(单词翻译:单击)
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Insects, stirred up by the noisy machines,
被机器轰鸣惊扰的虫子
are snapped up by gangs of red-rumped swallows
马上成为了一群红尾燕的腹中餐
including this year's youngsters
包括新生儿
who have fledged several weeks ago
数周前刚刚羽翼丰满的新燕
This could be their last feast before they head for the winter
这也许是它们在动身渡冬到来前最后的聚餐了
Mechanized farming works best in the flat bottom valleys of the lowland
机械农具最适宜在山谷低地的平坦处工作
To the south, in the terraced hills in Zhejiang province
在南面 浙江省连绵起伏的丘陵地带
an older and simpler lifestyle persists
人们坚持这一种古老而又简单的生活方式
It's 7 in the morning
现在是清晨7点
and Longxian's most successful business man
龙现村最成功的商人
is off to work
出门工作
In the golden terraces surrounding the village
在金黄梯田环绕的小村落
the ears of rice are plump and right for harvesting
饱满的稻穗正待收获
But today, rice isn't upon the most in Mr Yang's mind
然而今天稻子却不是老杨心中首位
He has bigger fish to fry
他有更重要的事要做
Further at valley, the harvest has already began
在山谷地带丰割已然开始
Yang's fields are ripe too
老杨的田地也临近丰收
but they haven't been drained yet
但收割却尚未完成
That's because for him, rice is not the main crop
这是因为稻米并非他最主要的作物
The baskets he's carried up the hillside give a clue to Yang's business
他带上山坡的篮子泄露了老杨营生的秘
But before he starts work
在他开工前
he needs to let some water out of the system
他先需要释放些水出来
As the water level drops
谜底随着水位的下降
the mystery is revealed
而水落石出
golden carp
金鲤
重点解释
妙语佳句:
stir up:激起, 唤起
Bob often stirs up a fight between the two boys.
鲍勃经常煽动这两个孩子打架。
snap up:把 ... 抢到手
The cheapest articles at the sale were quickly snapped up.
大减价货物中最便宜的物品很快抢购一空。
head for:.朝 ... 方向去
The ship came about and headed for the shore.
轮船调转般向朝海岸驶去。
be right for:适宜，准备好
The climate here is just right for plantingr ice.
这里的气候恰好宜于种植水稻。
give a clue to:提供关于
The hair on your head may give a clue to your health.
毛发能提供健康状况的线索。
red-rumped swallow:红尾燕
golden carp:金鲤
考考你:
他带上山坡的篮子泄露了老杨营生的秘。
谜底随着水位的下降而水落石出。
上期答案:
dawn breaks over a very different landscape
To the Chinese,Huangshan's pines are peak mines,the strength, and resilience of nature
Some of these trees are thought to be over a thousand years old
