P.Yes；when it was up in the tree.
T.What do you say this is？
P.It is a bird.
T.Is it a bird？Let us see.Can it hop？
P.No.
T.Can it fly？
P.No.
T.Can it sing？
P.No.
T.May be it is a dead bird.
P.O，no；it is not that kind of a bird.It is only a picture-bird.
T.Yes，I see.It is not a bird，but-
P.A picture of a bird.
T.That is right.It is the picture of a bird，but not a bird.
【中文阅读】
老师：这是什么？学生：这是一只鸟。老师：你见过鸟吗？学生：噢，是的，我见过很多的鸟。老师：你见过一只鸟做什么事情？学生：我见过一只鸟跳跃到地上。老师：它还做了别的什么？学生：它飞进一棵树里面。老师：鸟能发出声音吗？学生：是的，鸟能唱歌。
老师：你看见的那只鸟唱歌吗？学生：是的，当它在树上的时候。老师：你说这是什么？学生：这是一只鸟。
老师：这是一只鸟吗？让我们来看看。它能跳跃吗？学生：不能。
老师：它能飞吗？学生：不能。老师：它能唱歌吗？学生：不能。
老师：也许它是一只死了的鸟。学生：噢，不。它不是那种鸟。它只是一只画中的鸟。老师：是的，我明白了。它不是一只鸟，而是--学生：一只鸟的图画。老师：对。这是一只鸟的图画，不是一只鸟。
JOHN AND JANE AT SEE-SAW
跷跷板上的约翰和简
1.Here are John and Jane at play.How happy they look！
2.And here is John‘s dog.He looks as glad as they do.
3.Do you see him wag his tail when John comes down？
4.Hark！Can you hear him bark when John goes up？
5.Do you know what this play is？
6.It is See-Saw.When one goes up，then one comes down.
7.And so it is，when one comes down，then one goes up.
8.And as they go up and down they sing，
See-Saw，here we go，Up and down，just so.
【中文阅读】
1.这是约翰和简在玩耍。他们看起来多么高兴啊！
2.还有这是约翰的狗。它看起来和他们一样高兴。
3.当约翰下来的时候，你看到它摇摆它的尾巴吗？
4.听！当约翰上去的时候，你听到它吠叫吗？
6.这是跷跷板。当一个人上升的时候，一个就会下降。
7.这也就是说，当一个人下来的时候，一个人就会上去。
8.在他们上上下下的时候他们唱：跷跷板，我们开始吧。上又下，就是这样啊。
THE LOCKSMITH
锁匠
1.Henry’s mother lost the key of the front door；so Henryhad to go for the 1ocksmith.
2.See the man at work.He has a bag before him which holds his tools；and he will file a key till he makes it fit the lock.
3.This lock-smith works upon locks and keys every day，so that people may lock their trunks and doors when they go from home.
4.Some bad men are always ready to slip through doorswhich have no locks，and they often get a great deal of money in this way，which other people have worked very hard to earn.
5.So you see why we must have locks and bolts.
【中文阅读】
1.亨利的妈妈丢失了前门的钥匙，于是亨利不得不去找锁匠。
2.看那位在干活的人。他身前有一个袋子，里面装着他的工具，他要配一把钥匙，直到把它做得适合那把锁为止。
3.这个锁匠每天做锁和钥匙，让人们离开家时锁好箱子和大门。
4.有些坏人总是伺机闪进没锁的门，他们经常用这个方法偷到很多钱，而这些钱别人要非常辛苦工作才能赚到。
5.所以你明白为什么我们必须要有锁和门闩了吧。
THE VIOLETS
紫罗兰
1.O Jennie！said little Mary to her sister on a fine day inMay，do you know the violets have come ？
2.Now let us run to the side of the hill where the old oak tree stands，and I will show you a great many pretty blue ones.
3.So off went the little girls as happy as the birds that flew above them.
4.The old oak tree seemed glad to see them，for he held out his branches，and shook his green leaves，and spoke softly to the wind as it hurried down the hill.
5.But the violets-how they peeped out from the grass with their rich blue eyes，as if they，too，were glad to see the little girls，and had been waiting there just to be picked.
6.And Mary and Jennie did pick them.Then they went to school and gave them to their teacher，who said she loved violets，for they told her GOD IS GOOD.
