(单词翻译:单击)
原文欣赏
Dr. Bennett said I have to stay at home for a week.
班奈医生说我得整周待在家里
Oh, that's nothing. Once, I had to stay in bed for three years.
那没什么，我曾卧床3年
Did you have the chickenpox? - I wish.
你也得了水痘？ -我真希望是
Truth is, no one quite knew what was wrong.
没有人清楚这是怎么回事
Most times a person grows up gradually while I found myself in a hurry.
大部分的人都是逐渐长大的…我却发现我长的超快
My muscles and my bones couldn't keep up with my body's ambition.
我的肌肉和骨头跟不上我的野心
So I spent the better part of three years confined to my bed
我花了3年时间待在床上…
with the encyclopedia being my only means of exploration.
只能探索百科全书的浩瀚学海
I had made it all the way to the G's hoping to find an answer to my "gigantificationism"
我读到G开头的部份…希望能在关于金鱼的文章里…
when I uncovered an article about the common goldfish.
找到我巨大化的解答
"Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small.
养在小鱼缸里 金鱼就会一直维持他的大小…
With more space the fish will grow double, triple, or quadruple its size."
若有更多空间…金鱼就会数倍化的成长
It occurred to me then that perhaps the reason for my growth
于是我想到我成长的原因…
was that I was intended for larger things.
就是我打算追求大世界
After all, a giant man can't have an ordinary-sized life.
巨人无法是过一般生活的
As soon as my bones had settled in their adult configuration I set upon my plan to make a bigger place for myself in Ashton.
一旦我的骨头成长固定后…我就着手 为自己开创更大的空间
Tigers, go! Edward Bloom!
猛虎队，加油！爱德华布鲁！
Doggy! My doggy! My doggy's trapped!
我的狗，我的小狗在里面！
I was the biggest thing Ashton had ever seen.
而我成了艾许镇最大的大人物
妙语佳句
Distinguish (pt&pp.distinguished)
vi.区分，辨别，分清；辨别是非
vt.区分，辨别，分清；辨别出，识别；引人注目，有别于；使杰出，使著名
Could he distinguish right from wrong?...
他能分辨是非吗？
The bird has no distinguishing features.
这只鸟没有明显的特征。
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Scrape through (in)
勉强通过
He managed to scrape through his exam with 52%.
他设法考个52分，勉强通过了考试。
剧情百科
电影《大鱼》是一部2003年上映的美国奇幻片，由蒂姆·伯顿导演，伊万·迈克格雷戈主演。故事改编自丹尼尔·华勒斯（Daniel Wallace）1998年的《大鱼老爸》（Big Fish），全片以一个小孩的口吻，来叙述其爸爸传奇的一生。全剧节奏渐强减弱，丰富的剧情抓住观看者的眼球。剧情感人落泪，丰富有趣。
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.You do know they _____ your brain?
你知道他们会损害你的大脑?
2.It may _____ serious trouble.
这可能会造成严重的麻烦。
A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：
1.He doesn't distinguish between the two.
他不会关心两者之间的区别。
2.He just managed to scrape through the entrance exam.
他只是勉强通过了入学考试。
