UNIT 4 Lessons 19-24 Stories and Poems
第四单元 第19-24课 故事和诗歌
Lesson 19: A Story or a Poem?
第19课：一个故事或一首诗歌？
Have you finished your English homework yet, Brian?
布莱恩，你的英语家庭作业做完了吗？
No. I just started writing my poem.
没有。我刚刚开始写诗。
Ms. Cox said we could write a story or a poem, right?
考克斯女士说我们可以写一个故事或一首诗，对吗？
Yes. I haven't decided which one to write yet. I feel that it's easier to write a story.
是的。我还没决定写哪一种。我感觉写故事更简单些。
You should write one, too.
你也应该写故事。
I don't think so. Compared with poems, stories usually have longer passages.
我不这样认为。与诗歌相比，故事的篇幅通常会更长些。
Every story must have a beginning, a middle and an end.
每个故事都必须有开头，中间部分和结尾。
It takes too much time to write a story.
写故事要花费太多时间。
That's true. But a story doesn't limit you like a poem does.
的确。但是故事不会像诗歌那样有限制。
With poems, you need to think about format, rhyme and meaning.
诗歌，你需要考虑格式，韵律和意义。
You must use words very carefully because so few words are used in poems.
因为诗歌字数有限，所以需要字斟句酌。
I know, but I still think it's easier to write a short poem.
我知道，但我仍然认为写一首小诗更容易些。
Although a poem has fewer words,
尽管诗歌字数更少，
it's not always easier to write Every word must have power and meaning.
可它写起来并非总是轻而易举。每个字必须有力度，有内涵。
If you think about it, it can take a long time to come up with the right words.
如果你琢磨它，就能花掉很长的时间琢磨出合适的词句。
Sometimes writing less takes more effort than writing more.
有时候，写得更少，花费的精力更多。
It is hard, but I did it. I described something I love.
这很难，但我做到了。我描述的是我喜欢的事物。
Would you like to hear my poem?
你要听听我的诗吗？
You've already finished?
你已经完成了？
Yes! It was easy!
是的！它很简单。
We'd love to hear your poem, Danny.
丹尼，我们想听听你的诗。
The Donut
炸面圈
When I wake up on a warm sunny morning in spring,
当我醒来，在一个阳光灿烂的春日早晨，
A hot, fresh and fat donut is my favourite thing.
热腾腾的、新鲜的、胖鼓鼓的炸面圈，是我最喜欢的食物。
The smell of it gets me up on my feet, Like it s calling me aloud to eat!
它的香味，叫我起床，就像它正在大声地喊我（吃掉它）！
With this sweet circle in my mouth, I like to think about going south.
满口香甜，我喜欢想象自己去了南方。
There, with my parents, I can go for a short stay,
在那里，和父母在一起，我可以留在那里，
To sit in the sunshine eating donuts all day!
坐在阳光下，一整天都享用炸面圈！
