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原文内容
10 句英文原文
" It is an exchange."
" Were they not satisfied where they were?" asked the little prince.
" No one is ever satisfied where he is," said the switchman.
" Are they pursuing the first travelers?" demanded the little prince.
" They are pursuing nothing at all," said the switchman.
" They are asleep in there, or if they are not asleep they are yawning."
" Only the children know what they are looking for," said the little prince.
" They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them, they cry..."" They are lucky," the switchman said.
中文翻译
这是一次交流。
“他们对自己所在的地方不满意吗?”小王子问道。
“没有一个人对自己所在的地方感到满意,”扳道工说道。
他们听到了第三列灯火通明的快车发出的轰鸣雷声。
‘他们在追赶第一批旅行者吗?’小王子问道。
“他们根本什么也没追求,”扳道工说道。
“他们正在那里睡觉,或者即使他们没在睡觉,他们也在打哈欠。”
只有孩子们正把他们的鼻子贴在窗玻璃上。
“只有孩子们知道他们在寻找什么,”小王子说。
“他们在一个破布娃娃上浪费时间,而它对他们来说变得非常重要;如果有人把它从他们身边拿走,他们就会哭泣……” “他们是幸运的,”扳道工说。
重点词汇
10 个exchange/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
n.交换
原句:"It is an exchange."
satisfied/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/
adj.满意的
原句:"Were they not satisfied where they were?"
switchman/ˈswɪtʃmən/
n.扳道工
原句:"said the switchman."
roaring/ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
adj.轰鸣的
原句:they heard the roaring thunder
express/ɪkˈspres/
n.特快列车
原句:a third brilliantly lighted express
pursuing/pərˈsuːɪŋ/
v.追逐
原句:"Are they pursuing the first travelers?"
yawning/ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
v.打哈欠
原句:if they are not asleep they are yawning.
flattening/ˈflætnɪŋ/
v.压平
原句:the children are flattening their noses
windowpanes/ˈwɪndoʊpeɪnz/
n.窗玻璃
原句:against the windowpanes
rag doll/ræɡ dɒl/
n.布娃娃
原句:their time over a rag doll
重点语法
5 个1
一般疑问句的否定形式
Were + 主语 + not + 表语/谓语...?
原文
"Were they not satisfied where they were?"
"他们对自己所在的地方不满意吗?"
例句
Were you not at home yesterday?
你昨天不在家吗?
2
'ever' 用于否定句加强语气
No one is ever satisfied...
原文
"No one is ever satisfied where he is,"
"没有人对自己所在的地方感到满意。"
例句
Nothing ever happens in this town.
这个小镇从未发生过任何事。
3
现在进行时表示正在进行的动作
be + V-ing
原文
"They are pursuing nothing at all,"
"他们根本什么也没在追。"
例句
She is reading a book now.
她现在正在看书。
4
'if' 引导的条件状语从句
if + 从句, (then) + 主句
原文
"if they are not asleep they are yawning."
"如果他们没睡着,那他们就是在打哈欠。"
例句
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.
如果明天下雨,我们就待在家里。
5
'waste time over sth' 固定搭配
waste time over + 名词
原文
"They waste their time over a rag doll"
"他们在一个布娃娃上浪费时间"
例句
Don't waste your time over trivial matters.
不要在琐事上浪费时间。