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LESSON 27
第27課
frightened
受驚
intend
打算
wheat
小麥
Thomas
托馬斯
complains
抱怨
plums
李子
choose
選擇
shocking
觸目驚心
sparrow
麻雀
ripest
最為成熟
robbing
劫財(cái)
breakfast
早餐
plenty
豐富
share
共享
treat
治療
tales
故事
wait
等待
THE SPARROW
麻 雀
Glad to see you, little bird;
小鳥，很高興見到你，
Twas your little chirp I heard:
我聽到你小聲唧唧叫。
What did you intend to say?
你想說些什么？
"Give me something this cold day"?
“冷天里給我點(diǎn)東西吃”？
That I will, and plenty, too;
我愿意為你備好足夠食物，
All the crumbs I saved for you.
為你保存所有面包屑。
Don't be frightened — here's a treat:
不要害怕，是我請客，
I will wait and see you eat.
我會等你，看你享用。
Shocking tales I hear of you;
我聽說很多你的可怕傳言，
Chirp, and tell me, are they true?
喳喳喳，告訴我，這些是真的嗎？
Robbing all the summer long;
整個夏天都在搶奪，
Don't you think it very wrong?
你不覺得這不對嗎？
Thomas says you steal his wheat;
托馬斯說你偷了他的小麥，
John complains, his plums you eat
約翰抱怨你吃了他的梅子。
Choose the ripest for your share,
選擇最成熟的食物吃掉，
Never asking whose they are.
從沒問過它們屬于誰。
But I will not try to know
但我不想知道，
What you did so long ago:
很久以前你做過什么。
There's your breakfast, eat away;
吃吧，這是你的早餐，
Come to see me every day.
記得每天都來看我。
