大家说英语 第552期:一只肥老鼠(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Taylor: Hi, Rob¹. Have you read Alex's latest story?

泰勒：嗨，罗布。你有读过阿莱克斯的最新故事吗？

Rob: The one about the fat rat²?

罗布：关于肥老鼠的那篇？

Taylor: Yes! It's a funny story.

泰勒：是啊！这是一个很有意思的故事。

Rob: It is, and it's a good piece of writing. Alex's work has improved a lot.

罗布：确实是，而且文笔也很好。阿莱克斯的作品进步了很多。

Taylor: I agree. His story stays in one's mind because of his writing style.

泰勒：我同意。由于他的写作风格，他的故事很深入人心。

Rob: True. I won't forget it because he used³ so many rhymes⁴.

罗布：没错。因为他用了很多押韵词在里面，所以我对这个故事记忆犹新。

Conversation B

对话B

Rob: Maybe we should use rhymes and words with similar sounds in more of our stories.

罗布：也许我们应该更多使用押韵词和同音词在我们的故事里。

Taylor: Well, we must be careful. We don't want them to become too silly.

泰勒：嗯，我们一定要仔细。我们可不想让故事显得太幼稚。

Rob: You're right. Plus, I'll have to say all these rhymes on TV!

罗布：你说的对。另外，我还必须在电视上念出那些押韵词！

Taylor: Yes, that could be difficult.

泰勒：是啊，那会很困难的。

Rob: I'll chat with Alex. I'll praise his story, but I'll ask him not to use too many rhymes.

罗布：我要和阿莱克斯聊一聊。我会夸赞一下他的故事，但是我也会要求他不要使用太多押韵词。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 rat   

n.鼠，卑鄙的人，变节者；vi.背叛，捕鼠；vt.弄蓬松，告发

参考例句：

• The rat is hated by many people.老鼠被很多人憎恶。
• He stopped up the rat holes.他塞住了那些老鼠洞。

3 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

4 rhymes   

n.韵；同韵的词；押韵诗；韵文；同韵词( rhyme的名词复数 )；押韵词；押韵的短诗vt.使押韵；作押韵诗；成韵v.（使）押韵，押…韵( rhyme的第三人称单数 )；（词或音节）押韵，和…同韵；（诗歌）押句尾韵

参考例句：

• Later, however, they delight in parodies of nursery rhymes. 可要不了多久，他们便乐于对它进行窜改。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• She almost proposed to her hero in her rhymes. 她差不多已经在诗行中向她的英雄提出了求婚。 来自辞典例句