单词
- tremble：颤动，焦虑
- whistle：吹口哨
短语
- bring in：拿进来，带进来（文中拿straw and hay）
- be of much use：有些用
- turn out well：结果良好
- get on well：相处良好
- do a kindness：采取善意行为
- get into trouble/out of trouble
- look out for：寻找，留心
句子
- Yes，James，so it is.i should not think much of you if you could leave your home for the first time and not feel it.
- 『so it is』就是这样，确实如此；
- 『think much of sb~』对某人评价很高；文中是你要不是这样我觉得你不太地道了
- The master said if I thought Joe would not do, he would look out for a bigger boy.
- 「do」在这里的用法比较特殊，是“可以接受；适合；够用”的意思，举个其他例子：This kind of behavior just won't do. 这种行为根本不能接受。
- 「look out for」在文章中是“寻找、找寻”的意思。它还有另外一个意思是“注意、小心某事/某物”，大家以后再见到的时候可以分辨下~
- “You are a very good man,” said James. “I wish I may ever be like you.”
- 「wish」：希望（不大可能的事）发生。这里不表示虚拟语气，就是「wish」常用表达~
- 「may」：情态动词，一般记三个就够；原文当中表示可能，语意和can接近：I wish I could ever be like you. 第二个语意是礼貌性地征求意见，如：May I have this?
最后一个意思是但愿，表达某种愿望：May there be enough clouds in your life to make a beautiful sunset. 愿你生命中有足够多的云翳，来造就一个美好的黄昏。 最后那处James是说，“真希望我可以像你一样。”
- “James, we may get into trouble sometimes in our life, but we shall get out again. There's nothing like doing a kindness when it's put in your way, and I am glad I can do it.”
- 「There's nothing like…」没什么事情比...（更好啦）；例：There is nothing like working for yourself and being in charge of your destiny. 没什么比为自己工作，掌控自己的命运更好了。
- 「when it's put in your way」结合上下文，it指代的是前面的kindness，所以这部分就是说：当行善的机会摆在你面前时。
- Therefore, James taught him using Merrylegs, because he was to have full charge of the horse under John. He was a nice little bright fellow, and always came whistling to his work.（use：对待；be to：将全权负责）；
- 「have full charge of」对...负全责，全权掌管。这里的「full」表示“完全的”，是一个修饰词，可以替换成别的词，如「have sole charge of」单独照管…… 举例：I have sole charge of both children all day. 我一个人要照顾两个孩子一整天。 * 「come doing sth」有两种常见意思。第一种就是文章中出现的，表示come后面“来”的方式，或者是伴随“来”还有另一个动作同时在发生。如：The children came running to meet us. 孩子们跑着来迎接我们（以“跑”的方式“来”或在“来”的过程中同时还在“跑”）。文中就是Joe吹着口哨来。
第二种是表示来进行某活动。如：Why don't you come ice-skating tonight? 今晚来溜冰好吗?
- Merrylegs was quite annoyed at being "attacked", as he said, "by a boy who knew nothing."
- 「attack」不是攻击，侵袭；Merrylegs之前一直被James照顾得好好的，现在派了一个“什么都不知道的boy”来打理他，他当然会觉得不爽，可以把这个词意译成“瞎捣鼓”。
