13 Chapter 13 04
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" Millions of those little objects," he said," which one sometimes sees in the sky."
" Flies?"
" Oh, no.
" Oh, no.
中文翻译
我当时说,那么,五亿零一百万——" "什么的一百万?"
这位商人突然意识到,除非他回答了这个问题,否则他别想得到安宁。
“数百万个那些小物体,”他说,“人们有时会在天空中看到的。”
“苍蝇?”
"哦,不。
小小的闪闪发光的物体。" "蜜蜂?"
"哦,不。
那些让懒人陷入闲散遐想的小金物件。
至于我,我关心的是重要的事情。
我的生活中没有时间做白日梦。
重点词汇
10 个consequence/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/
n.重要性
原句:I am concerned with matters of consequence.
glittering/ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
adj.闪闪发光的
原句:Little glittering objects.
idle/ˈaɪdl/
adj.懒散的;空闲的
原句:set lazy men to idle dreaming
object/ˈɒbdʒɪkt/
n.物体
原句:Millions of those little objects
peace/piːs/
n.安宁
原句:there was no hope of being left in peace
realize/ˈriːəlaɪz/
v.意识到
原句:The businessman suddenly realized
concerned/kənˈsɜːnd/
adj.关心的,关注的
原句:I am concerned with matters of consequence.
lazy/ˈleɪzi/
adj.懒惰的
原句:set lazy men to idle dreaming
dreaming/ˈdriːmɪŋ/
n.梦想,幻想
原句:There is no time for idle dreaming in my life.
businessman/ˈbɪznəsmæn/
n.商人
原句:The businessman suddenly realized
重点语法
5 个1
be left in peace
被动语态 + 介词短语
原文
there was no hope of being left in peace
没有希望得到安宁
例句
She wished to be left in peace to read her book.
她希望能不受打扰地读她的书。
2
be concerned with
系动词 + 形容词 + 介词
原文
I am concerned with matters of consequence.
我关心的是重要的事情。
例句
He is more concerned with ideas than with money.
他更关心的是想法而不是金钱。
3
set somebody to doing something
使某人开始做某事
原文
Little golden objects that set lazy men to idle dreaming.
让懒人开始做白日梦的小金物体。
例句
The news set her to thinking about her future.
这个消息让她开始思考她的未来。
4
there is no hope of (doing) something
没有(做)某事的希望
原文
there was no hope of being left in peace
没有希望得到安宁
例句
There is no hope of finishing the work today.
今天没有希望完成这项工作。
5
as for me
至于我(用于引出自己的观点)
原文
As for me, I am concerned with matters of consequence.
至于我,我关心的是重要的事情。
例句
As for me, I prefer tea to coffee.
至于我,比起咖啡我更喜欢茶。