【英语语言学习】一个流浪者的遭遇
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语语言学习
英语课
DARNELL MOORE: At 13, I was a nerd. I took such great pride in wearing dress pants and button-up shirts, unfortunate white socks, like I was a preacher. And my grandmother would send us to the store. And I hated going to the store because I know that somewhere between my grandmom's house and the store would be somebody wanting to pick on me for some reason.
So at the time, I was coming from the store. It was broad daylight. And I see a group of boys walking towards me. And I knew that something was going to happen. As they approached me, they called me names - faggot, sissy. And they had a milk carton. I didn't know what it was filled with, but it spilled a bit. And it was gasoline 1.
My next-door neighbor was one of the young men. And he emptied the gasoline on me. I recall 2 him attempting to light a match, and it just wouldn't light. That happened about three times. And by the time he tried to light the match again, my aunt had came outside. I just remember my aunt dragging me to the local hospital with gasoline in my eyes. And I smelled like that for, like, 24 hours.
I was never really angry. I just was embarrassed 3. You know, I was picked on in front of teachers, in front of adults on streets. So I was used to it. And I don't know why it took me until adulthood 4 to actually get in my head that that was literally 5 somebody trying to end my life.
BRYAN EPPS: Do you know where they are now?
MOORE: I don't. Actually I tried to search for the one neighbor, in particular, who poured the gasoline on me. And it's so funny, you know, in recalling 6 a story - even while the other guys are punching 7 me, I was only focused 8 on him because I think I always wanted his friendship. I just never imagined that a kid who knows your name, who lives in the same neighborhood with you would want to do something like that.
I wish I could have asked why would you want to light me on fire? What did I do to make him want to do that?
So at the time, I was coming from the store. It was broad daylight. And I see a group of boys walking towards me. And I knew that something was going to happen. As they approached me, they called me names - faggot, sissy. And they had a milk carton. I didn't know what it was filled with, but it spilled a bit. And it was gasoline 1.
My next-door neighbor was one of the young men. And he emptied the gasoline on me. I recall 2 him attempting to light a match, and it just wouldn't light. That happened about three times. And by the time he tried to light the match again, my aunt had came outside. I just remember my aunt dragging me to the local hospital with gasoline in my eyes. And I smelled like that for, like, 24 hours.
I was never really angry. I just was embarrassed 3. You know, I was picked on in front of teachers, in front of adults on streets. So I was used to it. And I don't know why it took me until adulthood 4 to actually get in my head that that was literally 5 somebody trying to end my life.
BRYAN EPPS: Do you know where they are now?
MOORE: I don't. Actually I tried to search for the one neighbor, in particular, who poured the gasoline on me. And it's so funny, you know, in recalling 6 a story - even while the other guys are punching 7 me, I was only focused 8 on him because I think I always wanted his friendship. I just never imagined that a kid who knows your name, who lives in the same neighborhood with you would want to do something like that.
I wish I could have asked why would you want to light me on fire? What did I do to make him want to do that?
n.(美)汽油
- This car runs 5 miles on a gallon of gasoline.这部汽车一加仑汽油可以行驶五英里。
- There is still some gasoline left in the tank.油箱里还剩下一些汽油。
n.回忆，召回，取消；vt.回想起，召回，与...相似，恢复
- As you may recall, he was in the army then.你可能记得当时他正在从军。
- We demand that you recall your army from our border.我们要求你们撤回在我们边境的部队。
adj.尴尬的，不好意思的
- He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.他听见别人这样夸他,感到很难为情。
- He is somewhat embarrassed.他稍微有点窘迫。
n.成年，成人期
- Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
- Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。
adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。
回忆起( recall的现在分词 )； 使想起； 使想到； 勾起
- I was afraid recalling the past would only hurt you. 我不愿给你唤起往事。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- The company said it was recalling one of its drugs. 这个公司说正在召回他们生产的一种药。
v.用拳猛击( punch的现在分词 )；打孔；冲压；冲切
- I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel. 在我的旅馆里我不让任何人动手同别人打架。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A white girl came and began punching the typewriter. 一个白人姑娘来了，开始用打字机打起字来。 来自辞典例句