LESSON 37

第37课

talkative

贫嘴

improve

提高

obliging

乐于助人

written

书面

tick-tock

滴答滴答

clock

时钟

truthful

真实的

itself

本身

kitchen

厨房

fear

恐惧

reaches

到达

most

最

THE KITCHEN CLOCK

厨房里的钟

Listen to the kitchen clock!

听，厨房的钟！

To itself it ever talks,

它始终自言自语，

From its place it never walks;

却从未离开半步。

"Tick-tock-tick-tock:"

“滴答滴答，滴答滴答”，

Tell me what it says.

告诉我它在说什么。

"I'm a very patient clock,

“我是一只毅力之钟，

Never moved by hope or fear,

从未因欲望或恐惧而离开。

Though I've stood for many a year;

站在这里多年，

Tick-tock-tick-tock:"

滴答滴答，滴答滴答”，

That is what it says.

那就是它在说的话。

"I'm a very truthful clock:

“我是一只诚实之钟，

People say about the place,

人们指着我的脸说，

Truth is written on my face;

真相就写在那里。

Tick-tock-tick-tock:"

滴答滴答，滴答滴答”，

That is what it says.

那就是它在说的话。

"I'm a most obliging clock;

“我是一只亲切之钟，

If you wish to hear me strike,

你若希望听钟声，

You may do it when you like;

可以随时敲敲我

Tick-tock-tick-tock:"

滴答滴答，滴答滴答”，

That is what it says.

那就是它在说的话。

"I'm a very friendly clock;

“我是一只友善之钟，

For this truth to all I tell,

把真理告诉所有人。

Life is short, improve it well;

人生短暂，争取幸福，

Tick-tock-tick-tock:"

滴答滴答，滴答滴答”，

That is what it says.

那就是它在说的话。

What a talkative old clock!

多健谈的一只旧钟啊！

Let us see what it will do

让我看看它如何工作，

When the hour hand reaches two;

当时针指向“2”点，

"Ding-ding — tick-tock:"

“叮当——叮当”

That is what it says.

那就是它在说的话。