LESSON 38

“John! come here. Be quick, and tell me what kind of bird this is.”

“Do you not know, Henry?”

“Oh, no! what is it?”

“It is a quail.”

“It is the first quail I have seen. Is it good to eat?

“Yes; but I should not like to kill it.”

【中文阅读】

“约翰，过来！快点儿，告诉我这是哪种鸟。”

“你不知道吗，亨利？”

“哦，不知道！这是什么鸟？”

“这是只鹌鹑。”

“这是我第一次见到鹌鹑。它好吃吗？”

“好吃，但我不能杀掉它。”