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02 The King of Lu Raises a Bird
（鲁王养鸟）
There was a seagull who lost his way and flew from the ocean to the land. When it arrived on the outskirts of the capital of the Kingdom of Lu, a hunter captured it and sent it as an offering to the King.
When the King of Lu saw the bird, he liked it a great deal.He personally drove a carriage and took the bird to a luxurious castle, where a cage made of gold and jade served as the bird's house.He arranged for two servants to look after it, to allow it to listen to the most beautiful music, eat the most delicious meat and drink the purest wine. They were to take care of it as they would take care of a prince.
But every day the seagull banged its head and beak against the cage, wildly jumping and screeching, its eyes full of grief. It did not eat a bite of the meat and did not drink a drop of the water. After three days it died.
Moral:
My dear reader, have you ever raised a bird before Different birds must be raised in different ways. It is the seagull's nature to fly freely and have his own way of life. Is it right to look after a seagull as you would look after a prince A seagull does not eat a man's food, and if you add to that the loss of his freedom, of course it will die. When we do things, do we often make demands of other people based on our own standards That is the wrong thing to do. Only by allowing others to live according to their own individual customs can we avoid being like the King of Lu, who harmed the seagull.
全文翻译
鲁王养鸟
一只海鸥迷了路，从海上飞到了陆地上。它到达鲁国都城的郊外时，一个猎人捕获了它，并将它作为贡品献给了国王。
鲁王看到这只鸟时，非常喜欢。他亲自驾着马车，把鸟带到了一座豪华的城堡里，用一个金子和玉石做成的笼子作为鸟儿的房子。他安排了两个仆人去照料它，让它听最美妙的音乐，吃最美味的肉，喝最纯净的酒。他们照顾它，就像照顾一位王子一样。
但是，这只海鸥每天都用头和嘴撞击笼子，疯狂地跳跃和尖叫，眼里充满了悲伤。它一口肉都不吃，一滴水也不喝。三天后，它就死了。
寓意：
亲爱的读者，你养过鸟吗？不同的鸟必须用不同的方式来饲养。自由飞翔并有自己的生活方式，是海鸥的天性。像对待王子一样照顾一只海鸥，对吗？海鸥不吃人类的食物，再加上它失去了自由，它当然会死。当我们做事时，我们是否常常根据自己的标准去要求别人？那是错误的行为。只有允许别人按照他们自己的习俗生活，我们才能避免像伤害了海鸥的鲁王一样。
逐句解析与高频语块
1. 原文: There was a seagull who lost his way and flew from the ocean to the land.
翻译： 有一只海鸥迷了路，从海上飞到了陆地上。
生词与语块：
seagull (n.) / si ɡ l/: 海鸥。
lost his way: 短语，意为“迷路”。
造句: The hiker lost his way in the dense forest. (那个徒步旅行者在茂密的森林里迷了路。)
2. 原文: When it arrived on the outskirts of the capital of the Kingdom of Lu, a hunter captured it and sent it as an offering to the King.
翻译： 它到达鲁国都城的郊外时，一个猎人捕获了它，并将它作为贡品献给了国王。
生词与语块：
outskirts (n.) / a tsk rts/: 郊外，郊区。
captured (v.) / k pt r/: 捕获。
offering (n.) / f r /: 贡品，献礼。
sent it as an offering: 结构，“把它作为贡品送上”。
造句: The villagers sent the best fruits as an offering to their god. (村民们把最好的水果作为贡品献给了他们的神。)
3. 原文: When the King of Lu saw the bird, he liked it a great deal.
翻译： 鲁王看到这只鸟时，非常喜欢。
生词与语块：
a great deal: 固定短语，意为“非常，很多”，修饰动词liked。
造句: I appreciate your help a great deal. (我非常感谢你的帮助。)
4. 原文: He personally drove a carriage and took the bird to a luxurious castle, where a cage made of gold and jade served as the bird's house.
翻译： 他亲自驾着马车，把鸟带到了一座豪华的城堡里，用一个金子和玉石做成的笼子作为鸟儿的房子。
生词与语块：
personally (adv.) / p s n li/: 亲自地。
luxurious (adj.) /l ɡ ri s/: 豪华的，奢侈的。
made of gold and jade: 过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰cage，意为“由金子和玉石制成的”。
served as: 短语，意为“作为…来使用”。
造句: A large wooden box served as our table. (一个大木箱被当作我们的桌子来用。)
5. 原文: He arranged for two servants to look after it, to allow it to listen to the most beautiful music, eat the most delicious meat and drink the purest wine.
翻译： 他安排了两个仆人去照料它，让它听最美妙的音乐，吃最美味的肉，喝最纯净的酒。
生词与语块：
arranged for... to...: 固定结构，意为“安排…去做…”。
look after: 短语，意为“照顾，照看”。
allow it to...: 结构，“允许它…”，后面接三个并列动词listen, eat, drink。
造句: My parents arranged for a tutor to help me with my math. (我父母安排了一位家教来帮我学数学。)
6. 原文: They were to take care of it as they would take care of a prince.
