胡敏读故事记单词 马戏团的成立下

　　[00:00.00]decree-degrade Death of a defective 1 company

[00:03.10]缺陷公司的死亡

[00:06.19]When the defective equipment sold throughout the country

[00:08.52]全国范围内销售的有缺陷的设备

[00:10.84]was shown to have degraded the ground water of a large park,

[00:13.62]已经表明造成了一大公园的地表水水质的退化，

[00:16.40]there was no option but to deforest the area,

[00:18.78]惟一的选择就是砍掉树林，

[00:21.16]burn the land and decree it off limits.

[00:23.64]烧了那块地，然后颁布命令禁止任何人进入。

[00:26.12]That was the best defencethat would help the company

[00:30.80]deflect the intense criticism that was coming.

[00:33.32]这是帮助公司转移突如其来的猛烈批评的最佳保护办法。

[00:35.84]It was,in fact,the only defensive 2 position available.

[00:38.73]事实上，这是惟一的防守位置。

[00:41.61]Defects in the company's equipment were becoming common

[00:44.40]公司设备的缺陷日益普遍，

[00:47.18]and their opponents were becoming deft 3

[00:51.25]at providing definitivedeductive evidence that the company should be shut down.

[00:54.73]对手们越来越善于提供最可靠的推论证据证明这家公司应该关闭。

[00:58.20]The degradation 4 they were causing was simply too great

[01:01.09]他们造成的衰退太严重了，

[01:03.97]and the favor of the public was fading.

[01:06.05]公众支持率正在下降。

[01:08.13]At first,the company wanted to defy public opinion, however,

[01:11.51]但是，开始的时候公司想无视公众意见，

[01:14.89]and continue to operate.

[01:16.81]继续运作。

[01:18.73]They renewed an advertisement campaign

[01:20.77]他们重新发起一轮广告攻势，

[01:22.81]to show the public their dedication 5 to fixing their deficiencies.

[01:25.63]向公众表明他们会一心一意改正缺点。

[01:28.45]They also promised in these ads that they would

[01:33.31]dedicateeven more efforts to environmental protection,

[01:36.09]他们还在这些广告中承诺会对环境保护付出更多努力，

[01:38.87]pay for cleanup and fund environmental education.

[01:41.51]出资净化环境并且资助环境教育。

[01:44.15]The public deduced that the ads were the last gasps 6 of a degenerate 7 company

[01:47.53]公众推断，这些广告是一家退化公司的最后喘息，

[01:50.92]however, and deemed them unbelievable.

[01:53.35]可是，认为它们是不可信的。

[01:55.77]They even called the advertisements a joke!

[01:58.06]他们甚至称这些广告是笑话!

[02:00.35]That was when the company realized

[02:02.32]到这时公司才意识到

[02:04.29]that it had failed to redefine itself to the public

[02:06.88]没有向公众重新解释自己

[02:09.46]and agreed with the consensus 8

[02:11.34]一致同意

[02:13.22]that they should cut their losses and close down.

[02:15.50]应该减少损失、关门大吉。

[02:17.77]They defaulted on their loan payments and filed for bankruptcy 9.

[02:20.66]他们拖欠贷款，申请破产。

[02:23.54]It was the end of the company but definitely not the end of the battle.

[02:26.47]公司完了，但战斗肯定还没有结束。

[02:29.39]Numerous other companies were still out there,

[02:31.61]还有无数其他公司

[02:33.84]polluting the environment and selling defective products.

[02:36.36]在污染环境和出售有缺陷的产品。

[02:38.88]The battle would be long, but the dedicated 10 few

[02:41.82]战斗会旷日持久，但那些少数具有献身精神的人

[02:44.75]knew that it would be worth it to everyone in the end.

[02:47.18]知道对每个人来说此战最终是值得一打的。

[02:49.61]delay-depature Save the delta 11

[02:52.29]救救三角洲!

