The White Duck

    The White Duck
The little white duck was¹ sleeping under a tree in a wood. There were some nuts⁴ on the tree. While⁵ Mrs. Duck was sleeping, one of the nuts fell⁶ off⁷ the tree and hit her on the head. Mrs. Duck woke⁸ up very afraid.
    "Oh!" she said⁹. "Somebody¹⁰ is shooting¹¹ at me. I must go and tell the King¹²."So Mrs. Duck went out of the wood and began to walk along¹³ a road. As² she was walking, she met Mrs. Hen.
    "Where are you going¹⁴?" asked Mrs. Hen.
    "I am going to the King. A bad man has shot¹⁵ me with a gun¹⁶.""I can run faster than you," said Mrs. Hen.
    "I will run and tell the King."So Mrs. Hen ran¹⁷ along the road, leaving Mrs. Duck behind her.
    On the way Mrs. Hen met Mrs. Cat.
    "What is the matter, Mrs. Hen?" said Mrs. Cat. "Why are you running¹⁸ along the road?""I am going to the King. Some bad men have come into our country and are shooting all the people," said Mrs. Hen.
    "Oh! Let me go first. I can run faster than you," said Mrs. Cat. "I will run quickly and tell the King."So Mrs. Cat ran along the road, leaving Mrs. Hen behind her.
    While Mrs. Cat was running along, she came¹⁹ to Mr. Dog, who was lying²⁰ by the side²¹ of the road. Mr. Dog did²² not like Mrs. Cat, He jumped up.
    "Stop!" he cried.
    "Don't stop me," said Mrs. Cat. "Something very bad has happened.""What has happened?" said Mr. Dog.
    " A hundred soldiers²³ have come into our country, They are shooting all the people," answered Mrs. Cat.
    "Oh! That is very bad," said Mr. Dog. "You stay here. I can run faster than you. I will run and tell the King."So Mr. Dog began running along the road, leaving Mrs. Cat behind him.
    On the way, Mr. Dog met Mr. Horse, who was eating grass by the side of the road.
    " What is the matter, Mr. Dog? Why are you running so fast?" asked Mr. Horse.
    "I am running to tell the King that a big army²⁴ has come into our country. A thousand soldiers are killing²⁵ !ill our people.""That is very bad," said Mr. Horse. "The King must be told quickly. I can run faster than you. You stay here while I run and tell the King."So Mr. Horse began running along the road, leaving Mr. Dog behind him.
    King Lion was sleeping in his beautiful garden. The sound of running feet woke him. He looked up, and there was Mr. Horse standing²⁶ in front of him.
    "What is the matter?" said King Lion.
    Mr. Horse was very tired. He was so tired that he could²⁷ not speak.
    "Go and drink some water, and then come back and tell me," said the King.
    So Mr. Horse went to drink some water. When he came back he could speak. He touched the ground²⁸ before the King with his head. Then he said, " 0 King, thousands of bad soldiers have come into our country and are killing all our people.""Ring the bells," said King Lion, "and call my soldiers."Then the bells were rung, and all the King's soldiers, elephants, foxes, bears, and wolves marched into the garden. Six pigeons²⁹ flew³⁰ above their heads.
    "Quick march!" cried the King.
    Then all the soldiers marched out of the garden. King Lion and Mr. Horse marched in front of them. Above their heads flew the six pigeons.
    "Can you see anything?" cried King Lion to the pigeons over his head.
    "Only a dog coming this way," answered one of the pigeons.
    " Did you see the bad soldiers killing our people?" said King Lion to Mr. Horse.
    "No," answered Mr. Horse. "It was Mr. Dog who told me."When they came to Mr. Dog, the King cried, "Stop."Then they all stopped.
    "Come here, Mr. Dog," said the King. "Where are the bad people?"Mr. Dog pointed³¹ with his foot. "There," he said.
    "Did you see them yourself³²' asked the King.
    "No, I didn't see them myself³³," answered Mr. Dog.
    Quick march!" cried the King.
    They all began to march again. The King, Mr. Horse, Mr. Dog marched in front, followed by the elephants, the bears, the wolves, and the foxes. The pigeons flew over their heads.
    "Can you see anything?" cried the King to the pigeons.
