美国小学英语教材3:第161课 统治者约瑟(5)

 But their father kept Benjamin, his youngest son, at home. 但是，约瑟的父亲让他最小的儿子本杰明待在了家里。

"Joseph is dead, "he said, "and I still weep¹ for him. Now, if anything should happen to Benjamin, it would kill me." 他说：“约瑟死了，我一直为他悲伤。现在要是再有什么事情发生在本杰明身上，这就等于是杀了我了。

His sons tried to comfort him, but they felt very sad themselves, for they had never been able to forget how wicked² they had been. 儿子们极力安慰父亲，但他们自己也很伤心，因为他们无法忘记自己曾经是多么的邪恶。

How they wished that they had not sold their brother! 他们多么希望当初没有卖掉自己的弟弟！

When Joseph's brothers came near the great store-houses, they heard a cry, "Bow down for the great ruler of Egypt!" 约瑟的哥哥们来到一个很大的仓库时，他们听到有人高声说：“拜见伟大的埃及统治者！

So they bowed down to the ground just as the ruler drove³ swiftly⁴ past. 当这位统治者飞快地驶过的时候，他们跪倒在地上。

Then they stood up and followed the crowd of people who were going to buy grain. 然后，他们站了起来，跟在一起买粮的人群中。

When their turn came to speak to the ruler, the brothers again bowed down to the ground. 当轮到他们和统治者说话的时候，哥哥们再次跪在了地上。

They did not know that this great ruler was the gentle little brother to whom they had said they would never bow down. 他们不知道这位伟大的统治者，就是他们温柔的弟弟，他们曾经说过不会向他下拜。

But Joseph knew his brothers as soon as he saw them. 但是约瑟一眼就认出了他的哥哥们。

He did not tell them who he was, for he said to himself, "I will find out first if they still hate me. " 他没有告诉他们自己是谁，因为他对自己说：“我要先看看他们是不是还恨我。”

After he had asked his brothers about their home and their family, he sold them some grain to take to their father. 在他问了他的哥哥们的家和家人的情况后，并卖给了他们一些粮食，给他们的父亲带回去。

 

1 weep   

n.哭，哭泣，滴下；vi. 哭泣，流泪，哀悼，滴落；vt.哭着使，悲叹，滴下

参考例句：

• Don't weep about me.别为我哭泣。
• Laugh and the world laughs with you,weep and you weep alone.当你笑时，整个世界同你一起欢笑，当你哭泣时，却只有你一人独自悲哀。

2 wicked   

adj.邪恶的，恶劣的，缺德的；淘气的

参考例句：

• Let everyone know all the wicked things she has done.把她干的坏事给大家抖搂抖搂。
• The wicked must be wiped out.恶人必须除掉。

3 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

4 swiftly   

adv.快地，迅速地

参考例句：

• He came in swiftly and placed the child in my arms.他匆忙走进来把孩子放到我怀里。
• The police must be able to react swiftly in an emergency.警方在面对紧急情况时必须能迅速作出反应。