美国语文第四册 第12期:懒人奈德

 　　"IT is royal fun," cried lazy Ned, “这个非常有意思，”懒人奈德大叫道，

　　To coast upon my fine, new sled, 乘坐我全新的高级雪橇去滑冰，

　　And beat the other boys; 把其他男生都比下去；

　　But then, I can not bear to climb, 但是我受不了去爬，

　　The tiresome¹ hill, for every time, 那累人的山，因为每次

　　It more and more annoys. 都让我感到越来越不胜其烦

　　So, while his schoolmates glided² by, 因此，当他的校友们从身边滑过，

　　And gladly tugged³ uphill, to try Another merry race, 兴高采烈地将雪橇拉上山顶，尝试进行又一次愉快的比赛时，

　　Too indolent to share their plays, 由于太懒惰而没有加入他们的游戏，

　　Ned was compelled to stand and gaze, 奈德只得站在一旁观看，

　　While shivering in his place. 在原地瑟瑟发抖。

　　Thus, he would never take the pains 即便这样，他也不愿下工夫

　　To seek the prize that labor⁴ gains, 去追求劳动带来的收获，

　　Until the time had passed; 直到时间流逝，

　　For, all his life, he dreaded⁵ still, 终其一生，他一直畏惧

　　The silly bugbear of uphill, 那愚蠢的“上山”心结，

　　And died a dunce at last. 最后碌碌无为地死去。

1 tiresome   

adj.令人疲劳的，令人厌倦的

参考例句：

• His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。

2 glided   

v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔

参考例句：

• The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 tugged   

v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
• A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 dreaded   

adj.令人畏惧的；害怕的v.害怕，恐惧，担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
• He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》