品书轩《苔丝》第73期:喜欢传奇故事的奶厂长
日期:2013-08-12 05:59

(单词翻译:单击)

第一、赏析语段

Mr Crick went on," But I think bulls like music better than cows.

克里克先生继续说道:“但我认为公牛比母牛更喜欢音乐。

Did I tell you all about William Dewy?

我跟你们讲过威廉·杜威的事吗?

On his way home after a wedding he found himself in a field with an angry bull.

一次婚礼结束后,在回家路上的一块田地上,他遇上了一头愤怒的公牛。

He took his violin and played some Christmas church music and down went the bull on his knees!

他拿出了小提琴,拉起一些圣诞节的教堂音乐,那头公牛居然跪下来了:就像围绕着小耶稣的动物那样!

Just like the animals around baby Jesus!And so William was able to escape."

然后威廉就得以逃脱了。”

"It's a curious story.It takes us back to the past, when belief in God was a living thing."

“这是一个奇特的故事。它把我们带回到过去的年代,那时对上帝的信仰是生动真实的。”

This unusual remark came from under a cow.

有人从一头奶牛身下做出了这个不平常的论断。

"Well, it's quite true, sir, believe it or not.I knew the man well," said Mr Crick.

“哦,这是完全真实的,先生,信不信由你。我跟那个人相当熟。”克里克先生说。

第二、写作佳语

go on:继续

e.g. I'm all right here. Go on with your work.

我这里很好,你继续工作吧。

e.g. I don't want to leave, but I can't go on.

我不想离开,但我继续不下去了。

tell sb about sth:告诉某人某事

e.g. We were instructed not to tell anyone about it.

我们受到指示不得说出那件事。

e.g. He began to tell about his plight.

他开始讲述他的困境。

play sb some music:给某人弹奏音乐

e.g. Play me some music.

给我来点音乐。

belief in:相信,信赖

e.g. He holds a strong belief in the goodness of human nature.

他对人性的善良坚信不移。

e.g. My brother has a firm belief in the value of cold baths.

我的兄弟坚信洗冷水澡有益健康。

believe it or not:随你

take sb back to the past:使某人回到了过去

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重点单词
  • unusualadj. 不平常的,异常的
  • cown. 母牛,母兽 vt. 恐吓
  • curiousadj. 好奇的,奇特的
  • escapev. 逃跑,逃脱,避开 n. 逃跑,逃脱,(逃避)方法、
  • violinn. 小提琴