电视英语口语教材 第二十八课

 　　[00:00.00]Lesson 28

　　[00:01.31]第二十八课

　　[00:02.61]AN OUTING

　　[00:03.77]郊游

　　[00:04.94]We were discussing where to go for an outing during the spring holidays.

　　[00:07.84]一天，我们在讨论春假期间上哪儿去郊游。

　　[00:10.74]Some suggested the Guanting Reservoir¹.Others wanted to see the Great Wall.

　　[00:14.58]有人建议去官厅水库；又有人想去长城。

　　[00:18.42]Then someone said:"Why not go back to Anzhuang for a visit?"

　　[00:20.99]后来有个人说：“为什么不回安庄一趟呢？”

　　[00:23.56]At this we all cheered.Of course,we would revisit that beautiful mountain village on the banks of the Yongding River!

　　[00:28.59]听到这个提议我们都高兴地叫了起来。不用说，大家都很想再去看看永定河畔那座美丽的山村。

　　[00:33.62]The place was dear to us all.We had gone there the year before to plant trees in the surrounding mountains.

　　[00:38.03]这个地方使我们感到亲切。一年前我们曾到那儿周围的山上种过树，

　　[00:42.45]We had formed close ties with the villagers.

　　[00:44.46]我们和村子里的人建立亲密的感情。

　　[00:46.47]So early next morning we were off to Anzhuang on the 7:30 train.It was a fine day in April.

　　[00:51.21]于是，第二天一大早，我们就乘坐七点半的火车出发去安庄。这是四月的一个晴天，

　　[00:55.95]Everyone was in high spirits.We could hardly sit still,for there were so many interesting sights outside the window.

　　[01:00.21]大家兴高采烈。火车窗外美不胜收的景色，使我们兴奋得坐不住。

　　[01:04.47]We saw new factories and well-cultivated fields all along the line.

　　[01:07.55]铁路沿线到处可见新建的工厂和精耕细作的田地。

　　[01:10.64]At Shijingshan we passed the huge steel mill² and the power plant.

　　[01:13.91]我们经过石景山这座大钢铁厂和发电厂。

　　[01:17.19]Then suddenly we saw the green Yongding River in the valley below.

　　[01:20.14]接着，山谷下碧绿的永定河突然出现在眼前。

　　[01:23.10]Our hearts gave a leap,for we knew that in a few minutes we would be with our friends at Anzhuang again.

　　[01:27.24]我们的心跳加快了，因为我们知道，几分钟后就要和安庄的老朋友见面了。

　　[01:31.38]They were overjoyed to see us.The old villagers kept asking how we were.

　　[01:34.46]老乡们见到我们非常高兴。村里的老人不停地向我们问好。

　　[01:37.54]They were pleased to see how much stronger some of us had become.

　　[01:39.62]看到我们长得这么壮实，他们很高兴。

　　[01:41.69]Then some old friends of ours took us to see what they had achieved.

　　[01:44.36]然后，一些老朋友带我们去参观他们取得的成就。

　　[01:47.02]New houses,larger schools,more sheep,more pigs and chickens,more cows and horses-everywhere we saw signs of prosperity³.

　　[01:53.31]新房子盖起来了，学校扩大了，猪、羊、鸡、牛、马都比原来多了——到处是一片繁荣的景象。

　　[01:59.59]Then we climbed the mountains.The villagers showed us the trees we had planted.

　　[02:02.63]接着我们爬上山去。乡亲们把我们过去种的树指给我们看。

　　[02:05.68]We were happy to see that most of them were growing well.At one place we found some young people digging⁴ pits⁵.

　　[02:09.52]我们高兴地看到这些树都长得很好。一些小伙子在一处挖坑，

　　[02:13.36]They were getting things ready for this year’s tree-planting.We all joined them in the work.

　　[02:16.46]为今年的植树作准备，我们就和他们一道干起来。

　　[02:19.57]But the time soon came for us to return.It was getting dark.

　　[02:22.47]很快就到了我们要回去的时间了：天快黑了。

　　[02:25.37]We told our friends that we would soon come back to plant trees again.

　　[02:28.04]我们告诉朋友们，过不久我们还会来种树。

　　[02:30.70]Back in the train,we told each other what a wonderful time we had had that day.

