美国语文第二册 第52期:贪吃的小女孩
时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美国语文第二册
英语课
LESSON 57 第五十七课
dined 进餐
gayly 快乐地
doctor 医生
glutton 1 贪食者
needs 需求
lively 活泼的
acorns 3 橡子
readers 读者
tastes 口味
Laura 劳拉
greedy 贪吃的
tempers 性格
THE GREEDY GIRL 贪吃的小女孩
Laura English is a greedy little girl. 劳拉·英格丽是一个贪吃的小女孩。
Indeed, she is quite a glutton. 的确,她是个贪食者。
Do you know what a glutton is? 你知道什么事贪食者吗?
A glutton is one who eats too much, 贪食者就是
because the food tastes well. 只要东西好吃,就吃得很多的人。
Laura's mother is always willing 劳拉的妈妈一直希望
she should have as much to eat as is good for her; 她的饭量应该保持在益于健康的程度。
but sometimes, when her mother is not watching, 但有时,劳拉趁妈妈不注意就会
she eats so much that it makes her sick. 暴食,以至于最后生了病。
I do not know why she is so silly. 我不知道她为什么这么傻。
Her kitten never eats more than it needs. 她的小猫从没吃得超量。
It leaves the nice bones on the plate, 它留下盘子里好吃的骨头,
and lies down to sleep when it has eaten enough. 吃饱后便躺下睡觉。
The bee is wiser than Laura. 蜜蜂比劳拉聪明。
It flies all day among the flowers to gather honey, 它每天都在花丛中飞来飞去地采蜜。
and might eat the whole time if it pleased. 如果它愿意,可整天吃个不停。
But it eats just enough, and carries all the rest to its hive. 但它仅仅吃得刚饱而已,然后把剩下的带到它的蜂房。
The squirrel eats a few nuts or acorns, 松鼠吃些坚果或橡子,
and frisks about as gayly as if he had dined at the king's table. 就像在国王的宴席上用餐一样快乐得又蹦又跳。
Did you ever see a squirrel with a nut in his paws? 你曾经见过一只手里拿着坚果的松鼠吗?
How bright and lively he looks as he eats it! 它吃坚果的时候显得多么聪明活泼!
If he lived in a house made of acorns, 即使它住在橡子做成的房子里,
he would never need a doctor. 它也不会生病,
He would not eat an acorn 2 too much. 因为它不会吃下过多的橡子。
I do not love little girls who eat too much. 我不喜欢吃得过多的小女孩。
Do you, my little readers? 你们喜欢吗?我的小读者?
I do not think they have such rosy 4 cheeks, 我认为她们不会像那些吃得少些的人一样拥有漂亮的脸蛋、
or such bright eyes, 明亮的眼睛
or such sweet, happy tempers as those who eat less. 和温柔快乐的性格。
n.贪食者,好食者
- She's a glutton for work.She stays late every evening.她是个工作狂,每天都很晚才下班。
- He is just a glutton.He is addicted to excessive eating.他就是个老饕,贪吃成性。
n.橡实,橡子
- The oak is implicit in the acorn.橡树孕育于橡子之中。
- The tree grew from a small acorn.橡树从一粒小橡子生长而来。
n.橡子,栎实( acorn的名词复数 )
- Great oaks from little acorns grow. 万丈高楼平地起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Welcome to my new website!It may not look much at the moment, but great oaks from little acorns grow! 欢迎来到我的新网站。它现在可能微不足道,不过万丈高楼平地起嘛。 来自《简明英汉词典》