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Lesson 95
A fantasy
纯属虚构
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Text
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When the Ambassador of Escalopia
returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He
looked pale and
his clothes were in a
frightful state.
'What has happened?' she asked. 'How
did your clothes get into such a mess?'
'A fire extinguisher
, my
dear
,' answered the Ambassador drily.
'University students set the Embassy
on
fire this morning.'
'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife.
'And where were you at the time?'
'I was in my office as
usual,' answered the Ambassador
. 'The
fire broke out in the basement. I went
down immediately, of course, and that
fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He
thought I was
on fire. I must
definitely get that fellow posted.'
The Ambassador's wife went
on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a
big hole in her
husband's hat.
'And how can you explain that?' she
asked.
'Oh, that,' said the
Ambassador
. 'Someone fired a shot
through my office window. Accurate, don't
you think? Fortunately, I wasn't
wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not
have been able to
get home for lunch.'
【课文翻译】
当艾斯卡罗比亚国的大
使回到家吃午饭时
,
把他的夫人吓了一跳
.
他面色苍白
,
衣服也搞得不成样子
.
“
发生了什么事
< br>?”
她问
,“
你的衣服怎么搞得
一塌糊涂
?”
“
灭火器弄的
,
亲爱的
,”
大使冷冷地回答
,“
今天上午大学生们放火点着
了大使馆
.”
“
天啊
!”
他的夫人惊叫
,“
那你当时在什么地方
?”
< br>“
我和往常一样
,
在办公室里<
/p>
,”
大使回答说
.“
地下室突然着火
,
我当然马上下去了
.
但那个傻瓜霍斯特把灭火器对准了
我
.
他认为是我着火了
.
我一定要把那
个家伙打发走
.”
大使夫人继续提出
问题
,
她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有个洞
.
“
那么你对那又作何解释呢
?”
她问
.
“
那
个嘛
,”
大使说
,“
< br>有人向我办公室窗户开了一枪
.
真够准的
,
是不是
?
幸亏我当时没戴帽
子
.
如果真戴着它
,
< br>我现在就
不能回家来吃午饭了
.”
New words and expressions
生词和短语
fantasy
n.
幻想故事
ambassador
n.
大使
Escalopia
n.
艾斯卡罗比亚(虚构的国名)
shot
n.
子弹
frightful
adj.
可怕的,令人吃惊的
fire
extinguisher
灭火器
【生词讲解】
drily
adv.
冷淡地,枯燥无味地
embassy
n.
大使馆
【单词讲解】
天,天堂
basement
n.
地下室
heaven
n.
definitely
adv.
肯定地
post
v.
派任
【单词讲解】
1
.
fantasy
n.
幻想故事
the world of
fantasy
幻想的世界
fantastic
(
1
)
adj.
空想的
a
fantastic plan
空想的的计划
(
2
)
adj.
极好的、美妙的
eg
:
The night view
of the bay is even more fantastic.
在海湾的夜景更是妙不可言。
fantastically
[f?n't?stik
?
li]
adv.
空想地
,
非常地
2. ambassador
n.
大使、使节
embassy
大使馆
;
ambassadress
女大使、大使夫人
the
British Ambassador Tokyo
英国驻东京大使
the
Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain
中国驻英大使
3. frightful
adj.
可怕的,令人吃惊的
a frightful accident
可怕的事故
frightfully
[
?
fraitfuli]
adv.
可怕地;非常
frightened
['fraitnd]
adj.
受惊的
be frightened to do sth
害怕去做某事
eg
:
She was very
frightened to look down from the top floor of the
building.
她从那栋建筑物的顶楼往下看时
,
感到很害怕。
be frightened
that
害怕
….
eg
:
The boy was
frightened that would get lost.
那个男童害怕会迷路
4. fire extinguisher
灭火器
extinguish
v.
(火、光等)
熄灭
put out
扑灭
extinguish a cigarette
熄灭香烟
extinguish
the light
关掉
(
灯或炉火<
/p>
);
熄灭
5. drily
adv.
冷淡地,枯燥无味地
dry
adj.
干的
,
干燥的
,
干旱的
,
口渴的
,
枯燥的
adj.
禁酒的
,
(指幽默)装成正经的
, (
酒等
p>
)
不甜的
dryness
名词
n.
干燥
<
/p>
、冷淡
;
不和气、枯燥
< br>
6. embassy
n.
大使馆
the American
Embassy
美国大使馆
legation
公使馆
,
使节的派遣
;
consulate
[
?
k
?<
/p>
nsjulit] n.
领事馆
7. heaven
1
)
n.
天国,天堂
←→
hell
go to heaven
升天、死
;
angels in heaven
天堂里的天使
2
)
上帝
the will of Heaven
神意、天命
eg
:
Heaven helps
those who help themselves .
上帝保佑那些自我帮助的人。
3
)
天空
(对应
earth
)
the starry heavens
星空
in the western
heavens
在西边得天空
eg
:
Good Heavens
!天哪!
8.
basement
n
.
地下室
cellar
(储藏酒的)地下室
eg
:
He lives in
the basement of the apartment house.
他住在公寓房子的地下室。
base
1
)
n.
底部、根基、山麓
the bass
of a building
建筑物的地基
;
the
base of a mountain
山麓
2
)
n.
基地、根据地
an air base
空军基地
get to first base
获得初步的成功
9.
definitely
[
?
definitli]
1
)
adv.
肯定地、明确地、确定地
eg
:
I can?t tell
you definitely when
I will come.
我不能肯定地告诉你我什么时候来。
eg
:
I?ll
d
efinitely be at home before six.
我一定会在六点前回家。
2
)
(用于回答中)
正确、正是那样
-
Can you go alone
?
你可以一个人去?
-
Definitely .
是的
definite
1
)
adj.
一定的
eg
:
His school
work was not up to the definite standard .
他的作业没能达到一定的标准。
2
)
adj.
确定的、确实的
a definite answer
一个肯定的回答
eg
:
It is definite
that he is wrong.
他确确是错误了。
define
[di
?
fain]
1
)
v.
给
…….
下定义
eg
:
It?s hard to
define this word
.
这个词很难下定义。
2
)
界定
eg
:
My duties are
not well defined.
我的职责没有被很好的界定。
eg
:
The river
defines a border between the two countries .
这条河界定了两国之间的边界。
10.
post
1
)
v.
派任
2
)
n.
地位、职位
hold an
important post in the company
在公司身居要职
remain at one?s post
留任
eg
:
He got a post
as a diplomat.
他获得外交官的职务。
11. shot
1
)
n.
子弹
eg
:
The gun is out
of shot.
枪没子弹了。
2
)
n.
开枪、发射、射击
eg
:
He had a shot
at the goose.
=
He took a shot at the goose
他射击那只鹅。
eg
:
He fired three
shots.
他开了三枪。
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