賴世雄讀英語(yǔ)笑話學(xué)英語(yǔ)之動(dòng)物王國(guó)(2):當(dāng)然,凡事總有例外(雙語(yǔ))
Unit 2 Of Course There Are Limitations 當(dāng)然,凡事總有例外
A musician had taken to heart the old saying,"Music hath charms to soothe savage beast,"and traveled to the darkest corner of Africa in an effort to prove it.
一位音樂(lè)家牢記一句格言在心:“音樂(lè)有安撫野獸心靈的魅力。”為了證實(shí)這句話,他前往非洲最深處的內(nèi)陸叢林旅游。
No sooner had he begun to play his violin in a jungle clearing than it was full of savage beasts,swaying in rhythm and tapping their paws to the delightful sounds.
在叢林的一塊空地上,他一拉起小提琴,四處就擠滿了各種猛獸,跟著旋律,拍著腳掌,手舞足蹈起來(lái)。
Sunddenly,however,a huge lion emerged from the jungle,pounced on the violinist and made a hearty meal of him.
可是叢林里突然跑出一頭大獅子,撲向小提琴家,把他當(dāng)作盛餐吃掉了。
The other animals cried out in dismay,"Hey!We were enjoying that."
其他野獸大失所望,說(shuō)道:“我們正在欣賞音樂(lè)哩!”
"Eh?"said the lion,cupping its hand to its ear.
“呃?”獅子彎曲手掌成杯子狀靠著耳朵說(shuō)道。
英語(yǔ)知識(shí)點(diǎn)解說(shuō):
1.musician n. 音樂(lè)家
2.take...to heart 將……牢記在心,奉為信念
例:Don't take the boss' criticism to heart;he's just in a bad mood.
(不要把老板的批評(píng)放在心上,他只是心情不好。)
3.saying n. 常言,格言
Well goes an old saying,"..." 俗話說(shuō)得好:“……”
=As an old saying goes,"..."
例:As an old saying goes,"Waste not,want not."
(有句古語(yǔ)說(shuō)得好:“不浪費(fèi)就不虞缺乏。”)
4.bath vt. 有(是 has 的古語(yǔ)用法,尤其出現(xiàn)在古詩(shī)中)
5.charm n. 魅力;魔力 & vt. 使著迷
be charmed with... 迷上……
=be fascinated with/by...
=be enthralled with/by...
例:I would take a strong man,or a blind one,to resist the girl's charms.
(要抗拒這女孩子的魅力需要一位意志力很強(qiáng)的人,或是一位眼睛瞎的盲人才行。)
You'd better forget that girl,you've become charmed with her.
(你最好忘了那個(gè)女孩,你已經(jīng)迷上她了。)
6.soothe vt. 撫慰
soothing a. 安慰的;使緩和的
例:Nothing is more soothing than a warm bath.
(熱水澡最能松弛我們疲憊的身體。)
7.savage a. 野蠻的 & n. 野蠻人
8.best n. 動(dòng)物;獸
9.in an effort to... 盡力……
=in an endeavor to...
例:In an effort to impress his girlfriend, Jake bought a powerful motorcycle.
(為了要引起女朋友的注意,杰克買了一輛大馬力的摩托車。)
10.no sooner had+ 主語(yǔ)+過(guò)去分詞+ than 引導(dǎo)的過(guò)去式從句
... 就……
例:No sooner had she seen him than she burst out crying.
=As soon as she saw him, she burst out crying.
(她一看到他就痛哭失聲。)
11.violin n. 小提琴
表示演奏樂(lè)器時(shí),樂(lè)器名稱之前要加定冠詞 the 或所有格:
play the violin 拉小提琴
play the piano 彈鋼琴
play the trumpet 吹喇叭
但用于運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目及游戲時(shí)則不加定冠詞 the :
play baseball 打棒球
play basketball 打籃球
play hide-and-seek 玩捉迷藏
12.jungle n. 熱帶叢林
forest n. 森林(指一大片的林木)
woods n. 樹林(指小面積的樹林)
rain forest 雨林
例:Tarzan was raised by apes in the jungle.
(泰山被叢林里的猩猩扶養(yǎng)長(zhǎng)大。)
The hermit built himself a tiny cottage in the woods.
(這位隱居者在樹林里親手蓋了一間茅屋。)
13.clearing n. (森林中的)空地
14.sway vt. & vi. 搖動(dòng);動(dòng)搖
例:The palm trees swayed in the evening breeze.
(棕櫚樹在向晚的微風(fēng)中搖曳。)
15.rhythm n. 節(jié)奏,韻律
rhythmic a. 有節(jié)奏的
例:Reggae music has a unique rhythm.
(雷蓋音樂(lè)有特殊的韻律。)
The monks' rhythmic chanting had a hypnotic effect.
(那些和尚有節(jié)奏的誦經(jīng)有催眠作用。)
16.tap vt. 輕敲;輕打
17.paw n. (動(dòng)物的)腳爪
18.delight n. 欣喜
take delight in... 喜歡……
delightful a. 愉快的
例:Peter takes delight in singing.
(彼得喜歡唱歌。)
What a delightful perfume you're wearing!
(你身上的香水聞起來(lái)真舒服。)
19.to the delightful sounds 隨著愉快的音樂(lè)
表示“隨著……起舞/敲奏”的介詞用 to,不要用 with。
Let's dance with the music. (×)
(咱們抱著音樂(lè)跳舞吧。)
Let's dance to the music. (○)
(咱們隨著音樂(lè)起舞吧。)
20.emerge vi. 出現(xiàn)
emerge from... 由……出現(xiàn)
例:Under the judge's careful questioning, the truth gradually emerged.
(在法官仔細(xì)的詢問(wèn)下,真相終于大白。)
The mole rarely emerges from his tunnels.
(土撥鼠很少爬出它的洞穴。)
21.pounce vi. & n. 急襲;猛撲
22.violinist n. 小提琴家
23.hearty a. 豐盛的(一餐)
a hearty meal 開懷的大吃一餐
24.dismay n. 驚慌,不安;絕望
in dismay 驚慌中;絕望中
25. cup vt. 把 彎曲成杯子狀
本文中,那頭大獅子大概是重聽吧!因此需要把手彎曲成杯狀聽外界的聲音。亦正因此緣故,獅子聽不到音樂(lè),因?yàn)樗岩魳?lè)家吃掉了。
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