Three Sons三個兒子

倩倩

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“慈母手中線，游子身上衣。臨行密密縫，意恐遲遲歸。誰言寸草心，報得三春暉。”孟郊的這首《游子吟》道出了母親對子女深深的愛。那么，作為子女，我們又可以為母親做點兒什么呢？下面的三個兒子你更欣賞哪一個呢？

Three mothers are getting water at the edge of a well. An old man is having a rest on the stone near the well. Now the three women are talking about their sons.

One of the mothers says，“My son is clever and strong. He can turn somersaults. Nobody can do better than him. Look， he is turning and coming here.”

It really looks like a wheel. How wonderfully he turns！ The three mothers are all attracted.

The second mother says，“My son sings very well. Nobody has a better voice than him. Listen， he is singing songs now.”

How beautifully he sings！ The three mothers are all attracted.

The two mothers both praised their sons， but the third mother says nothing.

So they feel very curious and ask her，“Why don’t you introduce your son to us？” But she says， “There’s nothing special about my son.”

The three mothers have got their water.

The first son turns a somersault and follows his mother.

The second son sings the song and goes away.

The third son runs to his mother and says， “Mum， let me help you carry the water.”

One mother comes to the old man and asks， “See？ They are our three sons. What do you think of them？”

“Three sons？” the old man says， “No， you’re wrong. I see only one son.”

Words：

edge 邊緣

well 井

somersault 筋斗;turn somersaults 翻跟頭

wheel 車輪，輪子

attract 吸引 （本文“are attracted”為被動語態，被吸引）

praise 表揚，夸獎

curious 好奇的

introduce 介紹;introduce A to B 把A介紹給B

special 特別的