美国小学英语教材6:第181课 四海皆邻居

ALL NATIONS ARE NEIGHBORS

四海皆邻居

Our neighbors are those who live near us.

邻居就是住在我们附近的那些人。

Generally we know them best; often they are our closest friends.

一般来讲，我们最了解他们，他们通常也是我们最紧密的朋友。

Have you ever stopped to think that slowly but surely all the people of the world are coming to be neighbors?

你是否曾停下来想过，世界上所有的人一定都会慢慢地互为邻居？

Swift airplanes and trains, giant steamships¹, the radio and the telegraph are bringing the nations of the world closer and closer together.

迅速的飞机、飞驰的火车、巨大的轮船、无线电和电报将世界各国越来越紧密地联系在一起。

The people of Japan suffer death and destruction from a terrible earthquake.

日本人民一旦遭遇一场可怕的地震，饱受死亡和破坏，

In a few hours the whole world knows about it, and nations rush to the rescue with food, money, and messages of sympathy.

不出几小时，便世界皆知。各国便纷纷奔赴救援，捐赠食物、金钱，表达慰问同情。

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Boy Scouts² from all over the world meet in a great jamboree, and James Brown from America finds that Ivor Stannik from Poland,

世界各地的童子军在一个盛大的“聚会”上相遇，来自美国的詹姆斯·布朗发现来自波兰的伊沃尔·斯坦尼克、

Giacomo Spadoni from Italy, and Ole Sjostrand from Sweden are much like himself and the boys he knows at home.

来自意大利的贾科莫·斯帕多尼和来自瑞典的奥莱·斯约斯特兰德与他自己以及他在美国认识的男孩很像。

In times of long ago, before the news of the world could travel so swiftly

很久以前，世界的消息传播得还没有如此之快，

and people could journey great distances so easily, every stranger was an enemy.

人们旅行得还没有如此之远，那时每个陌生人都是敌人。

Tribes³ and nations were almost always at war.

各个部落和国家几乎总是处于战争状态。

But now we live so close together that we must be friends if this is to be a happy world.

但现在我们住得如此之近，这使得我们要想创造一个幸福的世界，就必须成为朋友。

We must understand and respect the people of other nations.

我们必须理解和尊重其他国家的人民。

When you read about people of foreign lands, notice that they have qualities that make you want to be friends with them.

当你读到关于外国人的文章时，要注意到他们身上那些让你想和他们交朋友的品质。

You may find some of them much like yourself.

你可能会发现他们中的一些人和你自己很像。

In the stories you are now to read, you will visit some young citizens of other countries.

在在你现在要读的故事中，你将会遇到其他国家的一些年轻公民。

Think of them as distant but friendly neighbors.

把他们看作是遥远却很友好的邻居。

1 steamships   

n.汽船，大轮船( steamship的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Berths on steamships can be booked a long while in advance. 轮船上的床位可以提前多日预订。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The sailing ships were superseded by the steamships. 帆船已被汽船所取代。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。

3 tribes   

n.部落( tribe的名词复数 )；（动、植物的）族；（一）帮；大群

参考例句：

• tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest 居住在亚马孙河雨林偏远地区的部落
• In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes. 非洲许多部落仍认为蛇是不可冒犯的。 来自《简明英汉词典》