美国国家公共电台 NPR Sword Swallower Makes Triumphant Return As He Battles Severe Health Issues
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：2017年NPR美国国家公共电台10月
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
We're going to spend the next few minutes talking with artists and performers who are taking their work in new directions. And we're going to start with Johnny Fox. Fox is a sword swallower whose humor and bravado 1 have made him a beloved figure to audiences at the Maryland Renaissance 2 Festival. He's been performing there for nearly 40 years. And as Tara Boyle tells us, he's back this year even as he deals with serious health problems.
TARA BOYLE, BYLINE 3: Johnny Fox has a routine he follows most every time he's on stage. He picks up a small bronze cup, pours a circle of water around him on the floor and utters this phrase.
JOHNNY FOX: Water from India.
BOYLE: Water from India. This protective montra is your clue that Fox is about to do something crazy, like swallowing a 22-inch stainless 4 steel sword.
FOX: It's gross, but you'll watch.
BOYLE: He's right. Over the years, fans have watched as he throws back his head and swallows all kinds of swords - long ones, short ones, even a neon one whose light glowed through the skin of his throat. He's also been known to swallow a massive screwdriver 5.
FOX: Twist it around a couple of times so my butt 6 doesn't fall off and make sure I do it clockwise, not counterclockwise.
BOYLE: This year, Fox isn't swallowing screwdrivers 7 or swords. He's been sticking to magic tricks and talking with audiences in a way they've never heard before.
FOX: About, oh, March, April, I was told that I was not going to live anymore. They said, You're not going to ever perform again. Forget about it. I said, you don't know who you're talking to.
BOYLE: Fox is being treated for hepatitis C, cirrhosis and liver tumors. He's lost a lot of weight and tires easily these days, but friends and fans are helping 8 to raise money for his care. And he says he's fiercely optimistic about the future.
FOX: We're all in this crazy, crazy world together. And there's love and there's fear. I choose love.
BOYLE: Tara Boyle, NPR News.
- Their behaviour was just sheer bravado. 他们的行为完全是虚张声势。
- He flourished the weapon in an attempt at bravado. 他挥舞武器意在虚张声势。
- The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
- The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
- His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
- We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
- I have a set of stainless knives and forks.我有一套不锈钢刀叉。
- Before the recent political scandal,her reputation had been stainless.在最近的政治丑闻之前，她的名声是无懈可击的。
- He took a screwdriver and teased out the remaining screws.他拿出螺丝刀把其余的螺丝卸了下来。
- The electric drill can also be used as a screwdriver.这把电钻也可用作螺丝刀。
- The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
- He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
- No, I have everything: hammer, screwdrivers, all that stuff. 不用了，我什么都有了：锤子、螺丝刀，全套家伙。 来自休闲英语会话
- Aussies are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers. 每年有58个澳洲佬因使用锋利的刀子来代替螺丝刀而受伤。 来自互联网