【中文阅读】
1.在一个晴朗的五月天，小玛丽对她的妹妹说，噢，詹妮！你知道吗？紫罗兰已经来啦。
2.现在让我们跑到那耸立着老橡树的山边那里去，我会让你看到很多美丽的蓝色紫罗兰。
3.于是两个小女孩出发了，跟她们头上飞舞的小鸟一样快乐。
4.老橡树似乎很高兴见到她们，它伸展着枝条，摇动着绿叶，当疾风从山上吹来的时候，它对风轻柔地说话。
5.而紫罗兰--它们是那样地从草丛里探出它们蓝晶晶的眼睛，好像也很高兴见到小姑娘们，正等着她们来采摘似的。
6.玛丽和詹妮真的把它们摘了下来。然后来到学校把花送给了她们的老师，老师说过她爱紫罗兰，因为它们告诉她“上帝是多么慈善”。
GENERAL GRANT
格兰特将军
1.What a nice large dog this is！He is almost white.
2.This dog knows a great deal；I do not know how much，forhe never tells any one.
3.But I know he is a wise dog，by his acts.
4.This dog never bites little boys and girls.
5.He is so kind to them that they often ride on his back.
6.Once Fred fell into the water，and this brave dog jumpedin and pulled him out.
7.He stays near the house at night，and keeps bad folks away.
8.He does not like to quarrel with other dogs.
9.When they growl at him，he does not growl back.
10.O，no；for this would be as much as to say-Now comeon，-I dare you to touch me.
11.But he walks along，and seems not to notice them.
12.Once when he was going to town he met three large dogs.
13.They did not mean to let him go on.
14.He tried to get by them-now on this side，and now onthat side.But it was of no use.
15.When he saw he must give up going to town，or fight them，dog as he was，he chose to fight.
16.The three dogs were very soon glad to let him have hisown way.
17.Ever after this，the road was free to him.
18.Fred says he is not afraid when the dog is with him.
19.Cousin Fred calls this dog his，but Uncle Sam owns him.
20.What do you think Fred calls his dog？
21.He calls him General Grant；and he says the dog will fight for Uncle Sam，or his boys，at any time，and that nothing can whip him.
【中文阅读】
1.这是一只多么漂亮的大狗啊！它几乎全身都是白的。
2.这只狗懂得很多东西，我不知道有多少，因为它从来没有告诉过任何人。
3.但我从它的行为知道，它是一只聪明的狗。
4.这只狗从来不咬小男孩和小姑娘。
5.它对他们那么友善，以至于他们经常骑在它背上。
6.有一次弗雷德掉到水里，这只勇敢的狗跳进去，把他拉了上来。
7.晚上它留守在屋子附近，让坏人离得远远的。
8.它不喜欢和别的狗争吵。
9.当它们向它吼叫，它不会还以颜色。
10.噢，不，因为这样等于说--那来吧--我看你敢碰我一下！
11.但它只是走开，就像没有注意到它们似的。
12.有一次，在去城里的路上，它遇到了三只大狗。
13.它们故意不让它继续走路。
14.它试图绕过它们--一会儿走这边，一会儿走那边。但是这毫无用处。
15.当它明白它要么必须放弃到城里去，要么和它们搏斗的时候，作为像它那样的一只狗，他选择了战斗。
16.那三只狗很快就乖乖地让它大行其道了。
17.从那以后，那条路对它来说畅通无阻。
18.弗雷德说，只要那只狗和他一起，他就不会害怕。
19.堂兄弟弗雷德声称这只狗是他的，可是山姆大叔才是其主人。
20.你猜弗雷德管他的狗叫什么？
21.他叫它格兰特将军，他还说这只狗任何时候都会为山姆叔叔或他的孩子而战，没有谁能够打败它。
DO NOT QUARREL
不要争吵
1.This little boy and girl have a pleasant home.
2.They have nice clothes and kind friends to love them.
3.But they are not happy.If you look in the picture，you will see why they are not.
4.Oh，how sad it is for brothers and sisters to quarrel！
5.Whatever brawls disturb the street，There should be peace at home；Where sisters dwell and brothers meet，quarrels shouldnever come.
6.Birds in their little nests agree；And it‘s a shameful sight，when children of one family fall out and chide and fight.
【中文阅读】
1.这个小男孩和小姑娘有一个可爱的家。
2.他们有漂亮的衣服和爱他们的友善的朋友。
3.可是他们并不快乐。如果你仔细看这幅图，你就会明白他们为什么不快乐。
4.噢，兄弟姐妹吵架是多么伤心！
5.无论街上怎么吵闹，家里也应该平静。兄弟姐妹相聚的地方，争吵永远不应降临。
6.鸟儿在它们的小巢里和睦相处；而生在一个家庭的孩子们还争吵和打架，那真是可耻的一幕。
