[谐趣英文] Today's Tip 今日之奖/讲
文:董更懂 图:陈圣博
念音【TT7】 A clown in brown was chased by a hound. He bounded round a mount and over a mound. At last he came to town but lost his gown. There he walked on as the road wound. Suddenly a sound came and his back got a pound. He fell down and found a crown. The crown was safe and sound on the ground. But he frowned because he could not wear it and it was not enough to buy a gown. |
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〔中译〕 ㄧ个穿棕色衣服的小丑被ㄧ只猎狗追。他绕着山蹦跳,又跳过小土堆。最后他到城里来,可是丢了外袍。在那里,随着路纡回蜿蜒,他继续走。突然间,来了个声响而他的背就遭到碰撞。他倒下来而看到ㄧ个王冠银币,那个王冠银币在地上安安好好的。可是他却皱眉头,因为他不能戴它,它又不够买衣袍。 〔注解〕 1. 这段叙述中,所有英文字里的 ou 或 ow 均与 now 同韵。 2. bind, bound, bound:绑。 但bound, bounded, bounded:蹦跳 (= leap)、弹跳 (= bounce)。 3. mount:山 (= 大山 mountain 或 小山 hill )。 mound:小土推、土墩、冢。 4. wind, wound, wound:纡回、蜿蜒。与 find, found, found 同韵。 可是 wound, wounded, wounded:受伤。此 ou 念 /u/。 5. pound:重击、碰撞 (而发出砰的声音)。 safe and sound: 安全完好的。 6. crown:王冠 或 (印有王冠之) 五先令银币。小丑倒下看到的 crown 是王冠银币,所以不能戴。 7. frown:锁眉 (= contract one’s brows) 以表不悦或忧戚。 |