LESSON 48 FACTS FOR LITTLE FOLKS
第四十八課 與人有關的一些常識
Tea is prepared from the leaf of a tree;
茶取自于一種樹葉,
Honey is gathered and made by the bee.
蜂蜜由蜜蜂采集和釀造
Butter is made from the milk of the cow;
黃油由牛奶制成,
Pork is the flesh of the pig or the sow.
豬油其實是公豬或母豬的脂肪。
The juice of the apple makes cider so fine;
蘋果汁制做很好的蘋果酒,
The juice of the grape makes red and white wine.
葡萄汁可以做成紅酒和白酒。
Cork is the bark of a very large tree;
軟木是一種很大的樹的樹皮,
Sponge grows like a plant in the deep deep sea.
海綿像植物一樣在很深很深的海里生長。
Oil is obtained from fish and from flax;
食用油取自于魚和亞麻身上,
Candles are made of tallow and wax.
蠟燭由動物油脂和蜂蠟制成。
Linen is made from the fibres of flax;
亞麻布來自于亞麻的纖維,
Paper is made from straw and from rags.
紙張來自于禾稈和破布。
Worsted is made from wool soft and warm;
精紡毛線來自于軟的新的羊毛,
Silk is prepared and spun by a worm.
絲綢是由蠶紡織的。