美国语文第四册 第147期:彩虹之旅(3)

 　　But I soon found that my troubles had only begun; I could not find my way: I was lost! 我很快发现我的麻烦才刚刚开始，我找不到回家的路了！

　　I could not tell which was east or west, north or south, but wandered about here and there, crying and calling, though I knew that no one could hear me. 我分不出东西南北，四处打转，一边哭一边喊叫，可我也知道没人会听到。

　　All at once I heard voices shouting and hallooing; but, instead of being rejoiced¹ at this, I was frightened, fearing that the Indians were upon me! 突然我听到人们的喊叫声；我没有感到高兴，相反却很害怕，我担心是印第安人来追赶我！

　　I crawled under some bushes, by the side of a large log, and lay perfectly² still. 我趴在一棵伐倒的圆木旁的灌木丛里，一动不动。

　　I was wet, cold, scared, —altogether very miserable³ indeed; yet, when the voices came near, I did not start up and show myself. 我又湿又冷又害怕，非常痛苦；可是当声音靠近的时候，我并没有站起来。

　　At last I heard my own name called; 最后我听到有人喊我的名字；

　　but I remembered that Indians were very cunning⁴, and thought they might have found it out some way, so I did not answer. 我记得印第安人非常狡诈，我想他们可能通过某种方式知道了我的名字，因此我没有出声。

　　Then came a voice near me, that sounded like that of my eldest⁵ brother, 这时我听见身边有人喊，声音像是我大哥的，

　　who lived away from home, and whom I had not seen for many months; but I dared not believe that the voice was his. 他不在家住，几个月没见了，可我不敢相信这声音是他的。

　　Soon some one sprang up on the log by which I lay, and stood there calling. 很快有人跳到我身边的圆木上，站着大声喊我。

　　I could not see his face; I could only see the tips of his toes, but by them I saw that he wore a nice pair of boots, and not moccasins. 我看不到他的脸，从他的鞋尖，我看到他穿着新靴子，不是印第安人穿的软皮平底鞋。

　　Yet I remembered that some Indians dressed like white folks; 可是我记得有些印第安人的穿着和白人一样；

　　so I still kept quiet, till I heard shouted over me a pet name, which this brother had given me. 所以我还是没出声，终于我听到喊我的昵称，这个昵称是我的大哥起的，

　　It was the funniest name in the world. 是世界上最可笑的昵称。

1 rejoiced   

（使）欣喜[高兴，快乐]( rejoice的过去式和过去分词 )； 非常高兴； 深感欣喜

参考例句：

• He rejoiced that all the work was after all finished in time. 他很高兴，全部的工作最终还是按时完成了。
• The news of victory rejoiced the heart of the whole nation. 胜利的喜悦使全国人民欢欣鼓舞。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

4 cunning   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；n.狡猾，奸诈

参考例句：

• A spy used cunning means to find out secrets.间谍使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• The fox is known for its cleverness and cunning.狐狸的机敏和狡猾是人所共知的。

5 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。