英国语文第二册 第19期:骆驼

 　　LESSON 19 The camel 第十九课 骆驼

　　In some parts of the world there are great tracts¹ of country called deserts. 在世界一些地方，国家有大片土地称之为沙漠。

　　In these deserts there are no houses, no pleasant streams, and no trees. 在这些沙漠里，没有住宅，没有欢快的河流，也没有数。

　　Nothing can be seen around but sand, and stones and rocks, as far as the eye can reach. 周围除了沙，石子和岩石，什么也看不见，一望无际。

　　In crossing these dreary² deserts, the traveller³ must take with him every thing that he needs on the way. 在穿过这些枯燥无味的沙漠时，旅行者必须带上所有他在路上需要的东西。

　　He must carry enough of food and water to last himself and those who are with him for many days. 他必须带上足够的食物和水以使自己和跟他一起的人坚持很多天。

　　No horse could carry heavy loads across these great deserts; but God has given to man another animal fitted for the work. 没有马可以运载重物穿越大沙漠；但上帝给了人们另一种适合这类工作的动物。

　　This animal is the camel. 这种动物就是骆驼。

　　When sailors cross the sea in a ship, the ship must carry every thing they need. 当海员乘船穿越大海时，船上必须带着所有他们需要的东西。

　　And as the camel has to do the same for its master in the desert, it has been called the ship of the desert. 就像骆驼在沙漠里要为它的主人所做的一样，它被称为“沙漠之舟”。

　　When the camel is being loaded it kneels⁴, that its master may put the load on its back; 把东西装到骆驼身上时，它会跪下，主人会把东西放在它的背上；

　　and when the day's march is over, and the time for rest has come, it kneels again, to have its load taken off. 一天的行程结束时，到了休息时间，它又会跪下，把货物卸下。

　　The camel can go without food for a long time; and, before it starts, it drinks enough of water to last it for several days. 骆驼可以在没有食物的情况下走很长时间；在它出发之前，它会引用足够的水来维持好些天。

　　It is no wonder that the Arab⁵ loves his camel, and sings songs in its praise. 难怪阿拉伯人喜爱他的骆驼，唱歌赞美它。

　　The horse carries his master, the cow gives him milk, and the sheep gives him wool for clothing. 马载着他的主人，牛给他牛奶，羊给他羊毛做衣服。

　　But to the Arab, the camel is all these in one. 但对阿拉伯人来说，骆驼一个顶所有这些。

　　It supplies the people of the desert with milk, and with almost all they need. 它给沙漠里的人们供给牛奶和几乎所有人们需要的。

　　After it is dead, its flesh⁶ is used for food, and its hair is made into cloth. 它死后，肉可以用作食物，头发可以做成布。

1 tracts   

大片土地( tract的名词复数 )； 地带； （体内的）道； （尤指宣扬宗教、伦理或政治的）短文

参考例句：

• vast tracts of forest 大片大片的森林
• There are tracts of desert in Australia. 澳大利亚有大片沙漠。

2 dreary   

adj.令人沮丧的，沉闷的，单调乏味的

参考例句：

• They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
• She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。

3 traveller   

n.旅馆；旅游者

参考例句：

• Almost every traveller carried about a camera.几乎每个旅行者都带着相机。
• It is nothing but a traveller's tale.这只不过是海外奇谈。

4 kneels   

v.跪( kneel的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The feeble man feels an ache on his heels and knees when he kneels on the steel steering wheel. 当虚弱男子跪在钢舵轮上时他的脚跟和双膝感到疼痛。 来自辞典例句
• It is found that he kneels down outside the door when I open the room door. 当我打开房门时发现他跪在门外。 来自辞典例句

5 Arab   

n.阿拉伯人，阿拉伯马；adj.阿拉伯人的，阿拉伯的

参考例句：

• It's a story about an Arab in the desert.这是一个生活在沙漠地区的阿拉伯人的故事。
• An Arab is travelling in the desert on his camel.一个阿拉伯人正骑着骆驼在沙漠中旅行。

6 flesh   

n.肉；（供食用的）肉；果肉

参考例句：

• A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.胖人较瘦人肉多。
• The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。