英语笑话听力+文本:不是亲眼所见
时间:2019-02-15 作者:英语课 分类:英语笑话(MP3+文本)
【生词预览】
admire欣赏,tribal 1部落的,eagle鹰,warrior 2勇士
笑话原文】
Not An Eye Witness
Visiting the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C, I was admiring a beautiful tribal elder headdress decorated with eagle feathers. A man came up to me and identified himself as Native American.
“Do you know how warriors 3 got those?” the man asked, pointing to the feathers.
“They covered a hole with brush, tied a live rabbit on top of it and hid underneath 4. When an eagle swooped 6 down for the kill, they would grab its wing or tail.”
“Fascinating,” I said. “Did you see it yourself?”
“Actually, no,” the man confessed. “I saw it on the Discovery Channel.”
中文译文】
不是亲眼所见
在华盛顿参观的美国印第安人博物馆的时候,我非常欣赏一件漂亮的用老鹰羽毛装饰的部落长老的头饰。一个男子走上前来,说他是美国的原住民。他指着羽毛问我:“你知道勇士们怎么得到这些羽毛的吗?他们在一个洞上面盖上树枝,在树枝上拴一只活兔子,而他们自己藏在洞里面。当老鹰俯冲下来的时候,他们就抓住它的翅膀或者尾巴。”
我说:“真神奇。你是亲眼看见的吗?”
那个男子承认:“其实不是。我是从电视节目Discovery里看到的。”
词汇讲解】
1.admire欣赏、钦佩。admire sb.’s capacity for work钦佩某人的工作能力。“称赞”:He forgot to admire her new hat.他忘了称赞她的新帽子。“(常作反语)感到惊奇”:I admire your audacity 7.对你的厚颜我不胜惊讶。
2.tribal部落的。tribal customs部落习俗;a tribal war部落战争
3.identify认为,识别,鉴定。The light was too dim for me to identify her.光线太暗,我没法认出她。“认为等同于”:He identifies beauty with goodness.他认为美即善。“使与有关联”:That politician is too closely identified with the former government.那个政治家与前政府的关系过于密切。
4.warrior勇士、鼓吹战争的人。a cold warrior冷战专家
5.swoop 5飞扑。还有“下降”的意思:Air Force planes swooped low over the target.空军的战机在目标上空低飞。还有“吮吸”的意思:swoop in a hot swallow吸入一口烫的东西。
6.fascinating迷人的。a fascinating woman迷人的女子。The story of his adventures was fascinating to listen to.听他讲他的冒险经历真有趣极了。
- He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
- The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
- The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
- A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。
- I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
- The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。
- Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
- She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。
- The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
- We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。
- The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
- The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。