　　[02:33.51]回去的火车上，大家都说，这一天过得真愉快。

　　[02:36.32]"An outing like this is certainly more exciting than picnicking in the Summer Palace,"one student said.

　　[02:39.92]“这样的郊游的确比去颐和园野餐有意思。”一位同学说。

　　[02:43.53]"Or on the Great Wall,"another added⁶.

　　[02:44.78]“也比去长城好，”另一位补充说。

　　[02:46.03]They spoke⁷ for us all.

　　[02:47.38]他们说出了我们大家的心里话。

　　[02:48.72]GETTING READY FOR A PICNIC

　　[02:52.28]A:So you are going to have a picnic in the Summer Palace!What time are you leaving?

　　[02:56.95]B:At seven.Five of us are going by bicycle.The rest are going by bus.We’ll meet at the entrance.

　　[03:04.82]A:You will go boating,I suppose?

　　[03:07.25]B:Yes,if we can get boats.Then we’ll have a picnic on the hillside.

　　[03:12.10]A:The park must be lovely,with all the flowers in bloom⁸.Why don’t you take a camera with you and take a few pictures?

　　[03:19.92]B:We’d love to,but none of us has a camera.

　　[03:23.36]A:Why don’t you borrow one from Yang Ling?She’s got one.

　　[03:28.51]THE SELFISH⁹ GIANT

　　[03:29.85]自私的巨人

　　[03:31.20]Adapted from Oscar Wilde

　　[03:32.83]据奥斯卡·王尔德的童话改写

　　[03:34.47]Once there was a Giant who owned a large garden.

　　[03:36.80]从前有个巨人，他有一座大花园。

　　[03:39.14]When the Giant was away from home,the children used to go and paly on its lovely meadows¹⁰.

　　[03:42.12]巨人不在家的时候，孩子们常常去花园里可爱的草坪上嬉戏玩耍。

　　[03:45.10]It was a most beautiful garden.Here and there over the meadows grew flowers like stars.

　　[03:49.83]那是一座非常美丽的花园，鲜花象星星一样点缀着绿草地。

　　[03:54.55]The fruit trees blossomed¹² in the spring-time and were heavy with fruit in autumn.

　　[03:57.47]春天，果树花开，争奇斗妍，秋天又结满累累的硕果。

　　[04:00.38]The birds sat in the trees and sang sweetly.The children used to stop their games in order to listen to them.

　　[04:04.49]小鸟儿栖息在树枝间甜甜地唱歌，孩子们不时停下游戏，聆听小鸟的歌声。

　　[04:08.61]One day the Giant came home.He became very angry when he saw the children.

　　[04:11.65]一天巨人回来了，看到花园里的孩子们他勃然大怒。

　　[04:14.69]"What are you doing here?"he shouted in a harsh¹³ voice,and the children ran away.

　　[04:18.01]"你们在这儿捣什么乱？"他厉声吼叫，孩子们都给吓跑了。

　　[04:21.33]"My garden is my garden,"cried the Giant."I will not allow anybody to play in it."

　　[04:24.79]"我的花园就是我的花园，"巨人高喊，"我不许任何人进来玩耍。"

　　[04:28.25]So the Giant built a high wall all round the garden.

　　[04:30.41]于是巨人在花园周围筑起一堵高高的墙。

　　[04:32.56]It was now spring,and all over the country there were little blossoms¹⁴ and little birds.

　　[04:36.17]春天来了，田野里到处是鲜花和小鸟。

　　[04:39.77]Only in the garden of the Giant it was still winter.

　　[04:42.20]唯独巨人的花园里依旧是冬天。

　　[04:44.63]The birds did not come to sing as there were no children in it,and the trees forgot to blossom¹¹.

　　[04:48.05]小鸟儿不到这里唱歌，因为园里不见孩子们的踪迹，连果树也忘了含苞吐蕊。

　　[04:51.47]Only the snow and the frost¹⁵ were pleased."Spring has forgotten this garden,"they said,"so we can live here all the year round."

　　[04:56.74]只有霜和雪十分得意，"春天把这座花园遗忘了，"他们说，"我们能一年四季都呆在这儿。"

　　[05:02.00]The snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak¹⁶ and the frost painted all the trees silver.

