《至爱梵高·星空之谜》精讲 梵高与加歇小姐

Later¹ that summer, he would² hang³ around these rich boys

后来 就发现他跟一群有钱的公子哥混在一起

who threw big boating⁴ parties.

划船开派对

They always came⁵ with girls,

总有一些姑娘跟着他们

unruly ones if you know what I mean?

浪荡姑娘 你懂我的意思吧

Vincent seems⁶ shy⁷ around them.

文森特在他们中间一副害羞的样子

He never did⁹ have much luck¹⁰ with women.

他的女人缘一直不怎么样

You think?

你也这么想?

And, then he comes here with the Gachet girl.

他经常和加歇小姐来这儿

I saw¹¹ her pretty in a porcelain¹² sort¹³ of way.

我见过她 挺漂亮的 像个瓷娃娃一样

That's her, a real¹⁴ quiet type¹⁵.

就是她 她安静的不得了

I've been working in this village

加歇一家还没搬过来的时候

since¹⁶ before the Gachets moved here,

我就在这里工作了

and I never got¹⁷ to speak a word with her.

但愣是没跟她说过一句话

Yet¹⁸ her and Vincent,

然而 她和文森特在一起

they were chatting¹⁹ in that way,

竟然聊的那么欢

you know, like speaking to each other

就好像跟对方说话

was²⁰ the most exciting thing ever⁸.

就是世界上最开心的事情

1 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

2 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

3 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

4 boating   

n.划船

参考例句：

• They were fond of boating.他们喜欢划船。
• The lovely river itself was ideal for fishing and boating.这条美丽的河流本身就宜于钓鱼和划船。

5 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

6 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

7 shy   

adj.害羞的，胆怯的，迟疑的；vi.惊退，畏缩，乱投；vt.乱投；n.投掷；惊避

参考例句：

• She is too shy to go to parties.她很怕羞，不敢去参加舞会。
• Mary is a shy girl.玛丽是一个害羞的女孩。

8 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

9 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

10 luck   

n.运气，幸运，吉祥之物；v.侥幸成功

参考例句：

• I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。
• Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.祝你好运！ 我们将为你祈祷。

11 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

12 porcelain   

n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的

参考例句：

• These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
• The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。

13 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

14 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

15 type   

n.类型，型号，样式；v.打字，用打字打出

参考例句：

• He is a fine type of the youth.他是青年人的一个典范。
• She can type 70 words a minute.她一分钟能打70个字。

16 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

17 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

18 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

19 chatting   

n.闲谈，聊天v.聊天( chat的现在分词 )；闲谈；闲聊；参加网络闲聊

参考例句：

• My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends. 我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
• We spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire. 我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。