Unity Is Stren gth

江蘇 王桂馨

□語篇導讀

一滴水匯不成大海,一朵花集不成花壇,一棵樹組不成綠蔭。個體的力量再大、再強,也比不過集體的力量。只有團結協作,才能戰勝困難,打敗敵人。一個人是一條線，一群人則是一條繩。就讓我們一起走進下面的文章,看看團結的力量吧!

One day,a little lamb is drinking water from the river near his house.A wolf sees him and wants to eat him.So the wolf comes to the lamb and shouts,“How dare you drink from my river？ I'm going to eat you tonight! ”

The lamb is very afraid and begins to cry.

“Why are you crying？ ”ask the lamb's friends.

“The wolf is going to eat me tonight,” says the lamb.

“Don't worry,we will help you,” the friends say.

At night,the little cat hides behind the tree near the lamb's house.The little dog hides behind the door.The little horse and the little elephant stand behind the house.

At eight o'clock,the wolf comes to the lamb's house.

“It's so dark.I can't see anything,” says the wolf,“Well,I'll light my candle.” The wolf walks to the tree.He wants to light the candle behind the tree.

At this time,the little cat jumps out and scratches the wolf's face.The wolf wants to run away.The little dog runs out of the house and bites the wolf's leg.Then the little horse kicks the wolf.Finally,the little elephant throws the wolf into the river with his long nose.

The little lamb,the little cat,the little dog,the little horse and the little elephant all laugh.They know:Unity is strength.They will be good friends forever.

◆詞語沉淀

1.unity/'ju?n?t?/n.團結；一致；聯合

2.strength/stre?θ /n.力量；強項

3.lamb/l?m/n.小羊；羔羊

4.scratch/skr?t?/vt.擦,刮；擦痛;擦傷；在……處搔癢；抓破

5.throw...into...把……投入……中；投……到……中

◆典句賞析

1.At night,the little cat hides behind the tree near the lamb's house.到了晚上,小貓躲在了小羊房屋旁邊的樹后。

“主語+hide behind...”是一個常見的句型,意思是“……躲在……的后面”,behind是介詞,后面經常接表示人或物的名詞或代詞。例如：

—Where is Jack？ 杰克在哪里？

—He is hiding behind a tree.他正躲在一棵樹后。

【即時嘗試】請不要躲在你媽媽的身后。

2.The little dog runs out of the house and bites the wolf's leg.小狗從房子里跑出來,咬了狼的腿。

“主語+run out of...”結構,意思是“從……里跑出來”,out of的后面經常接表示地點的名詞。例如：

Class is over.Students run out of the classroom.下課了,學生們從教室里跑出來。

【即時嘗試】當地震發生的時候,他們快速從房子里跑出來。

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譯文助讀

一天,一只小羊正在他家附近的小河里喝水。一只狼看見了他,想要吃掉他。于是,狼走向小羊,大叫起來：“你竟敢喝我河里的水,我今晚要吃掉你!”

小羊非常害怕,哭了起來。

“你為什么要哭呀？”小羊的朋友們問。

“狼今晚要吃我。”小羊說。

“不要著急,我們會幫你的。”朋友們說。

到了晚上,小貓躲在了小羊房屋旁邊的樹后，小狗躲在門后,小馬和小象站在房子的后面。

八點鐘,狼來到了小羊的住處。

“天太黑了,我什么也看不見。”狼說,“好吧,我來點亮我的蠟燭。”狼走近那棵樹,他想在樹后把蠟燭點著。

這時,小貓跳出來抓傷了狼的臉。狼想逃走,小狗從房子里跑出來,咬了狼的腿。然后,小馬又踢了狼一腳。最后,小象用他的長鼻子把狼扔進了河里。

小羊、小貓、小狗、小馬和小象都笑了。他們知道：團結就是力量。他們永遠都將會是好朋友。