LESSON 65

POOR DAVY

可怜的大卫

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  1. It was recess time at the village school. The bell had rung, and the children had run out into the bright sunshine, wild with laughter and fun.

  2. All but poor Davy. He came out last and very slowly, but he did not laugh. He was in trouble, and the bright, golden sunlight did not make him glad.

  3. He walked across the yard, and sat down on a stone behind the old maple. A little bird on the highest branch sang just to make him laugh.

  4. But Davy did not notice it. He was thinking of the cruel words that had been said about his ragged clothes. The tears stole out of his eyes, and ran down his cheeks.

  5. Poor Davy had no father, and his mother had to work hard to keep him at school.

LESSON 65 - 图1

  1. That night, he went home by the path that led across the fields and through the woods. He still felt sad.

  2. Davy did not wish to trouble his mother; so he lingered a while among the trees, and at last threw himself on the green moss under them.

  3. Just then his teacher came along. She saw who it was, and stopped, saying kindly, "What is the matter, Davy?"

  4. He did not speak, but the tears began again to start.

  5. "Won't you tell me? Perhaps I can help you."

  6. Then he told her all his trouble. When he ended, she said, cheerily, "I have a plan, Davy, that I think will help you."

  7. "Oh, what is it?" he said, sitting up with a look of hope, while a tear fell upon a blue violet.

l3. "Well, how would you like to be a little flower merchant?"

LESSON 65 - 图2

  1. "And earn money?" said Davy. "That would be jolly. But where shall I get my flowers?"

  2. "Right in these woods, and in the fields," said his teacher. "Here are lovely blue violets, down by the brook are white ones, and among the rocks are ferns and mosses. Bring them all to my house, and I will help you arrange them."

  3. So, day after day, Davy hunted the woods for the prettiest flowers, and the most dainty ferns and mosses. After his teacher had helped to arrange them, he took them to the city that was near, and sold them.

  4. He soon earned money enough to buy new clothes. Now the sunshine and the bird's songs make him glad.

【中文阅读】

1．现在是乡村学校里的下课时间。铃声响了，孩子们欣喜地笑着，跑到灿烂的阳光下。

2．可怜的大卫不是这样。他最后一个缓慢走出来，脸上没有一丝笑容。他遇到了麻烦，金灿灿的阳光也没能令他高兴起来。

3．他穿过操场，坐在一棵老枫树后面的石头上。一只小鸟在最高处的枝头上唱起了歌，想令他笑起来。

4．大卫却没有注意到它。他正在想着人们嘲笑他的破衣裳时所说的刻薄的话。眼泪偷偷地从眼睛里流出来，落到了他的脸颊上。

5．可怜的大卫没有爸爸，他的妈妈不得不辛苦地工作，为他挣得学费。

6．那一晚，他走在贯穿田野和树林的回家路上，心里仍然很难过。

7．大卫不想令他的妈妈烦心，他在树上逗留了一会儿，最后滑到树下绿色的青苔上。

8．就在这时，他的老师走了过来。她看到大卫，于是停下脚步，和蔼地说：“怎么了，大卫？”

9．他没有说话，眼泪却再次流了下来。

10．“你不想告诉我吗？也许我能帮助你呢。”

11．于是，大卫把他所有的烦恼都告诉了老师。当他讲完后，老师高兴地说：“我有一个主意，大卫，我觉得这个主意可以帮助你。”

12．“哦？什么主意？”他说。就在一滴眼泪落在一只蓝色的紫罗兰上时，他满怀希望地坐了起来。

13．“好吧，你想不想做一个卖花的小商人？”

14．“来赚钱？”大卫说，“这个主意很好，但我从哪儿才能采到花呢？”

15．“就从这些树林和田野里采。”老师说，“这里有一些可爱的蓝色紫罗兰，小溪边有一些白色的，这些石头中还有些蕨类和苔藓。你把它们都带到我的房子里，我会帮你整理好它们。”

16．于是，大卫每天都到森林里去寻找漂亮的花，以及最可口的蕨类和苔藓。等老师帮他整理好之后，他就把它们带到城里去卖。

17．很快，他就赚到了足够的钱来买新衣服。现在，阳光和鸟儿的歌唱也会令他非常高兴。