美国小学英语教材5:第99课 纪尧姆的长笛(3)

 "Come then, my  little one, thou shalt hold it in thy hand for a moment. "来吧，我的孩子，你拿在手里一会儿。

Perhaps that will satisfy thee." 或许这样能让你满足。"

The good woman took it down, and dusted it carefully, while Guillaume waited, quivering with eagerness. 这位好心的妇人把它取下来，小心翼翼地掸去灰尘，而纪尧姆等着，焦急得浑身发抖。

As she gave it to him, and his fingers touched it, such a thrill of strange happiness rushed through him that he grew bold. 当她把它递给他时，他的手指碰了碰它，一种奇怪的幸福的震颤传遍了他的全身，他变得大胆起来。

"Mother," he whispered entreatingly¹, "let me carry it with me today, to the hill." "妈妈，"他低声哀求，"今天允许我带着它上山吧。"

"To the hill!" cried his mother, raising her brows with astonishment². "要带到山上！"他妈妈哭泣着扬起了眉毛。

"Nay³, nay, Guillaume, thou art far too young to be permitted to do that. "不，不，纪尧姆，你太年轻了，不能那样做。

Some harm might happen to it there." 这样可能会带来一些伤害。"

"Nothing shall hurt it—I will take great care! "不会有什么伤害的——我会非常小心的！

See, I will keep it safely—here—in my breast." 看，我要把它安全地藏在这里——在我的胸口。"

His words came fast and imploringly⁴, and his mother, although she feared to trust it to his keeping, could not resist the longing⁵ in his eyes. 他说得又快又恳切，他的母亲虽然不敢允许他这样做，但还是无法抑制他眼中的渴望。

"Remember, my Guillaume," she warned him, "it was thy grandfather’s. "记着，我的纪尧姆，"她警告他，"那是你祖父的。

There is no other flute⁶ so fine in Maussane. 莫萨内再也没有这么好的笛子了。

See that thou dost bring it back unhurt." 你一定要把笛子完好无损地带回来。"

 

1 entreatingly   

哀求地，乞求地

参考例句：

• She spoke rapidly and pleadingly, looked entreatingly into his face. 她辩解似的讲得很快，用恳求的目光看着他的脸。
• He lifted his eyes to her entreatingly. 他抬起头用哀求的目光望着她。

2 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

3 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

4 imploringly   

adv. 恳求地, 哀求地

参考例句：

• He moved his lips and looked at her imploringly. 他嘴唇动着，哀求地看着她。
• He broke in imploringly. 他用恳求的口吻插了话。

5 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

6 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。