复旦研究生综合英语(1)修订版unt3 The ant and the ENGLISH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Grasshopper Poor George, only a year older than his scapegrace brother. looked sixty he had never taken more than a fortnights holiday in the year for a quarter of a century. He was in his office every morning at nine-thirty and never left it till six. He was honest, industrious and worthy. he had a good wife, to whom he had never been unfaithful even in thought, and four daughters to whom he was the best of fathers. He made a point of saving a third of his income and his plan was to retire at fifty-five to a little house in the country where he proposed to cultivate his garden and pl golf. His life was blameless. He was glad that he was growing old because Tom was growing old too. He rubbed his hands and said 後人学出版社
Unit 3 The Ant and the Grasshopper Poor George, only a year older than his scapegrace brother, looked sixty. He had never taken more than a fortnight’s holiday in the year for a quarter of a century. He was in his office every morning at nine-thirty and never left it till six. He was honest, industrious and worthy. He had a good wife, to whom he had never been unfaithful even in thought, and four daughters to whom he was the best of fathers. He made a point of saving a third of his income and his plan was to retire at fifty-five to a little house in the country where he proposed to cultivate his garden and play golf. His life was blameless. He was glad that he was growing old because Tom was growing old too. He rubbed his hands and said:
复旦研究生综合英语(1)修订版unt3 The ant and the ENGLISH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Grasshopper It was all very well when tom was young and good looking, but he's only a year younger than I am. In four years he 'll be fifty. he won't find life so easy then i shall have thirty thousand pounds by the time Im fitty. a For twenty five years i ve said that Tom would end in the gutter. and we shall see how he likes that. We shall see if it really pays best to work or be idle.” Poor George! I sympathized with him. I wondered now as i sat down beside him what infamous thing tom had done George was evidently very much upset Do you know what's happened now? he asked me 後人学出版社
Unit 3 The Ant and the Grasshopper “It was all very well when Tom was young and goodlooking, but he’s only a year younger than I am. In four years he’ll be fifty. He won’t find life so easy then. I shall have thirty thousand pounds by the time I’m fifty. For twentyfive years I’ve said that Tom would end in the gutter. And we shall see how he likes that. We shall see if it really pays best to work or be idle.” Poor George! I sympathized with him. I wondered now as I sat down beside him what infamous thing Tom had done. George was evidently very much upset. “Do you know what’s happened now?” he asked me
复旦研究生综合英语(1)修订版unt3 The ant and the ENGLISH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Grasshopper I was prepared for the worst i wondered if Tom had got into the hands of the police at last. George could hardly bring himself to speak You're not going to deny that all my life Ive been hardworking, decent, respectable and straightforward. After a life of industry and thrift i can look forward to retiring on a small income in gilt-edged securities. I' ve al ways done my duty in that state of life in which it has pleased Providence to place me True And you cant deny that Tom has been an idle, worthless dissolute and dishonourable rogue. If there were any justice hed be in the workhouse True 後人学出版社
Unit 3 The Ant and the Grasshopper I was prepared for the worst. I wondered if Tom had got into the hands of the police at last. George could hardly bring himself to speak. “You’re not going to deny that all my life I’ve been hardworking, decent, respectable and straightforward. After a life of industry and thrift I can look forward to retiring on a small income in gilt-edged securities. I’ve always done my duty in that state of life in which it has pleased Providence to place me.” “True. ” “And you can’t deny that Tom has been an idle, worthless, dissolute and dishonourable rogue. If there were any justice he’d be in the workhouse.” “True.
复旦研究生综合英语(1)修订版unt3 The ant and the ENGLISH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Grasshopper George grew red in the face a few weeks ago he became engaged to a woman old enough to be his mother. and now she s died and left him everything she had. Half a million pounds, a yacht, a house in London and a house in the country George Ramsay beat his clenched fist on the table It's not fair, I tell you, its not fair. Damn it, it's not fair I could not help it. I burst into a shout of laughter as I looked at George's wrathful face, I rolled in my chair, Ivery nearly fell on the floor. George never forgave me. But Tom often asks me to excellent dinners in his charming house in Mayfair and if he occasionally borrows a trifle from me, that is merely force of habit. It is never more than a sovereign 後人学出版社
Unit 3 The Ant and the Grasshopper George grew red in the face. “A few weeks ago he became engaged to a woman old enough to be his mother. And now she’s died and left him everything she had. Half a million pounds, a yacht, a house in London and a house in the country.” George Ramsay beat his clenched fist on the table. “It’s not fair, I tell you, it’s not fair. Damn it, it’s not fair.” I could not help it. I burst into a shout of laughter as I looked at George’s wrathful face, I rolled in my chair, I very nearly fell on the floor. George never forgave me. But Tom often asks me to excellent dinners in his charming house in Mayfair and if he occasionally borrows a trifle from me, that is merely force of habit. It is never more than a sovereign
复旦研究生综合英语(1)修订版unt3 The ant and the ENGLISH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Grasshopper Notes La Fontaine jean de la Fontaine 1621-1695): French writer remembered especially for his Fables(1668-1694), moral tales drawn from aesop and oriental sources which he used to comment satirically on contemporary society Saving your presence: with an apology for saying this in your presence a black sheep: a person who does something bad, especially something which brings embarrassment and loss of respect to the famil 後人学出版社
Unit 3 The Ant and the Grasshopper a black sheep: a person who does something bad, especially something which brings embarrassment and loss of respect to the family Saving your presence: with an apology for saying this in your presence. La Fontaine (Jean de la Fontaine 1621-1695): French writer, remembered especially for his Fables (1668 -1694), moral tales drawn from AESOP and oriental sources which he used to comment satirically on contemporary society Notes