LESSON 48 FACTS FOR LITTLE FOLKS

第四十八课 与人有关的一些常识

Tea is prepared from the leaf of a tree;

茶取自于一种树叶，

Honey is gathered and made by the bee.

蜂蜜由蜜蜂采集和酿造

Butter is made from the milk of the cow;

黄油由牛奶制成，

Pork is the flesh of the pig or the sow.

猪油其实是公猪或母猪的脂肪。

 

The juice of the apple makes cider so fine;

苹果汁制做很好的苹果酒，

The juice of the grape makes red and white wine.

葡萄汁可以做成红酒和白酒。

Cork is the bark of a very large tree;

软木是一种很大的树的树皮，

Sponge grows like a plant in the deep deep sea.

海绵像植物一样在很深很深的海里生长。

Oil is obtained from fish and from flax;

食用油取自于鱼和亚麻身上，

Candles are made of tallow and wax.

蜡烛由动物油脂和蜂蜡制成。

Linen is made from the fibres of flax;

亚麻布来自于亚麻的纤维，

Paper is made from straw and from rags.

纸张来自于禾秆和破布。

Worsted is made from wool soft and warm;

精纺毛线来自于软的新的羊毛，

Silk is prepared and spun by a worm.

丝绸是由蚕纺织的。