北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 23 Lesson1-3

[00:00.70]One of their men,speaking in English,
[00:02.75]mentioned that the had worked in Brighton
[00:04.87]for some years and that he was fed up
[00:07.12]to the neck with this damned war
[00:09.24]and would be glad when it was over.
[00:11.73]We told him he wasn't the only one
[00:13.84]who was fed up with it.
[00:15.83]The German commander asked Buffalo¹ Bill
[00:18.14]if we would like a couple of barrels of beer
[00:21.21]and they brought them over to us.
[00:23.25]The officers came to an understanding
[00:25.05]that the unofficial truce² would end
[00:27.13]at midnight.
[00:28.67]Just before midnight we all decided³ not start
[00:31.72]firing before they did.
[00:33.62]During the whole of Boxing Day we never fired
[00:35.89]a shot and they the same:
[00:38.39]each side seemed to be waiting
[00:40.02]for the other to set the ball rolling.
[00:42.67]One of their men shouted across in English
[00:44.83]and inquired how we had enjoyed the beer.
[00:47.71]We replied that we were ery grateful
[00:50.11]and spent the whole day chatting with them.
[00:52.80]That evening we were replaced
[00:54.59]by another battalion⁴.
[00:56.63](From Old Soldiers Never Die
[00:58.77]by Frank Richards)
[00:59.48]

1 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

2 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 battalion   

n.营；部队；大队(的人)

参考例句：

• The town was garrisoned by a battalion.该镇由一营士兵驻守。
• At the end of the drill parade,the battalion fell out.操练之后，队伍解散了。