英国语文第一册 第34期:百灵鸟

 　　LESSON 34 THE LARK¹ 第三十四课 百灵鸟

　　Three boys, Dick, Sam, and Ned, went out to play in the fields², and fine fun they had³. Dick，Sam还有Ned三个男孩在田间玩耍，很开心。

　　As⁴ they sat⁵ down to rest for a short time, they heard a lark sing. 在他们坐下来短暂休息时，听到一只百灵鸟在唱歌。

　　How well he sings!" said⁶ Dick. "He must be quite close to us, I think," said Sam."I should like to see him," said Ned. 唱的多好啊！"Dick感慨道，Sam说"我觉得它离我们一定很近，"Ned接着说"我想看看它."

　　There he is, then,"said Sam; "so you can soon have your wish." Sam说"他在那，很快你就可以实现愿望了。"

　　Where?"said Dick; and up he sprang, just in time to see the lark as he rose⁷ once more high in the air.  哪儿呢？"Dick快速的起身问道，就在此时他看到这只百灵鸟再一次飞向天空。

　　See, there he is, as he sings his sweet song to the boys. 看，在那儿，一边唱着美妙的歌曲一边向男孩飞来。

　　Just then Dick saw⁸ that Ned had a small stone in his hand. Dick thought⁹ that he meant to throw it at the poor lark.  就在这时Dick看到Ned的手里拿着一个小石子。Dick觉得Ned想把石子扔向百灵鸟。

　　So he said, "Ned, do you mean to throw that stone at him?" 所以就说道"Ned，你是要对百灵鸟扔石子吗？

　　"Yes; why not? What harm¹⁰ would¹¹ there be?"said Ned;"I want you to see how well I can aim¹²." 是啊，为什么不呢？会有什么伤害呢？"Ned回答道，"我想让你看看我瞄的有多准。"

　　For shame¹³, Ned!" said Dick."Throw down the stone. Why should you want to kill¹⁴ the poor bird, that sings so sweet a song to us?  太丢脸了，Ned"Dick说道，"把石子扔掉。你为什么想杀死这只歌唱如此美妙的鸟儿呢？

　　If you like, I will soon show you that I can aim quite as well as you can. But I should not like to aim to do ill."  等会我给你展示我也可以瞄的像你一样准。但我不会用它做些不好的事情。"

　　This made¹⁵ both Ned and Sam laugh; and Ned threw down the stone. 这让Ned和Sam都笑了，Ned也扔掉了石子。

　　The lark went on with his song. Ned said,"I do like to hear the lark sing; how glad I am that I did¹⁶ not try to kill him." 这只百灵鸟继续歌唱。Ned说"我喜欢听它唱歌，我很高兴我没有试图伤害它。"

1 lark   

n.云雀，百灵鸟；n.嬉戏，玩笑；vi.嬉戏

参考例句：

• He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
• She lived in the village with her grandparents as cheerful as a lark.她同祖父母一起住在乡间非常快活。

2 fields   

n.田( field的名词复数 )；（作某种用途的）场地；（学习或研究的）领域；运动场

参考例句：

• The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. 去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
• We had to make a detour around the flooded fields. 我们只得绕道避开被洪水淹没的田野。

3 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。

4 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。

5 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

6 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。

7 rose   

n.玫瑰，蔷薇；v.(rise的过去式)起立，上升，升起

参考例句：

• This is a red rose.这是一朵红色玫瑰花。
• The river suddenly rose.河水暴涨。

8 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。

9 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

10 harm   

n./v.危害；伤害；损害

参考例句：

• His behaviour did more harm than good to himself.他的行为对他自己害多利少。
• Never do anything to harm the interests of the people.决不能损害人民的利益。

11 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？

12 aim   

n.目标，对准；v.对准目标，打算

参考例句：

• He has a high aim in life.他的人生目标很高。
• He spent most of his life without aim.他毫无目标地度过了大半生。

13 shame   

n.羞愧，遗憾的事；v.使羞愧

参考例句：

• She felt shame after she told the lie.她撒谎后感到羞愧。
• He felt no shame and no regret.他不感到羞愧和悔恨。

14 kill   

vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物

参考例句：

• Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。
• She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

15 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

16 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？