1级-《猴爪》-第8课

前情提要 

怀特先生看见猴爪动了，他尖叫了起来。后来猴爪又不再动了。怀特太太去睡觉了。怀特和儿子坐在一起抽烟，不久儿子也去睡觉了。老怀特一人在客厅，他晃神间好像又看到了一张脸……

故事原文 

The Monkey's Paw L8

猴爪 L8

The next morning the winter sun came through the window and the house felt nice and warm again.(1) Mr White felt better and he smiled at his wife and son. The family sat down to have breakfast and they began to talk about the day.(2) The monkey's paw was on a little table near the window, but nobody looked at it and nobody thought about it.(3)

第二天早晨，冬日的阳光穿过窗户，房子里重新变得舒适温暖。怀特先生感觉好些了，他对着妻子和儿子微笑。一家子坐下来共进早餐，他们讨论着白天要干的事。猴爪放在窗子边的小桌上，但没有人去看它，也没有人想到它。

'I'm going to the shops this morning,' Mrs White said. 'I want to get something nice for dinner. Are you going to come with me?' she asked her husband.

“上午我想去商店，”怀特太太说，“我想买一点好东西做晚餐，你愿意和我一块去吗？”她问丈夫。

'No, I'm going to have a quiet morning. I'm going to read,' her husband answered.

“不，我想享受一个安静的上午。我想看书，”她丈夫回答说。

'Well, I'm not going to go out this evening,' Herbert said, 'so we can go to bed early tonight. We were very late last night.'

“今天晚上我不想出门，”赫伯特说，“我们就能早一点上床睡觉，昨晚我们睡得太迟了。”

'And we aren't going to have stories about monkey's paws!' Mrs White said. She was angry. 'Why did we listen to your friend?' she asked her husband. 'A monkey's paw can't give you things!' She stopped but the two men did not answer her. 'Thirty thousand pounds!' she said quietly. 'We needed that money.'

“我们再也不会听有关猴爪的故事！”怀特太太说。她发火了。“为什么我们要相信你的朋友？”她问丈夫，“一个猴爪不会给你任何东西的！”她停了下来，但两个男人并没有回答她。“30，000英磅！”她平静地说，“我们需要那些钱。”

Just then Herbert looked at the clock and stood up. 'I' m going to work,' he said. 'Perhaps the postman has got the money for you in a letter. Remember, I want some of it too!' Herbert laughed and his mother laughed too.

就在这时，赫伯特看看时间并站了起来。“我要去工作了，”他说，“也许邮差在一封信里把钱寄给你，记住，我也想要一些！”赫伯特笑了，她母亲也笑了。

'Don't laugh, son,' Mr White said. 'Tom Morris is an old friend and he thinks the story is true. Perhaps it is.'

“别笑了，孩子，”怀特先生说，“汤姆·莫里斯是我的老朋友了，既然他认为这个故事是真实的，也许就是真的。”

'Well, leave some of the money for me,' Herbert laughed again.

“好吧，给我也留下一些钱，”赫伯特又笑了起来。

His mother laughed too and she went to the door with him.

他母亲也笑了起来并起身送儿子出门。

'Goodbye, Mother,' Herbert said happily. 'Get something nice for dinner this evening at the shops. I'm always hungry after a day at work.'(4)

“再见，妈妈。”赫伯特高兴地说，“到商店买点好吃的东西做晚餐，工作一天后我总觉得饿。”

'I know you are!' Mrs White answered.

“我知道！”怀特太太答道。

Herbert left the house and walked quickly down the road. His mother stood at the door for some time and watched him. The winter sun was warm, but suddenly she felt very cold.

赫伯特离开了家，沿着马路快步地走。他母亲站在门边目送他远去。冬日的阳光很暖和，但怀特太太却突然觉得冷极了。

 （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1. winter 冬天

例句：If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

冬天来了， 春天还会远吗？

2. breakfast 早餐

    English breakfast 英式早餐

    continental breakfast 欧洲大陆式早餐

3. nobody 无名小卒

    Sb. is a nobody. 某人是个无名小卒。

例句：No one wanted to be a nobody.

没有人想碌碌无为。

Someone is going to be somebody, but other people are nobody.

有些人能出名， 但其他人是无名小卒。

4. a day at... ……的一天

    a day at work 工作的一天

    a day at school 学校的一天

例句：A day at school means lots of classes.

学校的一天意味着很多课。

I find it hard to relax after a day at school.

我觉得上完一整天的课后很难放松。