经典语段:
"What"s your name, boy?" asked a particularly fat man with a very round, red face.
“小子,你叫什么名字?”其中一个长着滚圆红脸的特别胖的人问道。
Oliver was frightened at the sight of so many people, and started to cry.
奥利弗被眼前这么多的人给吓哭了。
"Why are you crying?"The beadle hit him on the back,and so naturally Oliver cried even more.
“你哭什么?” 执事在奥利弗的背上揍了一下,当然这一下使他哭得更厉害了。
"The boy is a fool,"one member of the board announced."You know you have no father or mother,"said the first man, "and that you have been brought up with other orphans?"
“他是个傻子。”一位董事大声说。“你知道你没有父母,是和那些孤儿一起长大的吗?”第一位先生说。
"Yes, sir," replied Oliver, crying bitterly.
“我知道,先生。”奥利弗伤心地回答道。
"Why is the boy crying?"repeated the other man, puzzled.
“这孩子哭什么?”另外那位先生莫名其妙地问。
"You have come here to be educated,"continued the fat man, "so you will start working here tomorrow at six o"clock."
“你是到这儿来受教育的,”那个胖子接着说,“所以从明天早晨六点钟起,你得在这儿干活。”
Oliver was led away to a large room, where, on a rough hard bed he cried himself to sleep.
奥利弗又从这儿被带到了一间大屋子里。他躺在屋里一张粗糙的木板床上,哭着哭着就睡着了。
语段精讲:
第一、词汇精讲
1. announce
释义:( Oxford ) to say sth in a loud and/or serious way
[vt.] 大声地说,严厉地说
范例:She announced that she'd given up smoking.
她大声说道她已经戒掉烟了。
2. puzzle
释义:( Oxford ) to make sb feel confused because they do not understand sth
[vi.] 困惑
范例:He puzzled his brains to find the answer.
他绞尽脑汁以寻求答案。
I am puzzled by his failure to reply to my letter.
他不给我回信使我百思不解。
3. educate
释义:( Oxford ) train the mind and character of sb; teach sb; provide sb with an education 训练某人的思想和性格;教某人;教育某人
语法用法:~sb (in sth)
范例:The public should be educated in how to use energy more effectively.
公众应受到合理地利用能源的教育。
Parents should educate their children to behave well.
父母应当教育子女守规矩。
Where were you educated?
你在哪所学校学习过?
第二、加分短语
1. at the sight of:当看到......时,一见到......就......
范例:She turned 【打印本页】【关闭窗口】 |