The Water Sprite and the Pearl
A man was sailing in a small boat，and dropped a precious pearl into the sea accidentally．When the man had returned to land，he took a pail，and began to scoop 1 up the water and pour it on the shore．For three days he scooped 2 and poured unweariedly．On the fourth day a Water Sprite came up out of the sea，and asked，“Why are you scooping 3？”
The man replied，“I am scooping because I have lost a pearl．”
The Water Sprite asked，“Are you going to stop before long？”
The man replied，“When I have scooped the sea dry，then I shall stop．”
Then the Water Sprite returned into the depths，and brought up the very pearl，and gave it back to the man．Exercises：
回答下列问题：
① What did the man drop？
② What did the man do to pick up his pearl？
③ Why did the Water Sprite help him？
- In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
- Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。
- They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》