七年级下知能训练英语评价手册阅读理解期末测试P85 C 原文，译文

   Once there lived a very old farmer in a village. His name was Jack.He had a horse.It was almost as old as himself.

   One day he set off with his young son to sell the horse before it died.They walked because the father did not want the horse to be too tired.

   They met two neighbours on the way.The neighbours said," Hello,why are you walking?You have a horse.It's a long way to the marken." Jack knew that was true,so he rode on the horse while his son was walking.

   Then they met two old women." What are you doing there? Can't you see how tired your son is ? A boy shouldn't walk like that in such a hot day." So Jack's son got on and they rode on.

    Some time later, a girl passed them."Why aren't you walking?" She asked."It isn't far from the market.Give your poor horse a rest."

   So Jackand his son got down once again for a rest.

   从前，在一个村庄里住着一个老农民，他叫杰克，他有一匹马，几乎同他一样老了。

   一天，他带着他的儿子去卖掉这匹马，在马结束生命前。他们都走着，因为他不想让马太累了。

   路上他们遇到了两名老邻居，邻居说，“Hi,你为什么走路？你有一匹马，去市场那么远，”杰克知道的确是的，所以他骑上马而他儿子走路。

   然后他们又遇到了两名老妇女，“你在干嘛？你没有看到你儿子多累吗？如此热天一个男孩不该那样走的。”所以小男孩骑上马，两人骑着马。

   之后，一女孩经过，“你们为何不走路？”她问，“离市场不远，给你可怜的马休息一下吧。”

  因此杰克和他的儿子又下来让马休息一下。

以上译文由深圳家教·龙华家教谭老师亲笔翻译，录入，不当之处请指正！