中英文本

99.New Leader at the Fire Station
99.消防站的新领导
That Mark led the team gave John a turn.
马克指挥消防队让约翰吃了一惊。
When the alarm went off that there was another fire, it was Mark who gave the green light to go!
当警报响起报告火灾的时候，居然是马克在发号施令！
Everyone then watched him for direction, glancing at him frequently to know what to do next.
大家都听他指挥，他们经常看他一眼好明白下一步该怎么做。
It was hard to go about his business under someone else's guidance, but John had to give Mark credit; he was doing a good job.
其他人指挥的时候约翰是很难干自己的事的，但约翰得表扬马克，他的确干得不错。
The fire soon gave way to the efforts of the rescue team and they were able to return to the firehouse.
在救援小组的努力下，大火很快就屈服了，消防队员回到了消防站。

"So what did you glean from your first experience as team leader?" John asked Mark back at the station.
"第一次当消防队的领导你从中获得了什么经验？"回到消防站约翰问马克。
"That I owe everything to you. You taught me well, John.
"一切都要归功于你。都是你栽培的结果，约翰。
You gave me the works and you never gave up pushing me to be better than the others.
你对我要求严格，而且从来都没有放弃过对我的培养，一定要让我比别人强。
Now I am, and you can rely on me whenever you need me."
现在我已经超过了别人，用得着的时候你尽管找我。"
Mark was glowing with confidence, gliding along the floor like he was on air!
马克洋溢着自信，得意洋洋地从地板上滑过。
"You don't want to give it up as a bad job anymore?" John asked.
"你不再认为这是一份不好的工作而想放弃吗？"约翰问。
"No, sir! It didn't get across to me well there for a while. But now I think I've found my niche!"
"不，先生！在一段时间里我没有透彻理解这份工作。但现在我想我找到了合适的位置。"
And given that he had performed so well, John didn't want him to quit anymore either.
考虑到他的工作是那么出色，约翰也不想让他离开了。
Mark was now glued to the fire station, ready to fill in whenever John couldn't handle the pressure.
马克现在是决不离开消防站，只要约翰忙不过来，他随时准备填空补缺。
As John was walking across the room he realized that he was relieved.
约翰从房间走过的时候他感觉他可以松口气了。
He needed someone else capable of leading. Being at the top was lonely.
他需要有个具备领导才能的人帮他。身居髙位其实是孤独的。

重点讲解

1.given that 考虑到…
例句：And, given that, we might say, better to not think about them.
考虑到这点，我们可能会说，最好还是不要去想它们。
2.glance at 看一眼，瞥一眼，扫视
例句：Even a cursory glance at medical journals shows that once heralded studies keep falling by the wayside.
即使粗略的浏览一下医学期刊，就会发现很多前卫的研究一个个的倒在路边。
3.glean from 从…搜集(消息、资料、情报等)
例句：What can these departments glean from the information your design uncovers?
这些部门能够从您的设计所揭示的信息中获得什么呢？
4.glide along 沿…滑动，偷偷(或悄悄）地走
例句：Jean Valjean could glide along close to the houses on the dark side, and yet keep watch on the light side.
冉阿让可以隐在阴暗的一边，顺着房屋和墙壁朝前走，同时窥伺着明亮的一面。
5.glow with 因…而洋溢，因…而激动
例句：Ellen’s ears glow with diamond earrings.
Ellen耳垂上的钻石耳钉闪闪发光。
6.glue to 紧附，紧盯，紧贴
例句：Glue to double linked list nodes or other data types.
粘附到双向链接的列表节点或其他数据类型。