第十二课 回声
Hop, hop, hop! shouted little Henry, as he was playing in a field near a wood.
小Henry在一块靠近一片森林的地方玩耍时大喊着“跳啊,跳啊,跳啊!”
Hop, hop, hop! came an echo in reply.
响起了“跳啊,跳啊,跳啊”回答的声音。
Who is there? asked Henry in surprise; for he had never heard an echo before.
Henry惊奇的问道“谁在那儿?”因为之前他从未听过回声。
Who is there? replied the echo.
谁在那儿?”回声回答道。
Foolish fellow! cried Henry, at the top of his voice.
蠢货!”Henry以他最大的声音大喊道。
Foolish fellow! was the reply from the wood.
蠢货!”森林中的声音回答道。
At this Henry became very angry, and called out many ugly names. The voice from the wood sent back every word.
听到这个Henry很生气,接着说出很多脏话。森林中的声音又把每一个字都送了回来。
Now, when Henry could not see who was speaking from the wood, he ran home and told his father that a boy hid in the wood had called him bad names!
现在,Henry看不到谁在森林中说话,他就跑回家告诉爸爸森林中藏着一个小孩说他坏话。
Ah, Henry! said his father, you have heard nothing but the echo of your own words. The bad names came first from your own lips. Had you used kind and gentle words, you would have had kind and gentle words in return. Kind words bring back kind echoes.
Henry!爸爸说道,你听到的是你自己说话的回声。坏话首先来自你自己。你要是说些善良和蔼的语言,你就会听到善良和蔼的语言。善意的语言会带来善意的回声。
问题
What did Henry ask, when the echo sent back his words? What did the echo reply? What did Henry then cry? And the echo replied? At this he called out…? And the voice from the wood…? What did he tell his father? What did his father say he had heard? What bring back kind echoes?
当回声返回他说过的话时Henry问了什么?回声是怎么回答的?然后Henry大喊了什么?回声又是怎么回答的?这一次他说了什么?森林中的声音又说了什么?他告诉了他爸爸什么?爸爸听完后说了什么?什么会带来善意的回声?