时间:2019-01-29 作者:英语课 分类:木偶奇遇记


英语课

   "What do I want with a lame 1 donkey 2?" said the Manager to the stableboy. 班主于是对管畜栏的小厮说:“我要一头瘸腿驴子能干什么呢?


  "Take him to the market and sell him." 带他到市场上去卖了吧。”
  When they reached the square, a buyer was soon found. 到了市场上,买主很快出现了。
  "How much do you ask for that little lame Donkey?" he asked. "Four dollars." 他问:“这头小瘸腿驴子多少钱?”“四美元。”
  "I'll give you four cents. Don't think I'm buying him for work. “我给你四美分。你可别以为我是买它用来干活。
  I only want his skin. It looks very tough and I can use it to make myself a drumhead. 我只不过想要他的皮。它的皮挺厚,我可以给自己做个鼓面。
  I belong to a musical band in my village and I need a drum." 我隶属于镇上的一个乐队,需要一面鼓。”
  I leave it to you, my dear children, to picture to yourself the great pleasure with which Pinocchio heard that he was to become a drumhead! 亲爱的小朋友们,当可怜的皮诺乔听说他注定要变一个大鼓时,他那份高兴劲儿就请诸位去想象了!
  As soon as the buyer had paid the four cents, the Donkey changed hands. 这买主一付完四美分,驴子就易主了。
  His new owner took him to a high cliff 3 overlooking 4 the sea, 他的新主人把他带到海边一个悬崖上,
  put a stone around his neck, tied a rope to one of his hind 5 feet, gave him a push, and threw him into the water. 他在驴子脖子上吊一块大石头,用一根绳子绑住他一条后腿,猛地一推,把他推到水里去了。
  Pinocchio sank immediately. 皮诺乔马上就沉没了,
  And his new master sat on the cliff waiting for him to drown, so as to skin him and make himself a drumhead. 买主坐在悬崖上,只等驴子淹死,好剥他的皮来做鼓面。

adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
  • The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
  • I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。
n.驴子;蠢人;顽固的人
  • This donkey can carry two sacks of grain.这头驴能驮两袋粮食。
  • "I'll buy your donkey,"said the two.“我想要买你的驴子”两人异口同声说。
n.悬崖,峭壁
  • The cliff edge is dangerous and should be railed.崖边危险,应该用栏杆围起来。
  • He took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.他把悬崖的高度估量一下后再攀登。
v.忽视( overlook的现在分词 );监督;俯视;(对不良现象等)不予理会
  • The house is in an elevated position, overlooking the town. 这栋房子地势较高,可以俯瞰全城。
  • The house sits high on a hill overlooking a lake. 房子高高地坐落在可以俯瞰湖水的小山上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.后面的,后部的
  • The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。
  • Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。
标签: 木偶奇遇记
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A. O. A.
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C. of C.
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