Lesson 1?THE SNAIL ON THE WALL/第一课?墙上的蜗牛 1Lesson 2?LITTLEJIM/第二课?小吉姆 5Lesson 3?THE TEA-FARMER/第三课?茶?农 8Lesson 4?TIT FOR TAT/第四课?针锋相对 11Lesson 5?THE HUMMING-BIRD(I)/第五课?蜂?鸟 (一) 14Lesson 6?THE HUMMING-BIRD(II)/第六课?蜂?鸟 (二) 17Lesson 7?THE BOY WHO WAS ALWAYS TOO LATE????第七课?总是迟到的男孩 19Lesson 8?THE SAILOR AND THE MONKEYS/第八课?水手和猴子 22Lesson 9?THE VOICE OF SPRING/第九课?春之声 25Lesson 10?THE WONDERFUL PUDDING/第十课?令人惊叹的布丁 27Lesson 11?STORIES OF THE ELEPHANT(I)?????第十一课?大象的故事(一) 30Lesson 12?HOW A DOG GOT HIS DINNER/第十二课?小狗觅食 34Lesson 13?THE SALE OF THE PET LAMB/第十三课?出售宠物小羊 36Lesson 14?BRAVE BOBBY/第十四课?勇敢的鲍比 40Lesson 15?THE TRAVELLERS AND THE BEAR?????第十五课?旅行者和熊 44Lesson 16?THE DUN COW/第十六课?黄褐色的牛 47Lesson 17?WE ARE SEVEN/第十七课?我们是七个 50Lesson 18?THE GATE WITHOUT A LATCH?????第十八课?没有门闩的门 54Lesson 19?THE SPIDER AND THE FLY/第十九课?蜘蛛和苍蝇 58Lesson 20?TAKE CARE OF THE MINUTES/第二十课?只争朝夕 62Lesson 21?THE BEGGAR MAN/第二十一课?行乞者 65Lesson 22?HALF THE PROFIT/第二十二课?一半的报酬 69Lesson 23?STORIES OF TIGERS(I)?????第二十三课?老虎的故事 (一) 72Lesson 24?RED AND BLACK/第二十四课?红色和黑色 75Lesson 25?THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS?????第二十五课?借来的羽毛 78Lesson 26?THE ANT AND THE CRICKET/第二十六课?蚂蚁和蟋蟀 81Lesson 27?THE DOG AND THE SHADOW/第二十七课?狗和倒影 84Lesson 28?THE AMBITIOUS BOY/第二十八课?野心勃勃的孩子 86Lesson 29?THE BETTER LAND/第二十九课?乐?土 89Lesson 30?THE ENGLISH GIRL AND HER AYAH?????第三十课?英国小姑娘和她的保姆 92Lesson 31?STORIES OF TIGERS(II)?????第三十一课?老虎的故事 (二) 95Lesson 32?HOUSES MADE OF SNOW/第三十二课?雪?屋 98Lesson 33?THE CHILD’S FIRST GRIEF?????第三十三课?孩子的第一件伤心事 101Lesson 34?THE FOX AND THE STORK/第三十四课?狐狸和鹳 104Lesson 35?THE OSTRICH/第三十五课?鸵?鸟 107Lesson 36?DON’T BE TOO SURE/第三十六课?不要太自满 111Lesson 37?BUDS/第三十七课?萌?芽 116Lesson 38?THE DUKE AND THE COW-BOY?????第三十八课?公爵和牛童 119Lesson 39?STORIES OF DOGS/第三十九课?狗的故事 123Lesson 40?LUCY GRAY/第四十课?露西?格雷 126Lesson 41?THE SAINT BERNARD DOG/第四十一课?圣伯纳德犬 130Lesson 42?THE LOST CHILD/第四十二课?迷路的孩子 134Lesson 43?THE BUSY LITTLE LAPP/第四十三课?忙碌的拉普兰人 137Lesson 44?THE DOG AT HIS MASTER’S GRAVE?????第四十四课?主人墓旁的狗 141Lesson 45?THE STONE THAT REBOUNDED?????第四十五课?回弹的石头 146Lesson 46?WHALE HUNTING/第四十六课?捕?鲸 150Lesson 47?THE BLIND BOY/第四十七课?盲?童 153Lesson 48?THE SPEAKING CHIP/第四十八课?会说话的木头 155Lesson 49?THE SAILOR’S MOTHER/第四十九课?水手的母亲 158Lesson 50?THE PRINCE AND THEJUDGE?????第五十课?亲王和大法官 162Lesson 51?A BEAVER TOWN/第五十一课?水獭镇 166Lesson 52?THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS/第五十二课?西印度群岛 170Lesson 53?THE HEROIC DAUGHTER/第五十三课?无畏的女儿 175Lesson 54?LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION?????第五十四课?推荐信 180Lesson 55?MEDDLESOME MATTY/第五十五课?淘气鬼麦蒂 183Lesson 56?HABITS OF FLOWERS/第五十六课?花的生长习性 187Lesson 57?COMPLAINTS OF THE POOR/第五十七课?穷人怨 190Lesson 58?THE CANVAS BOAT/第五十八课?帆布船 193Lesson 59?THE RAIN LESSON/第五十九课?下雨了 199Lesson 60?THE ELEPHANT/第六十课?大?象 204Lesson 61?CATCHING WILD ELEPHANTS IN CEYLON?????第六十一课?锡兰岛捕野象记 207Lesson 62?THE PARROT/第六十二课?鹦?鹉 211Lesson 63?THE PARROT IN EXILE/第六十三课?流放的鹦鹉 215Lesson 64?STORIES OF THE ELEPHANT(II)?????第六十四课?大象的故事(二) 218Lesson 65?RALEIGH’S TWO PLANTS?????第六十五课?拉雷夫爵士的烟草和西红柿 223Lesson 66?THE ARK AND THE DOVE/第六十六课?方舟与鸽子 227Lesson 67?NO PAY, NO WORK/第六十七课?有劳必获 233Lesson 68?THE ORPHAN BOY’S TALE/第六十八课?孤儿的故事 237Lesson 69?LITTLE DICK AND THE GIANT?????第六十九课?小迪克和巨人 241Lesson 70?THE TRUNK OF THE ELEPHANT?????第七十课?大象的鼻子 244
