美国语文第五册第285期:泼冷水的艺术(1)-英语课

时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第五册

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　　Regarding, one day, in company with a humorous friend, a noble vessel 1 of a somewhat novel construction sailing slowly out of port, 有一天，我与一位风趣幽默的朋友正在聊天，一艘造型颇为新奇的宏伟轮船缓缓地驶离港口，

　　he observed, “What a quantity of cold water somebody must have had down his back.” 他注视那船说道：“有的人脊梁骨上该是泼过多少凉水。”
　　In my innocence 2, I supposed that he alluded 3 to the wet work of the artisans who had been building the vessel; 以我天真揣度，我猜想，朋友不过暗指那些顶风冒雨建造那艘轮船的工匠们，
　　but when I came to know him better, 但随着话语展开，
　　I found that this was the form of comment he always indulged in when contemplating 4 any new and great work, 我才得以了解个中玄机。这位朋友长期沉湎于研究整套创新思维的话语体系，
　　and that his “somebody” was the designer of the vessel. 他说的“有的人”，指的是该艘轮船的设计者。
　　My friend had carefully studied the art of discouragement, 我的那位朋友曾深入研究过气馁艺术，
　　and there was a class of men whom he designated simply as “cold-water pourers.” 他将创新者定义为“被泼凉水的人”。
　　It was most amusing to hear him describe the lengthened 5 sufferings of the man who first designed a wheel; of him who first built a boat; 听他叙述那位轮船设计师经久多年的痛苦煎熬，倒是挺有意思。那家伙第一次设计出车轮，第一次建造出小船；
　　to fasten the scanty 6 raiment of some savage 7 tribe. 来固定原始部落野人身上那些衣不蔽体的衣服。
　　Warming with his theme, he would become quite eloquent 8 in describing the long career of discouragement which these rash men had brought upon themselves, 一旦深入这类话题，朋友随即口若悬河，滔滔不绝地谈起那些鲁莽草率人士无端为自己带来气馁沮丧的漫长生涯。
　　and which he said, to his knowledge, must have shortened their lives. 据他所说，他清楚这些气馁沮丧无疑将缩短人的寿命，

1 vessel

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

2 innocence

n.无罪；天真；无害

There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

3 alluded

提及，暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )

In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中，你提到了某个阴谋。
She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。

4 contemplating

深思，细想，仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 )；注视，凝视；考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）；深思熟虑，沉思，苦思冥想

美国语文第五册 第285期:泼冷水的艺术(1)

美国语文第五册第285期:泼冷水的艺术(1)