电视英语口语教材 第二十一课

 　　[00:00.00]Lesson 21

　　[00:01.58]第二十一课

　　[00:03.16]A DAY OF HARVESTING(A Page from a Student’s Diary)

　　[00:06.69]收割的一日（学生日记一则）

　　[00:10.21]October 24.

　　[00:11.79]10月24日

　　[00:13.37]Today we began harvesting.We got up at daybreak,and after an early breakfast we started off for the rice fields.

　　[00:19.30]我们今天开始收割。天刚亮我们就起了床，早早吃过早饭，就动身去稻田。

　　[00:25.23]We got there after half an hour’s walk.

　　[00:27.01]走了半个小时便到达那里。

　　[00:28.79]The fields around us looked like a golden¹ sea.I have never seen anything so beautiful!

　　[00:33.85]周围的稻田像一片金色的海洋，我从来没看见过如此美丽的景象！

　　[00:38.92]We worked side by side with the farmers.At first some of us were rather slow.

　　[00:42.96]我们同农民们并肩劳动。开始我们有些人干得很慢。

　　[00:46.99]The farmers showed us how to cut the rice and how to tie the bundles².

　　[00:50.13]农民教我们如何割稻子，如何打捆，

　　[00:53.26]Soon we learned³ to work faster.

　　[00:55.17]我们很快就学会了，干的就快起来了。

　　[00:57.08]We worked in three groups."Faster,faster!We mustn’t fall behind the others!"That was the thought in everybody’s mind.

　　[01:02.72]我们分三组干活。“快一点，再快点！不要落到别人后面！”每个人心里都这么想。

　　[01:08.36]Evening came before we realized it.We put down our sickles⁴ and looked at each other.

　　[01:12.03]不知不觉已是黄昏时分了，我们放下镰刀，你看看我，我看看你，

　　[01:15.70]Our clothes were wet with sweat⁵.On every face there was a smile.

　　[01:19.36]衣服都被汗水湿透了，每个人的脸上都挂着笑容。

　　[01:23.02]We harvested thirty mu altogether.That was not bad for the first day.

　　[01:26.54]我们总共割了三十亩稻田，这在第一天算是不错的了。

　　[01:30.07]But tomorrow we shall certainly do better-much better.

　　[01:33.14]明天我们肯定会干得好些，更好些。

　　[01:36.21]AFTER SUPPER

　　[01:37.80]What time is it now,Zhang Ling?Will there be enough time for a bath?

　　[01:43.55]Yes,I think so.It’s half past six.There is still half an hour to go.But you’d better hurry up.Our study group is meeting at seven.

　　[01:55.91]Don’t worry.I’ll be back in twenty minutes.Don’t forget to turn off the light before you go.

　　[02:03.35]THE AMAZON

　　[02:04.34]亚马孙河

　　[02:05.34]The Amazon is a great river.It is nearly 4,000 miles long.It carries more water than any other river in the world.

　　[02:11.38]亚马孙河是一条大河。它长约4000英里，是世界上流量最大的河。

　　[02:17.43]At its mouth it is 220 miles wide.Ocean-going ships can travel 1,000 miles up the Amazon,and smaller steamers⁶ can reach 2,300 miles inland.

　　[02:26.53]亚马孙河出海处宽约220英里。远洋轮船可以沿亚马孙河上行1000英里，小一点的轮船可以上行2300英里，进入内陆。

　　[02:35.64]In a single second the Amazon pours 59,000,000 gallons⁷ of water into the Atlantic Ocean.

　　[02:40.00]在一秒钟之内，亚马孙河向大西洋泄入5900万加仑的水。

　　[02:44.36]Its muddy⁸ water makes the ocean brown for 200 miles.

　　[02:47.69]浑浊的河水使河口200英里范围的海洋变成棕黄色。

　　[02:51.02]Half of South America is Brazil,and nearly half of Brazil is covered by the Amazon.

　　[02:54.75]南美洲的一半是巴西，巴西的小一半，是亚马孙河。

　　[02:58.47]It is truly a great river.

