美国小学英语教材6:第30课 山齿鹑家族(1)
时间：2018-12-13 作者：英语课 分类：美国小学英语教材6
英语课
The Family of Bobwhite Clarence Hawkes 山齿鹑家族 克拉伦斯·霍克斯
When you have read this story, you will understand better why so many people love the out-of-doors and the study of wild life. 当你读了这个故事，你会更能体会为什么有那么多人喜爱户外，研究野生动物。
The Book of Nature is full of interesting facts. Clarence Hawkes here tells about the life of bobwhite, or the quail 1. 自然之书中有许多有趣的讲述，霍克斯向大家讲述山齿鹑，或者叫做鹑。
As you will learn, even a harmless bird like bobwhite lives a life of adventure and danger. 你会懂得即使是无害的山齿鹑也会经历探险般，危险的旅程。
Bobwhite in Springtime 春天的山齿鹑
Bobwhite was not a showy bird, although his suit was neat and quite jaunty 2. 山齿鹑不引人注目，尽管它是一副玲珑小巧，活蹦乱跳的样子。
His back and shoulders were grayish brown, while his undersides were lighter 3. 它的后背和肩膀是浅灰棕色，下表面的颜色更浅。
The feathers on the top of his head stood up like a small pompadour, and under his throat was a white necktie. 头上的羽毛像庞帕多发型一样高耸，喉咙下面是一条白色的领结。
Such a dress would not attract the eyes of his enemies, hawks 4, owls 5, or men. 这样的装束是无法吸引天敌老鹰、猫头鹰或者是人类的注意的。
Bobwhite sat on the top of the gate one spring morning, whistling his merry call, 一个春天的早晨，山齿鹑矗立在门上，轻声细语地唱着欢乐的曲子，
bobwhite, bob, bob-bob-white, bobwhite, bob, bob-white. 布谷布谷，布谷布谷，布谷布谷，布谷。
Each time when he stopped whistling he hopped 6 down on the top bar of the gateway 7 and strutted 9 back and forth 10 like a turkey cock. 它每次停止歌唱时都会跳到门栏上，像一只雄火鸡一样趾高气昂地向前走，向后走。
First he would extend one wing to its full sweep, then the other, 它会首先展开一个翅膀，接着另外一个，
and finally spreading both wings and his funny short tail he would strut 8 up and down as if to say, 之后挥着两个翅膀，她短小可爱的尾巴会上下扑腾，好似在说，
Now if you want to see a fine bird, just look at me. 如果你想看到一只美丽的小鸟，那就看我吧。
But bobwhite was whistling for something else besides good spirits this morning. He was whistling for a wife. 山齿鹑除了在清晨轻声歌唱，抖擞精神以外，它还在用歌声寻找妻子。
Presently down across the fields as though in answer to his calling came a clear white, white, white. 在下面的田野中好似有人在回应它的歌声，哇，哇，哇的声音非常清晰。
1 quail
n.鹌鹑；vi.畏惧，颤抖
- Cowards always quail before the enemy.在敌人面前，胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
- Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高。
2 jaunty
adj．愉快的，满足的；adv.心满意足地，洋洋得意地；n.心满意足；洋洋得意
- She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle.她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的样子。
- The happy boy walked with jaunty steps.这个快乐的孩子以轻快活泼的步子走着。
3 lighter
n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级
- The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
- The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
4 hawks
鹰( hawk的名词复数 )； 鹰派人物，主战派人物
- Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
- Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。
5 owls
n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )
- 'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋，”我说，“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
- The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 来自辞典例句
6 hopped
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花
- He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
- He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。
7 gateway
n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法
- Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
- A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。
8 strut
v.肿胀，鼓起；大摇大摆地走；炫耀；支撑；撑开；n.高视阔步；支柱，撑杆
- The circulation economy development needs the green science and technology innovation as the strut.循环经济的发展需要绿色科技创新生态化作为支撑。
- Now we'll strut arm and arm.这会儿咱们可以手挽着手儿，高视阔步地走了。
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