人人说英语高级23

　　Travel

        Traveling with a CatTraveling to Boston, Mrs. Simons had checked her luggage through,and also the cage carrying her cat. The flight was uneventful. After landing, the luggage appeared after a normal wait. However the cat cage was not there.
The luggage handlers noticed the cat was not moving. After checking, they thought the cat must have died in the cold luggage compartment¹. It looked like an ordinary cat, so they decided² to find another one to put in the cage.
In the meantime, Mrs. Simons kept asking about the rest of her luggage. She was told it was delayed. Time dragged on while the luggage handlers found a replacement³ cat in a pet shop, which they put into the cage. They finally brought the cage with the cat to Mrs. Simons.She looked into the cage, jumped back with a horrified⁴ look, and screamed out, “this is not my cat! My cat was dead, and I was bringing her back home for a proper burial.”
和猫旅行西蒙斯太太到波士顿去旅行，通过行李检查时，她还带着她的猫。整个飞行都很顺利。飞机着陆后，她的行李却没有按时出现。反正她的猫笼没在那。
行李管理员注意到猫不动了。经过检查，他们想一定是行李舱里太冷，把猫冻死了。这猫看起来也就像普通的猫，所以他们决定找另外一只放进笼子里。
同时西蒙斯太太在不停地问关于她其它行李的事。她被告之它推迟到达了。时间拖延在行李管理员去猫宠物商店找一只替代猫上，他们把这只猫放进笼子里，最后带着装有猫的笼子来见西蒙斯太太。她往笼子里一看，震惊地往后跳了几步，尖声叫道：“这不是我的猫！我的猫是死的，我要把她带回家好好埋葬的。”
Trip to FranceA young woman decided to end her own life by throwing herself into the ocean. She went down to the docks and was about to leap into the water when a handsome young sailor saw her crying on the edge of the pier⁵.
He took pity on her and said, “Look , you’ve got a lot to live for. I’m off to France in the morning, and if you like, I can stow you away on my ship. I’ll take good care of you and bring you food everyday.” Moving closer, he slipped his arm around her shoulder and added, “I’ll keep you happy, and you’ll keep me happy.” The girl nodded yes. After all, what did she have to lose?
That night, the sailor brought her aboard and hid her in a lifeboat. From then on, he came to talk to her every night, and they absolutely had a good time together.
A week later, during a routine inspection⁶, the captain discovered the young woman. “What are you doing here?” the captain asked.
“I have an arrangement with one of the sailors,” she explained. “I get a trip to France, and he’s promised to marry me after we get there.”
“ A trip to France?” the captain said. “But this is the Rock Island Ferry.”
去法国一个年轻女子决定跳海结束她的生命.她走下码头正准备跳进水里,这时一个年轻英俊的水手看到她在码头边哭泣.
他非常同情她,说,"瞧,有很多事情让你值得活着. 我早上要出发去法国.如果你愿意,我可以把你藏在船上带走. 我会好好照顾你,每天给你送吃的." 他凑近她,用手环住她的肩膀,又说道:"我会让你开心,你也会让我开心." 这个女子点头答应.毕竟,她又能失去什么呢?
那天晚上,这个水手把她带上甲板,让她藏在一个救生艇里.从那天起,他每晚都来陪她聊天.他们确实一起度过了非常快乐的时光.
一个星期后,在一起例行检查中,船长发现了这个女孩."你在这里干什么?"船长问.
"我和这里的一个水手有约定."她解释道:"我可以去法国,他也答应到那之后跟我结婚.""去法国??"船长说,"但是这只是两个岛之间的渡船啊."

1 compartment   

n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间

参考例句：

• We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
• The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

4 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

5 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

6 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。