LESSON 47 A VISIT TO THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP
第四十七課 參觀Blacksmith的小店鋪
Come, let us go to the smith's shop. What is he doing? He has a forge: he blows the fire with a great pair of bellows, to make the iron hot.
過來,讓我們走進smith的店鋪。他正在忙什么呢?他有一個鐵匠鋪:他用一雙風箱吹火讓鐵燒的更紅。
Now he takes it out with the tongs, and puts it upon the anvil. Now he beats it with a hammer. How hard he works! The sparks fly about; pretty bright sparks.
現(xiàn)在他用鐵鉗把鐵拿出來放在了鐵板上?,F(xiàn)在他用錘子錘打鐵。工作很辛苦,火花四射相當明亮。
What is the blacksmith making? He is making nails, and horse-shoes, and a great many things.
Blacksmith正在制作什么呢?他在做釘子,馬掌,還有好多其他的東西。
What are nails and horse-shoes made of? They are made of iron. Iron is of great use to us. It is used to make ploughs, wheels, ships, steam-engines, and all kinds of things. We could not do without iron.
釘子和馬掌是由什么制成的呢?是鐵,鐵對我們來說用途很大。被用來做犁子,輪子,船,蒸汽機還有其他的很多東西。我們離不開鐵。
Steel is made of iron. Steel is very bright, and sharp, and hard. Knives and scissors are made of steel.
鋼是由鐵制成的。鋼很亮,很尖,很硬。刀片和剪刀都是由鋼制成的。