The cat and the blue bowl 猫和蓝色的碗

A man was1 looking for things of the old times. One day he came2 to a village and
found3 a blue bowl. It looked very old. The bowl was on the ground4 and a cat was
drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner5 of the cat, was sitting beside the bowl.
The man did6 not want the farmer to know that he was interested7 in the bowl. So
he said8 to him in a soft voice9, "What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to me?"

"How much will you give me for the cat?" the farmer asked.

"Thirty dollars. Would10 that be enough?" Later11, the farmer agreed12. After he
paid13 the farmer, the man said, "This cat is used14 to eating with his bowl. May I
take this bowl with the cat?" But the farmer said, "I'm sorry I can't give you the bowl.
Thanks to the bowl, I have sold15 thirty cats."

一个男人喜欢寻找古董，一天，他来到一个小村庄，发现一个蓝色的碗。它看上去很
旧。这个碗在地上，猫用它喝着牛奶，旁边坐着一个农夫，是这只猫的主人。这个人
不想让农夫知道他对这只碗很有兴趣。于是他低声对他说，“你的猫真漂亮，能卖给
我吗？

“你准备给花多少钱买这只猫？”这个农夫问。

“三十美元。这样够了吗？农夫答应。他把钱给了农夫，那人说，“这个猫是用这只
碗吃食物吧。我可以把这碗也带走吗？“但农夫说，“非常抱歉，我不能给你的碗。
感谢谢这只碗，因为它我已经卖了三十只猫。”

词汇解析表：
1 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
2 came
v.动词come的过去式
参考例句：
I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
3 found
v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到
参考例句：
I found him at home.我发现他在家。
The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。
4 ground
n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础
参考例句：
The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。
5 owner
n.拥有者；所有者
参考例句：
They decided to give it back to its owner.他们决定把它归还原主。
Do you know the name of the owner?你知道主人的名字吗？
6 did
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句：
How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
7 interested
adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)
参考例句：
to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他
却不罢休。

8 said
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做
那件事。

9 voice
n.说话声；声音
参考例句：
Her voice was music to my ears.她的声音听起来就像音乐。
That song doesn't suit her voice.那首歌不适合她的嗓子。
10 would
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
11 later
adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的
参考例句：
He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。
12 agreed
adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和
过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处

参考例句：
He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。
13 paid
adj.有报酬的；领取报酬的；领钱的；付费的v.付给( pay的过去式)；付款；有利可图；
（对…）有利

参考例句：
You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives.
你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。

My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。
14 used
adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常
参考例句：
I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五
英里。

15 sold
v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。
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