    "Only a cat lying by the side of the road," answered one of the pigeons.
    " Did you see the bad soldiers killing our people?" said King Lion to Mr. Dog.
    "No, I didn't see them myself. But I know it is true³⁴, because Mrs. Cat told me," answered Mr. Dog.
    "Don't believe³⁵ everything that you hear," said the King.
    When they came to Mrs. Cat they all stopped.
    "Where are the bad soldiers?" asked the King.
    "There," answered Mrs. Cat, pointing with her foot.
    "Did you see them yourself?" asked the King"No, I didn't see them myself," answered Mrs. Cat. " But I know it is true because Mrs. Hen told me."" Don't believe everything that you hear," said the King. "Quick march."When they had³⁶ marched for some time, the King cried to the pigeons in the air above him, "Can you see anything now?""Only a hen sitting by the side of the road," answered one of the pigeons.
    When they reached³⁸ Mrs. Hen they all stopped.
    "Where are those bad soldiers?" asked the King.
    "There," answered Mrs. Hen, pointing with her foot.
    "How many did you see?" asked the King.
    "I didn't see any myself," answered Mrs. Hen. "But I know it is true, because Mrs. Duck told me.""Don't believe everything that you hear," said the King. "Quick march."After a time the King asked the pigeons if they could see anything.
    "Only a white duck sitting by the road-side," answered one of the pigeons.
    When they reached the white duck, they all stopped.
    "Come here, Mrs. Duck," said the King. Mrs. Duck got³⁹ up and touched the ground with her head in front of the King.
    "Where are the bad soldiers?" asked the King.
    "I haven't seen⁴⁰ any," said Mrs. Duck.
    "Who has been killed⁴¹?""Nobody⁴³ has been killed, but someone⁴⁴ has shot me with a gun.""Are you hurt?" asked the King.
    "Yes. Something hit me on my head."" I think that you are very foolish⁴⁶," said the King. "Come here and let me look at your head."When the King looked at Mrs. Duck's head, he could find no mark⁴⁷.
    "Now tell me what happened," said the King.
    " I was sleeping under a tree in a wood and something hit me on the head.""Show me the tree," said the King.
    Then Mrs. Duck led⁴² them all into the wood and showed them the tree under which she had been sleeping. When they were standing under the tree, a nut³ fell on the King's head. He looked up and saw⁴⁸ many other nuts.
    "This is a nut tree, and the nuts are falling," he said. "Mrs. Duck, you are very foolish. You told Mrs. Hen that you had been shot. Mrs Hen, kick⁴⁹ Mrs Duck."Mrs Hen kicked⁵⁰ Mrs Duck.
    "Mrs Hen, you are very foolish. You told Mrs Cat that some bad men had come into our country and were shooting the people. Mrs Cat, bite⁵² Mrs Hen."Mrs Cat bit⁵¹ Mrs Hen.
    "Mrs Cat, you are a big fool⁴⁵. You told Mr. Dog that a hundred soldiers were killing our people. Mr. Dog, bite Mrs Cat."Mr. Dog jumped at Mrs Cat and bit her.
    "Mr. Dog, you are a bigger fool than Mrs Cat. You told Mr. Horse that a big army had come into our country. Mr. Horse, kick Mr. Dog."Mr. Horse gave⁵³ Mr. Dog a big kick.
    "Mr. Horse, you are a fool too," said King Lion. "You said that thousands of soldiers had come into our country. I shall⁵⁴ bite you myself."King Lion bit Mr. Horse.
    "Now remember," said King Lion: "do not believe all that you hear. Believe what you see. Now we shall go back. Quick march."Then the King marched away, followed by the elephants, the bears, the wolves, and the foxes. And over their heads flew the pigeons.
    Then Mrs Hen tried to catch Mrs Duck, and Mrs Cat tried to catch Mrs Hen, and Mr. Dog tried to catch Mrs Cat, and Mr. Horse tried to catch Mr. Dog. But Mrs Duck jumped into some water where Mrs Hen could not follow her; Mrs Hen flew over the trees where Mrs Cat could not reach³⁷ her; Mrs Cat jumped up a tree where Mr. Dog could not follow her; Mr. Dog ran away among⁵⁵ the trees where Mr. Horse could not follow him, and Mr. Horse went back along the road.

