Jugs in the Water

by anonymous

翻译：寒星

Two1)jugs, one of2)clay and one of3)shiny4)brass,5)fl oated in the6)raging river. The river was7)swollen from the rain.

As the jugs8)swirled between the rocks9)jutting up out of the water,the brass jug said, “Stay close to me,friend. I’ll help you make your way!I’m hard and made of brass. I’m much stronger than clay.”

“Dear friend,” said the clay jug, “wait until we are in calm waters and we find a peaceful place. But now, keep your10)distance! What I really need is space! You can protect yourself from breaking on the rocks. That is true. But,how can you protect me from bumping into you?”

词组加油站

be made of 由……做成

protect…from 使……免受……

bump into 撞上

1) jug [dʒʌɡ] n. 罐，壶

2) clay [kleɪ] n. 黏土

3) shiny ['ʃɑɪnɪ] adj. 闪耀的，磨亮的

4) brass [brɑːs] n. 黄铜

5) fl oat [fləʊt] v. 漂浮

6) raging ['reɪdʒɪŋ] adj. 猛烈的，狂暴的

7) swollen ['swəʊlən] adj. 膨胀的，涨满的

8) swirl [swɜːl] v. 旋转

9) jut [dʒʌt] v. 突出，伸出

10) distance ['dɪstəns] n. 距离

两个罐子漂游在汹涌的河流中，一个是陶罐，另一个是亮锃锃的铜罐。河水因暴雨水位猛涨。

两个水罐在水面上突出的岩石间打转。铜罐说：“朋友，靠紧我。我会帮你开路！我是黄铜造的，很坚固，比你的陶土坚硬多了。”

“亲爱的朋友，”陶罐说，“等我们到静水区，找到平稳的地方再说吧。但是现在，请保持距离！我真正需要的是空间！你足以保护自己不撞碎在岩石上，这是事实。然而，要是我撞到你身上，你又如何能保护我呢？”

名师考点小结

“help sb. do/to do sth. ”意为“帮助某人做某事”，动词不定式符号to可以省去，也可以不省。help还可用于“help sb. with sth.”，也意为“帮助某人做某事”。例如：They need someone to help look after children. 他们需要有人帮忙照看孩子。

Reading can help us to study English well. 阅读有助于我们学好英语。

I helped him do/to do his work.=I helped him with his work. 我帮助他做好工作。

拓展：与help有关的表达：with one’s help在某人的帮助下；Help yourself. 请自便。