LESSON 60

THE BROKEN WINDOW

打破的窗户

skipping mean George gift
engaged Mason Ellet

  1. George Ellet had a bright silver dollar for a New-year gift.

  2. He thought of all the fine things he might buy with it.

  3. The ground was all covered with snow; but the sun shone out bright, and everything looked beautiful.

  4. So George put on his hat, and ran into the street. As he went skipping along, he met some boys throwing snowballs. George soon engaged in the sport.

  5. He sent a ball at James Mason, but it missed him, and broke a window on the other side of the street.

  6. George feared some one would come out of the house and find him. So he ran off as fast as he could.

  7. As soon as he got round the next corner, George stopped, because he was very sorry for what he had done.

  8. He said to himself, "I have no right to spend my silver dollar, now. I ought to go back, and pay for the glass I broke with my snowball."

LESSON 60 - 图1

  1. He went up and down the street, and felt very sad. He wished very much to buy something nice. He also wished to pay for the broken glass.

  2. At last he said, "It was wrong to break the window, though I did not mean to do it. I will go and pay for it, if it takes all my money, I will try not to be sorry. I do not think the man will hurt me if I pay for the mischief I have done."

【中文阅读】

1．乔治·艾略特要用一枚闪闪发光的银币买样新年礼物。

2．他想遍了所有能用它买到的好东西。

3．大地被雪覆盖，但阳光明媚，一切看上去都很美。

4．乔治戴上他的帽子跑到街上。正当他沿着街道蹦蹦跳跳地走时，他看到一些男孩在打雪仗。乔治很快便参与到游戏之中。

5．他向詹姆斯·马森扔出一个雪球，不仅没有击中他，还打破了街对面的一扇窗户。

6．乔治怕有人会从房子里出来找他，便竭尽全力地跑开了。

7．就在他跑到下一个路口时，乔治停住了，因为他对自己做下的事情感到很愧疚。

8．他告诉自己说：“我现在没有权利花掉我的银币了。我应该回去，赔偿我用雪球打碎的那块玻璃。”

9．他在街上来来回回地走着，感到十分难过。他非常希望能买些好东西，也希望赔偿打碎的玻璃。

10．最后他说：“尽管我不是故意的，但打碎玻璃是我的不对。所以我得赔偿，即使花掉所有钱，我也会觉得心安。如果我为自己犯下的错误而赔偿，我觉得房屋的主人就不会责怪我。”