翻译： 他们照顾它，就像照顾一位王子一样。
生词与语块：
were to: 表示“被要求，被命令”做某事。
as they would...: 方式状语从句，would表示虚拟或习惯行为，“就像他们对待…一样”。
造句: The teacher told us to treat the new student as we would treat our own brother. (老师让我们对待新同学要像对待自己的兄弟一样。)
7. 原文: But every day the seagull banged its head and beak against the cage, wildly jumping and screeching, its eyes full of grief.
翻译： 但是，这只海鸥每天都用头和嘴撞击笼子，疯狂地跳跃和尖叫，眼里充满了悲伤。
生词与语块：
beak (n.) /bi k/: 鸟嘴。
screeching (v.) / skri t /: 尖叫。
grief (n.) /ɡri f/: 悲伤，悲痛。
bang... against...: 短语，“使…撞击…”。
造句: The prisoner banged his fists against the door in anger. (囚犯愤怒地用拳头捶打着门。)
8. 原文: It did not eat a bite of the meat and did not drink a drop of the water.
翻译： 它一口肉都不吃，一滴水也不喝。
生词与语块：
not a bite of: 固定表达，“一口都不…”。
not a drop of: 固定表达，“一滴都不…”。
造句: He was so full that he couldn't eat a bite of the cake. (他太饱了，一口蛋糕都吃不下。)
9. 原文: After three days it died.
翻译： 三天后，它就死了。
10. 原文: My dear reader, have you ever raised a bird before
翻译： 亲爱的读者，你养过鸟吗？
生词与语块：
raised (v.) /re z/: 饲养，养育。
Have you ever...: 现在完成时结构，用于询问经历，“你曾经…过吗？”。
造句: Have you ever read this book (你读过这本书吗？)
11. 原文: Different birds must be raised in different ways.
翻译： 不同的鸟必须用不同的方式来饲养。
生词与语块：
in different ways: 介词短语，“用不同的方式”。
造句: We can solve this problem in different ways. (我们可以用不同的方式解决这个问题。)
12. 原文: It is the seagull's nature to fly freely and have his own way of life.
翻译： 自由飞翔并有自己的生活方式，是海鸥的天性。
生词与语块：
It is ... nature to...: It作形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式to fly...，“做…是…的天性”。
way of life: 短语，“生活方式”。
造句: It is a cat's nature to sleep during the day. (白天睡觉是猫的天性。)
13. 原文: Is it right to look after a seagull as you would look after a prince
翻译： 像对待王子一样照顾一只海鸥，对吗？
生词与语块：
Is it right to...: 固定句式，“做…对吗？”，it是形式主语。
造句: Is it right to judge a person by his appearance (以貌取人对吗？)
14. 原文: A seagull does not eat a man's food, and if you add to that the loss of his freedom, of course it will die.
翻译： 海鸥不吃人类的食物，再加上它失去了自由，它当然会死。
生词与语块：
add to that: 常用表达，意为“除此之外，再加上…”。
the loss of freedom: 名词短语，“自由的丧失”。
造句: The job was difficult. Add to that the low salary, and nobody wanted to do it. (这份工作很难。再加上薪水低，没人愿意做。)
15. 原文: When we do things, do we often make demands of other people based on our own standards
翻译： 当我们做事时，我们是否常常根据自己的标准去要求别人？
生词与语块：
make demands of: 短语，“向…提出要求”。
based on: 短语，“根据，基于”。
造句: We should not make demands of others based on our own preferences. (我们不应根据自己的喜好去要求别人。)
16. 原文: That is the wrong thing to do.
翻译： 那是错误的行为。
17. 原文: Only by allowing others to live according to their own individual customs can we avoid being like the King of Lu, who harmed the seagull.
翻译： 只有允许别人按照他们自己的习俗生活，我们才能避免像伤害了海鸥的鲁王一样。
生词与语块：
according to: 短语，“根据，按照”。
customs (n.) / k st mz/: 风俗，习俗。
Only by... can we...: “Only+状语”位于句首，句子要用部分倒装（情态动词/助动词can提到主语we之前），意为“只有通过…我们才能…”。
造句: Only by practicing every day can you improve your English. (只有通过每天练习，你才能提高你的英语水平。)
《The King of Lu Raises a Bird》练习
一、词汇配对 (Vocabulary Matching) (10分)
请将左列的单词与右列正确的中文意思连接起来。
seagull A. 郊外
outskirts B. 豪华的
luxurious C. 悲伤
grief D. 习俗
customs E. 海鸥
二、短语填空 (Phrase Filling) (15分)
请用方框中短语的适当形式填空，使句子完整、通顺。
look after, a great deal, made of, according to, served as
1.The King liked the seagull _______________ when he first saw it.
