慢速英语短文听力 烧纸钱

Ring in the New Year

烧纸钱

It was the Chinese New Year. The metal pan¹ was light, shiny², and round. It was about 12 inches across. It was perfect for burning paper. She put the pan on the hardwood floor. She opened a package of paper money. It wasn't real money. "We burn the money for our ancestors³," she said. "Then maybe money will come to us this year." She took out some paper bills. She lit them. She dropped them into the pan. She lit more bills and dropped them into the pan. The living room got smoky. Finally she stopped lighting⁴ the money. It finished burning in the pan. The pan of ashes cooled. She picked it up. "Oh," she said. He looked at the floor. A dark ring was burned into the wood. "Well, I hope your ancestors send us money this year," he said. "We'll need it to pay for the floor."

这天是中国的新年。金属盆又亮又圆。它有12英寸长。正好适合烧纸钱。她把金属盆放在了木地板上。她打开了装有纸钱的袋子。这不是真钱。她说：“我们为先人烧纸钱。今年我们或许会收到钱。”她拿出了纸钱。点燃了纸钱。她将纸钱扔进了盆里。她又点燃了一些钱，扔进了盆中。客厅充满了浓烟。她不再燃烧纸钱。纸钱在火盆中燃烧。盆中的灰冷却了。她把纸钱捡了起来。她说“哦”。她看了看地板。木板被烧成了一个圆形。他说：“我希望先人能够在今年为我们寄钱，我们要用它来支付木板钱。”

1 pan   

n.平底锅；v.严厉批评

参考例句：

• The water had all boiled away and the pan was burned.水煮干了，锅也烧坏了。
• The eggs were frying in the pan.鸡蛋正在锅里煎。

2 shiny   

adj.有光泽的，发光的，辉煌的

参考例句：

• What shiny shoes you're wearing!你穿的鞋子擦得真亮啊！
• All the cups are clean and shiny.所有的杯子都很干净明亮。

3 ancestors   

n.祖先( ancestor的名词复数 )；祖宗；原型；（动物的）原种

参考例句：

• His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。
• The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people. 崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。