Unit 2 You Said What? 你說什么？

Moe, Larry and Curly had been stranded on a desert island. They were walking along disconsolately when Moe happened to kick bottle lying in the sand. The bottle broke and a genie suddenly emerged before them.
莫伊、賴?yán)途砻虼|礁擱淺而被困在一個(gè)無人荒島上，他們寂寞無助地沿岸邊走著，這時(shí)莫伊踢到沙灘上一只瓶子，那只瓶子破了后，突然出現(xiàn)一個(gè)精靈。

“Thank you, oh Masters, for releasing me from my captivity. For your kindness,please allow me to grant you each a wish.”
“謝謝你們從囚禁我的瓶子中把我放出來，我的主人。為了報(bào)答你們的恩惠，請(qǐng)讓我為每位實(shí)現(xiàn)一個(gè)愿望。”

“Well, it’s not too difficult to figure out what I want,” said Moe. “I wish I were back home.”
“哦，我的愿望很容易想出來，”莫伊說“。我希望我能回到家里。”

No sooner had he said the words than he was back in dear old Brooklyn.
話一說完，莫伊就已在他可愛的布魯克林老家中。

“I want to be back home, too,” said Larry, and he, too, was instantly transported.
“我也想回家，”賴?yán)f，他馬上也就被送走了

“Gee, it’s lonesome here without Moe and Larry,” said Curly. “I wish they were here to keep me company.”
“唉，沒有莫伊和賴?yán)粋€(gè)人在這里真無聊，”卷毛說“。我希望他們能回到這里陪伴我。”

英語知識(shí)點(diǎn)解說：

1.strand vt. 使擱淺；困住（通常用被動(dòng)語態(tài)）
例：Lily kicked Louic out of the car, leaving him stranded along the highway.
（莉莉把路易踢出車外，讓他一個(gè)人困在公路上。）

2.desert n. 沙漠 & a. 沙漠的；無人的
desert vt.遺棄
dessert n.餐后甜點(diǎn)（不可數(shù)，通常為冰淇淋、小蛋糕之類 ）
I had a dessert after the meal. （×）
（我吃了一杯冰淇淋當(dāng)餐后甜點(diǎn)。）
I had an ice-cream cone for dessert after the meal.（○）
例:The Sahara Desert is the largest in the world.
（撒哈拉沙漠是世界最大的沙漠。）
Desert animals are adapted to their environment.
（沙漠中的動(dòng)物能適應(yīng)它們的生活環(huán)境。）
The rats are the first to desert a sinking ship.
（船沉?xí)r，老鼠是最先逃離的。）

3.disconsolately ad. 憂郁地
disconsolate a.憂郁的
例：The kind old man tried to encourage the disconsolate boy.
（仁慈的老伯伯試著鼓勵(lì)那位憂郁的男孩。）

4.bottle n. 瓶子
bottleneck n. 瓶頸
例：All this road construction is creating bottlenecks all over the island.
（這些道路工程造成了全島交通瓶頸。）

5.genie n. （阿拉伯童話中的）精靈
復(fù)數(shù)為 genii

6.emerge vi. 出現(xiàn)
submerge vi. 浸入；淹沒
例：A hideous monster emerged from the lake.
（一個(gè)面目猙獰的怪物從湖中出現(xiàn)。）
Some men were still on the deck when the submarine submerged.
（潛水艇沉下時(shí)，有些人還待在甲板上。）

7.release n. & vt. 釋 放；免 除
release sb from... 免除某人……
例：What a pleasant thing it is to release a captured bird!
（釋放籠中的鳥是一件多么令人高興的事啊！）
At this request, the actor was released from his contract.
（在他的要求下，這位演員擺脫了合約的限制。）

8.captivity n. 囚禁；拘留
captive a. 被俘虜?shù)?br />hold sb captive 俘虜某人
例：Unable to bear captivity, the prisoner committed suicide.
（由于無法忍受拘禁，犯人自殺了。）
Mr. Wang held the burglar captive while Mrs. Wang went for the police.
（王先生制住了夜賊，而王太太則向警方報(bào)案。）

9.grant n. & vt. 贈(zèng) 款；授 予
grant sb sth 贈(zèng)予某人某物
=give sb sth
例：The new emperor gave his supporters large grants of land.
（新登基的皇帝賞賜效忠他的人大批土地。）

10.figure out... 想出……
例：I can't figure out what's wrong with this car.
（我搞不懂這輛車子到底出了什么毛病。）

11.instantly ad. 立 即 地（=immediately）
例：The occupants of the car were killed instantly when it was struck by the train.
（汽車內(nèi)的人在火車撞上汽車時(shí)全都立即喪命了。）

12.transport vt. 運(yùn)送
例：A truck driver's job is to transport good, smoke cigarettes and chew betel nuts.
（卡車司機(jī)的工作就是運(yùn)輸物品、抽煙和嚼檳榔。）

13.lonesome a. 孤寂的
例：The lonesome cowboy became more and more friendly with his horse.
（寂寞的牛仔對(duì)他的馬越來越友善。）

14.company n. 陪伴
keep sb company 陪伴某人
例：I used to keep my dad company while he went about his work.
（我過去常陪伴我父親工作。）。

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