2.The cage was _______________ gold and jade, which was very expensive.
3.The two servants were asked to _______________ the seagull carefully.
4.In the past, this big house _______________ a library for the villagers.
5.We should treat others _______________ their own habits, not ours.
三、单项选择 (Multiple Choice) (15分)
1.How did the King get the seagull
A. He caught it himself.
B. A hunter sent it to him as an offering.
C. It flew into his castle by itself.
2.Which of the following was NOT something the King did for the seagull
A. He drove it to a castle in a carriage.
B. He let it listen to music and eat delicious meat.
C. He set it free after three days.
3.How did the seagull feel in the cage
A. Happy and comfortable.
B. Sad and desperate (绝望的).
C. Sleepy and bored.
3.What is the meaning of "Only by allowing others to live according to their own individual customs can we avoid being like the King of Lu"
A. We should all live like kings.
B. We should respect the ways of others.
C. We should keep birds in beautiful cages.
4.The phrase "add to that" in the moral is used to ______.
A. introduce another reason
B. give an example
C. show the time order
5. How did the seagull come to the capital of the Kingdom of Lu
A. It flew there with its friends for food.
B. It was lost and flew from the ocean to the land.
C. The King ordered his men to catch it from the ocean.
D. It was brought there by a fisherman as a gift.
6. Which of the following best describes how the King treated the seagull
A. He gave it the same treatment as he would give to a prince.
B. He left it alone to let it adapt to the new environment.
C. He provided it with a natural habitat similar to the ocean.
D. He taught it how to eat human food and listen to music.
7. How did the seagull behave inside the golden and jade cage
A. It felt grateful and sang beautiful songs.
B. It ate and drank happily every day.
C. It felt sad and tried to escape.
D. It slept most of the time and waited for freedom.
8. What is the MAIN reason why the seagull died after three days
A. The music was too loud for it.
B. The servants did not take good care of it.
C. The meat and wine were not fresh.
D. It lost its freedom and could not live as it should.
9. What is the moral of the story
A. We should keep birds in beautiful cages.
B. We should treat others according to their own nature, not ours.
C. Only kings have the right to keep rare birds.
D. Hunters should not capture wild animals.
四、回译练习 (Back Translation) (30分)
请将下列中文句子翻译成英文，注意使用课文中的核心词汇和表达结构。
1.一只海鸥迷了路，从海上飞到了陆地上。
2.国王亲自驾着马车，把鸟带到了一座豪华的城堡里。
3.他们被要求照顾这只鸟，就像照顾一位王子一样。
4.海鸥一口肉都不吃，一滴水也不喝。
5.自由飞翔是海鸥的天性。
6.只有通过尊重他人，我们才能成为更好的朋友。
参考答案及解析
一、词汇配对
E (seagull - 海鸥)
A (outskirts - 郊外)
B (luxurious - 豪华的)
C (grief - 悲伤)
D (customs - 习俗)
二、短语填空
1.a great deal (解析：固定短语，修饰动词liked，表示“非常喜欢”。)
2.made of (解析：表示“由…制成”，笼子是由金玉制成的。)
3.look after (解析：固定短语，意为“照顾，照看”。)
4.served as (解析：表示“作为…来使用”，这所大房子过去被用作图书馆。)
5.according to (解析：表示“根据，按照”，我们应该根据他们自己的习惯对待他人。)
三、单项选择
1.B (课文原句："a hunter captured it and sent it as an offering to the King.")
2.C (国王并没有在三天后放走海鸥，海鸥是死了。A和B选项都是国王做过的事情。)
3.B (课文描述了海鸥撞笼子、尖叫、眼里充满悲伤，且不吃不喝，可知它很悲伤和绝望。)
4.B (这句话的核心思想是我们要允许别人按自己的方式生活，即尊重他人的方式。)
5.A (在寓意中，"A seagull does not eat a man's food"是一个原因，"add to that the loss of his freedom"是补充的另一个原因，所以它是用来引出另一个原因。)
6.B (对应课文："There was a seagull who lost his way and flew from the ocean to the land.")
7.A (对应课文："They were to take care of it as they would take care of a prince." 以及前文提供的奢华待遇。)
8.C (对应课文："the seagull banged its head and beak against the cage, wildly jumping and screeching, its eyes full of grief.")
9.D (这是文章寓意的核心。海鸥的死因包括不吃人类食物，但根本原因是失去自由和天性被违背。对应寓意："if you add to that the loss of his freedom, of course it will die.")
四、回译练习 (参考答案)
1.There was a seagull who lost his way and flew from the ocean to the land.
2.He personally drove a carriage and took the bird to a luxurious castle.
3.They were to take care of it as they would take care of a prince.
4.It did not eat a bite of the meat and did not drink a drop of the water.
5.It is the seagull's nature to fly freely.
6.Only by respecting others can we become better friends. (仿写课文Only by... can we...句式)

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