美国语文第一册第24课（英国语文第二十八课）

Lesson 28 A VISIT TO THE BLACKSMITH’S SHOP

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.

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.

What is the blacksmith making? He is making nails ,and horseshoes,and a great many things.

What are nails and horseshoes 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.

Steel is made of iron.Steel is very bright ,and sharp,and hard.Knives and scissors are made of steel.

WORDS STUDY:

Forge/fɔ:dʒ/ (n)锻铁炉；铁匠铺； （v）锻造；伪造

Bellows /’beləʊz/ (n) 风箱；怒吼

Tongs /tɒŋz/ (n) 钳子；夹具

Anvil /’ænvɪl/ (n) 铁砧

Hammer /’hæmə / (n) 铁锤

Spark /sp ɑːk/ (n) 火花

Plough /plaʊ/ (n) 铁犁 （v） 犁地

Steel /sti:l/ (n) 钢

Scissors /’sɪzəz/ （n） 剪刀

Translation 译文：

参观铁匠铺

快来，让我们去铁匠铺。铁匠正在做什么？他有一个锻炉：他用一个很大的鼓风匣子扇火，把铁烧得滚烫。

这时候铁匠用钳子把铁块夹出来，放在铁砧上。然后用锤子敲打铁块。他干得多用力啊！明亮的火星四溅。

铁匠做的是什么呢？他在做钉子、马掌，还有很多其他的东西。

这些钉子和马掌都是用什么做的呢？它们都是用铁做的。铁对我们来说用处很大。铁能做成犁、车轮、轮船、蒸汽机等各种各样的东西。

我们的生活不能没有鉄。钢是由鉄做的。钢，明亮、锋利又坚硬。刀具和剪刀都是用钢做成的。