美国语文第二册 第54期:打破的窗户(1)
时间：2018-05-02 06:23:50
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（单词翻译）
skipping 蹦跳
mean 吝啬
George 乔治
gift 礼物
Mason 马森
Ellet 艾略特
George Ellet
had5 a bright
silver6 dollar for a New-year gift. 乔治艾略特要用一枚闪闪发光的银币买样新年礼物。
He
thought8 of all the fine things he
might10 buy with it. 他想遍了所有能用它买到的好东西。
but the sun
shone14 out bright, 但阳光明媚，
and everything looked beautiful. 一切看上去都很美。
So George put on his hat, 乔治戴上他的帽子
and
ran15 into the street. 跑到街上。
he met some boys throwing snowballs. 他看到一些男孩在打雪仗。
George soon engaged in the sport. 乔治很快便参与到游戏之中。
He sent a ball at James Mason, 他向詹姆斯马森扔出一个雪球，
but it missed him, and
broke3 a window on the other
side17 of the street. 不仅没有击中他，还打破了街对面的一扇窗户。
George
feared18 some one
would19 come out of the house and find him. 乔治怕有人会从房子出来找他，
As soon as he
got22 round the next corner, 就在他跑到下一个路口时，
George stopped, because he was very sorry for what he had done. 乔治停住了，因为他对自己做下的事情感到很愧疚。
"I have no right to spend my silver dollar, now. "我现在没有全力花掉我的银币了。
I
ought9 to go back, and
pay25 for the glass I broke with my snowball." 我应该回去，赔偿我用雪球打碎的那块玻璃。”
He went up and down the street, 他在街上来来回回地走着，
and felt very sad. 感到十分难过。
He wished very much to buy something nice. 他非常希望能买些好东西，
He also wished to pay for the broken glass. 也希望赔偿打碎的玻璃。
At last he said, 最后他说：
"It was wrong to break the window, “打碎玻璃是我的不对，
I will go and pay for it, 所以我得赔偿，
if it takes all my money, 即使花掉所有的钱，
I will try not to be sorry. 我也会觉得心安。
I do not think the man will hurt me if I pay for the
mischief27 I have done." 如果我为自己犯下的错误而赔偿，我觉得房屋的主人就不会责怪我。”
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