[谐趣英文] Today's Tip 今日之奖/讲
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念音【TT28】 Tom and Sam are both slummers. One night, they both awoke from their slumbers. Tom came to Sam's shabby shed and slumped into his shabby chair. “In the hallowed name of god and upon the tallowed book of the Bible, chum,” Tom said to Sam, “it's more than a sorrow to wallow in this mud or mire, chum.” “And it's nothing but hollow to say you'd swallow down your fury and fire, chum,” said Sam to Tom. Obviously, the two boyhood chums had ideas which chimed in with each other.
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〔中译〕 汤姆和萨姆都是贫民。某晚,他们都从睡眠中醒来。汤姆来到萨姆的破屋子,倒落在他的破椅中。「老友,以上帝的神圣之名,以及以带着油脂的圣经发誓啊,老友」汤姆跟萨姆说,「在这种泥巴或泥沼中翻滚不只是悲伤而已啊,老友。」「而那也只不过是空言而已,如果说你愿意吞下你的愤怒与火气啊,老友。」萨姆跟汤姆说。显然,这两个儿时的老友,观念上是相互合而一致的。 〔注解〕 1. slum 是「贫民区」,但常用复数 slums。 slummer 是住贫民区的人。 slumber 则是「睡眠」, slump 是「陷下,倒落」。 2. shabby: 破旧的。 shed: 小屋,简陋的棚舍。 3. hallowed: 使神圣的。 tallowed: 使沾油脂的。 4. chum: 原指「室友」(roommate),现指「好友」(intimate friend)。 5. wallow: 打滚、翻动。 swallow: 当 v. 为「吞咽」,当 n. 为「燕子」。 6. mud or mine: 泥巴或泥沼。指极差的环境。 7. sorrow: 悲伤。 hollow: 空洞、空虚。 8. fury and fire: 愤怒与火气。指不满的情绪。 9. chime in with: 像组钟和鸣一样的「协同一致」。 |