中英文本

39.Playing on the Street
39.街头表演
I was standing in front of a bulletin board when something brushed upon my side.
我正站在一个布告牌前，忽然感觉有种东西在我侧面擦过。
I thought it was an accident, but I later found that my wallet had been stolen.
我以为那只是别人不小心弄的，但后来我发现我的钱包不见了。
My faith in man was suddenly blown away, like a house built on sand.
我对人的信任突然一下垮掉了，就像沙土上建的房子一样。
Realizing that my money was gone, I almost cried, my budget-concious wife was going to be upset.
等我意识到我的钱没了，我几乎都要哭了，因为我那注重开源节流的妻子肯定会生气的。
Our food budget for the month had been in that wallet.
我们这个月的伙食专款就在那个钱包里面。

As I started home, however, I bumped into an old friend.
可是在我准备回家的时候，我碰到一位老朋友。
He was playing guitar on the street.
他在街上弹吉他。
And people were bunched up around him to give him money.
人们挤在他周围掏钱给他。
He brushed them aside when he saw me and invited me to join him.
看到我，他把人群推到一边并邀请我一起演奏。
I brushed his invitation off for a moment, and then realized that it was an opportunity.
对他的邀请我推辞了一会儿，但后来我发现这是一次机会。
I sat down.
我坐下来。
He passed me the guitar and I began to play.
他把吉他给我，我开始演奏。
It was just like the old days.
我感觉好像又回到了过去。
I even built up the crowd a bit!
我甚至让人增加了一些！
The guitar was quite nice too, amplifying my sounds through the built-in pickup.
那把吉他也不错，我的声音被它的内置拾音器放大了。
I was just bringing the crowd along into another song when I had to stop because of a broken string.
我正准备把他们带到另一首曲子中，这时一根弦断了，我只好停了下来。
One lady, who was as pretty as a penny and brown as a berry, actually groaned that I had to stop.
一位女士对我不得不停下来居然发出了抱怨，她美得像铜币一样耀眼，皮肤黝的像浆果。
I smiled and she offered me a drink in a brown paper bag.
我笑了，她给我一个棕色包装纸袋装的饮料。
I thanked her, fixed the string and continued playing.
我说了声谢谢，把弦修好，继续表演。
And hour later I stood up to leave, thanking my friend for letting me play.
一个小时后，我谢完朋友让我表演，准备起身离开。
When he tried to offer me the money I brushed his hand to the side.
朋友想给我钱，我把他的手推到一边。
Seeing how much there was, however, I look it.
但是，看到是多少钱后，我还是收下了。
It was more than what had just been stolen from me.
那些钱比我刚才被偷的还要多。

重点讲解

1.bump into 撞上，碰到
例句：Well, I don't bump into you much these days.
噢，我最近老是没碰见你。
2.brush off 刷去，丢弃，脱落
例句：Nixon was less likely to brush off the bearer of unwelcome intelligence.
尼克松不大可能对他的逆耳之言置之不理。
3.bunch up 聚成一团
例句：Cross the road one at a time don't bunch up.
一次一个地过马路--别都挤在一起。
4.brush aside 扫除，漠视，不理，不顾
例句：The politician is trying to brush aside the scandal.
那位政治家试图无视这起丑闻。
5.build up 增进，加强
例句：Take part in the physical exercises and build up your strength.
参加体育活动增强体力。
6.stand up 站起来，坚持，树立
例句：Always stand up for your friends.
要永远维护朋友的利益。