美國語文第二冊 第50期：爺爺的故事
LESSON 54
第五十四課
broad
寬敞的
knee
膝蓋
fig
無花果
fresh
新鮮的
city
城市
trout
鱒魚
underneath
在…底下
fought
戰(zhàn)斗
surprised
驚訝
clapping
拍手
garden
花園
carrying
攜帶
fighting
打架
GRANDFATHER'S STORY
爺爺的故事
"Come and sit by my knee, Jane,
“簡，過來坐在我的膝旁。
and grandfather will tell you a strange story.
爺爺給你講一個神奇的故事。”
"One bright Summer day,
“一個明媚的夏日，
I was in a garden in a city, with a friend. "
我和一位朋友在一座城市花園里，
We rested underneath a fig tree.
坐在無花果樹下休息，
The broad leaves were green and fresh.
大片的樹葉綠而青。
"We looked up at the ripe, purple figs.
“我們抬頭看著已經成熟的紫色無花果。
And what do you think came down through the branches of the fig tree over our heads?"
如果有東西從無花果樹的樹枝上掉到我們頭上，你覺得會是什么？”
"Oh, a bird, grandfather, a bird!"
“噢，一只鳥，爺爺，那是一只鳥。”
said little Jane, clapping her hands.
簡拍著手說。
"No, not a bird. It was a fish;
“不，不是一只鳥。我的小姑娘，是一條魚，
a trout, my little girl."
一條鮭魚。”
"Not a fish, grandfather!
“不是魚，爺爺！
A trout come through the branches of a tree in the city?
鮭魚從城里一顆樹的樹枝上掉下來？
I am sure you must be in fun."
我敢肯定您一定在開玩笑。”
"No, Jane, I tell you the truth.
“不，簡，我告訴你的是真的。
My friend and I were very much surprised
我的朋友和我
to see a fish falling from a fig tree.
看到一條魚從無花果樹上掉下來，感到非常詫異。”
"But we ran from under the tree,
“不過當我們從樹下跑出來時，
and saw a fishhawk flying,
看到一只魚隼飛過，
and an eagle after him.
一只老鷹跟在它后面。”
"The hawk had caught the fish,
“隼抓住了這條魚，
and was carrying it home to his nest,
并把它帶回到自己的巢里，
when the eagle saw it and wanted it.
這時老鷹看到了那條魚并想得到它。”
"They fought for it.
“他們?yōu)檫@條魚打了起來。
The fish was dropped,
魚掉下來了，
and they both lost it.
它們都沒得到魚。
So much for fighting!"
爭斗才由此停止。”
