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原文内容

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英文原文
EvenˈiːvnasæzIwaswəzdiggingˈdɪɡɪŋintoˈɪntəmymaɪpockedpɒkttogetɡetoutaʊtmymaɪrevolverrɪˈvɒlvəImademeɪdaərunningˈrʌnɪŋstepstepbackbæk.
Butbʌt,atættheðənoisenɔɪzImademeɪd,theðəsnakesneɪkletlethimselfhɪmˈselfflowfləʊeasilyˈiːzəliacrossəˈkrɒstheðəsandsændlikelaɪktheðədyingˈdaɪɪŋsprayspreɪofɒvaəfountainˈfaʊntən,andənd,inɪnnonəʊapparentəˈpærənthurryˈhʌri,disappearedˌdɪsəˈpɪəd,withwɪðaəlightlaɪtmetallicməˈtælɪksoundsaʊnd,amongəˈmʌŋtheðəstonesstəʊnz.
I/aɪ/reached/riːtʃt/the/ðə/wall/wɔːl/just/dʒʌst/in/ɪn/time/taɪm/to/tuː/catch/kætʃ/my/maɪ/little/ˈlɪtl/man/mæn/in/ɪn/my/maɪ/arms/ɑːmz/;his/hɪz/face/feɪs/was/wɒz/white/waɪt/as/æz/snow/snəʊ/.
"What/wɒt/does/dʌz/this/ðɪs/mean/miːn/?"I/aɪ/demanded/dɪˈmɑːndɪd/.
"Why/waɪ/are/ɑː(r)/you/juː/talking/ˈtɔːkɪŋ/with/wɪð/snakes/sneɪks/?"
I/aɪ/had/hæd/loosened/ˈluːsənd/the/ðə/golden/ˈɡəʊldən/muffler/ˈmʌflə(r)/that/ðæt/he/hiː/always/ˈɔːlweɪz/wore/wɔː(r)/.
I/aɪ/had/hæd/moistened/ˈmɔɪsənd/his/hɪz/temples/ˈtemplz/,and/ænd/had/hæd/given/ˈɡɪvn/him/hɪm/some/sʌm/water/ˈwɔːtə(r)/to/tu/drink/drɪŋk/.
AndændnownaʊIdiddɪdnotnɒtdaredeəaskɑːskhimhɪmanyˈenimoremɔːquestionsˈkwestʃənz.
Hehiːlookedlʊktatætmemiːveryˈverigravelyˈɡreɪvli,andændputpʊthishɪzarmsɑːmzaroundəˈraʊndmymaɪnecknek.
I/aɪ/felt/felt/his/hɪz/heart/hɑːt/beating/ˈbiːtɪŋ/like/laɪk/the/ðə/heart/hɑːt/of/əv/a/ə/dying/ˈdaɪɪŋ/bird/bɜːd/,shot/ʃɒt/with/wɪð/someone's/ˈsʌmwʌnz/rifle/ˈraɪfl/..."I/aɪ/am/æm/glad/ɡlæd/that/ðæt/you/ju/have/hæv/found/faʊnd/what/wɒt/was/wəz/the/ðə/matter/ˈmætə(r)/with/wɪð/your/jɔː(r)/engine/ˈendʒɪn/,"he/hi/said/sed/.
中文翻译
就在我伸手到口袋里掏左轮手枪时,我向后跑了一步。
但是,在我发出的声响中,那条蛇让自己像喷泉即将消散的水雾一样,轻松地滑过沙地,并且,毫不匆忙地,带着轻微的金属声响,消失在石头之间。
我及时赶到墙边,正好把我的小家伙接在怀里;他的脸像雪一样白。
“这是什么意思?”我问道。
“你为什么和蛇说话?”
我解开了他一直戴着的金色围巾。
我润湿了他的太阳穴,并给他喝了些水。
而现在我不敢再问他任何问题了。
他非常严肃地看着我,然后用手臂搂住了我的脖子。
我感觉他的心脏像一只垂死鸟儿的心脏那样跳动着,仿佛被某人的步枪击中……“我很高兴你找到了引擎的问题所在,”他说道。

重点词汇

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revolver/rɪˈvɒlvə(r)/
n.左轮手枪
原句:Even as I was digging into my pocked to get out my revolver
flow/fləʊ/
v.流动,滑行
原句:the snake let himself flow easily across the sand
fountain/ˈfaʊntən/
n.喷泉
原句:like the dying spray of a fountain
metallic/məˈtælɪk/
adj.金属的
原句:with a light metallic sound
muffler/ˈmʌflə(r)/
n.围巾
原句:I had loosened the golden muffler that he always wore
moisten/ˈmɔɪsn/
v.弄湿
原句:I had moistened his temples
temples/ˈtemplz/
n.太阳穴
原句:I had moistened his temples
gravely/ˈɡreɪvli/
adv.严肃地
原句:He looked at me very gravely
rifle/ˈraɪfl/
n.步枪
原句:like the heart of a dying bird, shot with someone's rifle
engine/ˈendʒɪn/
n.发动机,引擎
原句:you have found what was the matter with your engine

重点语法

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Even as...
让步状语从句
原文
Even as I was digging into my pocked to get out my revolver
正当我伸手到口袋里去掏我的左轮手枪时
例句
Even as he spoke, the door opened.
就在他说话的时候,门开了。
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let oneself do
固定搭配,表示“让某人自己...”
原文
the snake let himself flow easily across the sand
那条蛇让自己像喷泉将尽的喷水般轻松地滑过沙地
例句
He let himself fall into the water.
他让自己掉进了水里。
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in time to do
固定搭配,表示“及时做某事”
原文
I reached the wall just in time to catch my little man in my arms
我及时赶到墙边,正好把我的小人儿抱在怀里
例句
We arrived just in time to see the sunset.
我们及时赶到,正好看到了日落。
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as...as...
比较结构,表示“像……一样……”
原文
his face was white as snow
他的脸像雪一样白
例句
She is as tall as her brother.
她和她的哥哥一样高。
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what was the matter with...
固定句型,询问“……怎么了/出了什么问题”
原文
you have found what was the matter with your engine
你已经找到了你的引擎出了什么问题
例句
Can you tell me what is the matter with the computer?
你能告诉我电脑出了什么问题吗?