三阶-43 覆水难收的故事·进一步提升阅读速度（讲解版）

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally, the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry. The wound is still there."  

1. There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.

曾经有一个小男孩脾气暴躁。

l There once was…=Once there was…=Once upon a time, there was…

l have a bad temper 脾气很差

2. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

他的父亲给了他一袋钉子，并且告诉他，每次他发脾气，他都必须在栅栏的后面敲一颗钉子。

l nails 钉子

l and told him that… 注意从句

3．The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. 

第一天，这个男孩将37颗钉子钉入栅栏。在接下来的几个星期里，他学着控制自己的愤怒，每天敲的钉子的数量逐渐减少。

l over the next few weeks 在接下来几个星期里

l anger 名词愤怒，形容词angry

l dwindle down 数字下降

4. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

他发现控制自己的脾气比把钉子钉入栅栏更容易。

l hold his temper 控制他的脾气

5. Finally, the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

最后终于有一天，这个男孩一次也没有发脾气。他告诉他的父亲，父亲建议他现在每天如果不发脾气，就拔出一个钉子。

l lose his temper 发脾气

6. The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

几天过去了，这个男孩终于能够告诉他的父亲所有的钉子都拔出来了。

l The days passed… 日子一天天过去了

l the boy was finally able to tell his father that…注意从句

7. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.

父亲牵着他的儿子的手，把他带到围栏。

l take someone by the hand 牵住谁谁谁的手

l lead some to… 把谁谁谁带到…

8. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. 

他说：“我的儿子，你做得很好，但看看围栏上的洞。围栏永远不会一样。当你愤怒地说话时，他们会留下像这样的疤痕。

l scar 疤痕

9. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry. The wound is still there."  

你可以放刀在一个男人身上把它拉出来。你说多少次抱歉并不重要。伤口还在那里。”

l draw it out 拔出来

l It won’t matter…：…并不重要

l wound 伤口

单词

temper  /ˈtempə(r)/ n.v. 脾气；易怒的性情

nail  /neɪl/ n.v. 钉；钉子

hammer   /ˈhæmə(r)/ n.v.  锤子；榔头

fence/fens/n.v. 栅栏；篱笆；围栏

over  /ˈəʊvə(r)/ adv.prep.n. 再；又

control  /kənˈtrəʊl/ n.v. 指挥；控制；掌管；支配

anger  /ˈæŋɡə(r)/ n.v. 怒；怒火；怒气

gradually  /ˈɡrædʒuəli/  adv. 逐渐地；逐步地；渐进地

dwindle /ˈdwɪndl/v.（逐渐）减少，变小，缩小

discover /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/ v. 发现

pull  /pʊl/ v.n. 拉；拽；扯；拖

pass  /pɑːs/  v.n. 推移；逝去

able/ˈeɪbl/  adj. 能；能够

hole /həʊl/ n.v. 洞，孔，坑

scar /skɑː(r)/  n.v. 伤疤；伤痕；瘢痕

knife   /naɪf/  n.v.刀

matter /ˈmætə(r)/  n.v. 事关紧要；要紧；有重大影响

wound /wuːnd/ n.（身体上的）伤，伤口；（武器造成的）伤