20091114 The Turning Point (2)

The Turning Point

"Yes," said Farmer Turner, "but we need her."
And so together the farmer, his wife, the ox and the horse pulled.
But they failed to get the turnip from the garden.
"Run and get the cow, " cried the farmer.
"But her milk's turned bad." said his wife.
"And you said she's no longer useful."
"Yes," said Farmer Turner, "but we need her."
So together the farmer, his wife, the ox, the horse
and the cow struggled with the turnip.
But it didn't go anywhere.
One by one the farmer called upon the other farm animals to help.
The goat, the ram and even the rooster joined in.
But it still would not come out. Everyone was disappointed.
"M-m-my turn!" oinked Pinky. "Don't turn me away.
I r-r-really want to help," he cried.

But again the farmer turned up his nose at the piglet's offer.
"You're just too little," he explained.
"Yes," said Pinky. "b-b-but you need me."
That turned the farmer's heart.
So together the farmer, his wife, the ox, the horse,
the cow, the goat, the ram, the rooster and the piglet tried
one last time to pull the giant turnip out of the garden.
And it turned out well. Together they did it!
"Yahoo! they all cheered.
"The tiny piglet made the difference.
He turned everything around."
They all pushed and pulled the turnip to the farmhouse.
The farmer's wife turned it into a delicious stew.
Everyone pigged out!
After that, they turned on some music and celebrated.
Then happily at the end of a long day, they all turned in.



call upon 要求/請求
= call on
call upon someone to do something
eg: Mrs. Smith called upon the students to move her desk.
eg: Greg called upon his whole family to help him move.
eg: We are calling upon all students to donate money to help the earthquake survivors.

pig out 大吃大喝/狼吞虎嚥
=> eat a lot of food
pig out on something
pig pigged pigged
eg: Rick pigged out at the picnic. He ate four not dogs and three hamburgers!
eg: We pigged out on the turkey and pumpkin pie during Thanksgiving dinner.

turn up one's nose 瞧不起/不屑
turn up one's nose at someone
=> look down upon someone
eg: Victor turned up his nose at several job offers and ended up missing out on many good opportunities.
eg: Ray always turns up his nose at fruits and vegetables. He would rather eat junk food.


ram n. 公羊
=> fale sheep

rooster n. 雄雞
fale chicken

turn someone away 輕視(不贊成)

That turned the farmer's heart.
=> That change the farmer's heart.

turn out 結果是...
turn out well
=> develop well

turn something around 使某事發生轉變

turn in 上床睡覺


//== Chat Room ==//

'Yahoo!' they all cheered.
=> 它們都高聲歡呼'Yahoo!'

Yahoo
=> an interjection to express joy

interjection 感歎詞

yippee 好啊!(表示開心/快樂等)

hurray (表示歡喜、鼓舞、贊成等)好哇/加油

Gulliver's Travels 格列佛遊記

Yahoo 不文明的人
=> 格列佛遊記描述一種怪物，因為本書著暢銷後來這個字有新的"意義不文明的人"