美国小学英语教材5:第276课 约翰去了玩具谷(6)

But his father went too fast, straight on to the large wide-roofed, latticed house where the Herders lived. They pushed open the outside door and went into a smoke-stained room like the entrance to their own house. Beyond¹ this was another room, larger than theirs, with a big brick² stove³ in one corner. Here Mr. and Mrs. Herder and three of their children were sitting at a long wooden table at work.

但是他的父亲走得太快了，直接来到了牧人住的大宽屋顶的格子房。他们推开外面的门，走进一间烟雾缭绕的房间，就像他们家的入口一样。再过去是另一个房间，比他们的大，角落里有一个大砖炉。此时，赫尔德夫妇和他们的三个孩子正坐在一张长木桌旁工作。

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They all got up when John and his father entered. They were glad to see them and had many questions to ask about the health of the family and how the winter was going up on the mountain. Then they sat down, and the Herders took up their work again, while the visitors looked on, and the talk continued. Mr. and Mrs. Herder sat opposite each other, each with a stick of wood clamped⁴ to the table in front, against which they held the bit of wood they were cutting, and into which the tool struck⁵ when it glanced⁶ off.

约翰和他父亲进来时，他们都站了起来。他们见到他们很高兴，有许多问题要问，关于家庭的健康和山上的冬天是怎么过去的。于是他们坐了下来，牧民们又开始干活了，客人们在旁边看着，继续谈天。赫尔德先生和赫尔德太太相对而坐，每人都拿着一根木棍夹在前面的桌子上，他们拿着正在切的那块木头，工具擦过桌子时正好插在上面。

1 beyond   

prep.在(或向)…的那边，远于；迟于；超出

参考例句：

• For many years he had lived beyond the seas.他在海外生活多年。
• I know nothing beyond this.除此以外我一无所知。

2 brick   

n.砖；vt.用砖砌，用砖堵住

参考例句：

• She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面无表情地瞪着面前的砖墙。
• I bought a brick of ice cream for my daughter.我给女儿买了块冰砖。

3 stove   

n.炉；窑；温室，干燥室；vt.以火炉烤；vbl.stave的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He cooks his meal with a gas stove.他用煤气炉做饭。
• The stove is smoking badly.那炉子烟冒得很厉害。

4 clamped   

夹紧，夹住( clamp的过去式和过去分词 )； 紧紧抓住； 紧夹住； 被抓住

参考例句：

• They clamped down on the newspapers. 他们施加压力制止报纸报道。
• All with their eyes intently fastened on the iron-clamped oaken door. 他们一个个都紧盯着布满铁钉的橡木牢门。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

5 struck   

adj.因罢工而关闭的；被某人/某物打动的；迷恋某人/某物的；（惊得或吓得等）目瞪口呆的v.打( strike的过去式和过去分词 )；击；敲响；报时

参考例句：

• His arm was a rapid blur of movement as he struck. 他出击时胳膊快速一晃，令人眼花缭乱。
• He struck him with a mighty blow across his shoulder. 他猛一下砸在他的肩膀上。

6 glanced   

v.一瞥( glance的过去式和过去分词 )；略视；闪耀；浏览

参考例句：

• She glanced at her watch. 她匆匆看了看表。
• He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition. 他瞥了她一眼，但似乎没认出她来。