賴世雄讀英語笑話學英語之各民族趣談(5)：一個真正熱愛國家的人(雙語)
Unit 5 A True Patriot一個真正熱愛國家的人The airplane was obviously in trouble. One engine was on fire, anther was sputtering, and the machine was slowly, ineluctably losing height.
飛機顯然出了問題，一個引擎著火，另一個嘎嘎作響，不可避免地，飛機緩慢地失去高度。
Finally the grim-looking captain entered the cabin.
最后，面色凝重的機長走進客艙。
"Ladies and gentlemen," he announced," we've lost most of our power. The only way to keep the plane aloft is to lighten our load. We've already dumped the baggage, but it's not enough. I'm asking for volunteers to make the supreme sacrifice so that others may live."
“各位女士，各位先生，”他宣布道，“我們已失去了大部分的動力，要保持飛機高度的唯一方法就是減輕我們的載重。雖然我們已經把行李丟掉，但還是不夠，我要求幾位自告奮勇犧牲生命以保全其他人的性命。”
After a few minutes of stunned silence, a Frenchman stood to quivering attention, shouted" Vive la France!" and threw himself out the door.
一陣目瞪口呆的沉寂之后，一位法國人顫抖著站起來喊道：“法國萬歲！”然后跳出機門。
Shortly thereafter, an Englishman rose to his full height, coolly declared," God Save the Queen!" and followed the gallant Frenchman.
之后一會兒，一位英國人站了出來，他冷靜地說：“上帝保佑女王！”接著和那位勇敢的法國人一樣跳出門外。
Finally, a Texan rose from his seat, cried," Remember the Alamo!" and threw out the Mexican sitting next to him.
最后，一位德州佬從座位站起來，叫道：“毋忘阿拉摩！”說著便把隔鄰的墨西哥乘客扔出窗外。
英語單詞短語講解
1.obviously ad. 顯然的
例：Obviously you are to blame for the mistake.
(顯然你要為這個錯誤負責。）
2.be in trouble 陷入困境
3.be on fire 著火
例：The whole house was on fire in no time.
(整個房子很快就著火了。）
4.sputter vi. 發出啪啪聲；嘎嘎作響
5.ineluctably ad. 不可避免的
6.grim-looking a. 表情嚴酷的
7.aloft ad.在空中
keep sth aloft 使某物漂浮在空中
8.lighten vt. 使變輕
9.load n. 負荷 & vt. 裝載
Workload n. 工作量
例：We've got a heavy workload every day.
(我們每天的工作負荷很重。）
10.dump vt.傾倒；傾銷
the dumpsite 垃圾場
例：Years ago we just took our garbage to the city dump, but
that's no longer possible.
(多年前我們僅須把垃圾倒在市區垃圾場，但那已不再可能了。）
11.baggage n. 行李（=luggage)
a piece of baggage 一件行李
注意：
baggage、luggage兩詞都是不可數名詞，不可加s，若要表示多數時
要在其量詞piece后加 s，如 two pieces of luggage（兩件行李。）
12.volunteer n. 志愿者 & vi. 自告奮勇
例：You volunteered for latrine duty?
(你志愿打掃則所？）
latrine n. 廁所（尤其是軍隊營區、醫院、工廠等的廁所）
13.supreme a. 至高無上的
14.sacrifice n.犧牲
at the sacrifice of... 犧牲……
=at the cost of...
=at the expense of...
make the supreme sacrifice 做偉大的犧牲；犧牲生命
例：Some cow made the supreme sacrifice so that you could eat
that hamburger.
(某只牛犧牲它的生命，你才能吃到那塊漢堡。)
15.stun vt. 使嚇呆
16.quiver vi. 發抖
17.vive la France! (法文)法國萬歲！
=Long live France!
18.shortly thereafter 之后沒多久
=shortly afterward
例：May took out a life insurance policy on her husband.Shortly
thereafter, he died under mysterious circumstances.
(阿梅替她丈夫保了一個壽險。之后不久，他就離奇死亡。)
19.rise to one's full height 站起來
20.coolly ad.冷靜地
21.gallant a. 勇敢的
22.the Alamo n. 阿拉摩
the Alamo是美國德州 San Antonio 的一座天主教舊教堂及堡壘，1836年因受墨西哥軍隊圍困，死亡眾多。本文中的德州佬基于世仇因此把鄰座那位墨西哥老兄犧牲掉。
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