Lesson 6
VOCABULARY
farm
heel
hear
run
chase
fa vorite
stick
tight
hold
carry
coward
brandish
believe
latter
should
shut
shout
READING (continued from last lesson)
A few minutes after Chanticleer had
left the house that morning, his möster, a
young farmer, also went for a stroll in
the woods. He was just in time to see a
fox carrying
0旺 his
favorite rooster. At
once he ga ve chase , shout1 ng and brandishing a large stick.
The hold the fox had on Chanticleer's
neck was not too tight, and the latter
could still speak. Hearing his master's
voice, he said to the fox:
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“ The man who is after you is my
master. But he can't he1p lne. Everybody
knows he's a big coward. If you just show
your teeth , he'll take to his hee1s and run
for his 1ife."
The fox believed Chanticleer's words
and turned to show his teeth. In doing so
he had to let go of the rooster' s neck. The
latter at once flew up a tree. Too late the
fox knew he had been fo01ed.
Chanticleer then said to the fox:
“ Goodbye, Mr. Fox. Thank you for
the lesson you gave me."
“ What 1esson?"
“ That 1 must never shut my eyes
when 1 should keep them open."
“1九T ell ,
1 must a1so thank you for your
lesson.' ,
“ vVhat
is it?"
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“ That 1 must never open my mouth
when 1 should keep it shut."
LANGUAGE PATTENS
21. 1
1. 1 thought 1 should go with her.
2. We should study hard.
should 可作 shall 的「過去時態j ， 表示「過去裡的未
來式j ，如上例第 1 句是由 1 thought "1 shall go with
her" 所變成的「間接述說法」。
在本課中的 should 是慣用語的用法，並非 shall 的「過
去時態 j ，其義為「應該 j í應當 j ，是「現在時態 J 。如上例
第 2 旬之義為「我們應該用功 jq
1. 1 should shut my mouth.
22.1 2. 1 must shut my mouth.
3. 1 have to shut my mouth.
should , must , have to 均有「應該」之義，茲將其區
別說明如下:
1. should 是按「理 J 或「情」的「應該J 。如第 1 句為「按
理我應該閉著嘴」。
2.
must 是絕對的「應該 j. 如第 2 句為「我必讀閉著嘴 J~
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3. have to 是「不得已的應該J ，如第 3 句為「故不得不
閉若嘴」。
23.1
1. to be in time for
2. to gi ve chase
3. to be after
4. to show (your) teeth
5. to take to (his) heels 6. to run for (his) life
7. to let go of
以上是本課中應注意的慣用語:
1. in time 為「不遲 J r 及時 Jo to be in time for 即「趕
上了 J r來得不遲」。
2. to give
chase 為「追趕 J r追逐 Jo
chase 亦可作動作
用，作「打擻」或「驅逐」講。
3. to be after 即「追趕 J r尋求」。
4. to show (your) teeth J! P r鹹牙J ，本課中即按此本意、
誨。若說人時則作「示威 J 誨。
6. to run for (his) life 即「奔命逃跑 J r 逃命」。
7. to let go of 即「放開 J r 撒手 J r撒開」。
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以上是本課應注意的字詞及x-語:
1. farm 作名詞時，其義為「農田 J; 作動詞時，其義為「耕
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種 Jo farmer 是 farm+er 而成， 其義為「 農夫 j 。
2. in
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doing 直 譯為「在如此做J ，國 語的 說法是「這麼
一來 」 。
3. too late 放在 句 首 以示加重 語氣 。 似文言 的「已晚矣 J.
Exercise
1. Make sentences with the. following words or phrases:
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1. have to
2. in time
3. in so dQing
4. let go of
5. believe
11. Fill in the blanks:
1. We went
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a stroll in the park.
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2. The theif is carrying_一一一一_ my clothes.
3. Seeing the dog running 0匠， he gave _ _一_at once.
4. Suddenly he took 一一一一一_his heels and ran t O\.vards the
woods.
5. Thank you very much 一一一一一_ your kindne$s.
111. Answer the following questions:
1. Who came when, the fox w品 carrying off the rooster?
2. v\i hat did he do when he saw the fox?
3. What lesson did the rooster learn?
4. What lesson did the fox learn?
IV Oral cxercises: Learn to use the foll owin 3' worcJ s and
phrases used in this lesson and listed in the patterns
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fluently.
A. 1. 1 thought 1 should teach her good manners.
2. 丸~ e should do our bes t.
3. 1 should have done this.
4. 1 must do this.
5. We have to do this.
B. 1. Y ou are in time for the tea.
2. When he saw a thief running away , he gave chasc at
once.
3. The man who is after you is my friend.
是. Please don't show your teeth, for 1 know who you are.
5. As soon as George saw a dog , he took to his heels.
6. Most people run for their lives when they meet a
beast.
7. Please let go of my wrist.
8. Do you like to be a farmer?
9. 1n so doing he became il great
schol叮.
1.0. 1t is too late to study when the examination is neat
at hand.
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