TED演讲：轻松学习阅读汉字(3)

 　　One tree is a tree. Two trees together, we have the woods. 一棵树是"木"。两棵树在一起，就是“树林”。

　　Three trees together, we create the forest. 三棵树在一起，就是“森林”。

　　Put a plank¹ underneath² the tree, we have the foundation. 把一块木板放在树下面，我们就有了“基本”。

　　Put a mouth on the top of the tree, that's "idiot." 把一张嘴放在树上，那是“呆子”。

　　Easy to remember, since a talking tree is pretty idiotic³. 记起来非常容易，因为一棵会说话的树是很呆傻的事情。

　　Remember fire? Two fires together, I get really hot. 还记得“火”吗？两团“火”在一起，就变得非常“炎热”了。

　　Three fires together, that's a lot of flames. 三团“火”在一起，就是“焱”，非常多的火焰。

　　Set the fire underneath the two trees, it's burning. 把火放在两棵树下，就会“焚烧”。

　　For us, the sun is the source of prosperity. 对于我们来说，太阳是一切生机的来源。

　　Two suns together, prosperous. Three together, that's sparkles. 两个太阳在一起，就是“昌”盛。三个太阳在一起，那就“闪闪发光亮晶晶”。

　　Put the sun and the moon shining together, it's brightness. 当太阳和月亮在一起闪耀时，那就是“光明”。

　　It also means tomorrow, after a day and a night. 一个白天一个夜晚之后，就是"明天"。

　　The sun is coming up above the horizon. Sunrise. 太阳正从地平线上升起。“旦”。

　　A door. Put a plank inside the door, it's a door bolt. 一扇“门”。在门里放块木板，就是“门闩”。

　　Put a mouth inside the door, asking questions. Knock knock. Is anyone home? 把一张嘴放在门里，就是“问”。“砰砰”，有人在家吗？

　　This person is sneaking⁴ out of a door, escaping, evading⁵. 这人正要溜出门口，“躲闪”，“逃避”。

　　On the left, we have a woman. Two women together, they have an argument. 左边，我们有一个女人。两个女人在一起，准会有场争论。

　　Three women together, be careful, it's adultery. 三个女人在一起，要小心，就是通"姦"。

1 plank   

n.板条，木板，政策要点，政纲条目

参考例句：

• The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
• They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。

2 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

3 idiotic   

adj.白痴的

参考例句：

• It is idiotic to go shopping with no money.去买东西而不带钱是很蠢的。
• The child's idiotic deeds caused his family much trouble.那小孩愚蠢的行为给家庭带来许多麻烦。

4 sneaking   

a.秘密的，不公开的

参考例句：

• She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
• She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走，躲开采访者。

5 evading   

逃避( evade的现在分词 )； 避开； 回避； 想不出

参考例句：

• Segmentation of a project is one means of evading NEPA. 把某一工程进行分割，是回避《国家环境政策法》的一种手段。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Too many companies, she says, are evading the issue. 她说太多公司都在回避这个问题。