[02:54.97]"We are witnessing the demise 12 of a unique demographic,"

[02:57.89]我们正在目睹一种独特人口的、

[03:00.82]the delta-dwelling aborigines.

[03:02.75]居住在三角洲的土著人的毁灭。"

[03:04.69]said the famous scientist Dr.Walker.

[03:06.81]著名科学家沃克博士说。

[03:08.94]"They have never had a high population density,"

[03:11.27]他们从来没有过很高的人口密度，

[03:13.59]but they have always needed a particular land form

[03:15.93]但总是需要一种特殊的土地

[03:18.27]to be able to make the delectable 13 food that outsiders have come to love.

[03:21.30]种植一种外地人已经很爱吃的美味作物。

[03:24.33]The process for making this food is very deliberate and quite demanding.

[03:27.45]种植这种作物的过程要不慌不忙，它的要求是很高的，

[03:30.57]It includes delayering the soil several layers to a certain depth,

[03:33.81]其中包括去除好几层土壤，直到某个合适的深度，

[03:37.05]the planting of a delicate seed,

[03:38.93]种植一种娇贵的种子，

[03:40.81]and then a prolonged delay before harvest."

[03:43.24]然后要拖延很长时间才能收割。"

[03:45.67]"Several delegates who have recently visited the aborigines"

[03:48.45]最近走访过土著人的几位代表

[03:51.24]were delighted to be able to study the process.

[03:53.47]很高兴能够研究这一过程。

[03:55.70]They had a delightful 14 time with the aborigines.

[03:57.77]他们和土著人在一起度过了一段愉快的时光。

[03:59.83]But while they were there

[04:01.50]但是在那里的时候

[04:03.17]they saw that yet another area of the delta was demolished 15.

[04:05.90]他们看到又一片三角洲惨遭破坏。

[04:08.63]They tried to denounce this activity,

[04:10.97]他们试图谴责这种行为，

[04:13.31]but the company clearing the land denoted them as

[04:15.67]但开辟这块地的公司却认为

[04:18.04]radical environmentalists who don't care about real jobs!"

[04:20.91]他们是不关心就业的激进环保主义者!"

[04:23.78]"Sir James,a noted 16 professor of demographics, "

[04:26.31]人口统计数据领域的一位著名教授詹姆士爵士

[04:28.83]was even injured as he tried to deliver a serving of the aboriginal 17 food

[04:31.91]试图把一份土著人的食物

[04:34.99]to the company president as a peace offering.

[04:37.11]作为和平礼物送给公司总裁，

[04:39.22]They denied his access and, in hastening his departure ,

[04:42.15]这时候他甚至被打伤。他们不让他见总裁，在让他赶快离开的时候，

[04:45.07]caused him to fall and break a leg.

[04:47.11]致使他摔断了一条腿。

[04:49.15]Thankfully this is a great opportunity to bring more attention to this situation."

[04:52.53]值得欣慰的是，这次机会倒是引起了更多的人关注这件事情。"

[04:55.92]"In other news "

[04:57.35]在其他新闻里

[04:58.79]we have discussed demerging some of the larger populations.

[05:01.41]我们讨论了拆分一些较大的人口。

[05:04.04]They are simply too dense 18 in some areas.

[05:06.52]有些地区的人口真是太稠密了。

[05:09.00]This option has been denounced as well, however,

[05:11.88]但是这种选择方案也遭到了谴责，

[05:14.75]because that would simply be our solution for aculture

[05:17.53]因为这只是我们对于文化问题的解决办法，

[05:20.31]that we should not alter.

[05:22.05]而这种文化我们根本就不应该改变。

[05:23.79]Our best option is to halt the destruction of this land type.

[05:26.52]我们的最佳选择方案是停止破坏这种土地类型，

[05:29.25]So our new slogan is 'Save the delta!'

[05:31.62]"所以我们的新口号是'救救三角洲!"'

[05:34.00]depict-destitute 19 Not destitute enough

[05:36.88]不够穷困

[05:39.75]Lola was destitute for now,but she knew her destiny was for better things.

