2.妈妈--《上帝看见我》是很好的一篇。小男孩们在独自一个人的时候,很容易会做一些他们不应该做的事情,因为他们以为没有人会知道。
3.约翰--上帝能看到男孩的口袋里吗?
4.妈妈--是的。
5.约翰--我希望上帝能看见也能说话。可是他不能--他能吗,妈妈?
6.妈妈--能的。
7.约翰--他能说话?(约翰睁大了眼睛)
8.妈妈--噢,是的。但是他用一种平静的声音小声地说。
9.约翰--我从来没有听见他说话。那听起来是什么样的?像风一样吗?
10.妈妈--上帝的声音听起来不像风。他在你的心里说话,而且非常温柔。
11.约翰--他说些什么?
12.妈妈--当你淘气的时候,他说--不要,约翰尼,不要,不要这么做。但是当你乖的时候,他说--这是对的,这是对的,我的孩子。
13.好几天里,约翰倾听那个微弱的声音。因为他看起来非常高兴,所以我想他听到了那声音说--这是对的,这是对的,我的孩子。
14.然而,有一天,约翰从口袋里掏弹珠的时候,掏出来一颗蓝色的弹珠。
15.多么漂亮的一颗弹珠啊!他的妈妈说,一边从他手上把弹珠拿过去。你从哪里得到它的?
16.约翰没有回答,只是试图从她手中抢回弹珠。
17.怎么!这会是什么意思?大概你也猜到,他的妈妈感到惊讶。
18.她看着约翰尼,但是他却没看她,不,他低下了头。
19.然后她开始想,肯定出了什么问题。那会是什么呢?她再一次问:
20.约翰,你从哪里得到这颗弹珠的?
21.可是约翰并没有回答,妈妈慢慢地走开了,为她的小孩子感到伤心。
22.晚上,当她把他抱上床的时候,他爬到她的膝盖上,头依偎在她的肩上,抱歉地低声说--妈妈,我拿了那颗弹珠。
23.妈妈--拿!从谁那里拿的?
24.约翰--我在地上捡的。
25.妈妈--它属于地吗?地是怎么得到它的?地会到商店里把它买下来吗?
26.约翰听到这个有趣的说法想笑,但是笑不出来。整个下午他都听见那个声音在说:
27.不,约翰尼,不!这是不对的。地并不拥有这颗弹珠。那是某个小男孩的弹珠。它不是你的,约翰尼。
28.妈妈--这是谁的弹珠?在它在地上之前,哪个小男孩拥有它?你知道吗,约翰?
29.约翰--我猜是亚撒o 梅。可我是在地上看到它的。
30.妈妈--当你伸出手去把它捡起来的时候,你忘了吗,《上帝看见我》?
31.当你把它放进你的口袋里装起来的时候,难道你没听见那个声音轻轻地说,不要,约翰,不要!这不是你的弹珠,这是亚撒o 梅的?
32.约翰--不,妈妈,我没听见,我很快地捡了起来。约翰双手抱住妈妈的脖子,大声地哭了起来。
33.第二天早上,约翰把弹珠递给亚撒o 梅,一边说:我在地上发现它的,但这不是我的弹珠,它难道不是你的蓝色弹珠吗?
34.亚撒立即看出来那是他的弹珠。噢!谢谢你,约翰,我真高兴!我以为我已经丢失了它。
35.佐治叔叔离开去打仗的时候把它送给我,现在他已经死了。噢!我很高兴它没有丢失。他的眼中有亮晶晶的泪水。
36.小约翰回家的时候,他感到非常快乐,因为那个声音开始说话,而且似乎声音越来越大。
37.而他几乎觉得有一只手摸着他的头,他亲耳听见,那个声音说,这是对的,这是对的,我的孩子!
THE TIGER
老虎
1.The tiger is a fine beast,and looks much like a cat,though he is larger than a big dog.He has thick,strong legs and claws,and his eye is very fierce.
2.His coat has a tinge of gold,and there are rich dark and black spots all over his body,which run from his back to his belly.
3.He is very cruel,and none can tame him,though some tigers have been played with when quite young.
4.He kills all the beasts and men that he can find,whether he is hungry or not;and when he is hungry,he sucks their blood with delight.
5.He often attacks the lion,though the lion is much the stronger and always destroys the tiger,unless the lion is young or weak.
6.He catches a man or beast in his mouth and carries him off,as a cat does a mouse.He will even run off with an ox,as a cat runs with a large rat.
7.The tiger is a native of Asia.His skin is of use,and is thought to be very rich and fine.
