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善于发现的眼睛
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  • Two old beggars2 were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched helplessly3 as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted4 woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the hats in front of them.

    Today was not a bad day for begging. The men were able to collect enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to pack their things.

    Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking towards them. He was a rich man-they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar1 said to the second with excitement, “He's coming our way!” The man stopped, reached into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped5 in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and continued his way.

    “He could have easily left us a few coins or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering6 angrily “We can't eat this at all-we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and left.

    The second beggar wanted to do the same, but a second thought made him change his mind “I haven't had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his surprise there was no rock candy inside. Instead, a shiny7 white pearl8 worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

    文章大意:

    两个老乞丐此刻正坐在大城市中一个繁忙的街角。他们看起来很无助,因为虽然很多人经过他们身边,但是没有人看他们一眼。偶尔会有一个心地善良的女人或小孩会丢一些硬币到他们跟前的帽子里。

    今天是乞讨的好日子,他们已经讨到一顿大餐的钱了。天色渐渐变暗,他们也开始收拾东西了。

    正当他们准备离开的时候,他们注意到一个男人正向他们走来。从他光鲜的衣服可以推断出他是一个有钱人。第一个乞丐兴奋地对第二个乞丐说:“他正向我们走来!”那个男人停了下来,伸手进他的口袋拿了一些东西出来,看起来像是用白纸包着的硬糖。男人分别把“硬糖”放到他们面前的帽子里,一人一块。然后就转身继续赶路了。

    “他可以随便给点硬币或钞票给我们,但是他却用一块硬糖来嘲笑我们。”第一个乞丐说。他看着那块“硬糖”生气地继续说道:“我们根本吃不了它,因为我们已经没有牙齿了。”说完,他就把那块“硬糖”捡起来扔掉了,然后收拾好自己的东西离开了。

    第二个乞丐想做同样的事情,但是思考片刻后他改变了主意。“我很久没有这样的东西了”,他想。“给我糖果的那个人真好啊!”想着他就打开了那层白纸。出乎意料,里面装着的并不是硬糖,相反,一颗价值数千美元的闪闪发光白珍珠落入他的手中。

     4级    英语故事 
     单词标签: beggar  beggars  helplessly  kind-hearted  wrapped  offering  shiny  pearl 


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    1 beggar [ˈbegə(r)] HQVye   第5级
    n.乞丐,穷人,募捐者
    参考例句:
    • The beggar begged from the rich but they refused. 那个乞丐向富人们乞讨,但遭到了拒绝。
    • He is so rich but lives like a beggar. 他非常有钱可是生活得象个乞丐。
    2 beggars [ˈbeɡəz] b9dea7a1583a4d33a436ad1b618c32df   第5级
    乞丐( beggar的名词复数 ); 家伙
    参考例句:
    • The rubbish left behind by the Cup Final crowd beggars description. 观看决赛的观众们丢下的垃圾实非笔墨所能描述。
    • To give money to beggars sometimes amounts to encouraging begging. 给乞丐钱,有时就等于鼓励行乞。
    3 helplessly ['helpləslɪ] 0rwzDn   第5级
    adv.无力地,无助地;无可奈何地;眼睁睁
    参考例句:
    • His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly. 他突然改变话题,使她茫然不知所措。
    • She watched helplessly as her husband was dragged away. 她眼睁睁地看着丈夫被拉走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    4 kind-hearted [kaɪnd 'hɑ:tɪd] kind-hearted   第4级
    adj.好心的
    参考例句:
    • She is one of the most kind-hearted girls that I saw. 她是我看到的姑娘中最善良的一个。
    • Mike is a very kind-hearted boy. 迈克是一好心肠的小伙子。
    5 wrapped [ræpt] d6abaebf6f398d52a8b336bb018af0b8   第4级
    adj.有包装的,预先包装的v.包( wrap的过去式和过去分词 );覆盖;用…包裹(或包扎、覆盖等);卷起
    参考例句:
    • The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil. 巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
    • Would you like the chocolates gift-wrapped? 你要把巧克力糖打成礼品包吗?
    6 offering [ˈɒfərɪŋ] IIhxb   第4级
    n.提供,奉献物,牲礼
    参考例句:
    • What is your competition offering? 你的竞争者提出的条件是什么?
    • The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery. 警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。
    7 shiny [ˈʃaɪni] gEyzi   第4级
    adj.有光泽的,发光的,辉煌的
    参考例句:
    • What shiny shoes you're wearing! 你穿的鞋子擦得真亮啊!
    • All the cups are clean and shiny. 所有的杯子都很干净明亮。
    8 pearl [pɜ:l] 63Zzp   第6级
    n.珍珠,珍珠母
    参考例句:
    • He bought his girlfriend a pearl necklace. 他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。
    • The crane and the mussel fight to death. 鹬蚌相争。

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