[諧趣英文] Today's Tip 今日之獎/講
文:董更懂 圖:林凱婷
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Brian and Chris had a brawl in the yawl. Brian set Chris crawling and Chris sent Brian sprawling. At last, the yawl sank in all their crawling and sprawling, and the brawl ended in their drawling out, “What's the why and wherefore?” |
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〔中譯〕 布萊安和克利斯在小帆船裡吵架。布打得克爬著走,克打得布四腳朝天。最後,在他們爬走仰天之中,船沉了。吵架的結尾是:他們拉長聲音說出:「這是什麼原因什麼緣故嘛?」 〔注解〕 1. brawl: 吵架。特指 noisy quarrel (吵鬧的吵架)。 2. yawl: 指船載的「小艇」,或前桅高、後桅低的縱帆式「小帆船」。 3. set ... crawling: 使…爬著。 sent ... sprawling: 使…四腳朝天。 sprawl 指伸開手腳而坐或臥。 4. drawl: 拉長聲音說話,慢吞吞地說。 5. the why and wherefore: 其原因緣故。 |