美国学生世界地理教材 第203期:风景明信片(4)

 A picture of two Japanese carrying a big bucket on a pole which rests on their shoulders. 两个日本人用一根杆子抬着一个大水桶，

In the tub—I couldn't see them but I knew—there are live fish. 画中那只桶里——虽然我看不见，但是我知道——有活鱼。

The Japanese eat little meat, because they have few animals such as cows, sheep, or pigs from which meat is made, 日本人很少吃肉，因为日本国内像牛、羊、猪这样可以食用的动物很少；

and because good Buddhists¹ do not believe in eating meat anyway. 再加上，虔诚的佛教徒无论如何都不赞成吃肉。

But fish they do not call meat, and they catch and eat more fish than any other people in the World, even more than the people in Norway. 但是，他们认为鱼不是肉，所以，他们捕捉的和吃掉的鱼，是全世界最多的，甚至比挪威人还要多。

As Japan is all islands, no one lives far from the sea, and fresh fish may be had all the time. 因为日本是岛国，每个人离海都很近，所以始终都可以吃到新鲜的鱼。

Peddlers carry them alive in tubs of water so that the fish will be absolutely fresh. 鱼贩将活鱼放在装满水的桶里，所以鱼是极其新鲜的。

A picture of fields covered with water in which is growing rice 种着水稻的水田

Rice is the chief and almost the only vegetable in Japan, and tea is the chief drink. 水稻是日本主要的、也几乎是唯一的农作物。

Tea the Japanese drink without either sugar or cream. 茶是主要的饮料。日本人喝茶不放糖，也不放牛奶。

There are tea-houses and tea-gardens where waitresses called Geisha girls serve tea to customers  日本有很多茶馆或茶室，里面有叫“艺妓”的女服务员为顾客上茶，

and then entertain them by dancing and playing on long-necked musical instruments something like a banjo. 还跳舞、弹琴、弹奏乐器娱乐观众。她们弹的乐器有点像琴颈细长的班卓琴。

Another letter was ornamented² with high wooden gateways³ called Torii, which you see everywhere in Japan, standing⁴ sometimes alone, sometimes in line. 另一封信上的装饰画是一排高高的木牌坊，叫做“鸟居”。鸟居在日本随处可见，有时只有孤零零一个，有时则是一排。

Torii means a bird rest. 鸟居的意思就是“鸟休息的地方”。

They are sacred gateways under which one passes to a temple or shrine⁵. 这些牌坊是通向寺庙和神殿的大门，所以是神圣的。

Still another letter was illustrated⁶ with pictures of large stone lanterns such as you often see around Japanese temples and in their gardens. 还有一封信上的插图画的是巨大的石灯笼，你常常在日本寺庙附近、或寺院内见到这种石灯笼。

These lanterns give very little light, but they are much more ornamental⁷ than our lanterns, and the Japanese think more of beauty than they do of use. 这些石灯笼发出的光很暗，但比我们的灯笼更具装饰性。日本人更看重石灯笼的美，而不是它们的用途。

They even have a festival of lanterns—the paper kind that we use at garden parties. 日本人甚至还有一个灯笼节——就是我们在游园会上使用的那种纸质灯笼。

1 Buddhists   

n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后，并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句

2 ornamented   

adj.花式字体的v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的过去式和过去分词 )

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》
• She ornamented her dress with lace. 她用花边装饰衣服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 gateways   

n.网关( gateway的名词复数 )；门径；方法；大门口

参考例句：

• Police bullets raked the gateways car. 警察的子弹对着门口的汽车扫射。 来自辞典例句
• No Internet gateways are needed for the programs operation. 该软件的操作不需要互联网网关的支持。 来自互联网

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

6 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

7 ornamental   

adj.装饰的；作装饰用的；n.装饰品；观赏植物

参考例句：

• The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes.溪流用水坝拦挡起来,形成了装饰性的湖泊。
• The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house.铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致。