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“What ails you, lad?” said Dame Bell to a little boy, who sat near a wall at the back of her house. He had a book in his hand, and tears were in his eyes.“We have all got a poem called to learn,” said the boy, whose name was Tom Blair; “and the one who says it best is to get a prize from the master. But I don’t think I can learn it.” “Why not?” said the dame.“The boys say that I can’t, and that I need not try,” said Tom in a sad tone.“Don’t mind what the boys say. Let them see that you can learn it,” said his friend.“But I don’t think I can,” said Tom; “it is so long, and some of the words are so hard. I know I need not try for the prize. But I should like to learn the poem as well as I can; for the boys laugh at me, and call me ‘Slow Tom.’”“Well, dear,” said the dame, in a kind voice, “if you are slow, and can’t help it, try to be ‘slow and sure,’ as they say. Look at that snail on the wall; how slow it is! And yet, if you watch it, you will see it will get to the top in time. So just try to learn a few lines each day, and you may gain the prize in the end. And when you are like to lose heart, think of the snail on the wall.”When Dame Bell had said this, she went on her way. And Tom thought that though he could not keep up with the boys he might run a race with the snail. So he resolved to try to learn his task, by the time the snail got to the top of the wall.At last, the day came on which the master was to give the prize, and he called up the boys to repeat the poem.When five or six had recited, it came to Tom’s turn. There was a laugh when he got up; for most of the boys thought he would fail. But he did not miss a word; and his heart was full of joy when the master said, “Well done. Tom Blair!”When the rest of the class had tried, the master said Tom had done best; and he gave him the prize.“And now tell me,” said the master, “how you learned the poem so well.”“Please, sir, it was the snail on the wall that taught me how to do it,” said Tom.There was a loud laugh when Tom said this. But the master said, “You need not laugh, boys; for we may learn much from such things as snails.—How did the snail teach you, Tom?”“Please, sir, I saw it crawl up the wall bit by bit. It did not stop, nor turn back, but went on, and on. And I thought I would do the same with my task. So I learned it bit by bit, and did not give up. And by the time the snail had got to the top of the wall, I had learned it all.”“Well done, Tom!” said the master.—“Now, boys, let us give a good cheer for Tom Blair and the snail on the wall.” And the old house rang with a loud, long cheer. For all were glad that “Slow Tom” had got a prize at last.第一课?墙上的蜗牛“你怎么了,小伙子?”贝尔太太问一个坐在她家房子后墙边上的小男孩。小男孩手里拿着一本书,眼里噙着泪水。“我们要学习一首叫《小吉姆》的诗”,这个名叫汤姆?布莱尔的小男孩说,“老师说,这首诗谁背得最好,谁就会有奖品。但是我觉得我肯定背不好。”“为什么呢?”老太太问道。“那些男孩们说我就是背不好,还说我连试都不用试了。”汤姆伤心地回答道。“不要在意那些男孩的话,让他们看看你可以背得很好。”汤姆的这位大朋友说。“但是我觉得我不行,”汤姆说,“这首诗太长了,有些词也太难了。我知道我不一定非要去争奖品,但是我应该尽自己最大的努力去学这首诗,因为男孩们笑话我,管我叫‘迟钝的汤姆’。”“咳,汤姆,”老太太用和蔼的语气说,“如果你学得慢,而且也没有办法变得快些,那就试着像人们说的那样,‘慢且稳’吧。你看看墙上的蜗牛,它爬得多慢啊!但是你观察一下它,就会发现它迟早会爬上墙顶。所以你只需每天试着学习几句诗,你就有可能最终赢得奖品哦。当你灰心丧气的时候,就想想墙上的蜗牛吧。”贝尔太太说完这些就走了。汤姆想到(即使他比不上其他男孩)他也可以和蜗牛赛赛跑呢。所以他决心待蜗牛爬到墙顶的时候,努力去学好这一课。最后,到颁奖的那天,老师把男孩们召集起来背诵这首诗。五六个男孩背完之后,轮到了汤姆。当汤姆站起来的时候,男孩中爆发出了一阵笑声,因为他们觉得汤姆肯定会失败。但是汤姆一个字都没漏。当听到老师说“做得好,汤姆?布莱尔”的时候,汤姆满心欢喜。班里其他的同学都背完之后,老师说,汤姆是背得最好的,并且把奖品给了他。“那么现在告诉我吧,”老师说,“你怎么把这首诗背得这么好的呢?”“老师,是墙上的蜗牛教会我的。”