A framyard tale for Ralph and Betsy
一个给Ralph和Betsy的农家宅院的故事
1、What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!（感叹句）
sight 景象
a brood of 一窝，一群
2、annoyed 恼怒的
3、let her hatch her own eggs（let sb do）让某人做某事
1、sister-in-law 丈夫或者妻子的姐妹
2、willing to 愿意
wish to 希望
3、I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
4、by myself
5、quack（鸭子）发出嘎嘎声
1、She tried to hide her eggs
try to 设法（做）；try doing 尝试（做）
2、carry off 带走，抢走 （carried为过去式）
3、quite desperate 十分绝望
4、determine to 决定
5、She determined to make a nest right away from the farm.
right away 立刻，马上
1、She set off on a fine spring afternoon along the cart-road that leads over the hill.
在一个春光明媚的午后，她开始沿着山坡那边的车路（走）。
2、shawl 披肩；poke bonnet （帽子的一种）阔边女帽
1、When she reached the top of the hill, she saw a wood in the distance.
当她到达山顶时，她看到了远处的树林。
in the distance 在远处
2、She thought that it looked a safe quiet spot.
她认为它看起来是安全又安静的地方。
spot 地点
1、a good start 一个好的开始
*A good beginning is half of success. 好的开始是成功的一半。
2、She skimmed along over the tree-tops until she saw an open place in the middle of the wood, where the trees and brushwood had been cleared.
3、an open place 一个露天的（开放的）地方
4、in the middle of 在…中间（中央）
1、alight rather heavily 相当沉重地飞落
2、waddle （像鸭子一样）摇摇摆摆地走
3、in search of 寻找
4、fancy（fancied为过去式）想象，想要
5、an elegantly dressed gentleman 一个衣冠楚楚的绅士
6、on one side 在一旁（边），斜着
1、in the habit of 有…的习惯，常常
2、flapping her shawl 拍打她的披肩
3、jumped off into the air 跳到空中
