13 One of the Populace 03
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" That is warmer, miss," said Becky, gratefully;" but, someways, even the Bastille is sort of heatin' when you gets to tellin' about it."
" That is because it makes you think of something else," said Sara, wrapping the coverlet round her until only her small dark face was to be seen looking out of it.
" I've noticed this.
" Can you do it, miss?" faltered Becky, regarding her with admiring eyes.
" Sometimes I can and sometimes I can't," she said stoutly.
" But when I CAN I'm all right.
中文翻译
“这更暖和些,小姐,”贝基感激地说,“不过,不知怎的,就算是巴士底狱,当你开始讲述它的时候,也让人觉得有点暖烘烘的。”
“那是因为它会让你想到别的东西,”萨拉说,一边用床单裹住自己,直到只有她那张黝黑的小脸露在外面张望着。
“我已经注意到这个了。
当你的身体感到痛苦时,你必须用你的头脑去做的事情,就是让它去想别的事情。"
"你能做到吗,小姐?" 贝基结结巴巴地说,用钦佩的目光注视着她。
萨拉皱了一会儿眉头。
“有时候我能行,有时候我不能,”她坚定地说道。
"但当我能够时,我就没事了。
而我相信的是,我们总是可以做到——只要我们练习得足够多。
我最近一直在大量练习,现在开始觉得比以前容易了。
重点词汇
10 个gratefully/ˈɡreɪtfəli/
adv.感激地
原句:"That is warmer, miss," said Becky, gratefully;
someways/ˈsʌmweɪz/
adv.不知怎的,以某种方式
原句:"but, someways, even the Bastille is sort of heatin' when you gets to tellin' about it."
Bastille/bæˈstiːl/
n.巴士底狱(文中比喻寒冷阴暗的地方)
原句:"but, someways, even the Bastille is sort of heatin' when you gets to tellin' about it."
heatin'/ˈhiːtɪŋ/
adj.(口语)=heating,暖和的
原句:"but, someways, even the Bastille is sort of heatin' when you gets to tellin' about it."
coverlet/ˈkʌvərlət/
n.床罩,被单
原句:said Sara, wrapping the coverlet round her
miserable/ˈmɪzrəbl/
adj.痛苦的,难受的
原句:when your body is miserable
falter/ˈfɔːltər/
v.支吾地说,犹豫
原句:"Can you do it, miss?" faltered Becky
admiring/ədˈmaɪərɪŋ/
adj.钦佩的,赞赏的
原句:regarding her with admiring eyes.
knit/nɪt/
v.皱起(眉头)
原句:Sara knitted her brows a moment.
stoutly/ˈstaʊtli/
adv.坚定地,坚决地
原句:"Sometimes I can and sometimes I can't," she said stoutly.
重点语法
5 个1
sort of
固定搭配
原文
"even the Bastille is sort of heatin'"
"甚至巴士底狱也(让人觉得)有点暖和"
例句
He's sort of tired.
他有点累了。
2
gets to doing
习惯用法(非正式)
原文
"when you gets to tellin' about it."
"当你开始讲述它的时候。"
例句
He gets to thinking about the past.
他开始想起过去。
3
What you have to do... is to...
主语从句+表语结构
原文
"What you have to do... is to make it think..."
"你必须做的是……让它去想……"
例句
What I need is a good rest.
我需要的是好好休息。
4
if we practiced enough
虚拟语气(与现在事实相反)
原文
"we always could--if we practiced enough."
"我们总是能做到——如果我们练习得足够多的话。"
例句
I would travel more if I had time.
如果我有时间,我会多去旅行。
5
it's beginning to be easier
begin to do 结构
原文
"it's beginning to be easier than it used to be."
"它开始变得比以前容易了。"
例句
It's beginning to rain.
开始下雨了。