15 The Magic 39

原文内容

10 句
英文原文
Saraˈsɑːrəcriedkraɪd.
"What/wɒt/are/ɑː(r)/you/juː/doing/ˈduːɪŋ/?"
Beckyˈbekiopenedˈəʊpəndherhɜː(r)eyesaɪzwithwɪðaəstartstɑːt.
"Iaɪwaswɒza-'pretendin'ə prɪˈtendɪn,'missmɪs,"sheʃiansweredˈɑːnsədaəlittleˈlɪtlsheepishlyˈʃiːpɪʃli;"Iaɪwaswɒztryin'ˈtraɪɪntotəseesiːitɪtlikelaɪkyoujudodu.
I/aɪ/almost/ˈɔːlməʊst/did/dɪd/,"with/wɪð/a/ə/hopeful/ˈhəʊpf(ə)l/grin/ɡrɪn/.
"But/bʌt/it/ɪt/takes/teɪks/a/ə/lot/lɒt/o'/əv/stren'th/strenθ/."
"Perhaps/pəˈhæps/it/ɪt/does/dʌz/if/ɪf/you/juː/are/ɑː(r)/not/nɒt/used/juːzd/to/tuː/it/ɪt/,"said/sed/Sara/ˈsɑːrə/,with/wɪð/friendly/ˈfrendli/sympathy/ˈsɪmpəθi/;"but/bʌt/you/juː/don't/dəʊnt/know/nəʊ/how/haʊ/easy/ˈiːzi/it/ɪt/is/ɪz/when/wen/you've/juːv/done/dʌn/it/ɪt/often/ˈɒfn/.
I/aɪ/wouldn't/ˈwʊd(ə)nt/try/traɪ/so/səʊ/hard/hɑːd/just/dʒʌst/at/æt/first/fɜːst/.
Itɪtwillwɪlcomekʌmtotuyoujuafterˈɑːftəaəwhilewaɪl.
I'llaɪljustdʒʌsttelltelyoujuːwhatwɒtthingsθɪŋzareɑː(r).
中文翻译
萨拉哭了。
“你在做什么？”
贝基猛然睁开了眼睛。
“我刚才在‘假装’，小姐，”她有点不好意思地回答；“我在试着像你那样看待它。”
我差点就做到了，"带着满怀希望的咧嘴一笑。
但这需要耗费大量的力气。
“也许如果你不习惯的话，确实会这样，”萨拉带着友好的同情说道；“但如果你经常做，你就不知道它有多容易。”
一开始我不会那么努力尝试。
过一会儿你就会明白了。
我就告诉你这些东西是什么。

重点词汇

8 个
pretendin'/prɪˈtendɪn/
v.假装
原句："I was a-'pretendin',' miss,"
sheepishly/ˈʃiːpɪʃli/
adv.羞怯地，难为情地
原句："she answered a little sheepishly;"
grin/ɡrɪn/
n.咧嘴笑
原句："with a hopeful grin."
stren'th/streŋθ/
n.力量（非标准拼写，应为strength）
原句："But it takes a lot o' stren'th."
sympathy/ˈsɪmpəθi/
n.同情
原句："with friendly sympathy;"
used to/ˈjuːst tuː/
adj. phrase习惯于
原句："if you are not used to it,"
come to/kʌm tuː/
phr. v.被…理解，被…想到
原句："It will come to you after a while."
with a start/wɪð ə stɑːrt/
phrase猛地一惊
原句："Becky opened her eyes with a start."

重点语法

5 个
1
see it like you do
see + it + like + 从句
原文
"I was tryin' to see it like you do."
"我试着像你那样去看它。"
例句
Try to see the problem like he does.
"试着像他那样看待这个问题。"
2
It takes...
It takes + (某人) + 名词/时间 + to do sth.
原文
"But it takes a lot o' stren'th."
"但这需要很大的力气。"
例句
It takes patience to learn a language.
"学习一门语言需要耐心。"
3
when you've done it often
when + 现在完成时
原文
"but you don't know how easy it is when you've done it often."
"但你不明白当你经常做的时候它有多容易。"
例句
You'll understand when you've experienced it yourself.
"当你亲身经历过，你就会明白了。"
4
wouldn't try so hard
would + not + 动词原形 (表示委婉建议)
原文
"I wouldn't try so hard just at first."
"一开始我不会这么努力尝试。"
例句
I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.
"如果我是你，我就不会担心这件事。"
5
a lot o'
a lot of 的非标准/口语化缩略
原文
"But it takes a lot o' stren'th."
"但这需要很大的力气。"
例句
He has a lot o' friends.
"他有很多朋友。"