Unit 3 Times change！名著选萃-【优学精讲】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第二册教用Word(外研版)

My Early Home Excerpt from Black Beauty “黑骏马”天资聪颖，但遭受厄运，几经易主，历经磨难，最终在与死神擦肩而过后重获新生。 　　The first place that① I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow (草地) with a pond of clear water in it. Some shady (阴凉的) trees leaned over② it, and rushes (灯芯草) and water-lilies (睡莲) grew at the deep end. Over the hedge (树篱) on one side we looked into a plowed (犁过的) field, and on the other we looked over a gate at our master's house, which③ stood by the roadside; at the top of the meadow was a wood of fir (冷杉) trees④， and at the bottom a running brook (小溪) overhung (悬垂) by a steep bank⑤. While⑥ I was young I lived upon⑦ my mother's milk, as⑧ I could not eat grass. In the daytime I ran by her side, and at night I lay down close by her. When it was hot we used to stand⑨ by the pond in the shade of the trees, and when it was cold we had a nice warm shed (棚子) near the grove (树丛). As soon as⑩ I was old enough to eat grass, my mother would go out to work in the daytime, and come back in the evening. There were six young colts (雄马驹) in the meadow besides me; they were older than I was; some were nearly as large as⑪ grown-up⑫ horses. I used to run with them, and had great fun; we used to gallop (驰骋) all together round and round the field as hard as we could go. Sometimes we had rather rough⑬ play, for they would frequently⑭ bite and kick as well as gallop. One day, when there was a good deal of⑮ kicking, my mother whinnied (轻声嘶鸣) to me to come to her, and then she said，“I wish you to pay attention to⑯ what⑰ I am going to say to you. The colts who⑱ live here are very good colts, but they are cart (运货马车) horse colts, and of course they have not learned manners⑲. You have been well-bred (有教养的) and well-born; your father has a great name⑳ in these parts, and your grandfather won the cup two years at the Newmarket races; your grandmother had the sweetest temper㉑ of any horse I ever knew, and I think you have never seen me kick or bite. I hope you will grow up gentle and good, and never learn bad ways; do your work with a good will㉒， lift your feet up well when you trot (小跑), and never bite or kick even in play.” I have never forgotten my mother's advice; I knew she was a wise old horse, and our master thought a great deal of her. Her name was Duchess (女公爵), but he often called her Pet. Our master was a good, kind man. He gave us good food, good lodging (住处), and kind words; he spoke as kindly to us as he did to his little children. We were all fond of㉓ him, and my mother loved him very much. When she saw him at the gate she would neigh (嘶叫) with joy, and trot up to him. He would pat and stroke㉔ her and say, “Well, old Pet, and how is your little Darkie？” I was a dull black, so he called me Darkie; then he would give me a piece of bread, which was very good, and sometimes he brought a carrot for my mother. All the horses would come to him, but I think we were his favorites. My mother always took him to the town on a market day in a light gig (轻便两轮马车). 　　There was a plowboy (耕童), Dick, who sometimes came into our field to pluck㉕ blackberries from the hedge. When he had eaten all he wanted, he would have what㉖ he called fun with the colts, throwing㉗ stones and sticks at them to make them gallop. We did not much mind him, for㉘ we could gallop off; but sometimes a stone would hit and hurt us. One day he was at this game, and did not know that the master was in the next field; but he was there, watching what was going on; over the hedge he jumped in a snap㉙， and catching Dick by the arm, he gave him such a box on the ear㉚ as made him roar㉛ with the pain and surprise. As soon as we saw the master, we trotted up nearer to see what went on. “Bad boy！” he said, “Bad boy! To chase㉜ the colts. This is not the first time, nor the second, but it shall be the last. There—take your money and go home; I shall not want you on my farm again.” So we never saw Dick any more. Old Daniel, the man who looked after the horses, was just as gentle as our master, so we were well-off㉝. ①此处为that引导定语从句，that在从句中作宾语。 ②lean over 斜在……上方 ③此处为which引导非限制性定语从句。 ④此处为介词短语置于句首引起的完全倒装。 ⑤bank [熟词生义] n. 河岸 ⑥此处为while引导时间状语从句。 ⑦live upon sth.以某物为生 ⑧此处为as引导原因状语从句。 ⑨used to do过去常常做 ⑩此处为as soon as引导时间状语从句。 ⑪as...as... 和……一样…… ⑫grown-up adj. 成年的 ⑬rough adj.粗暴的 ⑭frequently adv. 频繁地 ⑮a good deal of 大量的 ⑯pay attention to 注意 ⑰此处为what引导宾语从句。 ⑱此处为who引导定语从句，who在从句中作主语。 ⑲manner n. 礼仪 ⑳name [熟词生义] n. 名誉 ㉑temper n. 脾气 ㉒a good will 善意 ㉓be fond of 喜爱 ㉔stroke v. 轻抚(动物的毛皮) ㉕pluck v. 摘 ㉖此处为what引导宾语从句。 ㉗此处为v.-ing形式作状语。 ㉘for表示原因。 ㉙in a snap 立刻；马上 ㉚give sb. a box on the ear 打某人一耳光 ㉛roar v. 叫喊 ㉜chase v. 追赶 ㉝well-off adj. 境况良好的 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $