双语有声阅读：什么也不说

Say Nothing

什么也不说

How tired I am! Looking at the night lamp,

真累啊!注视着夜灯。

I think about nothing in particular.

我的脑子一片空白，

I also don't feel like saying anything

也不想说什么。

Soft music comes from the radio. It makes me more tired and sleepy.

收音机里飘出来的轻音乐让我昏昏欲睡,

My eyelids¹ are feeling heavy.

眼皮沉甸甸的。

Suddenly,it occurs to me that I haven't done my homework yet.

突然,我意识到我还没有做完家庭作业。

What a shame!I have to turn off the radio and open my math exercise book.

真可怜.我得关掉收音机,打开数学练习本。

"Which of the six graphs² best represents each function?"

"下面六幅图哪个最准确地代表了各个公式。"

reads the title.

我念着题目。

The work is not difficult for me,

这些作业对我来说不太难，

but I am weary³ and when I see the mountainous pile of books on my left,

可是我筋疲力尽,再看看左手边堆积如山的书本，

I really don't want to do any more.

我真的不想再做了。

Sometimes I hate having to read so many books.

有时候我真讨厌要读那么多书，

I don't know why we have to read all kinds of books

我真不明白为什么要读尽有的

and take so many boring examinations⁴.

参加那么多的考试。

Some teachers divide students into groups according to how high their marks are

有些老师根据学生的分数划分学生等级。

It seems that students with different marks are treated differently.

分数不同的学生所受的待遇不同。

It is a good idea but do teachers really know how a"bad-student"thinks?

这是个好办法.可是老师们真的知道"差学生"怎么想的吗?

I guess it's the worst way.

我想这是最差劲的办法。

As we know some Nobel winners were actually bad students,

众所周知,一些"诺贝尔"获得者其实是差学生,

while none of the top students ever win it.

没有一个好学生获得这个奖。

What do you think about it?

你是怎么想的呢?

Everyone,including students,teachers, parents etc.

包括学生,老师,家长在内的所有人

expects the education system to change.

都希望改善教育体系。

As the students, we all need to study in the same wonderful sunshine.

作为学生,我们需要在同等的环境中学习。

I should let you know,that what the students need is knowledge

我还要告诉你们,学生需要的是知识而

but not necessarily⁵ high marks.

而不是高分。

It's 12 o'clock now.

已是午夜12点了。

I hope that I didn't get too carried away musing⁶ over these problems.

我希望这些问题不要占据我太多的时间,

Anyhow,I have to prepare for tomorrow's test.

不管怎样,我还要准备明天的考试。

I really don't want to say anymore.

我真的什么也不想说了。

 

1 eyelids   

n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 )；眼睛也不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色

参考例句：

• She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 graphs   

n.图表，曲线图( graph的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some problems concerning groups are best attacked by using graphs. 有关群的一些问题可以使用图来很好地解答。 来自辞典例句
• Diagrams and graphs are indispensable visual aids in many aspects of economics. 图形和图解在经济学的许多方面是重要的形象工具。 来自辞典例句

3 weary   

adj.疲劳的，使人疲劳的；vi.厌烦，不耐烦

参考例句：

• He has laid out all his strength and is weary.他使出了全部气力，非常疲倦。
• I am weary of his constant complaints.我对他不断发牢骚感到厌烦。

4 examinations   

n.检查( examination的名词复数 )；考试；考查；试题

参考例句：

• He had been forced to incriminate himself in cross-examinations. 他在盘问中被迫受到牵连。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Examinations are hanging over her head—that's why she can't sleep at nights. 她大脑里想的都是考试，所以晚上无法入睡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。

6 musing   

n. 沉思，冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• "At Tellson's banking-house at nine," he said, with a musing face. “九点在台尔森银行大厦见面，”他想道。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She put the jacket away, and stood by musing a minute. 她把那件上衣放到一边，站着沉思了一会儿。