美国小学英语教材5:第234课 祖母的那不勒斯之旅(3)

Two creamy oxen with spreading horns stood in the stalls; these oxen were the pride of Ugo’s heart. With them he plowed¹ his land, drew the wheat in his farmcart from field to threshing-floor, and occasionally took the family to Florence. They always went, for example, to the Cathedral on Easter Day, each carrying a little pot of new-springing wheat, as a symbol of life in the springtime. Or they went at Christmas, to see the little wax image of the Christ Child in the manger and to sing carols, standing² in the huge aisles³.

两只牛角张开的乳白色公牛站在牛栏里；这些牛是乌戈心中的骄傲。他和他们一起耕地，用他的农用马车把麦子从田野拖到打谷场，偶尔带着全家到弗洛伦斯去。例如，他们总是在复活节那天去教堂，每个人都带着一壶刚发芽的小麦，作为春天生命的象征。或者他们在圣诞节的时候，去看耶稣在马槽里的蜡像，站在巨大的过道里唱圣诞颂歌。

Besides themselves and their children, there was Grandmother, old and bent⁴, bright-eyed and busy, as she sat in her chair in the kitchen. There were six stools about the table, and one chair, an American rocking-chair sent over as a present to Grandmother by Uncle Matteo, who had gone to America to live. Anyone might sit on any of the six stools, but only Grandmother sat in the rocking-chair.

除了他们和他们的孩子，还有祖母，她上了年纪，虽弯腰驼背，但眼睛炯炯有神，正在厨房里的椅子上坐着。桌子周围有六把凳子，还有一把椅子，一把美国摇椅，是去美国生活的马泰奥叔叔送给祖母的礼物。任何人都可以坐在这六把凳子上，但是只有祖母坐在摇椅上。

1 plowed   

v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
• He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 aisles   

n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊

参考例句：

• Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
• They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近，并且很快就坐了下来。

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。