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The Artist, the Poor Man, and the Musician
【译】艺术家、穷人和音乐家
【单词】artist ['ahr-tist]['ɑ?t?st] n. 艺术家；美术家；艺人
【单词】poor [poor][p??(r)] adj. 可怜的；贫穷的 n. 穷人
【单词】musician [myoo-'zish-uh?n][mju'z??n] n. 音乐家
Three men once lived in a small town in Texas.
【译】三个人曾经住在得克萨斯州的一个小镇上。
【专有名词】Texas 地名 n. 德克萨斯州(美国州名)
One was a musician, another was an artist, and the other was a poor homeless man.
【译】一个是音乐家，一个是艺术家，另一个是无家可归的穷人。
【单词】homeless 形容词 ['hohm-lis]['h??ml?s] adj. 无家可归的
One day the artist was going to start working on a new sculpture, but didn't have the necessary tools to start.
【译】有一天，这位艺术家打算开始创作一件新的雕塑，但没有必要的工具。
【时态】be going to do sth. 表示主观打算、准备或有信心做某事，强调事情已计划好并将按照计划来做；will do sth. 则多用于客观的情况,即客观上将要发生的事情.例如：I’m not going to ask her. 我不打算去问她. It will be rainy tomorrow. 明天会下雨.
【单词】sculpture 名词 ['skuhlp-cher]['sk?lpt??] n. 雕塑；雕刻 v. 雕刻；雕塑；刻蚀；当雕刻师
【单词】tools 原型：tool 名词复数形式 [tool][tu?l] n. 工具；用具；手段；被利用者 vt. 用工具加工 vi. 使用工具
He went downtown and saw a poor homeless man.
【译】他去了市区，看见一个无家可归的穷人。
【单词】downtown 名词 ['doun-'toun][da?n'ta?n] n. 市中心区；市中心 adj. 市中心的
Because the artist was new in town and got lost, he asked the homeless man where the nearest art supply store was.
【译】因为艺术家是新来的，迷路了，他问流浪汉最近的艺术用品商店在哪里。
【单词】lost 原型：lose 过去分词做形容词 [looz][lu?z] vt. 丢失；失败；削减；丧生；看不到；亏损；迷失 vi. 失败；经受损失；走慢
【单词】supply 名词 [suh-'plahy][s?'pla?] n. 供应；补给；贮备 vt. 供应；提供；补充
【单词】store 名词 [stawr, stohr][st??] n. 商店；贮藏；充裕 vt. 储存；贮藏；保存
The homeless man told him that it was the red and white building around the corner.
【译】无家可归的人告诉他，那是拐角处的红白相间的大楼。
【单词】building 原型：build 动名词 [bild][b?ld] v. 建造；开发；创建；逐渐增强 n. 体格；身材
【单词】corner 名词 ['kawr-ner]['k??n?] n. 角落；转角；困境 v. 将 ... 逼入困境；转弯；垄断 adj. 位于角落的
The artist looked at him and said thank you.
【译】艺术家看着他说谢谢。
【单词】thank 动词一般现在时（除第三人称单数） [thangk][θ??k] v. 感谢；谢谢；责怪 n. 谢意；感谢
He gave the homeless man a ten-dollar bill with the words "pass it forward" written on the bill.
【译】他给了那个无家可归的人一张十美元的钞票，钞票上写着“向前传”。
【单词】pass 动词一般现在时（除第三人称单数） [pas, pahs][pɑ?s] v. 通过；经过；度过；传递；发生 n. 通行证；及格；乘车券；传球；关隘，山口
The homeless man took the money and said: "God bless you!"
【译】流浪汉拿着钱说：“上帝保佑你！”
【单词】bless 动词一般现在时（除第三人称单数） [bles][bles] vt. 保佑；祝福；赐福；有幸具有
【专有名词】God 其他 （大写首字母时）上帝
A few hours had passed, and the homeless man started getting hungry.
【译】几个小时过去了，那个无家可归的人开始觉得饿了。
【短语】a few 少量，一点点；few与a few 的区别是，a few：一点点，用于修饰可数名词，肯定用法，表示还是有一些的。例如：There are a few apples on the table. 桌子上有几个苹果。 few：用于可数名词，否定用法，表示几乎没有。例如：There are few apples on the table. 桌子上几乎没苹果…
【单词】passed 原型：pass 动词过去分词 [pas, pahs][pɑ?s] v. 通过；经过；度过；传递；发生 n. 通行证；及格；乘车券；传球；关隘，山口
【单词】hungry 形容词 ['huhng-gree]['h??ɡri] adj. 饥饿的；渴望的
He walked around in town, and saw a young musician playing outside a café.
【译】他在城里走来走去，看见一个年轻的音乐家在咖啡馆外演奏。
【单词】walked 原型：walk 动词过去式 [wawk][w??k] v. 步行；陪...走；散步；偷走；走过 n. 步行；散步；人行道
【单词】café 名词 咖啡馆
The homeless man sat down and started listening to the music played by the musician.
【译】那个无家可归的人坐下来，开始听音乐家演奏的音乐。
【单词】sat 原型：sit 动词过去式 [sit][s?t] v. 坐；栖息；使就座 n. 坐；栖息
【单词】listening 原型：listen 动词现在进行式或动名词 ['lis-uh?n]['l?sn] v. 听；倾听；听从；听信 n. 听；倾听
A waiter from the café came out and told the homeless man that he had to leave, because he wasn't buying anything, and other people wanted to sit down and enjoy the music.
