LESSON 52

THE OWL

猫头鹰

oak dusk fight squeak ruffled
bag Fred whoo awake creeping

  1. "Where did you get that owl, Harry?"

  2. "Fred and I found him in the old, hollow oak."

  3. "How did you know he was there?"

  4. "I'll tell you. Fred and I were playing 'hide and seek' round the old barn, one night just at dusk.

  5. "I was just creeping round the corner, when I heard a loud squeak, and a big bird flew up with something in his claws.

  6. "I called Fred, and we watched him as he flew to the woods. Fred thought the bird was an owl, and that he had a nest in the old oak.

  7. "The next day we went to look for him, and, sure enough, he was there."

  8. "But how did you catch him? I should think he could fight like a good fellow with that sharp bill."

  9. "He can when he is wide awake; but owls can't see very well in the daytime, and he was taking a nap.

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  1. "He opened his great eyes, and ruffled up his feathers, and said, 'Whoo! Whoo!' 'Never mind who,' Fred said, and slipped him into a bag."

【中文阅读】

1．“哈里，你是从哪里逮到这只猫头鹰的？”

2．“弗瑞德和我在一棵老橡树的空洞里发现的它。”

3．“你怎么知道它在那儿呢？”

4．“我告诉你，一天傍晚，弗瑞德和我正在谷仓周围玩捉迷藏”。

5．“我刚爬到角落里，就听见一记响亮的吱吱声。一只大鸟腾空而起，爪子上抓着一些东西。”

6．我叫上弗瑞德，一起看着它飞向树林。弗瑞德认为那是只猫头鹰，它的窝在老橡树里。

7．“第二天，我们去找它，发现它就在那里。”

8．“但你们是怎么逮着它的呢？我想它可以用锋利的喙像勇士一样搏斗。”

9．“它十分清醒时是可以的，但猫头鹰在白天看不清楚东西，它正在打盹儿。”

10．“它睁开它的大眼睛，竖起羽毛，说：‘咕！咕！’‘是谁都没关系。’弗瑞德说着，就把它塞进了袋子。”