LESSON 57

THE GREEDY GIRL

贪吃的小女孩

1. Laura English is a greedy little girl. Indeed, she is quite a glutton. Do you know what a glutton is? A glutton is one who eats too much, because the food tastes well.

2. Laura's mother is always willing she should have as much to eat as is good for her; but sometimes, when her mother is not watching, she eats so much that it makes her sick.

3. I do not know why she is so silly. Her kitten never eats more than it needs. It leaves the nice bones on the plate, and lies down to sleep when it has eaten enough.

4. The bee is wiser than Laura. It flies all day among the flowers to gather honey, and might eat the whole time if it pleased. But it eats just enough, and carries all the rest to its hive.

1. The squirrel eats a few nuts or acorns, and frisks about as gayly as if he had dined at the king's table.

2. Did you ever see a squirrel with a nut in his paws? How bright and lively he looks as he eats it!

3. If he lived in a house made of acorns, he would never need a doctor. He would not eat an acorn too much.

4. I do not love little girls who eat too much. Do you, my little readers?

5. I do not think they have such rosy cheeks, or such bright eyes, or such sweet, happy tempers as those who eat less.

【中文阅读】

1．劳拉·英格丽是一个贪吃的小女孩。的确，她是个贪食者。你知道什么是贪食者吗？贪食者就是只要东西好吃，就吃得很多的人。

2．劳拉的妈妈一直希望她的饭量应该保持在益于健康的程度。但有时，劳拉趁妈妈不注意就会暴食，以至于最后生了病。

3．我不知道她为什么这么傻。她的小猫从没吃得超量。它留下盘子里好吃的骨头，吃饱后便躺下睡觉。

4．蜜蜂也比劳拉聪明。它每天都在花丛中飞来飞去地采蜜。如果它愿意，可以整天吃个不停。但它仅仅吃得刚饱而已，然后把剩下的带到它的蜂房。

5．松鼠吃些坚果或橡子，就像在国王的宴席上用餐一样快乐得又蹦又跳。

6．你曾经见过一只手里拿着坚果的松鼠吗？它吃坚果的时候显得多么聪明活泼！

7．即使它住在橡子做成的房子里，它也不会生病，因为它不会吃下过多的橡子。

8．我不喜欢吃得过多的小女孩。你们喜欢吗，我的小读者？

9．我认为她们不会像那些吃得少些的人一样拥有漂亮的脸蛋、明亮的眼睛和温柔快乐的性格。