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Two boys were born on the same day.
Edward Tudor was born in Westminster Palace.
His father was the King of England.
Everybody blessed the birth of the Prince of Wales.
The other child was Tom Canty.
He was born in a family of paupers.
Nobody blessed the birth of the child.
Tom's family lived in a small, dirty place in London.
bear 生（孩子）（bear-bore-born）
palace 王宫
bless 祝福
birth 出生
nobody 没有人
palace
Two boys were born on the same day.
两个男孩在同一天降生。
▶bear为及物动词，后接宾语，如bear a child；born是bear的过去分词，多用于be born，表示“出生”，如：He was born in England.他出生在英国。
The other child was Tom Canty.
另一个孩子是汤姆·坎蒂。
▶the other特指二者中的另一个，常与one搭配（one… the other…）。
Two boys were born. One was the ______ and the other was the pauper.
□ prince
□ beggar
Tom had to beg every day, but he was a bright boy.
Father Andrew taught Tom how to read and write.
He told Tom charming tales about kings and princes.
"How wonderful it would be to be a prince!
I would like to see one some time," Tom said to himself.
One day, Tom went to the great palace and saw the prince!
He had nice silk clothes and jewels hanging from the clothes.
A soldier pushed Tom away from the gate.
"How dare you treat a poor boy like that?
Open the gate, and let him in!" Prince Edward cried out.
Then Edward said to Tom, "You look tired and hungry.
Come with me."
beg 乞讨
bright 聪明的
Father 神父（对教士、牧师等的尊称）
teach 教（teach-taught-taught）
read 读书，看书（read-read-read）
charming 吸引人的
tale 故事
see 看见（see-saw-seen）
hang 悬挂（hang-hung-hung）
treat 对待
tired 累的
I would like to see one some time
我真希望什么时候能亲眼见到一位王子
▶would like to：愿意
▶some time：在未来的某时
You look tired and hungry.
你看上去又累又饿。
▶look＋形容词：看上去……，显得……
T □ F □
Tom was bright and he could read and write.
Edward took Tom into his nice room.
"What is your name?" asked Edward.
"Tom Canty, sir," answered Tom.
"Tom, tell me about the life of people outside the palace," said Edward.
Tom talked about running in the street and swimming in the river.
"Oh, it sounds so wonderful! I want to take off these clothes and swim in the river like you," said Edward.
"I want to wear clothes like you," said Tom.
A few minutes later they stood in front of a mirror.
They looked so alike.
"Well, stay here until I come back.
That's a command!" said Edward.
He hid something in a hurry and ran out of the room.
answer 回答
outside 在……外面
run 跑（run-ran-run）
sound 听起来
wear 穿（wear-wore-worn）
stand 站（stand-stood-stood）
mirror 镜子
alike 相像的
command 命令
hide 藏（hide-hid-hidden）
mirror
I want to take off these clothes and swim in the river like you
我想脱了这身衣服，像你一样在河里游泳
▶take off：脱掉↔put on：穿上
▶like：像……一样
they stood in front of a mirror
他们站到了一面镜子前
▶in front of：在……面前
T □ F □
Tom didn't want to wear Edward's clothes.
Edward ran to the gate and shouted, "Open the gate!"
The soldier hit Edward on the ear.
"Get out of here, you pauper!" shouted the soldier.
"I am the Prince of Wales!" cried out Edward.
A crowd of beggars surrounded him and laughed.
Edward began to run and got lost.
Night fell and he was cold and alone.
Suddenly, a drunken man grabbed him and said,
"Where have you been?"
"Oh, are you his father?" cried Edward.
"His father? What do you mean? I'm your father," he cried.
"No, I am the Prince of Wales. Return me to my father, the King," said Edward.
"Ha-ha! You're mad. Let's go home!"
shout 喊叫
hit 击，打（hit-hit-hit）
crowd 人群
beggar 乞丐
surround 包围
laugh 大笑
drunken 喝醉的
fall 来临（fall-fell-fallen）
grab 抓住
return 还给，送还
drunken
The soldier hit Edward on the ear.
守门的士兵一拳打在爱德华的耳朵上。
▶hit＋sb.＋on＋the＋身体部位：打在某人身体某个部位上
A crowd of beggars surrounded him
一群乞丐围住他
▶a crowd of：一群
Who was the "drunken man"?
□ Tom's father.
□ Edward's father.
At the palace, Tom began to worry.
The prince's cousin, Lady Grey, walked in.
Tom fell on his knees and cried out,
"Please don't kill me. I am not a prince,
but poor Tom Canty."
She was surprised and ran away.
Soon a group of servants took Tom to the King.
"My child, you know me, don't you?" asked the King.
"Yes, I do," said Tom,
"but I am not the prince. I was born a pauper."
The King seemed worried.
He asked Tom a question in Latin.
Tom answered him, because he had learned a little Latin.
"Mad or not, he is my son. He has studied too much.
He will get well," said the King.
worry 担忧
fall 跌落
knee 膝盖
surprised 惊讶的
servant 仆人
seem 看上去
learn 学会
My child, you know me, don't you?
我的孩子，你还认得我，是吧？
▶反意疑问句，此处由“肯定陈述＋否定疑问”构成；否定疑问中的not应与do, will等助动词、情态动词缩写，如don't, won't。
He asked Tom a question in Latin.
他用拉丁语问了汤姆一个问题。
▶ask sb. sth.：问某人某事
▶in＋语言：用某种语言表达
T □ F □
Tom could answer the King's question in Latin.