　　[05:05.70]雪给草地披上一件巨大的白色斗篷，霜把所有的树枝都涂成银色。

　　[05:09.39]Then they invited the north wind to stay with them,and he came.

　　[05:12.20]他们还邀请北风与他们同住，北风如约而至。

　　[05:15.01]"I cannot understand why spring is so late,"said the Giant,as he sat at the window and looked out at the cold,snow-covered garden.

　　[05:19.76]"我真不明白春天怎么迟迟不来，"巨人坐在窗边，看着外面那个寒冷的、冰雪覆盖的花园，心里叹道。

　　[05:24.52]"I hope there will be a change in the weather."But spring and summer did not come.

　　[05:27.98]"真希望气候能有个变化。"可是春天没有来，夏天也没有来。

　　[05:31.44]Autumn gave golden¹⁷ fruit to every garden,but she did not give any to the Giant’s.

　　[05:34.60]秋天给所有的果园带来金色的果实，却偏偏不给巨人的花园一点点收获。

　　[05:37.76]"He is too selfish,"she said.

　　[05:39.16]"他太自私了，"秋天说。

　　[05:40.56]So it was always winter there,and the north wind,the frost and the snow danced among the trees.

　　[05:45.01]就这样，巨人的花园里永远是冬天，北风呼呼，霜雪在树林中飘舞。

　　[05:49.47]holiday

　　[05:51.15]假日

　　[05:52.84]suggest

　　[05:54.14]提议

　　[05:55.45]reservoir

　　[05:56.99]水库

　　[05:58.53]the Guanting Reservoir

　　[06:01.05]官厅水库

　　[06:03.57]the Great Wall

　　[06:06.15]长城

　　[06:08.72]Anzhuang

　　[06:10.26]安庄

　　[06:11.80]revisit

　　[06:12.92]再次访问

　　[06:14.05]bank

　　[06:15.80]河岸

　　[06:17.55]the Yongding River

　　[06:19.74]永定河

　　[06:21.94]the year before

　　[06:23.95]一年前

　　[06:25.96]surrounding

　　[06:27.88]周围的

　　[06:29.80]form

　　[06:31.43]建立

　　[06:33.06]close

　　[06:34.98]近的

　　[06:36.90]tie

　　[06:38.59]系带

　　[06:40.27]villager

　　[06:41.82]村子里的人

　　[06:43.36]spirit

　　[06:44.90]精神

　　[06:46.44]be in high spirits

　　[06:48.36]情绪很高

　　[06:50.28]still

　　[06:51.68]安静

　　[06:53.07]outside

　　[06:54.56]在外面

　　[06:56.05]well-cultivated

　　[06:57.59]精耕细种的

　　[06:59.13]Shijingshan

　　[07:00.86]石景山

　　[07:02.58]pass

　　[07:03.80]经过

　　[07:05.01]power

　　[07:06.64]威力

　　[07:08.28]plant

　　[07:09.77]工厂

　　[07:11.26]valley

　　[07:12.18]山谷

　　[07:13.11]below

　　[07:14.42]在下面

　　[07:15.72]leap

　　[07:17.07]跳跃

　　[07:18.41]keep doing something

　　[07:20.33]不停地做某事

　　[07:22.25]pleased

　　[07:24.12]高兴

　　[07:25.99]strong

　　[07:27.39]强健

　　[07:28.78]achieve

　　[07:31.21]取得

　　[07:33.64]sheep

　　[07:35.13]绵羊

　　[07:36.62]pig

　　[07:38.31]猪

　　[07:39.99]horse

　　[07:41.95]马

　　[07:43.91]sign

　　[07:45.45]象征

　　[07:46.99]prosperity

　　[07:48.34]繁荣

　　[07:49.68]grow

　　[07:50.75]成长

　　[07:51.82]dig

　　[07:52.80]挖，掘

　　[07:53.78]pit

　　[07:54.95]坑

　　[07:56.11]join

　　[07:57.65]加入

　　[07:59.19]exciting

　　[08:01.20]令人兴奋的

　　[08:03.21]picnic

　　[08:04.34]野餐

　　[08:05.46]add

　　[08:06.86]加上

　　[08:08.25]the rest

　　[08:09.27]其余的人

　　[08:10.29]entrance

　　[08:12.16]入口处

　　[08:14.03]suppose

　　[08:15.48]猜想

　　[08:16.93]camera

　　[08:18.14]照相机

　　[08:19.36]bloom

　　[08:20.75]开花

　　[08:22.15](be) in bloom

　　[08:24.20]（花）正开着

　　[08:26.25]none

　　[08:27.65]没有人

1 reservoir   

n.水库，蓄水池；(人才等的)储藏，汇集

参考例句：

• The town is supplied with water from a reservoir.该城镇由小山中的一座水库供水。
• A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir.水库存了大量的水。

