LESSON 50

THE STORY-TELLER

讲故事者

civil Peter Towser appear
alone Pindar persons travelers

LESSON 50 - 图1

  1. Peter Pindar was a great storyteller. One day, as he was going by the school, the children gathered around him.

  2. They said, "Please tell us a story we have never heard." Ned said, "Tell us something about boys and dogs."

  3. "Well," said Peter, "I love to please good children, and, as you all appear civil, I will tell you a new story; and it shall be about a boy and some dogs, as Ned asks.

  4. "But before we begin, let us sit down in a cool, shady place. And now, John, you must be as still as a little mouse. Mary, you must not let Towser bark or make a noise."

  5. "A long way from this place, there is a land where it is very cold, and much snow falls.

  6. "The hills are very high there, and traveler's are often lost among them. There are men there who keep large dogs. These are taught to hunt for people lost in the snow.

  7. "The dogs have so fine a scent, that they can find persons by that alone.

  8. "Sometimes it is so dark, that they can not see anything. Those who are lost often lie hid in the snowdrifts."

【中文阅读】

1．彼得·品达是一位非常好的讲故事的人。一天，当他路过学校时，孩子们都聚集到了他周围。

2．他们说：“请给我们讲一个我们没听过的故事吧。”内德说：“给我们讲一个关于男孩和狗的故事吧。”

3．“好吧，”彼得说，“我喜欢让好孩子们高兴。因为你们表现得很有礼貌，我就给你们讲一个新故事。就像内德要求的那样，这是个关于一个男孩和狗的故事。”

4．“不过，开始之前，让我们先找一个阴凉处坐下。现在，约翰，你必须像小老鼠那样保持安静。玛丽，你一定不要让大狗叫出声或发出噪音。”

5．“从前，离这儿很远的地方，有一个非常寒冷的土地，那里覆盖着很厚很厚的雪。”

6．“那里的山很高，旅行者经常在山间迷路。住在那里的人们饲养了很多条大狗，用来寻找雪中迷路的人们。”

7．“狗有很好的嗅觉，他们能凭借嗅觉寻找人。”

8．“有时候外面很黑，他们什么都看不清。那些迷路的人常常被雪堆覆盖住。”