A farm wanted to eat good food every day,but he didn’t like working.He often went to other farmer’s homes.When they ate1,he ate with them,so the farms didn’t like him.
有一個農(nóng)夫每天都想著吃好吃的東西,但是他卻不喜歡勞動.他經(jīng)常去別人家,如果趕上別人正在吃飯,他就和別人一塊吃,所以農(nóng)夫們都不喜歡他.
One day,he saw a hare running down the hill.The hare knocked against2 a tree in his field,broke its neck and fell dead.The farmer was so happy.“Great!” he went to the tree and got the dead hare,and went home with it.
一天,他看見一只野兔從山上跑下來.野兔他田里的一棵樹上,折斷脖子死了.農(nóng)夫太高興了.“太好了!”他走過去撿起了野兔就回家了.
That day,he ate a lot.He thought that the meat of the hare was very nice.The next day,he put down3 his hoe,and waited by the tree for a second hare to turn up4.He waited all day long,but no hare come at all.
那天,他吃了很多飯.他覺得野兔的肉太好吃了.第二天,他放下鋤頭,在樹旁等第二個野兔出現(xiàn).他整整等了一天,但是根本沒有野兔來.
點睛：總想不勞而獲的人,最終什么也得不到.
注釋：1.ate 吃.他是eat的過去式,這是一個變化不規(guī)則的動詞,他的過去分詞是：eaten
2.knock against 碰撞
例：He walked and thought something,suddenly he knocked against a wall.
他一邊走一邊思考事情,突然,撞到了一面墻上.
3.put down 放下
例：Put down the gun.把槍放下.
4.turn up 出現(xiàn)
例：I hope the book I lost will turn up.我希望丟掉的那本書能再出現(xiàn).
turn 構(gòu)成的短語還有 turn on 打開；turn off 關(guān)上；turn down調(diào)低；turn in遞交等等