　　[03:00.69]真是一条宏伟的大河。

　　[03:02.91]harvesting

　　[03:04.23]收割

　　[03:05.55]diary

　　[03:07.00]日记

　　[03:08.45]daybreak

　　[03:10.99]黎明

　　[03:13.54]start (for)

　　[03:15.38]动身

　　[03:17.22]rice

　　[03:19.07]稻

　　[03:20.91]field

　　[03:22.55]田野

　　[03:24.20]around

　　[03:26.75]在…周围

　　[03:29.29]look

　　[03:30.74]看起来

　　[03:32.19]golden

　　[03:34.03]金黄色的

　　[03:35.88]sea

　　[03:37.85]海

　　[03:39.82]so

　　[03:41.66]这样地

　　[03:43.50]side

　　[03:45.48]边

　　[03:47.45]side by side with

　　[03:49.86]和…并肩

　　[03:52.28]slow

　　[03:53.99]慢的

　　[03:55.70]tie

　　[03:58.25]捆

　　[04:00.80]bundle

　　[04:02.95]束，捆

　　[04:05.11]fast

　　[04:06.56]快

　　[04:08.01]faster

　　[04:09.52]更快

　　[04:11.04]fall

　　[04:13.58]落

　　[04:16.13]behind

　　[04:18.61]在…后面

　　[04:21.09]fall behind

　　[04:22.80]落在后面

　　[04:24.52]thought

　　[04:26.29]想法

　　[04:28.07]mind

　　[04:29.98]脑子

　　[04:31.88]realize

　　[04:34.36]意识到

　　[04:36.85]sickle

　　[04:38.23]镰刀

　　[04:39.61]wet

　　[04:41.52]湿

　　[04:43.43]sweat

　　[04:45.34]汗

　　[04:47.24]face

　　[04:49.92]脸

　　[04:52.60]smile

　　[04:53.92]笑

　　[04:55.24]harvest

　　[04:56.49]收割

　　[04:57.74]mu

　　[05:00.09]亩

　　[05:02.45]altogether

　　[05:04.09]一共

　　[05:05.74]bad

　　[05:07.77]坏的

　　[05:09.81]not bad

　　[05:11.39]不坏

　　[05:12.97]certainly

　　[05:15.59]肯定地

　　[05:18.20]bath

　　[05:19.65]洗澡

　　[05:21.10]take a bath

　　[05:22.87]洗个澡

　　[05:24.65]think

　　[05:25.71]认为

　　[05:26.77]had better

　　[05:28.35]最好

　　[05:29.93]minute

　　[05:31.38]分钟

　　[05:32.83]forget

　　[05:33.95]忘记

　　[05:35.07]turn

　　[05:37.62]转动

　　[05:40.17]turn off

　　[05:41.62]关上

　　[05:43.07]hurry

　　[05:44.58]赶快

　　[05:46.10]hurry up

　　[05:47.35]赶快

　　[05:48.60]back

　　[05:51.22]回来

　　[05:53.83]turn on

　　[05:55.80]开

　　[05:57.77]light

　　[05:59.75]光

1 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

2 Bundles   

n. 捆, 束, 一批, 一大笔钱 vt. 捆, 匆匆送走, 附赠 vi. 匆忙

参考例句：

• The goods are done up in bundles for shipment. 货物已打包以备装船。
• The books were tied up in bundles of twenty. 那些书被捆成20本一捆。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 sickles   

n.镰刀( sickle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Sickles and reaping hooks were used for cutting the crops. 镰刀和收割钩被用来收庄稼。 来自互联网
• Being short of sickles, they are reaping by hand. 由于缺少镰刀，他们在徒手收割庄稼。 来自互联网

5 sweat   

n.汗，汗水，水珠，焦急；vi.出汗，渗出，冒出水气，结水珠，烦恼，懊恼；vt.使出汗，流出，榨出，使汗流浃背

参考例句：

• She was all of a sweat.她一身大汗。
• She is always all of a sweat before the exam.她临考前总是急得不得了。

6 steamers   

abbr.steamed clams 汽船，蒸汽机n.汽船( steamer的名词复数 )；大轮船；汽锅；蒸锅

参考例句：

• The lower reaches of the river are navigable for steamers. 这河的下游能够行驶轮船。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• These steamers are used for conveying passengers on the rivers. 这些轮船是用来在江河上载客的。 来自辞典例句

7 gallons   

n.加仑( gallon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A cow will yield several gallons of milk each day. 一头母牛每天产几加仑的牛奶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I'd like five gallons of gin. 我要五加仑杜松子酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 muddy   

adj.泥泞的，污的，肮脏的；vt.使污浊，使沾上泥污

参考例句：

• The road is very muddy.这条路非常泥泞。
• They passed a muddy track through the forest.他们穿过森林的泥泞小路。