lesson 6 Percy Buttons
I have just moved to a house in BridgeStreet. Yesterday a beggar1 knocked at mydoor. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggarstood on his head and sang songs. I gavehim a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheesein his pocket and went away. Later aneighbour told me about him. Everybodyknows him. His name is Percy Buttons.He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and aglass of beer.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
beggar n. 乞丐
food n. 食物
pocket n. 衣服口袋
call v. 拜訪，光顧
參考譯文
我剛剛搬進(jìn)了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個(gè)乞丐來(lái)敲我的門(mén)，問(wèn)我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報(bào)，那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋?lái)，嘴里還唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一塊乳酪裝進(jìn)衣袋里走了。后來(lái)，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。大家都認(rèn)識(shí)他，他叫珀西.巴頓斯。他每月對(duì)這條街上的每戶(hù)人家光顧一次，總是請(qǐng)求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒。
I have just moved to a house in BridgeStreet. Yesterday a beggar1 knocked at mydoor. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggarstood on his head and sang songs. I gavehim a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheesein his pocket and went away. Later aneighbour told me about him. Everybodyknows him. His name is Percy Buttons.He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and aglass of beer.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
beggar n. 乞丐
food n. 食物
pocket n. 衣服口袋
call v. 拜訪，光顧
參考譯文
我剛剛搬進(jìn)了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個(gè)乞丐來(lái)敲我的門(mén)，問(wèn)我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報(bào)，那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋?lái)，嘴里還唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一塊乳酪裝進(jìn)衣袋里走了。后來(lái)，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。大家都認(rèn)識(shí)他，他叫珀西.巴頓斯。他每月對(duì)這條街上的每戶(hù)人家光顧一次，總是請(qǐng)求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒。