时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2006年


英语课

KDFW: Ooooh, son.

KDFW: He saddles up everyday and hits the open range.

Egon Settle: There you go.

KDFW: Which in this case is one of the busiest commercial districts in North Texas

Egon Settle: I've got a horse. This is Texas. I'll ride my horse if I have to.

KDFW: Egon Settle mounts up as a way to battle mounting fuel prices.

Egon Settle: Gas will never control me.

KDFW: Five weeks' trotting 1 around Arlington on Free Fallen and he’s already saved nearly 500 dollars in gas.

Egon Settle: I have a lot of people that, recently, they'll pull over. They'll come and shake my hand and say, "I appreciate what you're doing, the statement that you're making."

KDFW: This hair stylist uses the horse mainly for errands, ten miles a day, usually to the bank, or even to grab a bite to eat.

Egon Settle: To go, a curly fry...

KDFW: And with gas prices these days, the idea is catching 2 on.

Unidentified Male: Oh, (inaudible) painful at a pump right now. I think not only me but everyone complain(s) about that, dude.

KDFW: You're gonna get yourself a horse?

Unidentified Male: Ah. I think so.

KDFW: Next time you are at the pump, getting gas, are you gonna think about the horse?

Unidentified Female: I am thinking about getting my bike out actually.

Egon Settle: Come on. Come on.

KDFW: When he's not galloping 3 across town, Free Fallen is usually making a friend, or munching 4 on a bale of hay and chaseing it with a five-gallon bucket of water. At an average cost of 3 dollars per day, Settle says he's got the best deal going. He admits he still loves to drive his truck, but he says even that doesn't fill his need for a steed.



1 trotting
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
  • The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。
  • Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. 艾伦抓住缰绳,小马开始慢跑起来。
2 catching
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
3 galloping
v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的现在分词 )
  • He was munching an apple. 他在津津有味地嚼着苹果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Munching the apple as he was, he had an eye for all her movements. 他虽然啃着苹果,但却很留神地监视着她的每一个动作。 来自辞典例句
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