【中文阅读】
1.老虎是一种健美的野兽,长得非常像猫,但是它比猫大。它有粗壮的腿和爪子,眼神非常凶恶。
2.它的皮毛有浅金色的色调,从背部到腹部,浑身布满深黑色的斑纹。
3.它非常残暴,没有人能够驯服它,虽然有些老虎在它们非常幼小的时候可以和人一起玩耍。
4.不管老虎是不是饥饿,它会把它能找到的野兽和人类杀掉。要是他肚子饿了,他会欣然把他们的鲜血吮吸干净。
5.它经常攻击狮子,虽然狮子比它强壮得多,而且除非年幼或者虚弱,否则狮子总是能打败老虎。
6.它用嘴巴叼住一个人或是一头野兽,然后带走,就像猫抓老鼠那样。它甚至会带着一头牛跑开,就像猫叼着大老鼠逃走一样。7.老虎是亚洲原生的动物。他的皮有用,而且被认为非常昂贵而精美。
THE KIND BOY
善良的男孩
1.O,mamma!cried Tom,as he came home from school oneday,I am almost starved.
2.Why,Tom,what makes you so hungry?Did I not send dinner enough for you?
3.O yes,mother,but I could not eat any at noon.
4.Why could you not eat?Were you sick?
5.No,I was not sick.When school was out,all of us boys sat down on the ground to eat.
6.Just as we began to eat,I looked up and saw John Jones standing out one side looking at us.
7.He had not been to school for several days.He did not sayanything,but he looked so pale and sad.
8.I got up and went to him,and asked him if he was sick.
9.Just then a big tear ran down his cheek and fell on the ground.
10.I asked him to walk with me down to the spring;and there we sat on the rock under the maple-tree.Were you ever there,mother?
11.Yes;when I was a little girl and went to school,I often went to the spring,and sometimes I sat on the same rock,andate my dinner.
12.But tell me,my son,did you find out what made John feel so sad?
13.Yes.He told me his father went away from home a weekago,and that he did not know where he was gone.
14.When he went away he took all the money,and put a large black bottle into his pocket.
15.Here John burst out crying again.By and by he went on,and said that his mother was sick,and that they had nothing in the house to eat.
16.He told me he did not have any supper last night,nor anybreakfast this morning.And he did not know what to do.
17.I then gave him all my dinner.He did not say a word,buttook my hand,and began to cry.
18.And I cried too,mother.I could not help it.
19.The first I knew,John was gone,and I just saw him as he ran over the hill toward home.
20.He did not stop to eat any,and I guess he took the dinnerhome to his mother.
21.Poor boy!I am glad,my son,you were so kind to him.
22.Now eat this bread and milk,while I get some food and put it into the basket,and we will go over and see them.
【中文阅读】
1.噢,妈妈!有一天,从学校回到家里的时候,汤姆大声叫,我快要饿死啦!
2.咦,汤姆,是什么让你这么饿?难道我给你送的午餐不够吗?
3.噢,够的,妈妈,但我中午一点儿也没能吃上。
4.为什么你不能吃呢?你生病了吗?
5.不,我不是生病。放学后,我们所有男生都坐在地上准备吃饭。
6.就在我们开始要吃的时候,我抬起头看见约翰o 琼斯站在一边看着我们。
7.他几天没来上学了。他什么也没说,可是他看上去那么的苍白和悲伤。
8.我站了起来向他走过去,问他是不是生病了。
9.就在那个时候,一颗大大的泪珠滑落他的脸颊,落到地上。
10.我叫他和我一起走下去到泉水处,在那里我们坐在枫树下的岩石上。你有没有到那里去过,妈妈?
11.是的,在我还是一个小女孩去上学的时候,我经常去泉水那里,有时候我坐在同一块岩石上,吃我的午餐。
12.但是告诉我,我的儿子,你有没有发现是什么使约翰感到如此悲伤?
13.有的。他告诉我他的爸爸一周前离开了家,而他不知道爸爸去了哪里。
14.他爸爸走的时候带走了所有的钱,还放了一大瓶毒药在他的口袋里。
15.这时候约翰又一次放声大哭。不久以后他继续说,他的妈妈生病了,他们家里没有吃的东西。
16.他告诉我他昨天晚上没有吃晚餐,今天早上也没吃早餐。他不知道怎么办。
17.于是我把我的午餐全都给了他。他一句话也没说,只是拉着我的手,开始哭泣。
18.我也哭了,妈妈,我忍不住。
19.我回过神来的时候,约翰走了,我就看着他翻过小山往家里跑去。
20.他没有停下来吃一口,我猜他拿回家去给他的妈妈了。
21.可怜的男孩!我感到高兴,我的儿子,你对他这么好。
22.现在把这面包和牛奶吃掉,我会拿一些食物放进篮子里,我们过去看望他们。
MARY’S LITTLE LAMB
玛丽的小羊羔
1.In the warm month of June,when there are so many pretty flowers,and when the birds sing so sweetly,little Mary Daniels went to see her grandpa,who lives on a farm in the northern part of New York.
2.Her grandpa was very glad when Mary came,for he loved his little Mary;and as Mary thought there was nobody but her own dear mamma and papa so kind and good as her grandpa,she was very glad too.