[05:43.13]罗拉现在一贫如洗，但她知道会时来运转.

[05:46.51]Many men still found her desirable,

[05:48.55]许多男人依然认为她是一位值得拥有的女人，

[05:50.59]despite her frequent problems with depression.

[05:52.81]虽然她经常有些消沉。

[05:55.03]And she knew that she could descend 20 no further than where she was now.

[05:58.16]她知道自己不能再走下坡路了，

[06:01.30]Her only destination was up!

[06:03.06]她惟一的目标就是奋发向上!

[06:04.83]Depleted of energy, however,

[06:06.64]可由于精疲力竭，

[06:08.46]she told herself that she first deserved one more bit of heroin 21.

[06:11.58]她对自己说首先应该再注射一次海洛因。

[06:14.70]So she stood up,

[06:16.18]她站起来，

[06:17.65]and in one last act of desperation, went over to the derelict house

[06:20.88]最后一次绝望地走向一座破败的房子，

[06:24.10]where she knew she could get some drugs.

[06:26.04]她知道那儿可以弄到一些毒品。

[06:27.97]When she arrived,she deposited herself in the first roomnext to the door

[06:31.75]到那儿之后，她在门旁的第一间房子坐下来

[06:35.52]and began to design her argument for one last hit.

[06:37.95]开始构思怎样说服别人给她注射最后一次。

[06:40.38]When the police deployed 22 to the house to arrest drug dealers 23 burst through the door,

[06:43.71]部署在房子周围拘捕毒品贩子的警察破门而入，

[06:47.04]she was the first one they designated for arrest.

[06:49.42]她是第一个警察指明要逮捕的人。

[06:51.79]In the police holding cell that afternoon

[06:53.87]那天下午在看守所里，

[06:55.95]her situation became even more desperate

[06:58.13]她的情况变得更加严重，

[07:00.31]when her body began shaking uncontrollably.

[07:02.69]她的身体开始无法控制地抖动。

[07:05.06]They moved her to a hospital to restore the nutrient 24 depleti-on in her body.

[07:08.24]他们把她送往医院让她恢复体内缺失了的营养。

[07:11.41]Lying in the hospital bed,

[07:13.15]罗拉躺在病床上

[07:14.89]Lola listened as the nurse told her

[07:17.11]听护士告诉她

[07:19.33]that she could not deprive herself of normal food any longer.

[07:22.06]再也不能剥夺自己的正常食物了。

[07:24.79]Her physical descent had gone too far and her health was now critical.

[07:28.22]她的身体状况下降得很厉害，健康已岌岌可危。

[07:31.66]The nurse depicted 25 her situation to her so strongly

[07:34.28]护士把罗拉的健康状况做了惊心动魄的描述

[07:36.91]that Lola finally had the desireto beat her drug addiction 26 and start life over.

[07:40.34]终于使她有了战胜毒瘾、重新生活的愿望。

[07:43.78]She knew that she had to finally derive 27 wisdom from this experience.

[07:46.65]她知道她得最终从这一经历中汲取智慧。

[07:49.52]The next year,

[07:50.96]第二年，

[07:52.40]when a beautiful woman walked in to the hospital with a bunch of flowers,

[07:55.38]当一名美貌女子手捧一大束花走进医院时，

[07:58.35]the nurse didn't recognize Lola.

[08:00.27]护士没能认出是罗拉，

[08:02.19]But Lola recognized her;

[08:04.17]但是罗拉认得她。

[08:06.14]she walked over, hugged the nurse and thanked her for saving her life.

[08:09.16]罗拉走过去拥抱护士，感谢她挽救了自己的生命。

[08:12.17]destroy-devise A devil's device

[08:15.60]魔鬼的玩意儿

[08:19.02]Tommy deviated 28 from being normal when he met the devil

[08:26.78]in a detached house in the woods.

