Story 5 The Beginning of the Armadillos-part 1

原来如此的故事story 5讲义

【本章大意】

美洲虎妈妈教美洲虎如何吃掉刺猬和乌龟，但美洲虎被足智多谋的刺猬和乌龟骗得晕头转向。

单词注释

armadillo /ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ/ n. 犰狳

hedgehog /ˈhedʒhɒɡ/ n. 刺猬

tortoise /ˈtɔːtəs/ n. 龟，乌龟

turbid /ˈtɜːbɪd/ adj. 浑浊的

lettuce /ˈletɪs/ n. 莴苣

jaguar /ˈdʒæɡjuə(r)/ n. 美洲虎

beetle /ˈbiːtl/ n. 甲虫

resourceful /rɪˈsɔːsfl/ adj. 足智多谋的

bank /bæŋk/ n. 岸，银行

uncurl /ʌn'kɜːl/ v. 伸展

· The cat uncurled itself and jumped off the wall. 那猫伸直了腰跳下墙头。

curl /kɜːl/ v. 卷曲，盘绕

· The cat curled into a ball and went to sleep. 那只猫蜷缩成一团睡着了。

perhaps /pəˈhæps/ adv. 或许，也许

absolutely /'æbsəluːtlɪ/ adv. 完全地，绝对地

· We have absolutely nothing in common. 我们完全没有共通点。

even if 即使

· Even if it should rain tomorrow, we will continue our work. 即使明天下雨，我们也要继续工作。

disappear /dɪsə'pɪə/ v. 消失，失踪

believe /bɪ'liːv/ v. 相信，认为

· believe in 信仰，信任

· believe it or not 信不信由你

【中英文对照】

Story 5 The Beginning of the Armadillos-Part 1

故事5 犰狳是怎么来的（一）

A long time ago Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog and Slow-Solid Tortoise lived on the banks of the turbid Amazon river.

Snails are my favourite dinner!

Lettuce is perfect for a vegetarian like me!

Painted Jaguar lives on the banks of the Amazon too.

I love to hunt deer…

很久很久以前，刺猬和乌龟生活在混浊的亚马逊河的岸边。

刺猬：我最喜欢吃蜗牛！

乌龟：我是一个素食主义者，最喜欢吃莴苣。

斑斓美洲虎也生活在亚马逊河岸边。

美洲虎：我爱捕食鹿……

… but I'm happy with a beetle or a frog sometimes!

But really Painted Jaguar is tired of eating frogs and beetles.

Mother, what can I eat?

Why don't you try hedgehogs and tortoises?

美洲虎：不过有时我也喜欢吃甲虫和青蛙。

但是，说实话，斑斓美洲虎已经厌倦吃青蛙和甲虫了。

美洲虎：妈妈，我能吃什么？

美洲虎妈妈：你为什么不去吃刺猬和乌龟？

With a hedgehog, you must drop him into water to make him uncurl.

With a tortoise, you must use your paw like a spoon to extract him from his shell.

One beautiful night, Painted Jaguar finds Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog and Slow-Solid Tortoise on the banks of the turbid Amazon.

Eek!

Ahh!

Ohh!

美洲虎妈妈：遇到刺猬时，你必须将他放到水里，让他伸展开来。

美洲虎妈妈：遇到乌龟时，你必须把你的爪子当作勺子，将他从壳中掏出来。

在一个美妙的晚上，斑斓美洲虎在混浊的亚马逊河的岸边发现了刺猬和乌龟。

乌龟：唷!

刺猬：啊！

美洲虎：喔！

Stickly Prickly quickly curls into a ball and Slow-Solid pulls his head and feet inside his shell.

Now listen to me! Which of you two is Hedgehog and which is Tortoise?

My mother knows what to do. Hedgehogs uncurl in the water and I use my paw as a spoon for tortoises.

Are you sure? Perhaps tortoises uncurl in the water and you use your paw as a spoon for hedgehogs…

Are you absolutely sure? Perhaps you use your paw for hedgehogs and a spoon in the water for tortoises…

Stop! You're making my spots hurt! Who is Hedgehog and who is Tortoise?

刺猬马上卷成球，而乌龟将头和脚缩进了壳里。

美洲虎：听我讲！你们哪个是刺猬？哪个是乌龟？

美洲虎：我妈知道怎么做。刺猬在水里会伸展开来，对乌龟，我要用爪子当勺子将他从壳中掏出来。

刺猬：你确定吗？或许乌龟在水里会伸展开来，而对刺猬，你用爪子当勺子……

乌龟：你真的确定？或许你可以用爪子对付刺猬，将爪子当勺子对付水中的乌龟……

美洲虎：别说了！你们说得我晕头转向！谁是刺猬？谁是乌龟？

I'm not going to tell you, even if you extract me from my shell!

A-hah! So you are Tortoise!

Painted Jaguar uses his paw but Stickly-Prickly curls up fast.

Oww! That hurts!

Hedgehog disappears into the forest...

My poor paw! And it's too dusty to find Tortoise now…

… or perhaps you are Tortoise!

Of course I am! And now you can extract me from my shell. Remember your Mummy's explanation?

刺猬：即使你把我从壳中掏出来，我也不会告诉你！

美洲虎：我明白了，你就是乌龟！

美洲虎伸出了爪子，刺猬则迅速卷成了球。

美洲虎：喔唷！疼！

刺猬消失在丛林中……

美洲虎：我可怜的爪子。现在光线太暗，找不到乌龟了……

美洲虎：或许你就是乌龟！

乌龟：我当然是乌龟！你可以将我从壳中掏出来。还记着你妈的解释吗？

I don't believe you. You want to confuse me again!

No, it's true! And if you want to see me swim, put me in the water!

Mummy says one of you goes in the water, so jump in the river, now!

If you're sure…

Tortoise swims away as fast as possible. Painted Jaguar understands now and he is very angry.

Roarrrr!!!

Good work, my resourceful reptile friend!

美洲虎：我不信你说的话。你又想糊弄我！

乌龟：不，我说的都是真的。如果你想看我游泳，你可以把我放到水里。

美洲虎：妈妈说，你们当中的一个会在水中游，那你现在就跳到水里！

乌龟：如果你真让我这样做……

乌龟以最快的速度游走了。美洲虎现在才明白过来，十分生气。

美洲虎：嗷嗷!

刺猬：做得好，我足智多谋的爬行类朋友！

原来如此的故事Story 5 习题

1. What does the word "paw" mean?

答案：C

解析：A. lettuce n.莴苣，生菜B. snail n.蜗牛C. paw n.爪子D. spoon n.勺子

1. Hedgehogs can swim. (F)

解析：Tortoises can swim.

2. Painted Jaguar can use its paw as a spoon for tortoises.（T）

3. Lettuce is perfect (  ) a vegetarian like me!

A. for

B. of

C. to

D. with

答案：A

解析：我是一个素食主义者，最喜欢吃莴苣。be perfect for对……是完美的。