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  • The Dumpy Books for Children

    CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo, 1/6 EACH
    1.     The Flamp.
    2.     Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.
    3.     The Bad Family.
    4.     The Story of Little Black Sambo.
    5.     The Bountiful Lady.
    6.     A Cat Book.
    7.     A Flower Book.
    8.     The Pink Knight.
    9.     The Little Clown.
    10.     A Horse Book.
    11.     Little People: An Alphabet.
    12.     A Dog Book.
    13.     The Adventures of Samuel and Selina.
    14.     The Little Girl Lost.
    15.     Dollies.
    16.     The Bad Mrs. Ginger.
    17.     Peter Piper's Practical Principles.
    18.     Little White Barbara.
    19.     The Japanese Dumpy Book.
    20.     Towlocks and His Wooden Horse.
    21.     The Three Little Foxes.
    22.     The Old Man's Bag.
    23.     The Three Goblins.
    24.     Dumpy Proverbs.
    25.     More Dollies.
    26.     Little Yellow Wang-lo.
    27.     Plain Jane.
    28.     The Sooty Man.
    29.     Fishy-Winkle.
    30.     Rosalina.
    31.     Sammy and the Snarlywink.
    32.     The Motor Car Dumpy Book.

    A Cloth Case to contain Twelve Volumes can be had, price 2s. net; or the First Twelve Volumes in Case, price £1 net.

    LONDON: GRANT RICHARDS,
    48, Leicester Square.

    The Dumpy Books for Children

    No. 32. the motor car dumpy book.

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    Humpty Dumpty Egg Merchants

    THE
    MOTOR CAR
    DUMPY BOOK

    BY

    T. W. H. CROSLAND

    ILLUSTRATED IN COLOURS BY
    J. R. MONSELL





    LONDON
    GRANT RICHARDS
    1904

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    The Motor Car
    Dumpy Book.

    This is the old gentleman who used to walk in front of steam-driven carriages on the King's highway. He carried in his hand a red flag which he waved.::这就是那位过去常常在国王的高速公路上走在蒸汽马车前面的老绅士。他手里拿着一面红旗,挥舞着。

    Man walking in front of steam carriage

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    Traction Engine

    This is the traction-engine which always came behind the old gentleman, and made such a dreadful noise. If the roads were good it could travel four miles in one hour.::这就是老绅士身后的那台牵引机,它总是发出可怕的声音。如果路况好的话,它可以在一小时内行驶四英里。

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    This is the old gentleman getting out of the way of a motor car.::这是一位老先生正在让路给一辆汽车。

    Gentleman getting out of way of motor car

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    This is a Motor Car.

    This is a Motor Car. It can travel forty miles an hour. There is a number on the back of it. If the car runs over you make a note of the number and complain to the County Council. That is what the number is for.::这是一辆汽车。它每小时能行驶40英里。它的背面有一个号码。如果汽车碾过,你就记下号码,然后向郡议会投诉。这就是这个号码的作用。

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    This is a Chaf-feur or motor car driver. He wears spectacles to keep the dust out of his eyes, and a tarpaulin coat to keep the oil off his nice clean suit.::这是一个汽车司机。他戴着眼镜,不让灰尘进入眼睛,穿着一件防水布外套,不让油污沾到他干净的西装上。

    This is a Chaf-feur

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    This is the horn

    This is the horn for letting people know that the motor car is coming. When you squeeze the india rubber ball at the end of the tube twice, the horn says "Pip, Pip."::这是让人们知道汽车来了的喇叭。当你两次挤压管子末端的印度橡皮球时,喇叭就会发出“皮普,皮普”的声音。

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    These are the kind of clothes you wear when you go moting if you are a man.::如果你是一个男人,这些衣服是你去运动时穿的。

    Men's Motoring Clothes

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    Women's Motoring Clothes

    These are the kind of clothes you wear when you go moting if you are a woman.::如果你是一个女人,这些衣服是你去运动时穿的。

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    This is the policeman you will see all along the road. He has a watch in his hand, so that if you want to know the time you can ask him.::这就是你在路上经常见到的警察。他手里拿着一块表,所以如果你想知道时间,你可以问他。

    This is the policeman

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    The policeman hiding behind a milestone

    This is the policeman you will not see all along the road. He is hiding behind a milestone to find out whether you are driving too fast.::这就是你在路上不会看到的警察。他躲在一个里程碑后面,想看看你是否开得太快了。

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    This is the magistrate who fines you £20 if you have been driving too fast. It is best not to drive too fast.::这就是如果你开得太快就要罚你20英镑的地方法官。最好不要开得太快。

    This is the magistrate

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    This is the motor car being driven too fast

    This is a motor car that is being driven too fast.::这是一辆开得太快的汽车。

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    This is a motor car that won't go.::这是一辆开不动的汽车。

    This is a motor car that won't go

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    This is a motor car that won't stop

    This is a motor car that won't stop.::这是一辆停不下来的汽车。

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    This is a motor car race. The fastest car will win.::这是一场汽车比赛。最快的车会赢。

    This is the motor car that will win the race

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    This is a motor car accident

    This is a motor car accident.::这是一起机动车事故。

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    This is another motor car accident.::这又是一起机动车事故。

    This is another motor car crash

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    This is a motor omnibus

    This is a motor omnibus for carrying a number of persons. If you see one in the street you can stop it and have a ride for twopence.::这是一辆载客的公共汽车。如果你在街上看到一辆,你可以拦下它,花两便士搭车。

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    This is a motor van. It is used by the shopman to deliver parcels to his customers, and as it has his name and address on the sides and back it is a good advertisement for him. Every shopman should have a motor van. They look so smart.::这是一辆货车。它是店主用来给顾客送包裹的,因为它的侧面和背面都有他的名字和地址,这对他来说是一个很好的广告。每个店员都应该有一辆货车。他们看起来很聪明。

    This is a motor van

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    This is a toy motor car

    This is a toy motor car which runs round and round when you wind it up.::这是一辆玩具汽车,你给它上发条,它就会不停地转。

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    This is a toy motor car made of lead looping the loop.::这是一辆玩具汽车,是用铅做的。

    This is a toy motor car looping the loop

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    This is a toy motor car in which you can sit

    This is a toy motor car in which you can sit and have a ride if you work the pedals with your feet. It has a steering wheel just like a real car.::这是一辆玩具汽车,如果你用脚踩踏板,你就可以坐在里面兜风。它有一个方向盘,就像一辆真正的汽车。

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    This is a motor bi-cycle, which saves you the trouble of working the pedals. It can go quite fast, but if it breaks down it is very heavy to pedal home.::这是一辆电动自行车,省去了踩踏板的麻烦。它可以跑得很快,但如果坏了,骑车回家就很重了。

    This is a motor bi-cycle

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    This is a motor air-ship

    This is a motor air-ship. Some day we shall all have them.::这是一艘机动飞艇。总有一天我们都会拥有它们。

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    EDMUND EVANS,
    ENGRAVER AND PRINTER,
    THE RACQUET COURT PRESS,
    SWAN STREET, LONDON, S.E.
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