UNIT 4 Lessons 19-24 Stories and Poems

第四单元 第19-24课 故事和诗歌

Lesson 19: A Story or a Poem?

第19课：一个故事或一首诗歌？

Have you finished your English homework yet, Brian?

布莱恩，你的英语家庭作业做完了吗？

No. I just started writing my poem.

没有。我刚刚开始写诗。

Ms. Cox said we could write a story or a poem, right?

考克斯女士说我们可以写一个故事或一首诗，对吗？

Yes. I haven't decided which one to write yet. I feel that it's easier to write a story.

是的。我还没决定写哪一种。我感觉写故事更简单些。

You should write one, too.

你也应该写故事。

I don't think so. Compared with poems, stories usually have longer passages.

我不这样认为。与诗歌相比，故事的篇幅通常会更长些。

Every story must have a beginning, a middle and an end.

每个故事都必须有开头，中间部分和结尾。

It takes too much time to write a story.

写故事要花费太多时间。

That's true. But a story doesn't limit you like a poem does.

的确。但是故事不会像诗歌那样有限制。

With poems, you need to think about format, rhyme and meaning.

诗歌，你需要考虑格式，韵律和意义。

You must use words very carefully because so few words are used in poems.

因为诗歌字数有限，所以需要字斟句酌。

I know, but I still think it's easier to write a short poem.

我知道，但我仍然认为写一首小诗更容易些。

Although a poem has fewer words,

尽管诗歌字数更少，

it's not always easier to write Every word must have power and meaning.

可它写起来并非总是轻而易举。每个字必须有力度，有内涵。

If you think about it, it can take a long time to come up with the right words.

如果你琢磨它，就能花掉很长的时间琢磨出合适的词句。

Sometimes writing less takes more effort than writing more.

有时候，写得更少，花费的精力更多。

It is hard, but I did it. I described something I love.

这很难，但我做到了。我描述的是我喜欢的事物。

Would you like to hear my poem?

你要听听我的诗吗？

You've already finished?

你已经完成了？

Yes! It was easy!

是的！它很简单。

We'd love to hear your poem, Danny.

丹尼，我们想听听你的诗。

The Donut

炸面圈

When I wake up on a warm sunny morning in spring,

当我醒来，在一个阳光灿烂的春日早晨，

A hot, fresh and fat donut is my favourite thing.

热腾腾的、新鲜的、胖鼓鼓的炸面圈，是我最喜欢的食物。

The smell of it gets me up on my feet, Like it s calling me aloud to eat!

它的香味，叫我起床，就像它正在大声地喊我（吃掉它）！

With this sweet circle in my mouth, I like to think about going south.

满口香甜，我喜欢想象自己去了南方。

There, with my parents, I can go for a short stay,

在那里，和父母在一起，我可以留在那里，

To sit in the sunshine eating donuts all day!

坐在阳光下，一整天都享用炸面圈！