美国小学英语教材6:第235课 明星学徒(8)

Crogan? Oh, he's our star apprentice¹. He just about built this machine, he did. He wouldn't miss the tests for all the money in the world.

克罗根？他是我们的明星学徒，他几乎建造了这个机器，真的如此，他不会为了金钱而错过测试。

Then he called out to one of the floor men: Go see if Crogan punched in this morning!

之后他向场地的一名工人叫嚷道，看看克罗根早上来上班了吗！

The chief engineer controlled his impatience² as best he could; the others waited in silence. A foreman is a foreman,

主工程师尽最大可能忍耐，其他人安静地等待，工头就是工头，

particularly when he's standing³ on the scaffolding of a new machine that has not yet been accepted.

特别是当他站在尚未被接受的新机器的脚手架上。

The floor man came running back. His clock card is there, he shouted, but he didn't punch out last night.

场地工人开始向后跑，他叫嚷到，他的计时卡在这里，但他昨晚没有打卡。

The foreman then summoned Tim's gang boss. When had he seen the boy last? Where?

工头随后召唤了蒂姆的上司，你最后一次见他是什么时候？在哪里？

Why, the kid was inside the machine when I left. I told him to put back the manhole cover when he came out!

为什么当我离开时，这个小孩依然在机器内，我告诉过他，他走后要把下水井盖盖上！

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One of the workmen now came forward. Say, I put back that manhole cover myself about ten minutes after five o'clock.

其中一个工人走上前说，我大约在5点10分左右将盖子盖上的。

I thought somebody had forgotten it! The foreman turned to the group on the floor. His voice was sharp and firm. This test is off till afternoon, he said.

我想一定是有人忘了，工头看着地面上的一群人，他的声音尖利而有力，他说测试下午进行。

We have a rescue job on our hands right now! An hour later a white-faced boy lay on the shop floor on a blanket.

我们需要进行救援工作，一小时之后，一名脸色发白的男孩躺在了生产车间的毯子上。

The company doctor was applying smelling salts to his nose. Shock, said the physician.

公司医生在他的鼻子里放了嗅盐，医生说颤抖。

He will come around all right. Get the stretcher. Tim stirred and mumbled⁴. The foreman leaned over him to listen.

他苏醒过来的，那担架来，蒂姆激动地嘟囔着，工头身子向前倾聆听。

Wrench⁵, murmured the boy. Don't start her; there's a wrench in her insides. Is this it, Tim? the boss asked, holding up a big wrench.

男孩嘟囔着，扳手，不要开启机器，机器里有扳手，老板说是这个吗？一边说一边举着巨大的扳手。

The boy's eyes lighted for a minute, and then he again became unconscious. I found it under the Blower an hour ago.

男孩的眼睛亮了一分钟，之后又变得无意识了，一小时前我在吹风机下面发现了。

It must have dropped down last night, explained the foreman. But the boy did not know that till later.

肯定是昨晚掉落的，工头解释道，但小男孩刚知道。

1 apprentice   

n.学徒，徒弟

参考例句：

• My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。
• The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。

2 impatience   

n.不耐烦，急躁

参考例句：

• He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。
• He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。

3 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。

4 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

5 wrench   

v.猛拧；挣脱；使扭伤；n.扳手；痛苦，难受

参考例句：

• He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝。
• It was a wrench to leave the old home.离开这个老家非常痛苦。