【大家说英语】 第274期:精雕大南瓜(2)

 October 27 10月27日

Read it! 读读看！

Carving¹ a pumpkin² isn't hard. 雕刻南瓜并不难，

But you need a sharp knife. 可是需要一把锋利的刀子。

Taylor shows Alex some pumpkin carvings³. 泰乐拿了些南瓜雕刻作品给亚力克斯看，

They are really cool. 那些作品都非常酷。

Taylor likes the owl⁴ carving. 泰乐喜欢雕刻成猫头鹰的作品。

Alex carves his own pumpkin. 亚力克斯在他自己的南瓜上雕刻，

He carves a funny face on it. 他在南瓜上刻了一张搞笑的脸。

His pumpkin is big, but not really big. 他的南瓜有点大，但不算太大。

A pumpkin at a contest in California weighed 2,000 pounds! 在加州的一场比赛上，有一颗南瓜重达两千磅！

Conversation A 会话A

Is carving a pumpkin hard, Taylor? 泰乐，雕刻南瓜很难吗？

No. But you need a really sharp knife. 不会，不过你需要一把很锋利的刀子。

Do people usually carve faces on pumpkins⁵? 一般人通常都在南瓜上刻脸吗？

Yes. But some people carve really cool things on pumpkins. 对，可是有些人会在南瓜上雕刻非常酷的作品。

I'll show you. 我找给你看。

Those carvings are amazing! 这些雕刻作品真是太惊人了！

There are some really cool designs. 有些设计图样真是酷毙了。

I like this owl carving. It looks so real. 我喜欢这件猫头鹰的作品， 看起来好真实喔。

Maybe I should try to carve a pumpkin! 也许我该来尝试一下雕刻南瓜！

Conversation B 会话B

Alex carved a pumpkin. Did you see it? 亚力克斯雕刻了一颗南瓜， 妳有看到吗？

No. Can I see it, Alex? 没有。亚力克斯，我可以看吗？

It's at home. But I have a picture. 我放在家里， 不过我拍了一张照片，

Look. 妳看。

That's a really funny face, Alex! 亚力克斯，那张滑稽好笑的脸真有趣！

Did carving it take a long time? 你刻那张脸花了很多时间吗？

I carved it in about an hour. 我大概在一个小时内完成，

Finding the right pumpkin took a lot longer! 可是找适当的南瓜花了我更长的时间呢！

Why didn't you carve a scary face? 你为什么没有刻一张恐怖的脸？

Funny faces are more fun! 搞笑的脸比较好玩！

Conversation C 会话C

Your pumpkin looks pretty big, Alex. 亚力克斯，你的南瓜看起来满大的。

It is. It was heavy to carry! 没错，搬那颗南瓜很重！

But I wanted to carve a big one. 不过，我想刻一颗大的。

It's pretty small compared to some pumpkins. 那颗南瓜和有些大南瓜比起来其实满小的。

Really? 真的吗？

Yes. One pumpkin weighed more than 2,000 pounds. 没错。有一颗南瓜重达两千磅，

It won the pumpkin contest at a festival in California. 在加州一场嘉年华上的南瓜大赛中赢得冠军。

That's huge! 那真是太大了！

Yes! You could make a lot of pumpkin pies from that pumpkin! 没错！可以用那颗南瓜做很多南瓜派！

1 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

2 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

3 carvings   

n.雕刻( carving的名词复数 )；雕刻术；雕刻品；雕刻物

参考例句：

• The desk was ornamented with many carvings. 这桌子装饰有很多雕刻物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town. 贝雕是该城的特产。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

5 pumpkins   

n.南瓜( pumpkin的名词复数 )；南瓜的果肉，南瓜囊

参考例句：

• I like white gourds, but not pumpkins. 我喜欢吃冬瓜，但不喜欢吃南瓜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. 然后在南瓜上刻出一张脸，并把瓜挖空。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）