2 mill   

n.磨坊，碾磨机；制造厂，工厂；vt.磨，碾

参考例句：

• The rice mill was wrecked by the enemy bombing.碾米厂遭到了敌机的轰炸。
• The farmer took his grain to the mill.这个农民把谷子送到磨房。

3 prosperity   

n.繁荣，昌盛，成功

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity. 我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• A prosperity never seen before appeared in the countryside.农村出现了前所未有的繁荣。

4 digging   

n.挖掘v.挖，掘( dig的现在分词 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• They were digging up worms to use for bait. 他们正在挖蚯蚓作鱼饵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade. 在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 pits   

n.井( pit的名词复数 )；煤矿；麻子；（赛车道旁的）修理加油站

参考例句：

• The wood is full of pits and needs sanding. 这木料上到处是凹坑，需用砂纸打磨一下。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The comedian's performance was the pits! 这喜剧演员的表演糟透了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 bloom   

n.花，花期；vi.开花；容光焕发，显露出健康

参考例句：

• The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
• The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。

9 selfish   

adj.自私的，利己主义的，自我中心的

参考例句：

• You must learn to share and not be so selfish.你一定要学会与他人分享，不要那么自私。
• She is a selfish person.她是一个自私自利的人。

10 meadows   

草地，牧场， （河边的）低洼地( meadow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The trail wends its way through leafy woodland and sunny meadows. 这条小径穿过葱郁的林区和洒满阳光的草地。
• They have railed the meadows off from the new railway cutting. 他们已用栏杆把草地和新铁道的路堑隔离开来。

11 blossom   

n.花，开花；vi.开花，发展

参考例句：

• The blossom on the trees looks lovely in springtime.春天树上的花很漂亮。
• Let a hundred flowers blossom,let a hundred schools of thought contend.百花齐放，百家争鸣。

12 blossomed   

v.（植物）开花( blossom的过去式和过去分词 )；发展；长成；变得更加健康（或自信、成功）

参考例句：

• He has really blossomed out since he came to live here. 自从他住到这里来以后他确实变得快活了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That lonely, remote settlement blossomed into a charming little city. 那个寂寞而偏僻的开拓地变成了一个可爱的小城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 harsh   

adj.严厉（酷）的，刺耳的，刺目的，毛糙的

参考例句：

• The sunlight is very harsh.太阳光很刺眼。
• Although his words are harsh,there is positiveness in them.虽然他的话很苛刻，但有建设性。

14 blossoms   

n.（尤指果树的）花( blossom的名词复数 )；花丛，花簇v.（植物）开花( blossom的第三人称单数 )；发展；长成；变得更加健康（或自信、成功）

参考例句：

• It was springtime and the slopes were ablaze with almond blossoms. 时当春季，怒放的扁桃花使那片山坡鲜红似火。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The spring comes and peach blossoms [flowers] are all open. 春天了，桃花都开了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 frost   

n.霜，冰冻，冷漠；vt.覆着霜，冻结，结霜；vi.受冻，起霜

参考例句：

• A lot of crops were damaged by the frost.这次霜冻，受害的庄稼不少。
• Try to harvest the fruit before the first frost.在第一次霜冻以前要设法把水果收摘完。

16 cloak   

n.斗蓬，披风，掩饰，幌子；vt.掩盖，掩饰

参考例句：

• The snow covered up the fields with a white cloak.积雪给田野盖上了一件白色的外衣。
• She threw a heavy woollen cloak over her shoulders.她把一件厚重的羊毛斗篷披在肩上。

17 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。