吹小号的天鹅 第48期:夏令营(2)

 　　After a while, Mr. Brickle rose to his feet and addressed the boys and the counselors¹.

　　过了一会儿，布里克先生站起来对男孩和辅导员们发表演说了。

　　"I call your attention," he said, "to a new camper in our midst--Louis the Swan.

　　“我要提请大家注意，”他说，“我们中间有一个新营员--天鹅路易斯。

　　He is a Trumpeter Swan, a rare bird. We are lucky to have him.

　　他是一只号手天鹅，一只珍禽。有他在此是我们的幸运。

　　I have employed him at the same salary I pay my junior counselors:

　　我给他的薪水和我给少年辅导员的一样多：

　　one hundred dollars for the season.

　　一夏天一百美元。

　　He is gentle and has a speech defect.

　　他性情温和，只是不能发声而已。

　　He came here from Montana with Sam Beaver³.

　　他是从蒙大拿和萨姆比弗一起来的。

　　Louis is a musician.

　　路易斯是个音乐家。

　　Like most musicians, he is in need of money.

　　像多数音乐家一样，他也正急需用钱呢。

　　He will wake you at daybreak with his trumpet²;

　　他将在黎明用他的小号叫醒你们；

　　he will call you to meals;

　　他将召唤你们吃饭；

　　and at night, when you are dropping off to sleep, he will play taps, and that will bring the day to a close.

　　在夜里，当你们就要入睡时，他将给你们吹熄灯号，那就表示这一天结束了。

　　I caution⁴ you to treat him as an equal and to treat him with respect

　　我警告你们，一定要平等地待他，对他尊重些

　　he packs a terrific⁵ wallop with one of those wings.

　　他随便用哪只翅膀都能把你们猛揍一顿。

　　I now introduce, for your listening pleasure, Louis the Swan.

　　为了让你们大饱耳福，我现在就向你们介绍天鹅路易斯。

　　Take a bow, Louis!" Louis was embarrassed, but he came forward and bowed.

　　鞠个躬，路易斯！” 路易斯很不好意思，可他还是走上前鞠了个躬。

　　Then he raised his trumpet to his mouth and blew a long ko.

　　然后他把他的小号举到嘴边吹了长长的一声“吭”。

　　When he finished, from the opposite shore of the lake there came the echo⁶: ko-oo.

　　他刚吹完，湖岸对面就传来了回声：“吭—吭”。

　　The boys clapped.

　　男孩子们鼓起掌来。

　　Louis bowed again.

　　路易斯又鞠了一躬。

　　Sam Beaver, sitting with the others, his mouth full of marshmallows, was delighted that his plan had succeeded.

　　萨姆·比弗正和其他人坐在一起，嘴里满是果汁软糖，为他的计划能够实现而暗自开心。

　　At the end of the summer, Louis would have a hundred dollars.

　　等这个夏天结束，路易斯就能挣一百美元了。

　　A boy named Applegate Skinner stood up.

　　一个叫阿普尔盖特·斯金纳的男孩站了起来。

　　"Mr. Brickle," he said, "what about me? I don't care for birds. I've never liked birds."

　　“布里克先生，”他说，“我怎么办？我讨厌鸟类。我从来就不喜欢鸟儿。”

　　"Ok., Applegate," said Mr. Brickle.

　　“OK，阿普尔盖特，”布里克先生说。

　　"You don't have to like birds.

　　“你不必去喜欢鸟儿。

　　If that's the way you feel about it, just go ahead not-liking birds.

　　如果你这么觉得，就继续讨厌鸟类好了。

　　Everyone is entitled⁷ to his likes and dislikes and to his prejudices.

　　每个人都有权喜欢或不喜欢什么，都有权保留自己的成见。

　　Come to think of it, I don't care for pistachio ice cream.

　　让我们来想想，我不喜欢吃开心果冰淇淋。

　　I don't know why I don't like it, but I don't.

　　我不知道我为什么不喜欢它，可我就是不喜欢。

　　Do not forget, however, that Louis is one of your counselors.

　　不过可别忘了，不管怎么说，路易斯都是你的辅导员之一。

　　Whether you like him or not, he must be treated with respect."

　　不管你喜不喜欢他，他都必须得到尊重。”

1 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

2 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

3 beaver   

n.海狸，河狸

参考例句：

• The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
• A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。

4 caution   

n.小心，谨慎，警告；vt.告诫，警告

参考例句：

• You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog.在雾中开车要极为小心。
• There is no need for such caution.不必如此小心谨慎。

5 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

6 echo   

n.回音，共鸣；vi.发出回声；vt.模仿，附和

参考例句：

• She shouted on the mountaintop and listened for the echo.她在山顶上大声喊着，然后聆听着回声。
• I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.我想重复前面一位发言者的话。

7 entitled   

有资格的

参考例句：

• You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. 你到65岁就有资格享受养老金。
• He entitled us to enter his office at any time. 他授权给我们可以随时进入他的办公室。