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It was a dark winter day in London.
A cab was going through the thick fog.
There was a seven-year-old girl in the cab with her father. Sara and Captain Crewe had just finished their long trip from India.
"Here we are. Let's get out of the cab, Sara," said Captain Crewe.
They went up the stairs and rang the bell.
dark 昏暗的
cab 出租马车
fog 雾
finish 完成
trip 旅行
ring 使（铃）响（ring-rang-rung）
A cab was going through the thick fog.
一辆出租马车穿过浓雾驶来。
▶go through：穿过，通过
Sara and Captain Crewe had just finished their long trip from India.
萨拉和克鲁船长刚刚从印度远道而来。
▶had...finished：过去完成时，由had＋过去分词构成，表示在过去某一时间或动作之前已经发生的动作。
Where did Sara and Captain Crewe come from?
□ London.
□ India.
Sara and Captain Crewe went into the drawing room.
When they took a seat, a tall lady came in.
"I'm Miss Minchin. You're Captain Crewe and this is Sara?" she said.
"Yes. I have heard a lot about your school," said Captain Crewe.
Miss Minchin knew that he was very rich.
"It will be a great honor to teach such a beautiful child," she said.
"Please take good care of her," said Captain Crewe.
Captain Crewe held Sara in his arms and kissed her.
"Goodbye, my princess," said Captain Crewe.
"Goodbye, Papa," said Sara.
drawing room 客厅
lady 女士，夫人
honor 荣幸
teach 教
such 这样的
teach
When they took a seat, a tall lady came in.
他们刚坐下，一位高个子女士走了进来。
▶take a seat：就坐
It will be a great honor to teach such a beautiful child
教导这样一个漂亮的孩子将是莫大的荣幸
▶honor中的 b 不发音，类似的单词还有hour，honest等。
Please take good care of her
请好好照顾她
▶take care of：照顾，看护
T □ F □
Captain Crewe said goodbye to Sara.
"Young ladies," Miss Minchin said.
"I will introduce a new pupil to you."
All the girls in the classroom looked at Sara.
Miss Minchin said, "This is Miss Crewe.
She has just come from faraway India."
The girls and Sara bowed to each other and sat down.
Sara noticed somebody looking at her.
It was a short fat girl about her age.
After class Sara came to her.
"What is your name?" Sara asked.
"Oh, my name is Ermengarde St. John," she answered.
She was happy because Sara talked to her first.
After that, Sara and Ermengarde became good friends.
introduce 介绍
pupil 学生，小学生
faraway 遥远的
bow 鞠躬
notice 注意到
age 年龄
bow
I will introduce a new pupil to you.
我来给你们介绍一位新学生。
▶introduce A to B：把A介绍给B
She has just come from faraway India.
她刚刚从印度远道而来。
▶faraway：（形容词）遥远的，远方的
far away：（副词词组）遥远
Sara became a good friend with _______.
□
□
One morning Sara heard an angry cry of a little girl.
"Oh, Lottie, stop, please!"
Miss Amelia, Miss Minchin's sister, was trying to stop her crying. But Lottie cried even more loudly.
Sara came near them and said quietly,
"Miss Amelia, may I try to make her stop crying?"
"Oh, Sara, can you?"
Miss Amelia said and went out of the room.
Sara and Lottie looked at each other without a word.
"I don't have any ma-ma-a!" the child cried out first.
"Neither do I," said Sara.
Lottie, a four-year-old child, stopped crying and asked,
"Where is she?"
"She went to heaven. That is where your mama is, too," Sara answered.
From that time Sara was like a mother to Lottie.
On that afternoon, when Sara went into her room, she saw a girl asleep near the fire.
She was Becky, a kitchen maid at the school.
She was always hungry and dirty.
But Sara liked Becky and they became good friends.
loudly 大声地
near 靠近
heaven 天堂
asleep 睡着的
kitchen 厨房
maid 女仆
dirty 脏的
asleep
dirty
Neither do I
我也没有
▶= I don't have a mama, either我也没有妈妈
▶neither作连词，表示“也不”，位于句首时主谓要倒装。
She was Becky, a kitchen maid at the school.
她是贝姬，学校厨房的女仆。
▶kitchen maid：帮厨女工，厨房女仆
Sara was like a _______ to Lottie.
□ teacher
□ mother
Sara got a letter from her father.
He was going to make diamond mines with his friend.
Everyone at the school talked about the news.
"I don't believe in her father's diamond mines," said Lavinia.
"You hate her," Lavinia's friend, Jessie, giggled.
"She thinks she is a princess.
Let's call her 'Princess Sara'," Lavinia said.
The two girls began to call Sara "Princess Sara".
However, Sara's friends were very pleased with the title.
diamond 钻石
mine 矿
believe 相信
giggle 吃吃笑
pleased 高兴的
title 头衔，名称
Let's call her 'Princess Sara'
我们就叫她‘萨拉公主’好了
▶call A B：称呼A为B
Sara's friends were very pleased with the title.
萨拉的朋友们都很喜欢这个名字。
▶be pleased with：喜欢，满意
Why did Lavinia and Jessie call Sara "Princess Sara"?
□ Because they liked Sara.
□ Because they didn't like Sara.