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Mole lived in a house under the ground.
One spring morning, he was cleaning his little house.
"Oh, I'm tired. It is never interesting.
I'll go outside!" he cried.
He went out and walked along the riverbank.
Suddenly, he saw a dark hole in the bank across the river.
Two brown eyes twinkled inside the hole.
Then a head came out. It was the Water Rat.
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mole
mole 鼹鼠
ground 地面
interesting 有趣的
riverbank 河岸
dark 黑暗的
hole 洞
water rat
twinkle （眼睛）闪闪发光
water rat 水鼠
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He went out and walked along the riverbank.
他出了门，沿着河岸往前走。
▶along：沿着
he saw a dark hole in the bank across the river
他看见河的对岸有一个黑乎乎的洞
▶across：在……对面
Quiz Quiz 考考你
________ came out of the dark hole across the river.
□ Rat
□ Mole
"Hello, Mole!" Then Rat came across the river on a little boat.
Soon, Mole was in the boat on the river, too!
"I'm so excited! This is my first time in a boat!" exclaimed Mole.
"Really? Oh, poor Mole! Let's spend the day on the river. I have some food," said Rat.
Rat rowed and Mole looked all around him.
"So you live by the river. What a wonderful life!" said Mole dreamily.
"Yes, the river is my friend. It gives me food, and of course I wash in it.
It's my whole world and I don't want any other," said Rat.
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boat 船
exclaim （因兴奋而）呼喊
spend 度过，消磨（spend-spent-spent）
food 食物
row
row 划船
wonderful 奇妙的
wash 洗
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Rat came across the river on a little boat
水鼠坐着一只小船过来了
▶come across：（从另一边）过来
▶on a little boat＝in a little boat 乘一条小船
What a wonderful life！多么奇妙的生活啊！
▶由what引导的感叹句：
What＋a/an＋形容词＋名词（主语＋谓语）！
Quiz Quiz 考考你
Where did Rat live?
□ He lived under the ground.
□ He lived by the river.
Rat and Mole had a delicious lunch on the riverbank.
They could see the river passing lazily by.
"Oh, look! There's Toad!" shouted Rat.
Mole saw Toad rowing past them in a boat.
"He is always trying new things. Sometimes he talks too much about himself. But he is my good friend," said Rat.
Later, Rat said, "Would you like to stay with me for a while? I will teach you all about the river."
"Oh, thank you, Rat. I am so happy," said Mole.
From that day Mole started to learn everything about the river. He learned to swim, row a boat and enjoy lazy days in the sun.
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delicious 可口的
lazily 缓慢地
teach 教（teach-taught-taught）
learn 学
swim 游泳（swim-swam-swum）
enjoy 享受……的乐趣
lazy （一段时间）令人懒洋洋的
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They could see the river passing lazily by.
他们看着河水缓缓地流淌。
▶see sb./sth. doing：看到某人／物正在做某事
Would you like to stay with me for a while?
你愿意和我待一阵子么？
▶Would you like to...?：你想（做）……吗？
▶for a while：一段时间，一阵子
Quiz Quiz 考考你
Mole started to ________ everything about the river.
□ learn
□ teach
Rat and Mole sat in the sun on the riverbank one morning.
"Rat, I would like to meet Toad. Can we visit him?" asked Mole.
"What a good idea! Toad always welcomes visitors!" exclaimed Rat.
So Rat and Mole rowed over to Toad Hall.
It was a grand house with a beautiful garden.
They found him in the garden.
"Oh, Rat! I wanted to see you!" Toad jumped up." Toad, this is my friend, Mole," said Rat.
"Hello. I have something exciting to show you!" cried Toad.
He took Rat and Mole to the yard.
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visit 拜访
welcome 欢迎
grand 壮观的
garden 花园
find 找到（find-found-found）
show 展示
yard 庭院
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I have something exciting to show you!
我有一个令人兴奋的东西要给你们看！
▶形容词在修饰something，anything，nothing等不定代词的时候，要放在该不定代词的后面。
He took Rat and Mole to the yard.
他把水鼠和鼹鼠带到了庭院里。
▶take A to B：带A到B处
Quiz Quiz 考考你
Did Rat and Mole visit Toad?
□ Yes, they did.
□ No, they didn't.
There was a gypsy caravan in the yard.
"I will travel the whole world," said Toad.
Mole was very interested.
He looked at the kitchen, the beds, the books, the games and the food in the caravan.
"Everything is here for us. Let's go!" said Toad.
The three friends left Toad Hall that afternoon.
"What a beautiful day! This is better than the river!" exclaimed Toad.
Mole was so excited, but Rat was already missing the river.
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gypsy caravan
gypsy caravan 吉普赛大篷车
travel 旅行
kitchen 厨房
game 游戏用具
leave 离开（leave-left-left）
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This is better than the river!
这比小河还要好！
▶better：good的比较级。
▶比较级＋than：比……更……
Quiz Quiz 考考你
Toad, Rat and Mole left Toad Hall in a caravan.
T □ F □
The next morning Toad, Rat and Mole heard a strange noise behind them.
They looked back and saw a lot of dust in the road.
The strange noise came again, "Poop! Poop!"
Then the thing went past them.
The horse was very scared.
It ran into the ditch and the caravan turned over.
The windows and everything inside were broken.
Rat jumped up and down angrily in the road.
But Toad said dreamily, "I never knew!
That was a motorcar! Now that's the thing for me!"
"We'll just have to walk then. Come on," Rat sighed.
They went back to their home.
The next day, Toad bought a very large and expensive car!
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dust 尘土
road 道路
scared 害怕的
ditch 沟
break 摔坏（break-broke-broken）
large 大的
expensive 昂贵的
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They looked back and saw a lot of dust in the road.
他们回头望去，看见路上腾起一片灰尘。
▶a lot of=lots of 许多，大量
It ran into the ditch and the caravan turned over.
它跑进了路边的沟里，结果大篷车翻了。
▶turn over：翻过来
Quiz Quiz 考考你
________ went past the caravan making a strange noise.
□ The horse
□ The motorcar