美国小学英语教材3:第73课 玩具谷的幸运男孩(1)

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Did⁴ you ever⁵ hear of a present that was⁶ called a "luck¹ gift"? 你有没有听说过一种叫做幸运礼物的礼物？

Many children all over the world have been made⁸ happy because a little boy was once given⁹ such¹⁰ a gift. 一个小男孩曾经收到过一份这样的礼物，全世界的许多孩子都因此得到了快乐。

Franz's Luck Gift 弗朗茨的幸运礼物

In a small valley, high up in the mountains of Austria¹¹, there lived, long ago, a little boy named Franz. 很久以前，在奥地利群山上的一个小山谷里生活着一个名叫弗朗茨的小男孩。

One fall day his mother and brother John were getting ready to go to the city, where they would¹² work until¹³ spring. 一个秋季的一天，他的妈妈和哥哥约翰正准备去城市里，他们将在那儿一直工作到春天。

Franz had¹⁴ to stay at home with his grandfather, and he was very sad as⁷ he watched his mother packing¹⁵ her clothes. 于是弗朗茨不得不和祖父呆在家里，他看到妈妈收拾衣物非常伤心。

"Never mind¹⁶, lad," she said¹⁷. "I'll send you a present from the city, and we will call it a 'luck gift.' 孩子，没事的，妈妈说。我会从城市里给你寄一份礼物过来，我们称它为幸运礼物。

If it brings good luck, you will be a luck boy." 如果它能给你带来好运，你就会是个幸运的男孩。

Franz had read about children who were given such wonderful gifts by fairies¹⁸ that they were called "luck children." 弗朗茨知道，收到由仙女送来的神奇礼物的孩子被称为幸运儿童。

So he did not feel sad any more, but whistled¹⁹ and sang²⁰ and helped his mother. 于是他不再感到伤心，而是吹着口哨唱着歌帮妈妈收拾了。

Early the next morning a man called for John and his mother, and off²¹ they went. 第二天清晨，有人来叫约翰和他的妈妈，他们一起出发了。

Franz watched them go down the mountain road, and then went back into the house to help his grandfather. 弗朗茨看着他们走下山路，然后回到屋里给祖父帮忙。

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