英语小达人 141 Flawless English

 　　Flawless English

　　 完美无瑕的英语

　　An African chieftain flew to the United States to visit the president. When he arrived at the airport, a host of newsmen and television cameramen met him. One of the reporters asked the chief if he had a comfortable flight.

　　有名非洲酋长搭飞机到美国拜访总统。他一抵达机场，就被一群新闻记者和电视摄影记者团团包围。有名记者问酋长旅途是否舒适愉快。

　　The chief made a series of weird¹ noises..."Screech², scratch, honk³, buzz⁴, whistle, Z-Z-Z-Z" and then added in perfect English, "Yes, I had a very nice flight."

　　酋长先发出一连串“叽、刮、轰、叭、嘻吼、滋-滋-滋-滋”的奇怪声音，然后用娴熟的英语说道：“是的，旅途相当舒适愉快。”

　　Another reporter asked, "Chief, do you plan to visit the Washington Monument while you're in the areas."

　　另一位记者问道：“酋长，到这里来有打算参观华盛顿纪念碑吗？”

　　The chief made the same noises..."Screech, scratch, honk, buzz, whistle, Z-Z-Z-Z" and then said, "Yes, and I also plan to visit the White House and the Capital Building."

　　酋长又发出同样“叽、刮、轰、叭、嘻吼、滋-滋-滋-滋”的怪声，然后说：“是的，我也打算参观白宫和国会大厦。”

　　"Where did you learn to speak such flawless English?" asked the next reporter.

　　“你一口完美无暇的英语是在哪里学的啊？”下一个记者问道。

　　The chief replied, "Screech, scratch, honk, buzz, whistle, Z-Z-Z-Z... from the short-wave radio."

　　酋长回答：“叽、刮、轰、叭、嘻吼、滋-滋-滋-滋...是从短波无线电台学来的。”

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 screech   

n./v.尖叫；(发出)刺耳的声音

参考例句：

• He heard a screech of brakes and then fell down. 他听到汽车刹车发出的尖锐的声音,然后就摔倒了。
• The screech of jet planes violated the peace of the afternoon. 喷射机的尖啸声侵犯了下午的平静。

3 honk   

n.雁叫声，汽车喇叭声

参考例句：

• Don't honk the horn indiscriminately.不要乱鸣喇叭！
• While passing another vehicle,you must honk your horn.通过另一部车时必须鸣按喇叭。

4 buzz   

v.充满了激动或活动的声音，发出低沉的声音

参考例句：

• My brain was in buzz.我的脑袋嗡嗡响。
• A buzz went through the crowded courtroom.拥挤的法庭里响起了一片乱哄哄的说话声。