温馨夜读 PART2 05 We Did lt! 我们成功了
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[00:00.97]We Did lt! 我们成功了！
[00:07.77]Children were enthusiastically rehearsing
[00:11.40]and decorating the rural school for their approaching concert.
[00:15.74]As I glanced up from my teacher’s desk,
[00:18.72]Patty stood waiting to lodge 1 her urgent request.
[00:22.74]“Every year I g-g-g-get to do quiet stuff.
[00:28.87]The other kids are always in a p-p-p-play or something.
[00:34.01]Talking. This year, I w-w-want to do a p-p-p-poem, myself!”
[00:41.13]As I looked into those eager eyes, all possible excuses fizzled.
[00:46.48]Patty’s yearning 2 drew from me a promise that she would have a “reciting” part.
[00:52.50]That promise proved to be very difficult to keep.
[00:56.76]None of my resource books had any useful selections.
[01:01.04]In desperation, I stayed up most of the night writing a poem,
[01:06.32]carefully avoiding those letters that trick the tongue.
[01:09.67]It was not great literature,
[01:12.11]but it was custom-tailored to cope with Patty’s speech problem.
[01:16.24]Day after day, Patty and I plodded 3 through recitals 4.
[01:20.40]She carefully matched her timing 5 to my silent mouthing.
[01:24.67]She accepted the drudgery 6, eagerly anticipating her first speaking part.
[01:30.80]Concert night found the children in a frenzy 7 of excitement.
[01:35.17]In a dither the master of ceremonies came to me, waving his printed program.
[01:40.53]“There has been a mistake! You have listed Patty for a recitation.
[01:46.33]That girl can’t even say her own name without stuttering.”
[01:50.93]Because there was not time enough for explanations,
[01:54.21]I brushed his objection aside with, “We know what we are doing.”
[01:58.69]The entertainment was moving along well.
[02:01.98]As item after item was presented,
[02:05.03]parents and friends responded with encouraging applause.
[02:08.32]When it was time for the questionable 8 recitation, the MC again challenged me,
[02:14.78]insisting that Patty would embarrass everyone.
[02:18.06]Losing patience, I snapped, “Patty will do her part. You do yours.
[02:23.20]Just introduce her number.”
[02:25.61]The curtain parted to show Patty, radiant, confident.
[02:30.31]Those hours of rehearsing took possession of the moment.
[02:34.25]In perfect control, the little charmer synchronized 9 her words
[02:39.64]to my silent mouthing below the footlights.
[02:42.13]She uttered each syllable 10 with controlled clarity,
[02:46.53]and without a splutter or stammer 11.
[02:49.02]With eyes sparkling, she made her triumphant 12 bow.
[02:53.29]The curtain closed. A hushed silence held the audience.
[02:58.42]Gradually the stillness gave way to suppressed chuckles 13, and then to enthusiastic applause.
[03:04.66]Utterly thrilled, I floated backstage.
[03:08.27]My little heroine threw her arms around me and,
[03:12.69]bubbling with joy, blurted 14 out, “we d-d-d-did it!”
- Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
- I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
- a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
- He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。
- Our horses plodded down the muddy track. 我们的马沿着泥泞小路蹒跚而行。
- He plodded away all night at his project to get it finished. 他通宵埋头苦干以便做完专题研究。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His recitals have earned him recognition as a talented performer. 他的演奏会使他赢得了天才演奏家的赞誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her teachers love her playing, and encourage her to recitals. 她的老师欣赏她的演奏，并鼓励她举办独奏会。 来自互联网
- The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
- The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
- People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives.人们想摆脱日常生活中单调乏味的工作。
- He spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery.他的一生都在做毫无意义的烦人的苦差事。
- He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
- They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
- There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
- Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。
- Do not use the synchronized keyword in Managed Objects. 不要在管理对象上使用synchronized关键字。 来自互联网
- The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller. 风门的调速与飞机螺旋桨的转动精确同步。 来自辞典例句
- You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
- The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。
- He's got a bad stammer.他口吃非常严重。
- We must not try to play off the boy troubled with a stammer.我们不可以取笑这个有口吃病的男孩。
- The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
- There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。