原版英文故事与诗歌：It wouldn't do

 　　It wouldn't do

 

　　by John Kay

 

　　But,

 

　　She said²,

 

　　I suppose³ it wouldn't do

 

　　For everyone to be the same now,

 

　　Would¹ it.

 

　　No,

 

　　I said,

 

　　There'd be less⁴

 

　　Interesting people around,

 

　　Wouldn't there.

 

　　Fewer⁵ interesting people,

 

　　She said,

 

　　But I suppose it wouldn't do

 

　　For everyone to speak the same now,

 

　　Would it.

1 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

2 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。

3 suppose   

v.料想，猜测；假定，以为；（祈使句）让，设

参考例句：

• I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。
• Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？

4 less   

adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减

参考例句：

• I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
• You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。

5 fewer   

int.较少数；adj.较少的

参考例句：

• We need more apples and fewer oranges.我们需要多些苹果，少些橘子。
• Now I meet with fewer difficulties in my work.现在我工作中困难少些了。