英语小达人 88 Lightening Jack

 　　Lightening Jack¹

　　 “发亮”杰克

　　Each year at the full moon party, musicians, performers and gypsies come from far and wide to celebrate the new moon. There are people playing strange instruments and performing wild stunts². Each year Lightening Jack is always the favorite entertainer.

　　一年一度的满月派对上，都会有各地来的乐师、表演者和吉普赛人群集庆祝新月的到来。有人会弹奏一些奇怪的乐器，也有人表演精彩的绝技。每年最受欢迎的表演者一直都是“发亮”杰克。

　　He is a daring and adverturous performer. He wears interesting clothing from foreign countries. His ears are pierced with shark teeth. He smells of flowers and sweet oils and he wears his long blond hair in two braids that hang down almost to his knees.

　　他是个既勇敢又爱冒险的表演家。他穿着来自外国的趣味服装，耳洞上穿有鲨鱼牙齿；他身上有花朵和甜油的味道，留着一头长长的金发，两条辫子几乎垂到膝盖上。

　　Just by looking at him, people can tell that he is different from most.

　　大家光从外表就分得出来，他和大部分人都不一样。

　　Lightening Jack has traveled all over the world learning new tricks to perform for the moon party. People call him "Lightening Jack" because of the trick he is famous for—Fire Throwing.

　　“发亮”杰克曾到世界各地旅行，学习满月派对表演用的新花招。人们会叫他“发亮杰克”是因为他最有名的把戏便是“抛火秀”。

　　Jack has two ropes that he dips in gas and then lights them on fire. When the music starts, Jack throws, twists, and turns the rope around his body and into the air. It is a beautiful and dangerous sight to see. But for Jack, this is an adventure. For him, it is a thrill every time.

　　杰克让两条绳索浸上汽油，然后点火让绳子烧起来；等音乐声响起，杰克便用绳子在身体周围又抛又扭地转来转去，最后还会抛向空中。这样的景象既美丽又危险，可是对杰克来说，这确实一场冒险。对他而言，每一回的表演都让他胆战心惊。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》