send Henry, the oldest, to school, and to supply him, for the most part, with such books as he needed. 但通过不断的苦心经营，她想尽办法撑起了这个家，还送她最大的孩子亨利去读书，给他提供了上学所需要的大部分书籍。

　　At one time, however, Henry wanted a grammar, in order to join a class in that study, and his mother could not furnish⁴ him with the money to buy it. 然而，有一次，亨利为了参加语法学习班，需要一本语法书，他在没有钱供他买书母亲实。

　　He was very much troubled about it, and went to bed with a heavy heart, thinking what could be done. 这件事让他非常纠结，晚上躺在床上仍然忧心忡忡，一直在想能做些什么。

　　On waking in the morning, he found that a deep snow had fallen, and the cold wind was blowing furiously⁵. 早晨醒来，他看到外面已经下了厚厚的一层雪，寒风猛烈地吹着。

　　"Ah," said he, "it is an ill wind that blows nobody good." 他说：“啊，这场恶劣的寒风让大家都够难受的。”

　　He rose, ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his service to clear a path around his premises⁶. 他迅速地起床，跑到邻居家里，提出为邻居的房屋四周清扫积雪。

　　The offer was accepted. Having completed this work, and received his pay, he went to another place for the same purpose, 邻居接受了他的提议。当完成了这项工作，拿到了工钱，他又跑到另一处帮人扫雪，

　　and then to another, until he had earned enough to buy a grammar. 然后又去了另一家，直到他赚够了买语法书的钱。

　　When school commenced⁷, Henry was in his seat, the happiest boy there, ready to begin the lesson in his new book. 等到开学时，亨利坐在他的位子上，等待开始学习新书上的第一课，他是班里最最开心的。

　　From that time, Henry was always the first in all his classes. 从那时起，亨利总是班上到校最早的。

　　He knew no such word as fail, but always succeeded in all he attempted. Having the will, he always found the way. 在他的心目中，没有“失败”一词，他总能够成功地做好他想做的事。有了意愿，他就总能够找到成功之路。

1 bond   

n.结合，债券，契约，粘合剂，保证人，键，关栈保留；vt.存入关栈，粘着；vi.结合

参考例句：

• This glue makes a good firm bond.这种胶水粘得很结实。
• His word is his bond.他是讲信用的。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 contrived   

adj.不自然的，做作的；虚构的

参考例句：

• There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
• The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。

4 furnish   

v.供应，提供，装备；布置，为...配备家具

参考例句：

• I will furnish all you need.我愿供给你所需要的一切。
• No one in the class could furnish the right answer to the question.班上没有一个人能给出问题的正确答案。

5 furiously   

adv. 狂怒地, 有力地

参考例句：

• He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟，狂吸了几口。
• An army of buyers haggles furiously with an army of salesmen. 一大群买主在和卖主拼命地讨价还价。

6 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

7 commenced   

开始( commence的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The little girl commenced to cry when she saw the snake. 这小女孩一看到蛇就开始哭了起来。
• She commenced her life as an actress in the 1930s. 从30年代她就开始舞台生涯。