[08:28.66]托米在森林里一个独立式住宅遇见魔鬼后就有些不正常了。

[08:30.54]"Tommy!Come here!"

[08:32.16]托米!过来!

[08:33.78]Let me show you something that I have devised especially for you!"

[08:36.60]让我给你看看我专门为你设计的东西!"

[08:39.42]The devil said as he detached himself from a black horse.

[08:42.04]魔鬼一边离开一匹黑马一边说。

[08:44.67]"Hey, you're the devil!My mom detests 29 you!"

[08:47.31]嘿，你是魔鬼!我妈讨厌你!

[08:49.95]She said that you are detrimental 31 to the health of everyone you meet!

[08:52.73]她说你见谁就会危害谁的健康!

[08:55.51]She'd be devastated 32 if I listened to you!"

[08:57.64]要是我听了你的话她会气晕的!"

[08:59.77]"Well,just take a small detour 33 with me then,eh?" Said the devil,"

[09:02.94]那就和我兜个小圈，行吗?"魔鬼说道，

[09:06.12]determined to influence Tommy.

[09:08.00]他决心要影响托米。

[09:09.88]"Look at this little device I have here."

[09:11.90]"看看我这儿的这个小玩艺儿。

[09:13.93]Holding up his staff the devil took off the detachable top piece"

[09:16.71]魔鬼把他的东西举起来，拿掉可拆开的顶部，

[09:19.49]and handed it to Tommy,who had always been as curious as a detective.

[09:22.51]把它递给托米，而托米一直像侦探一样好奇，"它能改变你的生活。"

[09:25.52]"This can change your life."

[09:27.34]"它能改变你的生活。"

[09:29.16]"How?" Said Tommy,no longer deterred 34 from talking with the devil."

[09:32.12]怎么改变?"托米说，不再吓得不敢跟魔鬼说话。

[09:35.09]"Can it give me three wishes?"

[09:36.77]"它能让我许三个愿吗?"

[09:38.46]"Nonsense!Now be quiet and don't detract me from what I was saying."

[09:41.93]废话!现在请安静，别使我转移话题。

[09:45.40]If you just keep this device you will be rich and famous.

[09:47.74]如果你留着这个东西，你就会又有钱又出名。

[09:50.08]Only do not detach the lid or wash it with detergent 35.

[09:52.72]"只是不要打开盖子或用洗涤剂清洗。"

[09:55.36]And then the devil disappeared.

[09:57.08]说完魔鬼就消失了。

[09:58.80]From that day on Tommy always carried the device with him.

[10:01.39]从那天起，托米总是带着这个玩意儿。

[10:03.98]His former politeness disappeared

[10:05.81]他以前的礼貌不见了，

[10:07.63]and he became a renowned 36 deviant.

[10:09.55]成了有名的离经叛道者。

[10:11.47]His mother noticed his deviance, however,

[10:13.69]但他母亲注意到了他的不正常，

[10:15.92]and when a conversation with Tommy

[10:18.03]当和托米的谈话

[10:20.15]quickly deteriorated 37 into a vicious argument,

[10:22.51]很快恶化为激烈的争吵时，

[10:24.88]Tommy pulled out the device.She never spoke 38 again.

[10:27.41]托米拿出了那个东西，她就再也不说话了。

[10:29.94]Tommy did become rich；he even became famous.

[10:32.76]托米的确变得很富有，他甚至还出了名。

[10:35.59]But the device destroyed everything good that he came in contact with.

[10:38.67]但那玩意儿毁掉了所有他接触到的好东西。

[10:41.75]And while he knew that it was truly a detriment 30 to his happiness,

[10:44.64]虽然他知道那东西真的会损害他的幸福，

[10:47.52]he enjoyed his riches and his fame.

[10:49.65]但他还是很喜欢他的财富和名声。

[10:51.78]He could never part with it,taking it with him to the grave !

[10:54.51]他再也离不开那玩意儿，他要一直把它带到坟墓里去!

