九年级 上册 Unit 7 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

九年级 上册
Unit 7 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer paints the fence

On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except Tom Sawyer. Tom’s aunt gave him a task of painting their fence. It was 30 yards long and three yards high. He painted one board and surveyed his progress, and then he sat down to have a rest.

Tom began to think of the games that he wanted to play. He knew the boys who were free would soon come along and make fun of him. Just then, he had an idea. He picked up his brush and went back to work.

Ben Rogers came along the road. He was singing happily and carrying an apple.

"I’m going swimming," said Ben. "Do you want to come? Oh, you have to work, don’t you? What a pity!"

"Work?" said Tom. "This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?" Then he went on painting.

Ben watched Tom in silence. He became more and more interested. After a while, he said, "Tom, will you let me do some painting? "


Tom said, " No, Ben, I can’t. Aunt Polly warned me to do it well. I'm the only person that can do it right. "

"Oh, please, Tom," said Ben. "I can do it. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you half my apple. Wait, I’ll give you all of it. "

"That's a deal, " said Tom. "But you must be careful. "
 
Tom gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down again and started to eat the apple.

When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for the chance to paint. Then Johnny Miller offered him two toy soldiers.

Soon Tom had got many new toys, and the fence got three coats of paint. Aunt Polly was so pleased that she gave Tom a big apple!

九年级 上册
第七单元汤姆·索耶历险记
汤姆·索耶画篱笆
星期六早上，除了汤姆·索耶，镇上的每个男孩都很开心。汤姆的阿姨给了他一项任务，让他粉刷他们的篱笆。它长30码，高3码。他画了一块木板，检查了一下进度，然后坐下来休息。
汤姆开始想他想玩的游戏。他知道那些自由的男孩很快就会来取笑他。就在那时，他有了一个主意。他拿起画笔，继续工作。
本·罗杰斯沿着路走来。他高兴地唱着歌，手里拿着一个苹果。
“我要去游泳，”本说。“你想来吗？哦，你必须工作，不是吗？真遗憾！”
“工作？”汤姆说。“这不是工作。我玩得很开心。男孩每天都有机会画这样的栅栏吗？”然后他继续画画。
本静静地看着汤姆。他变得越来越感兴趣。过了一会儿，他说：“汤姆，你能让我画画吗？”
汤姆说：“不，本，我做不到。波莉阿姨警告我要做好。我是唯一能做对的人。”
“哦，求求你了，汤姆，”本说。“我能行。我会非常小心的。我会给你半个苹果。等等，我会把所有的都给你。”
“这是一笔交易，”汤姆说。“但你必须小心。”
汤姆脸上带着忧虑，心里却充满了喜悦。他又坐下来，开始吃苹果。
当本累了，比利·费雪在等着。他给汤姆一只风筝，让他有机会画画。然后约翰尼·米勒给了他两个玩具士兵。
很快汤姆就有了许多新玩具，篱笆也刷了三层漆。波莉阿姨非常高兴，她给了汤姆一个大苹果！