第4课

Lesson Four

Grandpa Deng Xiaoping Planted Trees

1. Arbor Day of 1985 was an unforgettable day.

2. On that day, the sky was blue and cloudless.

3. Of the crowd planting trees at Tiantan Park, 81-year-old Grandpa Deng Xiaoping was particularly eye-catching.

4. He was holding a shovel in his hand, digging a tree hole enthusiastically. Sweat beaded his forehead, but he refused to rest.

5. He completed digging a hole for a tree.

6. Grandpa Deng carefully selected a strong cypress sapling, carefully moved it into the hole, and then filled the pit with a few shovels of soil.

7. He moved a few steps away to examine his work. He felt that the sapling was not straight and said repeatedly, “No, no!”

8. He stepped forward again to straighten the sapling.

9. A green cypress sapling was planted, standing there as straight as a soldier.

10. A satisfied smile appeared on Grandpa Deng's face.

11. Today, the cypress sapling planted by Grandpa Deng Xiaoping has grown up and become a beautiful attraction at Tiantan Park.

生词表：

grandpa    爷爷

Arbor Day   植树节

unforgettable    难忘的

sky   天空

cloudless   万里无云

crowd   人群

Tiantan Park   天安门公园

particularly   格外

eye-catching   引人注目

holding   正握着

shovel    铁锹

enthusiastically   兴致勃勃地

pit   坑

sweat    汗水

forehead   额头

refused    拒绝(过去式）

rest   休息

completed   完成（过去式）

digging   挖

selected    挑选（过去式）

cypress    柏树

sapling   树苗

carefully   小心地

moved into    移入

soil   土壤

steps    步数（复数）

examine   检查

felt   感觉

sapling    树苗

straight   直的

repeatedly   重复地

forward   向前地

straighten    摆正

cypress    柏树

soldier   战士

satisfied    满意的

appeared    出现（过去式）

has grown up    已经长大

attraction    吸引人的事物

邓小平爷爷植树

1.1985年的植树节，是个令人难忘的日子。

2.这天，碧空如洗，万里无云。

3.在天坛公园植树的人群里，81岁高龄的邓小平爷爷格外引人注目。

4.只见他手握铁锹，兴致勃勃地挖着树坑，额头已经满是汗珠，仍不肯休息。

5.一个树坑挖好了。

6.邓爷爷精心地挑选了一棵茁壮的柏树苗，小心地移入树坑，又挥锹填了几锹土。

7.他站到几步之外仔细看看，觉得不很直，连声说：“不行，不行！”

8.他又走上前把树苗扶正。

9.一棵绿油油的小柏树栽好了，就像战士一样笔直地站在那里。

10.邓爷爷的脸上露出了满意的笑容。

11.今天，邓小平爷爷亲手栽种的柏树已经长大了，成了天坛公园一处美丽的风景。