[10:57.24]devote-dimension The foolish dietician

[11:03.01]愚蠢的饮食学家

[11:08.79]Beth the dietician was in a dilemma 39.

[11:11.11]饮食学家贝丝进退两难。

[11:13.44]She was lying in a dilapidated room

[11:15.55]她躺在一间破旧的房子里，

[11:17.67]and the lights were so  dim

[11:19.64]灯光昏暗得

[11:21.61]that she couldn't differentiate 40 the walls from the floor.

[11:24.09]使她无法分清墙壁和地面，

[11:26.58]It seemed as if there was an extra dimension.

[11:29.21]似乎房间里多出了一块面积。

[11:31.85]If she lifted her head it felt

[11:34.58]如果她抬头，

[11:37.31]as if she was lifting it diagonal from the ground.

[11:40.04]她感觉就好像是从地上斜着抬起来的，

[11:42.77]But maybe her pupils just weren't dilating 41 correctly.

[11:46.00]但这也许是她的瞳孔扩张得不对。

[11:49.22]She had heard that it was sometimes difficult to focus in diffuse 42 light.

[11:53.30]她听说过在漫射光下眼睛有时很难聚焦。

[11:57.37]She rubbed her eyes and recalled how she had come to be in this place.

[12:01.31]她擦了擦眼睛，回忆她是怎么到这儿来的。

[12:05.24]She remembered that she had been working so much lately

[12:08.87]她想起近来一直工作很忙，

[12:12.50]that her boss said that she was more than devoted;she was obsessed 43.

[12:15.74]老板说她太专心，有点儿着魔了。

[12:18.98]But he hadn't stopped her,he just kept on talking

[12:21.64]但他没有阻止她，只是继续说着，

[12:24.31]and she continued her dictation。

[12:26.23]而她则继续听写。

[12:28.15]But then he ceased to dictate 44 and gave her a strange look.

[12:30.93]但后来他停止了口述，用一种怪异的眼光看着她。

[12:33.71]"Would you like to try the new diet I'm developing?" He asked.

[12:37.25]"要不要试一试我正在开发的新饮食?"他问。

[12:40.79]When she said yes,he began to dig in his pockets.

[12:43.36]她说要，他开始搜他的口袋。

[12:45.94]He pulled out a few pills of small diameter

[12:48.16]他拿出几粒直径很小的药丸，

[12:50.38]and told her that they were called obkidnicks * .

[12:52.56]告诉她这些药丸叫奥布奇得尼克①。

[12:54.74]The name was from a lost dialect of Navajo* .It meant : skinny forever".

[12:58.07]这个名字来源于纳瓦霍语②中一种现已失传的方言，意思是"瘦得久"。

[13:01.40]Then he showed her the diagramhe had sketched 45 about how the pill worked.

[13:04.57]然后他给她看他画的药丸作用图。

[13:07.75]Beth understood some of it,but not all.

[13:10.18]贝丝看得有些似懂非懂。

[13:12.61]Beth fetched a glass of diluted 46 water and devoured 47 the pills.

[13:15.55]贝丝拿了一杯淡水，一口吞下药丸。

[13:18.48]Even before she had had time to digest them,however,

[13:21.21]但她还没来得及消化

[13:23.94]she began to feel strange.

[13:25.83]就开始觉得有些异样。

[13:27.71]Now she was in an abandoned factory

[13:29.89]现在她在一家废弃工厂里，

[13:32.07]and she felt as if she had lost all of her dignity.

[13:34.41]觉得失去了所有的尊严。

[13:36.74]She tried to pull herself up.No such luck,she couldn't move.

[13:40.22]她试着站起来，不幸的是她动弹不得。

[13:43.69]Then she knew that she was stuck here until someone found her.

[13:46.93]她这才知道她被钉在那儿了，要等到有人找到她

[13:50.17]She hoped it wouldn't be that long.

[13:52.09]她希望她不会等那么长的时间。