The Stolen Biscuits [Cookies]

重点词汇

remainder n. [数] 余数，残余；剩余物；其余的人

counsellor n. 顾问；参赞；辅导员（等于counselor）；

resent英 [rɪ'zent]  美 [rɪ'zɛnt] vt. 怨恨；愤恨；厌恶

protest 英 [prəˈtest;ˈprəʊtest]  美 [prəˈtɛst;protɛst] vi. 抗议；断言

jack-knife a knife with a blade that folds into its handle 折刀

A small boy at summer camp received a lager package of cookie in the mail from his mother .He ate few,then placed the remainder under his bed.The next day,after lunch,he went his tent to get a cookie.The Box was gone.

夏令营一个小男孩收到了他妈妈给他寄来的一大包饼干。他吃了几口，然后把剩下的放到床下。第二天午饭后，他去他的帐篷那饼干，发现盒子不见了。

That afternoon a camp counsellor,who had told of theft ,saw another boy setting behind a tree eating the stolen cookies."That young man", he said to himself,"must be taught not to steal".

那天下午，营地辅导员就知道了偷饼干的事情。正巧他看到一个小男孩再吃偷来的饼干。这个小伙子她自言自语道，必须交给他不要偷东西。

He returned to group and sougth out the boy whose cookies had been stolen ."Billy", he said, I know who stole you cookies. Will you help me teach him lesson.

他回到团里去找那个偷饼干的男孩。“比利”，他说“我知道谁偷了你的饼干。你能帮我教训她一下么？”。

"Well,yes--but aren't you going to punish him?"asked to puzzled boy."

嗯，好的-但你不打算报惩罚他么？困惑的男孩问道。

No,that  whould only make him resent  and hate you,"the counsellor explained."I want you to you call mother and ask her send you aother  box of  cookies".

不，那只会让他怨恨和讨厌你，辅导员解释道。我要你给你妈妈打个电话，让他再给你寄一盒饼干。

The boy did as the counsellor asked and a few days later received anthoer box of cookies in the mail.

男孩照着辅导员的要求去做，几天后又收到了一盒饼干。

No,said the counsellor .The boy who stole your cookies is dwon by the lake.Go down there and share your cookies with him.

现在，辅导员说，偷饼干的男孩在湖边。去哪和他一起分享你的饼干。

“But,” protested the boy."he's the thief".

但是，男孩抗议道，他是小偷。

"I know. But  try it--see  what happens".

我知道，但试试看会发生什么。

Half an hour later the camp counsellor saw the two come up the hill.arm in arm .The boy who had stolen the cookies was earnestly trying to get the anther to accpet his jack-knife in payment for the stolen cookies,and the victim was just as earnestly refusing the gift from his new friend,saying that a few old cookies weren't that important anyway.

半小时后，营地辅导看到他们俩人手挽着手上山。那个偷了饼干的男孩很真诚地想让对方接受他的道歉并偿还偷来的饼干。而受害者也同样真诚的拒绝了，新朋友送的礼物，他说几块旧的饼干并不是那么重要。

 

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