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                                                                      :董更懂 图:陈圣博

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A clown in brown was chased by a hound.  He bounded round a mount and over a mound.  At last he came to town but lost his gown.  There he walked on as the road wound.  Suddenly a sound came and his back got a pound.  He fell down and found a crown.  The crown was safe and sound on the ground.  But he frowned because he could not wear it and it was not enough to buy a gown.

中译 ㄧ个穿棕色衣服的小丑被ㄧ只猎狗追。他绕着山蹦跳,又跳过小土堆。最后他到城里来,可是丢了外袍。在那里,随着路纡回蜿蜒,他继续走。突然间,来了个声响而他的背就遭到碰撞。他倒下来而看到ㄧ个王冠银币,那个王冠银币在地上安安好好的。可是他却皱眉头,因为他不能戴它,它又不够买衣袍。

注解

1. 这段叙述中,所有英文字里的 ou ow 均与 now 同韵。

2. bind, bound, bound:绑。 bound, bounded, bounded:蹦跳 (= leap)、弹跳     (= bounce)

3. mount:山 (= 大山 mountain 小山 hill ) mound:小土推、土墩、冢。

4. wind, wound, wound:纡回、蜿蜒。与 find, found, found 同韵。 可是 wound, wounded, wounded:受伤。此 ou /u/

5. pound:重击、碰撞 (而发出砰的声音) safe and sound: 安全完好的。

6. crown:王冠 (印有王冠之) 五先令银币。小丑倒下看到的 crown 是王冠银币,所以不能戴。

7. frown:锁眉 (= contract one’s brows) 以表不悦或忧戚。