JAN’S BIRTHDAY

 It is Jan’s birthday. He is eight years old. He is a very happy little boy.

He has many fine birthday presents.

Father gave¹ him a beautiful little toy boat. It has sails² on it and it can go very fast.

Mother gave him a book. In it is a story of a boy named Peter. Jan will tell you about it when he reads his book.

Katrina gave Jan a red cap that she knit³ herself⁴, and Grandmother gave him a beautiful little green and yellow bird in a cage⁵.

Jan says, “Everybody is so good to me on my birthday.”

O, Jan was⁶ very happy!

And then in the afternoon, mother asked Hilda and Bram and Karl and Kassie to come over. She set⁷ the table out in the garden.

In the middle of the table was a big pink birthday cake. It had⁸ nuts⁹ on the top of it. It was very good. The children all said¹⁰ so. And they knew, for they ate¹¹ it all!

 

1 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

2 sails   

n.船( sail的名词复数 )；帆；航程；航行游览v.驾驶( sail的第三人称单数 )；起航；坐船旅行；掠

参考例句：

• The dinghy gathered speed as the wind filled her sails. 风鼓起了帆，小帆船加快了速度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A mackerel sky and mares' tails make lofty ships carry low sails. 鱼鳞天，马尾云，大船降帆莫航行。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 knit   

vt.编织，密接，结合，皱眉；vi.编织，变得紧凑，愈合；n.编织

参考例句：

• She could knit up a baby's coat in an afternoon.她能在一个下午织好一件婴儿的衣服。
• Our letters enabled us to knit up our old friendship.通信使我们恢复了旧日的友谊。

4 herself   

pron.她自己

参考例句：

• The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。
• She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。

5 cage   

n.笼子；v.关入笼中；vt.把...关入笼内

参考例句：

• He opened the cage and set the bird free.他打开鸟笼，放了鸟儿。
• There is a beautiful bird in the cage.鸟笼里有一只美丽的鸟。

6 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。

7 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

8 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

9 nuts   

adj.发疯的；傻的；热爱的；迷恋的n.螺母（ nut的名词复数 ）；坚果；对…着迷的人；疯子

参考例句：

• Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter. 鸟类靠坚果和浆果过冬。
• First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel. 先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。

10 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。

11 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。