美国语文第五册 第143期:鼻子和眼睛(1)

 　　Between Nose and Eyes a strange contest arose; 鼻子眼睛之间，引发奇怪争论；

　　The spectacles set them, unhappily, wrong;  眼镜挤在中间，浑身都不如意，

　　The point in dispute was, as all the world knows, 查究辩论焦点，看来世人皆知；

　　To which the said spectacles ought to belong. 眼镜这块地盘，隶属何方领地？

　　So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause,  舌头变成律师，辩析争论原因，

　　With a great deal of skill and a wig¹ full of learning,  口舌如簧技巧，满腹经纶学问，

　　While chief baron² Ear sat to balance the laws,  大亨巨头耳朵，坐镇权衡判决，

　　So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. 感叹非凡天资，洞察入微能力。

　　In behalf of the Nose, it will quickly appear, 代表鼻子利益，我会很快出现，

　　And your lordship, he said, will undoubtedly³ find,  你的贵族身份，当然毋庸置疑，

　　That the Nose has the spectacles always to wear, 鼻子佩戴眼镜，理应你是主人，

　　Which amounts to possession, time out of mind.  类似从属占有，想必追溯久远。

　　Then, holding the spectacles up to the court,  然后携带眼镜，直奔耳朵法庭，

　　Your lordship observes, they are made with a straddle 阁下身份待查，镜腿两脚分离，

　　As wide as the ridge⁴ of the Nose is; in short,  鼻子宽如山梁，简而言之设计，

　　Designed to sit close to it, just like a saddle.  坐落山脊两边，类似一道马鞍。

1 wig   

n.假发

参考例句：

• The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair.那个女演员戴一顶黑色假发罩住自己的金黄色头发。
• He disguised himself with a wig and false beard.他用假发和假胡须来乔装。

2 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

3 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

4 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。