HONOR BRIGHT, PRESIDENT

 When Honor¹ Bright went to live in the country the very first thing he asked for was some real live geese, to join the chickens, and the pussy², and the rabbits already on the farm.

 

"Will you remember to feed them every day, son, if I get you a pair?" asked his father.

 

"Yes, papa," said the little boy. "Honor bright!"

 

When he promised "Honor bright," he always kept his word. And he said "Honor bright" so many times a day that finally Honor Bright became his name.

 

 

"Quack³, quack!" cried Mr. and Mrs. Goose the day Honor Bright's father brought them home. "What a fine place!"

 

"Isn't it!" said Mother Hen.

 

"And just wait till you know Honor Bright!"

 

 

"Just wait!" echoed⁴ the Rabbit Gray family, and Mr. T. Cat.

 

Honor Bright was as good as his word, and the geese grew fatter, and fatter, and fatter.

 

"Good morning, Mr. T. Cat," cried Mr. and Mrs. Goose early one morning. "Had your breakfast?"

 

"Of course," answered Mr. T. Cat; "Honor Bright always feeds me the very first thing."

 

"You must be mistaken!" cried Mr. and Mrs, Goose. "Honor Bright always feeds us first."

 

"But Honor Bright gives my children their breakfast very early!" cackled Mother Hen.

 

"Well," squeaked⁵ Father Rabbit Gray, "we've all had breakfast; and that's the main thing. Now, let's make Honor Bright president, because he's so good. That's the way people do, you know."

 

Just then Honor Bright came out. "Hail⁶, President Honor Bright!" they all cried.

 

Honor Bright thought they said, "I love you." And really, it meant the same thing.

 

1 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

2 pussy   

n.(儿语)小猫，猫咪

参考例句：

• Why can't they leave my pussy alone?为什么他们就不能离我小猫咪远一点？
• The baby was playing with his pussy.孩子正和他的猫嬉戏。

3 quack   

n.庸医；江湖医生；冒充内行的人；骗子

参考例句：

• He describes himself as a doctor,but I feel he is a quack.他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。
• The quack was stormed with questions.江湖骗子受到了猛烈的质问。

4 echoed   

重复，随声附和( echo的过去式和过去分词 )； 类似； 发射（声音等）； 发出回声

参考例句：

• Their shouts re-echoed through the darkness. 他们的喊声回荡在黑暗中。
• Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

5 squeaked   

v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 )；吱吱叫；告密；充当告密者

参考例句：

• The radio squeaked five. 收音机里嘟嘟地发出五点钟报时讯号。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Amy's shoes squeaked on the tiles as she walked down the corridor. 埃米走过走廊时，鞋子踩在地砖上嘎吱作响。 来自辞典例句

6 hail   

n.雹，一阵；vi.下雹；vt.高呼，为...喝彩

参考例句：

• Hail fell with such violence that it broke windows.冰雹猛落，把玻璃窗也砸破了。
• The people lined the streets to hail the returning heroes.人们夹道欢迎凯旋的英雄们。