常春藤生活英语【55】The Pirate Code海盗密码
时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:常春藤生活英语
For years, Barry Clifford has been trying to solve a 300-year-old riddle 1. It isn't an ordinary riddle, though. It is a clue to the location of the pirate Black Sam Bellamy's treasure. Piracy 2 came alive in the 1720s and incredibly, 2,000 to 3,000 pirates sailed just in the Caribbean. Now, all that is left of their attacks are stories, sunken ships, and hopefully, treasure. This month, National Geographic 3 Channel's The Pirate Code takes viewers on a pirate adventure like never before.
It is said that Black Sam's ship, the Whydah, held about four and a half tons of silver and gold. Since he was one of the most famous pirates ever, such a large amount of treasure is not surprising. Originally, the Whydah was a fast slave ship that transported captured slaves from Africa to the Americas. During one of the Whydah's trips, Black Sam chased and seized her. But soon after, a terrible storm hit the ship. As a result, the Whydah sank near the northeast coast of the US. Barry Clifford is now on a quest to find the Whydah's final resting place. Only NGC's The Pirate Code shows viewers the secrets Clifford reveals.
多年来,贝瑞?克里佛一直试图解开一个有三百年历史的谜语。然而它却不是个普通的谜语。它是可以解开海盗黑山姆?贝拉密的宝藏所在的线索。海盗活动在 1720年代活跃了起来,令人难以置信的是,光是在加勒比海中航行的海盗就有两到三千名。如今,他们的烧杀掳掠所遗留下来的就只剩故事、沉船,但愿还有宝藏。本月份,国家地理频道的《海盗密码》带领观众展开一段前所未有的海盗冒险之旅。
据说黑山姆的船——维达号的上头载了约四吨半的金银财宝。既然他是史上最有名的海盗之一,这么多的宝藏自然不令人意外。维达号原本是一艘速度飞快的奴隶船,用来将自非洲抓来的奴隶运到美洲。在维达号的其中一次航程中,黑山姆追上了她并将她夺下。不过一场严重的暴风雨不久之后便袭击了这艘船。结果维达号就沉没在美国东北方的海岸附近。现在,贝瑞?克里佛正追寻维达号的长眠之处。只有国家地理频道的《海盗密码》将向观众呈现克里佛揭开的秘密。
Building Your Vocabulary
1.incredibly adv. 难以置信地;非常地
Incredibly, Kyle didn't get hurt at all in the serious car accident.
令人难以置信的是,凯尔在这场严重的车祸中竟毫发无伤。
2.hopefully adv. 但愿
Hopefully, Naomi will enjoy being married.
但愿娜欧蜜会喜欢婚姻生活。
3.transport vt. 运输,运送
We will transport the products by ship.
我们将用船只运送这些产品。
4.seize vt. 夺取,占领
The police seized the gun from the criminal.
警察从罪犯身上夺走了枪枝。
5.reveal vt. 揭露
A journalist revealed the company's secrets.
一位记者揭露了那家公司的机密。
Phrases for Learning
come alive 活跃起来,变得繁忙
The popcorn 4 business came alive in the early 20th century.
爆米花的生意于二十世纪初期活跃起来。
参考字词
1.riddle n. 谜语
2.pirate n. 海盗(本文中亦作形容词用)
3.piracy n. 海上抢劫,海盗行为
4.code n. 密码
5.slave n. 奴隶(本文中亦作形容词用)
6.quest n. 寻求,探求
7.final resting place n. 长眠之处
Tips In Use
During one of the Whydah's trips, Black Sam chased and seized her.
(在维达号的其中一次航程中,黑山姆追上了她并将她夺下。)
本句使用 she 的受格 her 来表『维达号』。在现代英文中,有时会将船、国家、学校等名词拟人化,受古英文中名词有阴阳性之分,且这类名词属阴性名词的影响,故习惯用代名词 she 来指称之。用 she 来指称船或国家是较为常见的用法,所以读者也常常可以在西方的故事或电影中,看见以女性名字命名的船只。
My father recently bought a yacht. He named her the Elizabeth Louise.
(我爸爸最近买了一艘游艇。他将她命名为伊莉萨白露易丝号。)
Enjoy Box
海盗旗
在近期风靡一时的《神鬼奇航》、《海贼王》,以及经典的《小飞侠》和《北海小英雄》等电影和卡通中,都可以窥见海盗的踪迹。事实上,海盗可说是一项历史悠久的犯罪活动,几乎自海上有船只航行以来,海盗便开始肆虐横行。在航海业开始蓬勃发展的十六世纪之后,海盗活动便更加兴盛。当时在英国,甚至有海盗因打败敌国对手和献上大量的财宝而封爵。
海盗船是海盗必备的交通工具,一提到人们对海盗船的既定印象,绝对少不了高挂在船上、随风飘扬的海盗旗。海盗旗上常见的骷髅头和骨架图案象征着死亡,海盗们就是利用它来威吓他们想追捕的船只。据说不同颜色的海盗旗代表不同的意义。当海盗追逐猎物时,他们会升起白色的海盗旗来表明身分。若猎物降下自己船上的旗子,就表示愿意投降。如果猎物拒绝投降,海盗船便会升起黑白两色的旗帜,以表明意图。如果猎物之后仍继续逃窜,海盗船便会升起红色的旗帜,意味着一旦海盗船捕获猎物,就会残暴地不留下活口。数百年前,各种颜色的海盗旗就这么在汪洋大海中恐吓着往来的船只,让见者无不毛骨悚然。
- The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
- Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。
- The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
- They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。
- The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法