真正的聪明，有时会表现为肯下笨功夫。
我们现在就开始认真读好书吧。慢慢来，不要急。
Chapter 1 Before Breakfast（4）
"Wash up and eat your breakfast, Avery!" said his mother. "The school bus will be along in half an hour."
"Can I have a pig, too, Pop?" asked Avery.
"No, I only distribute pigs to early risers," said Mr. Arable. "Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one, to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly. Let's eat!"
But Fern couldn't eat until her pig had had a drink of milk. Mrs. Arable found a baby's nursing bottle and a rubber nipple. She poured warm milk into the bottle, fitted the nipple over the top, and handed it to Fern. "Give him his breakfast!" she said.
A minute later, Fern was seated on the floor in the corner of the kitchen with her infant between her knees, teaching it to suck from the bottle. The pig, although tiny, had a good appetite and caught on quickly.
The school bus honked from the road.
"Run!" commanded Mrs. Arable, taking the pig from Fern and slipping a doughnut into her hand. Avery grabbed his gun and another doughnut.
The children ran out to the road and climbed into the bus. Fern took no notice of the others in the bus. She just sat and stared out of the window, thinking what a blissful world it was and how lucky she was to have entire charge of a pig. By the time the bus reached school, Fern had named her pet, selecting the most beautiful name she could think of.
"Its name is wilbur," she whispered to herself.
She was still thinking about the pig when the teacher said: "Fern, what is the capital of Pennsylvania?"
"Wilbur," replied Fern, dreamily. The pupils giggled. Fern blushed.
本部分原文节选共310个单词。
question:
Are you an early riser? Do you get up quickly every morning?
动词及词组：
1. be along：to arrive 来到。这个词很容易被忽视
2. rid of ：摆脱
rid somebody / something of something
Will science finally rid us of this disease?
3. get out of bed promptly : 迅速起床
Do you often hit the snooze button in the morning?
我觉得每天早晨起床速度，大概显示出一个人热爱生活的程度。
4. fit over：安装
5. suck：吮吸
6. honk：按汽车喇叭
7. slip：塞入
8. grab：夺取
9. take no notice of：不理睬，不注意
10. have entire charge of：承担
11. name：取名字
12. giggle：傻笑，咯咯笑
13. blush：脸红
形容词或副词：
1. blissful：充满喜悦的
2. dreamily：thinking about something pleasant and not about what is happening around you
心不在焉的，一般是自己想美事，而不顾周围的事情。
原文中的名词：
1. nursing bottle: 奶瓶
2. rubber nipple : 橡胶奶嘴
3. good appetite: 好胃口
原文中的句子欣赏：
Fern took no notice of the others in the bus. She just sat and stared out of the window, thinking what a blissful world it was and how lucky she was to have entire charge of a pig.
弗恩不理睬车上的孩子们。她只是是坐着，呆呆地望着窗外，想象这世界多美好，她竟完全拥有照顾一只小猪的权力。
这样的时刻本身就很美好，内心另自己幸福的事情，很难在顾及其他了。
时不时给自己一点发呆的机会，就像小时候一样。想想自己其实有很多值得感激的事情，于是又可以恢复元气了。
One of my habits:
Just sit quietly, take no notice of the environment, thinking about my questions or counting my own blessings.
