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第51章 I,You and She

Peter was a clever boy。On his first day at school,he learned three words-I,You and She。The teacher taught him how to make sentences with those words。The teacher said,“I,I am your teacher;(then pointing to a girl)She,She is your classmate;You,You are my student。”

When Peter went home,his father asked him what he had learned at school。Peter said at once,“I,I am your teacher;(then pointing to his mother)She,She is your classmate;You,You are my student。”His father got angry and said,“I,I am your father;(then pointing to his wife)She,She is your mother;You,You are my son。”

The next morning at school,the teacher asked Peter if he had learned the three words by heart。“Yes”he said proudly,“I,I am your father;(then pointing to a girl)She,She is your mother;You,You are my son。”

我,你,她

彼得是个聪明的孩子。在学校的第一天,他学了三个词――我,你,她。老师教他如何用这三个词造句子。老师说:“我,我是你的老师;(然后指着一个女孩)她,她是你的同学;你,你是我的学生。”

彼得回到家里,爸爸问他学了什么。彼得马上说:“我,我是你的老师;(然后指着他的妈妈)她,她是你的同学;你,你是我的学生。”他的爸爸听了非常生气,说:“我,我是你的爸爸;(然后指着他的妻子)她,她是你的妈妈;你,你是我的儿子。”

第二天,老师问彼得是否用心学那三个词了。“是的,”彼得自豪地说,“我,我是你的爸爸;(然后指着一个女孩)她,她是你的妈妈;你,你是我的儿子。”

by heart牢记,凭记忆

例:The boy learned the poem by heart。这男孩背下了这首诗。

proudly[praudli]adv。傲慢地,自大地,得意洋洋地

例:She cast her eyes up proudly。她傲慢地把两眼朝上。

英语的人称代词(Personal Pronoun)有三种不同的人称形式:第一人称(First Person)指说话人自己;第二人称(Second Person)指说话的对象;第三人称(Third Person)指说话人谈论的对象。三种人称又各有单、复数形式,第三人称单数还有阳性、阴性、中性的区别。

at heart与by heart的区别

at heart的意思是“在心里,心底里或本质上”(from the heart,from the bottom of one’s heart or essentially)。by heart的意思是“背诵,熟记”(by rote;to learn so well that one can remember it perfectly)。如:That socialite is a rascal at heart。(那个知名人士实质上是个坏蛋。)I don’t see the point of learning by heart all the dates in the history book!(我真不明白为什么要把历史书里所有的日期都要记下来!)下列短语的意思跟前例have something at heart相近:

in one’s heart of hearts在内心深处

take something to heart认真考虑/关注某事

set one’s heart on something决心做/得到某事/物

cut(or touch)sb。to the heart触及某人痛处

one’s heart is in something把整个心放在某事上