九年级
Little by little
发布日期 : 2016-04-28浏览次数 : 来源 :
有时，困难会像一座大山一样挡在前方，让我们不知如何越过。有人因此而选择放弃。但是只要我们一点一点地解决，就会发现困难已经不复存在了。
When Charlie got up one morning, he looked from the window, and saw that the ground was covered with snow. On the side of the house, the snow was higher than Charlie.
“We must have a path1 through this snow,” said his father. “I would make one if I had time. But I must be at the office early this morning. Do you think you could make the path, my son?” he asked little Charlie. “I? Why? The snow is higher than me! How could I ever cut a path through that snow?” “How? You can do it little by little. I hope you will try.” said the father. Then his father left for his office.
Later, Charlie set to work. He threw away one shovelful2, and then another; but it was slow work. “I don’t think I can do it, mother,” he said. “A shovelful is so little, and there is so much snow.” “Little by little, Charlie,” said his mother. “That snow fell flake3 by flake, but you see how much it has made.” “Yes, mother, I see,” said Charlie. “If I throw it away little by little, it will soon be gone.” So he worked on.
When his father came home to dinner, he was pleased to see the fine path. The next day was Charlie’s birthday, the father gave little Charlie a pen, with yellow letters “Little by Little” on it.
Notes:
1. path n.小路
2．shovelful n.一铲（的量）
3. flake n.雪花
When Charlie got up one morning, he looked from the window, and saw that the ground was covered with snow. On the side of the house, the snow was higher than Charlie.
“We must have a path1 through this snow,” said his father. “I would make one if I had time. But I must be at the office early this morning. Do you think you could make the path, my son?” he asked little Charlie. “I? Why? The snow is higher than me! How could I ever cut a path through that snow?” “How? You can do it little by little. I hope you will try.” said the father. Then his father left for his office.
Later, Charlie set to work. He threw away one shovelful2, and then another; but it was slow work. “I don’t think I can do it, mother,” he said. “A shovelful is so little, and there is so much snow.” “Little by little, Charlie,” said his mother. “That snow fell flake3 by flake, but you see how much it has made.” “Yes, mother, I see,” said Charlie. “If I throw it away little by little, it will soon be gone.” So he worked on.
When his father came home to dinner, he was pleased to see the fine path. The next day was Charlie’s birthday, the father gave little Charlie a pen, with yellow letters “Little by Little” on it.
Notes:
1. path n.小路
2．shovelful n.一铲（的量）
3. flake n.雪花