LESSON 23

THE TORN DOLL

撕破的娃娃

1. Mary Armstrong was a pretty little girl, but she was heedless about some things.

2. Her way of leaving her books and playthings just where she had used them last, gave her mother much trouble in picking them up and putting them in their proper places.

3. She had often told Mary the evil effects of being so careless. Her books became spoiled, and her toys broken.

4. But worse than this was the growing habit of carelessness, which would be of great harm to her all her life. It would make her unhappy, and would annoy her friends.

5. One day Mary and her mother went out into their pleasant yard, to spend an hour in the open air. Mrs. Armstrong took her work with her.

6. Mary ran about and played with Dash, her pet dog, and was having a happy time.

7. But in a corner of the yard she found her nicest doll all torn and broken, and its dress covered with mud.

8. She knew, at once, that Dash had done this, and she scolded him harshly.

9. Carrying the broken doll to her mamma. she showed it to her, and could hardly keep from crying.

1. Mrs. Armstrong asked Mary if she had not left the doll on the porch where Dash could easily get it; and Mary had to answer, "Yes, ma'am."

2. "Then you must not blame the dog, Mary, for he does not know it is wrong for him to play with your doll. I hope this will be a lesson to you hereafter, to put your things away when you are through playing."

3. "I will try," said Mary. And her mother promised to mend the doll as well as she could.

【中文阅读】

1．玛丽·阿姆斯特朗是一个可爱的小女孩。但她对一些事情不留心。

2．她常把她的书和玩具随手丢在她最后用过的地方。这样给她的妈妈增添了很多麻烦，她得把这些东西捡起并放到它们专属的地方。

3．她经常告诉玛丽如此粗心的恶果。她的书籍变得破损，玩具也被弄坏了。

4．但比这更糟的是，粗心大意这个习惯的加剧。这会给她的整个人生带来很大伤害。这会令她不快乐，让她的朋友们生厌。

5．一天，玛丽和她的妈妈到院子里享受户外的空气。阿姆斯特朗太太把手上的活儿也带了出来。

6．玛丽跑来跑去，和她的宠物狗黛狮一起玩得很开心。

7．在院子的一角，玛丽发现她漂亮的娃娃被撕破了，它的裙子上也沾满了泥土。

8．她立即明白，是黛狮把它弄坏的。她狠狠地把它责骂了一顿。

9．她把损坏的娃娃拿给妈妈看，简直要哭出来了。

10．阿姆斯特朗太太问玛丽是否把娃娃放在了黛狮容易够到的走廊里。玛丽说：“是的，妈妈。”

11．“玛丽，你不能责备这只狗。因为它不知道和你的娃娃一起玩是不对的。我希望这对你日后来说是个教训，玩的时候应该把东西收拾好。”

12．“我会改的。”玛丽说。妈妈也答应她尽可能把娃娃修好。