大学英语精读预备1册 lesson 14

[00:00.00]Lesson 14  The Sleeping Beauty  (Part One)
[00:26.81]  Long,long ago there lived a king and a queen,
[00:32.02]who owned wide forests,great gardens,and beautiful palaces.
[00:39.22]Still they were not altogether happy,for they had no children.
[00:45.22]But at last on a bright spring morning,a daughter was born to them.
[00:51.41]Then great was the joy in the whole kingdom,
[00:55.99]flags were waving,bells were ringing,
[01:00.89]and the king decided¹ to hold a party and to invite all the good people to come.
[01:06.98]To the party were also invited six good fairies,
[01:12.36]for you must know there lived seven in all,
[01:16.75]but the one who was dark and evil² was not invited.
[01:22.03]  The day for the party came with blue skies and merry songs.
[01:27.82]Rich and wonderful gifts were brought,
[01:31.90]gifts of silver and gold,diamonds,silk,and necklaces.
[01:38.81]But the gifts of the fairies were the best.
[01:42.89]  The fairies danced in.
[01:46.37]All the guests around the king's daughter held their breath
[01:51.55]to see their beauty and loveliness.
[01:55.56]One fairy stepped forward and whispered,
[01:59.76]"My gift to you is this,
[02:03.55]you shall become the most beautiful woman in all the kingdom."
[02:09.02]"And,"added the second fairy,
[02:13.01]"you shall become as kind and good as you will be beautiful."
[02:18.72]The third fairy said,"I give you the gift of wisdom³."
[02:24.41]"And I," said the fourth,"the gift of love.
[02:29.11]You shall love and be loved."
[02:33.00]The fifth fairy whispered,"Mine is the gift of song and laughter⁴."
[02:39.58]  Then before any one knew what had happened,
[02:43.87]the dark and evil fairy pushed others aside
[02:48.67]and stood beside the king's dughter.
[02:52.56]"Why was I not invited to the party?
[02:56.64]Ah,I shall show no mercy⁵ to you.
[03:01.22]My gift is this,all my sisters' wishes shall come true;
[03:07.92]but when you are sixteen,
[03:11.42]you shall hurt your finger on a spindle and die."
[03:16.03]The king and queen cried and the guests all wept⁶.
[03:21.31]  Then the sixth good fairy stepped forward.
[03:25.61]She smiled lovingly on all.
[03:29.50]"Do not fear,"she said. "I can change it.
[03:34.18]Our king's daughter shall not die,but sleep-
[03:39.29]-sleep until in due⁷ time a king's son shall come.
[03:44.57]And with his kiss she shall be awake."
[03:48.74]This comforted the people of all ranks.
[03:53.04]"She shall not die,not die,"they repeated.
[03:57.84]The king then raised his hand,and all were silent⁸.
[04:02.74]"I command,"he cried,"that all spindles in my kingdom be burned!"
[04:09.74]Gladly the people obeyed and now they all thought the little girl would be safe from harm.
[04:16.44]Then began the happy life of the king's daughter.
[04:21.14]Words to watch
[04:40.85]beauty               king                 queen                wide
[04:44.80]n.美,美丽            n.国王               n.王后,女皇          a.宽阔,广泛
[04:48.74]forest               garden               palace               altogether
[04:53.15]n.森林,森林地带      n.花园,菜园          n.宫殿               ad.完全;总共;总而言之
[04:57.55]happy                spring               born                 joy
[05:01.80]a.幸福的,快乐的,乐意 n.,v.春季,春天;跳,跃 a.出生的,产生的;天生 n.欢乐,喜悦
[05:06.05]kingdom              flag                 bell                 ring
[05:10.15]n.王国               n.旗                 n.钟,铃              v.,n.敲钟;铃声;打电话
[05:14.26]decide               invite               fairy                blue
[05:18.46]v.决定,下决心        v.邀请,招待          n.仙女,妖精          n.,v.蓝色(的),青色(的)
[05:22.66]sky                  evil                 merry                song
[05:26.70]n.天,天空            a.坏的,邪恶的        a.欢乐的,兴高采烈的  n.歌声,歌曲
[05:30.74]wonderful            diamond              silver               silk
[05:35.39]a.惊人的,奇妙的,极好 n. 钻石,金刚石       n.银,银器,银币       n.丝绸
[05:40.03]necklace             dance                breath               step
[05:44.23]n.项链               v.,n.跳舞;舞蹈,舞会  n.呼吸,气息          n.脚步;台阶
[05:48.43]wisdom               laughter             mercy
[05:51.83]n.智慧               n.笑声               n.仁慈,怜悯,宽恕
[05:55.22]finger               spindle              cry                  change
[05:59.52]n.手指,指头          n.纺锤               v.,n.叫,喊;哭泣      n.,v.变化;改变
[06:03.82]weep                 kiss                 awake                rank
[06:07.61]v.哭泣,流泪          v.,n.吻,亲吻         a.,v.醒着的;唤醒,醒来n.排,行列;等级
[06:11.40]repeat               raise                silent               burn
[06:16.00]v.重复,重说          v.举起,提高,提升     a.寂静的,沉默的      v.,n.燃烧,烧毁
[06:20.59]obey                 safe                 harm
[06:23.99]v.服从,遵从          a.安全;牢靠          n.,v.损害,伤害,危害

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 evil   

n.邪恶，不幸，罪恶；adj.邪恶的，不幸的，有害的，诽谤的

参考例句：

• We pray to God to deliver us from evil.我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。
• Love of money is the root of all evil.爱钱是邪恶的根源。

3 wisdom   

n.智慧，明智的行为，学识，名言，贤人

参考例句：

• Experience is the mother of wisdom.经验为智慧之母。
• Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy.古希腊是智慧和哲学的发源地。

4 laughter   

n.笑，笑声

参考例句：

• I don't know how my story caused so much laughter.我不知我的故事怎么引起如此大笑。
• The audience gave way to uncontrollable bursts of laughter.听众忍不住发出一阵阵笑声。

5 mercy   

n.仁慈，宽恕，怜悯

参考例句：

• Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.对敌人的仁慈就意味着对人民的残忍。
• It is a mercy that you did not go.你幸好没有去。

6 wept   

（通常因悲伤）哭泣( weep的过去式和过去分词 )； 流泪； 悲哀； 哀悼

参考例句：

• She was unable to keep back her tears, and wept freely. 她抑制不住泪水，痛痛快快地哭了起来。
• She wept bitter tears over the loss of her lover. 她为失去了恋人而哭泣。

7 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。

8 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。