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课文助读(四) Reading for Writing
教材原文助读
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①once upon a time 从前,很久以前
②disguise vt.装扮;假扮;掩盖 n.伪装;化装用具
③place vt.放置
④maple n.枫树;槭树
⑤cart n.手推车;运货马车
⑥crash into 撞上……
⑦spill vi.& vt.(使)洒出;(使)溢出
⑧pick oneself up 摔倒后重新站起来
⑨trip over 被……绊倒
⑩limp vi.跛行;一瘸一拐地走
limp away 一瘸一拐地走开
⑪tear n.眼泪;泪水
in tears 流着泪;含着泪
⑫move vt.移走
⑬complain about 抱怨
⑭make an attempt to do sth 试图做某事
⑮despair n.绝望 vi.绝望;感到无望
in despair 处于绝望中
⑯keep sb from... 阻止某人……
⑰harm n.& vt.伤害;损害
⑱come along 到达,抵达;出现
⑲might n.力量;威力
with all one's might 竭尽全力
⑳a great deal (of) 大量
㉑succeed in doing sth 成功做某事
㉒belong to 属于
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THE STONE IN THE ROAD
[1]Once upon a time① there was a king who often thought, “Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.” One day, he had an idea.
[1] who引导定语从句,修饰先行词a king;先行词a nation后是whose引导的定语从句。
Early one morning, the king disguised② himself and went to a local village.He placed③ a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone.Then he hid behind a huge maple④ tree and watched.
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart⑤.[2]He crashed into⑥ the stone, spilling⑦ the milk everywhere. “What fool put this stone here?” he shouted.He picked himself up⑧ and angrily went away.
[2] spilling the milk everywhere为现在分词短语作结果状语。
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head.One woman tripped over⑨ the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground.She picked herself up and limped⑩ away in tears⑪.Neither she nor her friends thought about moving⑫ the stone out of the road.
The king watched all day as many people complained about⑬ the stone, but he found nobody making an attempt to⑭move it.The king was in despair⑮.“[3]Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from⑯ harm⑰?”
[3]who引导定语从句,修饰先行词no one;不定式短语to keep their...作后置定语。
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along⑱.She was the daughter of a local farmer.She had been working all day and was very tired.But when she saw the stone, she said to herself, “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after dark.I'll move it out of the way.”
The girl pushed the stone with all her might⑲.After a great deal of⑳ effort, she finally succeeded in㉑ moving it to the side of the street.[4]Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
[4]when引导时间状语从句,其中where引导地点状语从句。
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.“Oh sir,” the girl said, “does this gold belong to㉒ you? [5]If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”
[5]if not为省略句,for连接并列分句。
The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine.I put it in the road and moved the stone over it.[6]Now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”
[6]because引导原因状语从句,其中who引导定语从句,the lesson后又是一个省略了关系词的定语从句。
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挡道的石头
从前有个国王,他经常思考:“如果一个国家的人民只会抱怨,而且总是期待别人来解决他们的问题,那么这个国家就不会发生什么好事。”有一天,他想到一个办法。
一天清晨,国王乔装打扮一番后,来到了当地的一座村庄。他在主路中间放了一块大石头,并且在石头下面藏了几枚金币。然后,他就躲在一棵大枫树后观察。
路上走来的第一个人是推着车子的送奶工。他撞到石头上,牛奶洒得到处都是,他大喊:“哪个傻瓜把石头放在这儿了?”他从地上爬起来,气呼呼地走了。
过了一会儿,一群妇女走了过来,她们每个人头上都顶着一罐水。其中一个女人被石头绊倒了,水罐也摔到地上。她从地上爬起来,含着泪一瘸一拐地走了。她和她的同伴都没有想到把石头从路中间挪开。
国王观察了一整天,看到许多人都在埋怨这块石头,却没人试着把它挪开。国王绝望了。“难道整个村子都没有一个人觉得有责任让邻居免遭不测吗?
就在这时,国王看见一个年轻的姑娘迎面走来。小姑娘是当地一位农民的女儿。忙活了一天,她疲惫不堪。然而,当她看到那块石头时,她自言自语道:“对于天黑以后走在这条路上的人来说,这块石头很危险,我得把它从这条路上挪开。”
女孩使出了全身力气去推石头。费了好大一番工夫,她终于成功地把石头推到了路边。想象一下,当她看到石头下面的金币时有多么惊讶!
正在那时,国王从树后走了出来。“哦,先生,”女孩说道,“这些金币是您的吗?如果不是的话,我们得找到失主,他一定十分着急。”
国王答道:“亲爱的,金币是我的,是我把它放在了路上,然后把石头压在上面。现在,金币归你了,因为我想教给我的子民的道理,只有你一人学会了。”
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