美国语文第二册 第46期:讲故事者(2)

 LESSON 51 lain stiff¹  第五十一课 躺 僵硬的

rode weak shrill²  骑行 虚弱的 刺耳的

bleak³ THE STORY TELLER⁴ CONCLUDED⁵  阴冷的 讲故事者 结束篇

"One cold, bleak night, the snow fell fast, and the wind blew loud and shrill.  “一个寒冷而萧瑟的夜晚， 雪下得很大， 大风呼啸而过。

It was quite dark. Not a star was to be seen in the sky. "These good men sent out a dog,  外面一片漆黑， 天空连一颗星星都看不到。” “这些善良的人们把一条狗放了出去，

to hunt for those who might want help. In an hour or two, the dog was heard coming back. "On looking out, they saw him with a boy on his back.  用来寻找可能需要帮助的人。 一两个小时后，这条狗就会回来。” “向外望的时候，他们看到它的背上有一个男孩。

The poor child was stiff with cold. He could but just hold on to the dog's back. "He had lain for a long time in the snow,  这个可怜的孩子被冻僵了， 他只能趴在狗背上，动弹不得。” “他已经在雪里躺了很长时间，

and was too weak to walk. "He felt something pull him by the coat, and heard the bark of a dog.  虚弱得无法走路。” “他感觉到有东西在拉他的大衣， 还听到了狗的叫声。

He put out his hand, and felt the dog. The dog gave him another pull. "This gave the poor boy some hope,  他伸出手，摸了摸这只狗。 狗又拉了拉他。” “这一拉给这个可怜的男孩带来了一些希望。

and he took hold of the dog. He drew himself out of the snow, but he could not stand or walk.  他抓住了狗， 把自己从雪堆里拉了出来。 但他已经不能走路，甚至站不起来了。”

"He got on the dog's back, and put his arms round the dog's neck, and held on. He felt sure that the dog did not mean to do him any harm.  “他趴在了狗背上， 用胳膊围在狗脖子上抓住它。 他肯定这只狗不会对他造成任何伤害。”

"Thus he rode all the way to the good men's house. "They took care of him, till the snow was gone. Then they sent him to his home."  “他趴了一路，终于到达了善良人们的家。” “他们一直照顾他，直到雪停， 然后把他送回了家。”

1 stiff   

adj.严厉的，激烈的，硬的，僵直的，不灵活的

参考例句：

• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。
• You have to push on the handle to turn it,becanse it's very stiff.手柄很不灵活，你必须用力推才能转动它。

2 shrill   

adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫

参考例句：

• Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
• The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

3 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

4 teller   

n.银行出纳员；(选举)计票员

参考例句：

• The bank started her as a teller.银行起用她当出纳员。
• The teller tried to remain aloof and calm.出纳员力图保持冷漠和镇静。

5 concluded   

结束( conclude的过去式和过去分词 )； 得出结论； 断定； 推断出

参考例句：

• The report concluded that no substantive changes were necessary. 报告的结论是，无须作任何重大变更。
• He discussed business and concluded transactions with us on the spot. 他与我们谈判业务并当场成交。