There once was an old farmer. He was a hardworking man, so every year his harvest was very great.
从前有一个老农夫。他是一个勤劳的人，所以每年他的收成都非常好。
One day, he became sick. He knew he would die soon. He wanted his two sons to look after the farm. "Long ago," he told them, "I put a great treasure in one of the vineyards."
有一天，他生病了。他知道他很快就会死的。他要他的两个儿子照看农场。“很久以前，”他对他们说，“我在一个葡萄园里放了一个大宝贝。”
After the farmer died, the sons began to dig carefully around the vines. Every day, they woke up early and worked until night. "We have to dig everywhere and find the treasure!" they said.
农夫死后，儿子们开始在葡萄树周围仔细地挖掘。每天，他们很早就起床工作到深夜。我们得到处挖，找到宝藏！”他们说。
The two sons dug all summer, but they didn‘t find the treasure. They were tired and sad. They sat down near the fields and talked one day.
这两个儿子整个夏天都在挖，但他们没有找到宝藏。他们又累又伤心。他们坐在田野旁，聊了一天。
“Maybe our father was only dreaming," said the older son. The younger son was looking at the vineyards. The vines were full of big, juicy grapes. Suddenly, he understood. "Brother, this great harvest is our treasure!"
“也许我们的父亲只是在做梦，”大儿子说。小儿子正在看葡萄园。葡萄树上长满了多汁的大葡萄。突然，他明白了。”兄弟，这大丰收是我们的财富！
The older brother looked at the vines. "You‘re right! Our father has taught us a wonderful lesson: Hard work brings great rewards."
哥哥看了看葡萄树。说得对！我们的父亲给了我们一个很好的教训：勤奋能带来巨大的回报。
treasure
英 [tr] 美 [trr]
简明释义
n. 财富；珠宝；珍品；可爱的人；难得的人
v. 珍藏；珍视；珍爱
过去分词：treasured
复数：treasures
第三人称单数：treasures
现在分词：treasuring
过去式：treasured
双语例句
Your book is a treasuretrove of unspeakable delights.
你的书是本可以带来难以言喻快乐的宝书。
The museum‘s trove of antique treasure.
博物馆的古董收藏。
The giant panda is considered a national treasurein China.
大熊猫在中国被视为国宝。
The little girl is a real treasureof her grandfather.
小女孩深受祖父的珍爱。
相关词组
treasure chest 财宝箱；百宝箱；宝库
treasure salvager 财宝打捞；宝藏打捞；珍宝打捞
treasure island 金银岛；宝藏岛；财富岛
treasure hunter 寻宝猎人；寻宝者；寻宝人
近义词
n.
wealth财富；富有；富裕；繁荣；福利；丰富；大量；康乐
estate一块土地；阶级；状况；阶段；条件；庄园
money货币；钱；金钱；资产；财富；工资；财产；报酬；薪金；所赚的钱
fortune运气；命运；大笔的钱；大量财产；（Fortune）《财富》
property个人财产；资产；所有物；特性；性质；性能；地产；房地产；房产；使用权
vi.
cherish爱护；珍爱；珍视；抱有；怀有
enshrine珍藏；使（权利；传统；观念）得到尊重；把…奉为神圣
同根词
词根：treasure
treasury n. 国库，金库；财政部；宝库
treasurer n. 会计；司库；财务主管；出纳员
知识小课堂
look after 照顾
look after 类似于 take care of, 都有照顾（某人事物）的意思。
Adam looked aftermy house while I was gone.
我不在的时候，亚当替我看房子。
until 直到
until 指直到，后面接一个时间点或句子，表示持续做某事，到一个特定时间点才停止。
He kept workinguntilit was dark.
他一直工作到天黑。
加上否定词的句型not…until…则是表示直到……才开始……
She didn’tshow up untilten o’clock.
她十点才出现。（她十点之前都没有出现）