美国语文第五册 第108期:无信仰的内莉-盖(1
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第五册
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Ben Battle was a soldier bold, 本·巴特是位年轻士兵，
And used to war's alarms; 冲锋在前，杀敌勇猛，
But a cannon 1 ball took off his legs, 炮火中，他失去了双腿，
So he laid down his arms! 无奈中，只有退出战斗。
Now, as they bore him off the field, 战友们，将他撤离战场，
Said he, Let others shoot, 他说，好吧，让别人为我报仇，
For here I leave my second leg, 这块战场，我留下两条腿，
And the Forty-second Foot! 总共四十二条腿，丢在这里了。
The army surgeons made him limbs; 随军医生，为他做副假肢，
Said he, They're only pegs 2: 他说，这些可都是木头疙瘩，
But there's as wooden members quite, 唉！看来只有这些玩意，
As represent my legs! 才能代表，我这双假腿！
Now Ben, he loved a pretty maid, 本爱上一位漂亮姑娘，
Her Name was Nelly Gray; 她的名字，叫内莉·盖，
So he went to pay her his devoirs, 他告诉女孩，对她的仰慕，
When he'd devoured 3 his pay. 没想到，却是自咽苦果。
But when he called on Nelly Gray, 他急切前去，探望姑娘，
She made him quite a scoff 4; 她却嘲笑，他像个傻瓜，
And when she saw his wooden legs, 看见他那双木制假腿，
Began to take them off! 一气之下，将它们扔掉！
O Nelly Gray! O Nelly Gray! 哦，内莉·盖！内莉·盖！
Is this your love so warm '? 这，难道就是你温暖的爱？
The love that loves a scarlet 5 coat, 你追求，那种奢华虚荣，
Should be more uniform! 面对残疾士兵，你怎会动心？
n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮
- The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
- The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。
n.衣夹( peg的名词复数 )；挂钉；系帐篷的桩；弦钮v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的第三人称单数 )；使固定在某水平
- She hung up the shirt with two (clothes) pegs. 她用两只衣夹挂上衬衫。 来自辞典例句
- The vice-presidents were all square pegs in round holes. 各位副总裁也都安排得不得其所。 来自辞典例句
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光
- She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
- The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
n.嘲笑，笑柄，愚弄；v.嘲笑，嘲弄，愚弄，狼吞虎咽
- You are not supposed to scoff at religion.你不该嘲弄宗教。
- He was the scoff of the town.他成为全城的笑柄。