时间:2018-11-29 作者:英语课 分类:英文民间故事


英语课
Birbal arrived late for a function and the emperor was displeased 1.
 
"My child was crying and I had to placate 2 him," explained the courtier.
 
"Does it take so long to calm down a child?" asked the emperor. "It appears you know nothing about child rearing 3. Now you pretend to be a child and I shall act as your father and I will show you how you should have dealt with your child. Go on. Ask me for whatever he asked of you."
 
"I want a cow," said Birbal.
 
Akbar ordered a cow to be brought to the palace.
 
"I want its milk. I want its milk," said Birbal, imitating the voice of a small child.
 
"Milk the cow and give to him," said Akbar to his servants.
 
The cow was milked and the milk was offered to Birbal. He drank a little and then handed the bowl back to Akbar.
 
"Now put the rest of it back into the cow, put it back, put in back, put it back..." wailed 4 Birbal.
 

The emperor was flabbergasted and quietly left the room. 


Birbal The Child



1 displeased
a.不快的
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。
  • He was displeased about the whole affair. 他对整个事情感到很不高兴。
2 placate
v.抚慰,平息(愤怒)
  • He never attempts to placate his enemy.他从不企图与敌人和解。
  • Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人。
3 rearing
v.饲养( rear的现在分词 );养育;抚养;抬起
  • She spends a lot of time rearing animals. 她花费大量时间饲养动物。 来自辞典例句
  • Soviet women carry the main burden of shopping, homemaking and child rearing. 苏联的妇女承担的主要义务就是采购,做家务及抚养孩子。 来自辞典例句
4 wailed
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 )
  • She wailed over her father's remains. 她对着父亲的遗体嚎啕大哭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The women of the town wailed over the war victims. 城里的妇女为战争的死难者们痛哭。 来自辞典例句
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