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纸火箭 The Paper Rocket

There was once a boy whose greatest dream was to have a rocket, and　　launch it to the moon. Unfortunately, he had little money and couldn't afford one. One day, at the side of a path, he found a box for one of his favourite kinds of rocket. Opening it, he found there was only one rocket inside, made of dodgy paper, the consequence of a factory malfunction.

The boy was very disappointed, but at least he now finally had a rocket of sorts. He started preparing his plans for the launch. For many days he collected paper of all shapes, sizes and colours; and with all his soul he set about drawing, painting, cutting, sticking, and colouring all the stars and planets that would turn his rocket into an outer space in paper form.

It wasn't an easy job, but the final result was so magnificent that his bedroom wall looked like an open window onto the galaxy. From then on, the boy enjoyed playing with his paper rocket every day. One day, a friend came to visit, and in the boy's bedroom he saw that spectacular sight. The friend offered to swap it with the boy, for a real rocket he had at home.

The boy went almost mad with joy, and delightedly accepted the swap. Since then, each day, playing with his new rocket, the boy would miss more and more his old paper rocket, with its planets, stars and all the rest. Really, he had much preferred playing with that one. He realised that it was much more fun playing with toys he had made himself, with great effort and enthusiasm.

And so it was, that the boy started building all his toys by himself, and when he grew up he became the greatest toy-maker in the whole world.

从前，有个男孩，他最大的梦想就是能有一支火箭，并把它发射到月球上。不幸的是，他没钱，买不起火箭。一天，他在路旁发现一个他最喜欢的那种火箭的盒子。打开盒子，里面只有一支火箭，还是用质量很差的纸做成的，是工厂的残次品。

男孩非常失望，可至少他现在终于马马虎虎算是有了一支火箭了。他开始准备他的发射计划了。他花了很多天收集了各种形状、各种大小和各种颜色的纸；然后全身心地开始绘画、剪裁、粘贴、上色，做出了很多小星星和行星，它们可以让它的火箭飞进纸质的太空。

这并不是一件容易的事情，但是最终的结果好极了，他卧室的墙面就像敞开的通往银河的窗户。从那时起，男孩每天都很快乐的玩着他的纸火箭。一天，他有一个朋友过来玩，看到了男孩卧室里的壮观景象，提出要用一个真火箭跟他交换卧室里的这些东西。

男孩开心极了，高兴地接受了这个交换。从那以后，男孩每天玩着他的新火箭，都会越来越想念他的旧火箭，还有他的行星、小星星和其他的一切。其实，他还是更喜欢玩那支火箭。他意识到，自己用努力和热情亲手做的玩具玩起来更有意思。

确实是这样，男孩开始亲自制作他所有的玩具，长大后，他成为了世界上最了不起的玩具制造师。

WORDS  文章生词

1.launch /lɔːntʃ/

n.(航天器的)发射；(事件的)发起；(产品的)上市；(船的)下水；交通艇；大型汽艇；机动大舢板

vt.发射；开始从事，发起，发动(尤指有组织的活动)；(首次)上市，发行；使(船，尤指新船)下水；猛扑向前

2.dodgy /ˈdɒdʒi/

adj.狡猾的；危险的；可疑的；冒险的；狡诈的；困难的；运转不良的；状况不佳的；有毛病的

3.consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/

n.后果；结果；重要性

4.malfunction /ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃn/

n.故障；失灵；功能障碍

vi.失灵；出现故障；运转失常

5.magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/

adj.壮丽的；宏伟的；值得赞扬的

6.galaxy /ˈɡæləksi/

n.星系；银河；银河系；人才荟萃；群英

7.spectacular /spekˈtækjələ(r)/

adj.壮观的；壮丽的；令人惊叹的n.壮观的场面；精彩的表演

8.swap /swɒp/

v.交换(工作)；把…换成；掉换；用…替换

n.交换；掉换；交换物；被掉换者

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