初中英语短文阅读 That's Why!

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That's Why!
 
Jimmy started painting1 when he was2 three years old, and when he was five, he was already3 very good at it. He also got4 many prizes5 for his painting. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid6 a lot of money for them They said7,“This boy's going8 to be famouswhen he's a little older, and then we’re going to sell these pictures for a lot more money.”
 
Jimmy's pictures were different from other people's because he never painted it on all of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.
 
“That's very clever,”everybody said.“Nobody else does that!”They all believed9 that the boy was a pioneer10 in painting.
 
One day, somebody11 bought one of Jimmy's pictures and then said to him,“Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom12 half of your pictures, but not on the tophalf ?” “Because I'm small,”Jimmy said,“and my brushes don't reach13 very high.”
 
【汉语翻译】
 
原来如此!
 
吉米三岁开始画画(start painting),五岁时已经(already)画得相当好了。他还因此获得很多奖(many prizes)。他画了很多美丽(beautiful)有趣的(interesting)图画(picture)。人们付(pay)很多钱(a lot of money)买这些画。他们说:“这个孩子大一点后肯定会出名(be famous).到时我们可以靠这些画赚更多的钱。”
 
吉米的画不同于(be different from)他人的画,因为他从来不在整张纸上作画。他只在一半纸上画,另一半总是空的(empty)。
 
“这真是个聪明的(clever)做法!”大家都说,“没有其他人(nobody else)这么画过。”他们都认为这男孩堪称绘画艺术的先锋(pioneer)。
 
有一天,有人买了吉米的画,然后问:“请告诉我,吉米,你为什么总是在纸的下半部分(bottom half)画而不在上半部分(top half)画呢?” 吉米说:“因为我个头小,我的画笔(brush)无法够到(reach)那么高(high)。”
 

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1 painting Hm7zDb     
n.油画;水彩画
参考例句:
  • I know something about painting.我懂一点绘画。
  • I painted a water painting.我画了一幅水彩画。
2 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
参考例句:
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
3 already wLByk     
adv.已经
参考例句:
  • We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
  • I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了,所以我不想再去了。
4 got wfuxi     
v.(get的过去式)得到,猜到,明白
参考例句:
  • I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
  • I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
5 prizes ee7487f6b9ebf3aa84648857276b1ef2     
n.奖赏( prize的名词复数 );值得竞争的东西;难能可贵的事物;难以争取的重要事物v.珍视,珍惜( prize的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • There will be games and prizes galore. 将有很多游戏和奖品。
  • The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 paid 7KYx6     
adj.有报酬的;领取报酬的;领钱的;付费的v.付给( pay的过去式);付款;有利可图;(对…)有利
参考例句:
  • You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取,或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
  • My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。
7 said IYtxh     
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句:
  • He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
  • He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
8 going dsHzY9     
n.去,离去,地面(或道路)的状况,工作情况;(复数形式)goings: 行为;adj.进行中的,流行的,现存的
参考例句:
  • We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
  • He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
9 believed ddaba736e9069671a2ef44b52ddad46e     
v.相信( believe的过去式和过去分词 );认为;以为;对…信以为真
参考例句:
  • They believed she was possessed by devils. 他们认为她是魔鬼附身。
  • It would be interesting to know what he really believed. 了解他的真实信仰会是很有意思的。
10 pioneer eNVxM     
n.先锋,拓荒者,开劈者;v.提倡,作先驱,开劈
参考例句:
  • He was the pioneer of photography.他是摄影术的倡导者。
  • His pioneer group chose him as their leader.他所在的少先队选他当了队长。
11 somebody EwPw4     
n.重要人物;pron.某人,有人
参考例句:
  • Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
  • He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。
12 bottom hW6z0     
n.底部;屁股,臀部;adj.底部的
参考例句:
  • The bottom of the cup is broken.这杯子的底破了。
  • The channel must have a flat bottom.沟道的底要平。
13 reach 5A2z5     
n.延伸,范围,河段;vt.到达,伸出,延伸,取得联系;vi.延伸
参考例句:
  • The railway line will soon reach to our town. 铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
  • Can you reach that apple down in the tree? 你能把树上那个苹果摘下来吗?

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