【译】咖啡馆的一个服务员出来告诉那个无家可归的人，他必须离开，因为他什么也没买，其他人想坐下来欣赏音乐。
【用法】have to do sth. 表示“必须”、“不得不”、“只好”、“（被迫）很勉强”去做某事，后面跟动词原形，与情态动词 must 近义但区别在于：have to 表示客观的需要，must 表示说话人主观上的看法，既主观上的必要。例句：My brother was very ill, so I had to call the doctor in the middle of the night. 我弟弟病得很厉害，我只得半夜里把医生请来。(客观上需要做这件事) He said that they must work hard. 他说他们必须努力工作。（主观上要做这件事）
【单词】waiter 名词 ['wey-ter]['we?t?] n. 侍者；(男)服务员
【单词】sit 动词原形 [sit][s?t] v. 坐；栖息；使就座 n. 坐；栖息
【单词】enjoy 动词原形 [en-'joi][?n'd???] v. 享受；喜欢
The musician saw this and told the waiter to leave him alone and that he would like to buy the homeless man something to eat.
【译】音乐家看到这个，告诉侍者不要管他，他想给那个无家可归的人买点吃的。
【单词】eat 动词原形 [eet][i?t] v. 吃；吃饭；喝
The waiter looked at the musician and said okay.
【译】侍者看着音乐家，说好的。
【单词】okay 形容词 ['oh-'key, oh-'key, 'oh-key][???'ke?] adv. <表示同意或允许>好的； 可以； 行 adj. 好的 n. 同意 vt. 同意
The homeless man thanked the musician.
【译】那个无家可归的人向音乐家道谢。
【单词】thanked 原型：thank 动词过去式 [thangk][θ??k] v. 感谢；谢谢；责怪 n. 谢意；感谢
After he finished eating, he took out the ten-dollar bill and gave it to the musician.
【译】吃完饭，他拿出那张十美元的钞票给了音乐家。
【单词】finished 原型：finish 动词过去式 ['fin-ish]['f?n??] v. 完成；结束；最后加工；用完 n. 结束；完成；最后一层涂饰
【单词】eating 原型：eat 动词现在进行式或动名词 [eet][i?t] v. 吃；吃饭；喝
The homeless man left.
【译】那个无家可归的人走了。
After the musician had finished playing at the café, he decided to go to a local art festival with his girlfriend.
【译】这位音乐家在咖啡馆演奏完后，决定和他的女朋友去参加一个当地的艺术节。
【单词】decided 原型：decide 动词过去式 [dih-'sahyd][d?'sa?d] v. 决定；判断；断定
【单词】festival 名词 ['fes-tuh-vuh?l]['fest?vl] adj. 节日的；喜庆的 n. 节日；欢宴；庆祝及祭祀
【单词】girlfriend 名词 ['gurl-frend]['ɡ??lfrend] n. 女朋友；女性朋友
As they were walking around and looking at all the different paintings and sculptures, the musician's girlfriend saw a sculpture she liked.
【译】当他们走来走去，看着所有不同的绘画和雕塑时，这位音乐家的女朋友看到了一个她喜欢的雕塑。
【单词】walking 原型：walk 动词现在进行式或动名词 [wawk][w??k] v. 步行；陪...走；散步；偷走；走过 n. 步行；散步；人行道
【单词】paintings 原型：painting 名词复数形式 ['peyn-ting]['pe?nt??] n. 画，油画；绘画 动词paint的现在分词.
【单词】sculptures 原型：sculpture 名词复数形式 ['skuhlp-cher]['sk?lpt??] n. 雕塑；雕刻 v. 雕刻；雕塑；刻蚀；当雕刻师
It was a young man helping out an older man who had fallen down.
【译】是一个年轻人帮助一个摔倒的老人。
【语法】此句式为 it + be + 名词 + that从句。其中that从句为句子真正的主语，it为形式主语。如：It's a shame (that) you're sick. 真遗憾你病了。
She wanted to buy it, but didn't have enough money.
【译】她想买，但没有足够的钱。
The musician told her not to worry.
【译】音乐家告诉她不要担心。
【单词】worry 动词原形 ['wur-ee, 'wuhr-ee]['w?ri] vt. 撕咬；使烦恼；使焦虑 vi. 担心；发愁 n. 担心；烦恼；忧虑
He pulled out ten dollars, and gave it to the artist.
【译】他掏出十美元给了那位艺术家。
【单词】pulled 原型：pull 动词过去式 [pool][p?l] v. 拉；拖；牵；拔；吸引 n. 拉；拉力；引力；划船；影响力
【单词】dollars 原型：dollar 名词复数形式 ['dol-er]['d?l?] n. 美元
As the musician and his girlfriend walked away, the artist looked at the ten-dollar bill, and smiled.
【译】当音乐家和他的女朋友走开时，艺术家看着十美元的钞票，笑了。
【单词】smiled 原型：smile 动词过去式 [smahyl][sma?l] n. 微笑；笑容 v. 微笑；露出笑容
"Well, look at that, you found your way back home," said the artist.
【译】“好吧，看看这个，你找到了回家的路，”艺术家说。