【生词预览】
admire欣赏，tribal部落的，eagle鹰，warrior勇士
【笑话原文】
Not An Eye Witness
Visiting the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C, I was admiring a beautiful tribal elder headdress decorated with eagle feathers. A man came up to me and identified himself as Native American.
“Do you know how warriors got those?” the man asked, pointing to the feathers.
“They covered a hole with brush, tied a live rabbit on top of it and hid underneath. When an eagle swooped down for the kill, they would grab its wing or tail.”
“Fascinating,” I said. “Did you see it yourself?”
“Actually, no,” the man confessed. “I saw it on the Discovery Channel.”
【中文译文】
不是亲眼所见
在华盛顿参观的美国印第安人博物馆的时候，我非常欣赏一件漂亮的用老鹰羽毛装饰的部落长老的头饰。一个男子走上前来，说他是美国的原住民。他指着羽毛问我：“你知道勇士们怎么得到这些羽毛的吗？他们在一个洞上面盖上树枝，在树枝上拴一只活兔子，而他们自己藏在洞里面。当老鹰俯冲下来的时候，他们就抓住它的翅膀或者尾巴。”
我说：“真神奇。你是亲眼看见的吗？”
那个男子承认：“其实不是。我是从电视节目Discovery里看到的。”
【词汇讲解】
1.admire欣赏、钦佩。admire sb.’s capacity for work钦佩某人的工作能力。“称赞”：He forgot to admire her new hat.他忘了称赞她的新帽子。“（常作反语）感到惊奇”：I admire your audacity.对你的厚颜我不胜惊讶。
2.tribal部落的。tribal customs部落习俗；a tribal war部落战争
3.identify认为，识别，鉴定。The light was too dim for me to identify her.光线太暗，我没法认出她。“认为等同于”：He identifies beauty with goodness.他认为美即善。“使与有关联”：That politician is too closely identified with the former government.那个政治家与前政府的关系过于密切。
4.warrior勇士、鼓吹战争的人。a cold warrior冷战专家
5.swoop飞扑。还有“下降”的意思：Air Force planes swooped low over the target.空军的战机在目标上空低飞。还有“吮吸”的意思：swoop in a hot swallow吸入一口烫的东西。
6.fascinating迷人的。a fascinating woman迷人的女子。The story of his adventures was fascinating to listen to.听他讲他的冒险经历真有趣极了。 |