1 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。

2 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。

3 nut   

n.坚果；果仁；螺母，螺帽；难对付的人(事)

参考例句：

• My favorite nut is the peanut.我最喜欢的坚果是花生。
• This old nut won't bite.这个旧螺母咬不住扣。

4 nuts   

adj.发疯的；傻的；热爱的；迷恋的n.螺母（ nut的名词复数 ）；坚果；对…着迷的人；疯子

参考例句：

• Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter. 鸟类靠坚果和浆果过冬。
• First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel. 先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。

5 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

6 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

7 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

8 woke   

v.醒( wake的过去式 )；唤醒；唤起（记忆）；使再次感觉到

参考例句：

• She woke up with a terrible hangover. 她醒来时宿醉反应很厉害。
• I woke up covered in a rash. 我醒来时长了一身皮疹。

9 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。

10 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

11 shooting   

n.射击，发射；猎场，狩猎场

参考例句：

• The soldiers began shooting away at the enemy positions.战士们开始朝敌人的阵地不断地射击。
• I was in the act of shooting him when I suddenly recognized him.我正要向他开枪时，突然认出了他。

12 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

13 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。

14 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

15 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。

16 gun   

n.炮；枪

参考例句：

• This is a really big gun.这是一个真正的大枪。
• The soldier reached for his gun.那名士兵伸手去拿枪。

17 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

18 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

19 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

20 lying   

躺

参考例句：

• He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying. 他认定部长说谎，事实果然如此。
• She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying. 她对暗示她在说谎的言论嗤之以鼻。

21 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

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 soldiers   

n.士兵，军人( soldier的名词复数 )；兵员；士卒

参考例句：

• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。
• soldiers brutalized by war 在战争中变得残酷无情的士兵

24 army   

n.军队，陆军，正规军，野战军

参考例句：

• The army numbered four to five thousand at the start.这支军队开始才有四五千人。
• What is the total strength of the enemy army?敌军人数总共有多少？

25 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

26 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

27 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。

28 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

29 pigeons   

n. 鸽子 名词pigeon的复数形式

参考例句：

• the sound of pigeons cooing 鸽子咕咕的叫声
• The boy frightened away the pigeons from the roof. 那男孩把屋顶上的鸽子吓飞了。

30 flew   

vbl.fly的过去式

参考例句：

• She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。
• The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

31 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

32 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

33 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

34 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

35 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

36 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。

37 reach   

n.延伸，范围，河段；vt.到达，伸出，延伸，取得联系；vi.延伸

参考例句：

• The railway line will soon reach to our town. 铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
• Can you reach that apple down in the tree? 你能把树上那个苹果摘下来吗？

38 reached   

v.到达( reach的过去式和过去分词 )；联络；伸出手臂，延伸

参考例句：

• An amicable settlement was reached. 已达成和解。
• After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement. 经过一番艰难的讨价还价，我们达成了协议。

39 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

40 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

41 killed   

adj.被杀死的，断开的v.杀死( kill的过去式和过去分词 )；使停止[结束，失败]；破坏，减弱，抵消；使痛苦，使受折磨

参考例句：

• The family was killed in an air raid. 这家人在一次空袭中遇难。
• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。

42 led   

(light emitting diode)发光二极管

参考例句：

• Sony has also been working on ever-thinner technology,demonstrating a flexible full-color organic LED display.索尼也在研究轻薄显示技术，并展示了一种柔性全彩有机发光二极管显示器。

43 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

44 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

45 fool   

n.愚人，受骗者，奶油拌水果；vt.愚弄，欺骗，浪费；vi.干傻事，开玩笑

参考例句：

• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。
• Some people act the fool now and then.有些人时常装傻。

46 foolish   

adj.愚蠢的，傻的；荒谬的，可笑的

参考例句：

• The foolish boy was laughed at wherever he went.这个愚蠢的男孩不论走到哪里都受到讥笑。
• Don't worry me with such foolish questions.不要用这些愚蠢的问题来烦我。

47 mark   

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数

参考例句：

• Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
• Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

48 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。

49 kick   

n.踢；冲刺；反冲；钱包；反对；极大兴趣；vt.踢；对自己生气；戒除；vi.踢；反抗；充满活力的运作；反冲；冲刺

参考例句：

• Don't kick the ball into the road.不要把球踢到马路上。
• If the new actor is no good,kick him out. 如果那个新来的演员不怎么样就让他走.

50 kicked   

v.踢( kick的过去式和过去分词 )；踢蹬，踢（腿）；（因干了蠢事、失去良机等）对（自己）生气；体育运动

参考例句：

• She kicked her attacker in the groin. 她朝袭击者的下身踢了一脚。
• She was punched and kicked by her attackers. 她遭到袭击者的拳打脚踢。

51 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

52 bite   

n.咬，咬伤，一口，刺痛；（= byte）字节，位组，二进位组，信息组；v.咬，刺痛

参考例句：

• The dog may bite at you.狗会咬你的。
• Let me have a bite.让我咬一口。

53 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。

54 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

55 among   

prep.在…中间，在…之中(三者或三者以上)

参考例句：

• You are only one among many who need help. 你不过是许多需要帮助的人之一。
• He was among the last to leave.他是最后离开者之一。