英语小达人 113 Pilgrimage

 　　Pilgrimage

　　 朝圣

　　White. As¹ far as he could² see. A sea of white. This was³ Mohammad's dream⁴. He had⁵ spent a whole⁶ year working and saving⁷ up enough money for his trip.

　　白色，举目望去都是白色，一大片白色。这是穆罕穆德做的梦。为了踏上旅程，他花了一整年的时间工作，并存到足够的钱。

　　After a lot of hard work, he flew⁸ to Mecca to partake in the world's biggest pilgrimage. Now, he walked with over a million⁹ people, all dressed in white. Men, woman and children. It was going¹⁰ to be a challenging¹¹ three days with very little food and water.

　　经过不停地努力工作，他终于飞到麦加准备参加世界上最大的朝圣之旅。如今，他和一百多万人一起走着路，大家都穿着白色衣服，其中有男有女，也有小孩在里面。仅靠极少量的食物和水要撑过三天，将会是一项艰难的挑战。

　　On the first day, Mohammad was excited¹². He talked to people he met along¹³ the journey¹⁴. The sun was very hot. By the second day, he was tired and the sun seemed¹⁵ much hotter.

　　第一天，穆罕穆德还蛮兴奋的，旅途中也会和他遇到的人交谈。那天太阳很大。第二天，穆罕穆德开始觉得累，而且太阳似乎更热了。

　　There were people everywhere, in front of him, behind him. Sometimes he tripped and fell¹⁶ onto¹⁷ people. But, it would¹⁸ all be worth¹⁹ it. "After the pilgrimage, I will ba a new man. I will feel closer to Allah."

　　他前后到处都是人，有时还会失足跌倒撞到别人。不过他心想这一切都是值得的，因为朝圣后，我就是新的人，更会有和真神阿拉靠得更近的感觉。

　　The third day came²⁰, and he finished²¹ tired and sore²². He had done what he came to do. He was very proud²³ of himself²⁴.

　　到了第三天，他终于带着全身的疲惫和酸痛完成朝圣之旅。他完成了他这一趟旅行的目的，替自己感到非常骄傲。

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 dream   

n.梦；梦想；v.做梦；向往

参考例句：

• I remembered my grandfather in my dream last night.昨晚我梦见了我的外祖父。
• It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.我的理想是获得诺贝尔奖。

5 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

6 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

7 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

8 flew   

vbl.fly的过去式

参考例句：

• She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。
• The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

9 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

10 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

11 challenging   

adj.大胆的(复杂的，有前途的，挑战的)；n.复杂(有前途，大胆，挑战)

参考例句：

• She performed the most challenging task without a mistake.她毫无差错地完成了这一最富有挑战性的任务。
• We have changed the course to make it more challenging.我们改了课程以使其更具挑战性。

12 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

13 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

14 journey   

n.旅行，旅程；路程

参考例句：

• She will give up this journey.她将放弃这次旅行。
• The journey home was great fun.回家的旅程非常有趣。

15 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

16 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

17 onto   

prep.到…之上；向…之上

参考例句：

• The cat jumped onto the chair.猫跳到椅子上。
• He threw himself onto the sofa.他猛然坐到沙发上。

18 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

19 worth   

adj.值钱；值得，具有..价值；n.价值，作用

参考例句：

• The book was old and it was not worth a cent.这本书旧了，一文不值。
• This novel is worth reading. 这部小说值得一读。

20 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

21 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

22 sore   

adj.疼痛的，酸痛的；n.痛处，溃疡，疮

参考例句：

• I've got a sore place in my back.我背上有个地方痛。
• His father's throat is a bIt'sore.他父亲的喉咙一直觉得痛。

23 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

24 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。