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民间故事:真假母亲(双语阅读)

民间故事2019-02-21 12:20书业网

One day, two women came1 to king2 Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said3 the boy was4 their son. No one knew which woman was telling the truth5.

King Solomon ordered6 a soldier7 to cut the boy in half, and divide8 the boy between the two women. The first woman said, "Go ahead9. That seems10 fair11." However, the second woman was filled12 with fear13. "No" she shouted, "Don't kill14 him. Let the other woman have him."

King Solomon stopped the soldier. "Give the boy to the second woman," he said. "I'm certain15 that she's his real16 mother."

The woman took17 the baby boy home happily18. Everyone was amazed19 at how king Solomon solved20 this problem21.

一天,两个女人带着一名男婴来见所罗门国王。两个女人都说这个男孩是她们的儿子,没有人知道哪个女人说的是实情。

所罗门国王命令一名士兵把男婴切成两半,然后分给两个女人。第一个女人说:“开始吧,那好像很公平。”然而,第二个女人充满了恐惧。“不!”她喊道,“不要杀他,让另一个女人抱走吧。”

所罗门国王阻止了士兵,“把男孩给第二个女人,”他说:“我确信她是他的亲生母亲。”

那个女人高兴地带着男婴回家。大家都很惊讶所罗门国王如何解决这个问题。

词汇解析:

1 came

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句:

I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里,我很惊奇。 The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

2 king

n.君主,国王

参考例句:

He was a good king!他是个好国王!

The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

3 said

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句:

He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。

He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 was

v.(is,am的过去式)是,在

参考例句:

He said he was right.他说他是正确的。

He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 truth

n.真理;真相,事实,实际情况

参考例句:

We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。

You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。

6 ordered

adj. 有序的,整齐的 动词order的过去式和过去分词形式

The troops were ordered back to barracks . 士兵们被命令返回营房。

I've ordered some flowers from the florist's. 我向花店订购了一些花。

7 soldier

n.士兵,战士

参考例句:

He is a good soldier.他是个好战士。

He is a brave soldier.他是一个勇敢的士兵。

8 divide

v.除,分割,划分,隔开

参考例句:

Divide these apples between you three.你们三人分掉这些苹果吧。

This class is too large,we shall have to divide it.这个班太大了,我们得把它分一分。 9 ahead

adv.在前,向前,提前,在前面

参考例句:

We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。

Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看,老年人向后看。

10 seems

v.好像,仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句:

She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。 Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。 11 fair

adj.公平的,晴朗的,美丽的;(皮肤,毛发等)浅色的;白皙的;n.展览会,市集

I think it is not fair.我认为那不公平。

And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我从没见比她更美丽的女孩。

12 filled

adj.满的;填满的;充气的;加载的v.(使)充满, (使)装满,填满( fill的过去式和过去分词 );满足;配药;(按订单)供应

参考例句:

He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. 他因遭受如此待遇而怒火满腔。

two wine glasses, filled to the brim 两只斟满的酒杯

13 fear

n.敬畏,害怕,担心,不安的原因;vt.害怕,敬畏

参考例句:

He couldn't move for fear.他害怕得动弹不得。

He left an hour early for fear of missing his train.他提前一小时离开以免误了火车。 14 kill

vt.杀死,弄死;扼杀,毁掉;使终止;消磨;vi.杀死;被弄死杀,杀伤;猎获物 参考例句:

Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。

She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

15 certain

adj.一定的;pron.某几个,某些;肯定的,无疑的,必然发生的

参考例句:

She is certain to come.她一定会来的。

It's not at all certain whether I'll come tomorrow.我明天还不定来不来呢。 16 real

adj.真实的;非虚构的;真正的;非常的

参考例句:

You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字?

The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的!

17 took

vt.带,载(take的过去式)

参考例句:

I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。

It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。 18 happily

adv.幸福地;愉快地

参考例句:

From then on,the prince and princess lived happily.从那时起,王子与公主就幸福地生活在一起。

Where we will live happily ever after.我们可以在那里直到永远。

19 amazed

adj.吃惊的,惊奇的v.使大为吃惊,使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句:

Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。

I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

20 solved

v.解决( solve的过去式和过去分词 );解答;解释;揭示

参考例句:

It is becoming increasingly clear that this problem will not be easily solved. 越来越明显的是,这个问题不会轻易解决。

She soon heard from her sister how the problem had been solved. 她很快从她姐姐那里了解到问题是如何解决的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 problem

n.问题;难题

参考例句:

The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。

This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难,我解决不了。

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