原版英文故事与诗歌：The Flatulence Tax
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：原版英文故事与诗歌
The Flatulence Taxby John O'Neill A flatulence tax on cattle and sheep,
Another rip-off to make us all weep.
Preserving the ozone 1 at any expense,
It's all propaganda that doesn't make sense.
Abandon the flock and abolish the herd 2,
When it comes to survival, then nothing's absurd.
But what will we eat for daily protein?
The answer is simple, the mighty 3 baked bean.
So plough in the forage 4 and pastures too
Put paid to the curse of the cattle pooh.
Then plant all the land with navy beans,
Belching 5 out gases from smoky machines.
The resulting erosion will wipe any smiles,
Make the Greenies appear they're suffering piles.
With options so few when it comes to a meal,
And the after-affects still part of the deal.
With the whole population gobbling baked beans,
The potential was there for some horrid 6 scenes.
The worst of our fears were about to come true,
The Follies 7 were gobbling their baked beans too.
And adding more fuel to their natural reserve,
The electorate 8 was poised 9 to get its deserve.
Their innards vibrated their faces contorted,
The speaker collapsed 10 and debate was aborted 11.
Then rising as one from babes to old Granny,
With timing 12 so perfect was almost uncanny.
The whole population let off a great fart,
With a bloody 13 big bang blew the ozone apart.
- The ozone layer is a protective layer around the planet Earth.臭氧层是地球的保护层。
- The capacity of ozone can adjust according of requirement.臭氧的产量可根据需要或调节。
- She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
- He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。
- A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
- The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
- They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
- Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。
- I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
- The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。
- He has given up youthful follies. 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了。
- The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age. 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。
- The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
- He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
- The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
- Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- The rocket flight had to be aborted because of difficulties with computer. 因电脑出故障，这次火箭飞行只好中辍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They aborted the space flight finally. 他们最后中止了这次宇航飞行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
- The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。