电视英语口语教材 第二十四课

 　　[00:00.00]Lesson 24

　　[00:01.48]第二十四课

　　[00:02.95]INSPECTOR¹ HORNBERG VISITS A SCHOOL

　　[00:04.94]霍恩伯格督学查看学校

　　[00:06.92]The classroom was very quiet.Outside,the leafless trees were white with the first snowfall.

　　[00:11.66]教室里鸦雀无声。窗外，一场初雪给光秃秃的树裹上了素装。

　　[00:16.40]But not one pair of eyes strayed from the history books which twenty-five little girls were studying so earnestly.

　　[00:20.95]二十五个小女孩正在认真地学习历史，没有一双眼睛离开课本。

　　[00:25.50]This was the year 1877,and the school was in Warsaw,Poland.A large part of Poland had been conquered by Russia.

　　[00:32.14]这是1877年，波兰华沙的一所学校。当时波兰大部分地区已经被俄国占领。

　　[00:38.79]The Russian Tsar would not allow Polish children to study the history of their own country or even their own language.

　　[00:43.21]俄国沙皇不允许波兰儿童学习本国的历史，甚至不许他们学习本族语言。

　　[00:47.62]But here the teacher and her pupils were doing just that,although the Russians had spies everywhere in Warsaw.

　　[00:52.62]但是，此时此地老师和她的学生们正在学习波兰历史，尽管俄国人在华沙各处都有密探。

　　[00:57.63]Among the children was Manya Sklodovska.She was a very bright pupil.She was deep in the book she was reading.

　　[01:03.69]玛妮雅·斯克洛道夫斯卡就在这些孩子当中。她是一位非常聪明的学生，这时正在全神贯注地读书。

　　[01:09.75]Suddenly there came the faint sound of a bell.Manya listened fearfully.Was it the signal?Yes!Two long rings,two short rings.

　　[01:16.32]突然，传来了微弱的铃声，玛妮雅惊恐地听着。这是那信号吗？是的！两长两短的铃声。

　　[01:22.89]Every head came up.Quick hands grabbed all the Polish history books off the desks,and hid them away.

　　[01:27.47]女孩子们个个都抬起头来，双手敏捷地从课桌上抓起波兰历史课本就藏了起来，

　　[01:32.06]The girls swiftly took sewing materials from their desks.They began to embroider² little squares of cloth.

　　[01:37.66]然后迅速地从课桌里拿出缝纫材料，开始在小方布上绣花。

　　[01:43.26]The outer door opened.There stood Inspector Hornberg.

　　[01:45.90]外面的门开了，霍恩伯格督学站在那里。

　　[01:48.54]Hornberg had been put in charge by the Russians of the private schools of Warsaw.

　　[01:52.37]俄国人指派霍恩伯格负责华沙的私立学校。

　　[01:56.19]He was a heavy man in a tight-fitting yellow and blue uniform.With him was Mademoiselle Sikorska,the head of the school.

　　[02:01.20]他笨重的身体紧裹在黄蓝相间的制服里。陪同他的是学校的校长，西科尔斯卡小姐。

　　[02:06.20]"We have two sewing classes a week,Mr. Inspector,"explained Mademoiselle Tupalska,the teacher."I read to the children while they work."

　　[02:12.45]“我们每周有两次缝纫课，督学先生，”老师图帕斯卡小姐解释说，“孩子们工作的时候，我就给她们读书。”

　　[02:18.71]"And what have you been reading to your pupils,Mademoiselle?"Inspector Hornberg demanded.

　　[02:21.22]“那么你刚才给你的学生读了些什么，小姐？”霍恩伯格督学严厉地问道。

　　[02:23.73]She held up the book."Russian fairy tales,"she said.

　　[02:26.36]她举起书本，说：“俄罗斯童话。”

　　[02:29.00]The inspector gave a grunt³ of approval."Now," he said,"I should like to question one of your pupils."

　　[02:34.00]督学咕哝着表示赞同。“那么，”他说，“我要问你的学生一些问题。”

　　[02:39.01]"Manya Sklodovska,please stand up," the teacher said quietly.

　　[02:42.25]“玛妮雅·斯克洛道夫斯卡，请站起来，”老师平静地说。

　　[02:45.49]Manya rose from her seat without a word,trying not to tremble.

　　[02:47.93]玛妮雅默默地从座位上站起来，尽量克制不颤抖。

　　[02:50.37]"Recite the Lord’s Prayer-in Russian," Inspector Hornberg ordered.

　　[02:53.94]“背诵主祷文，要用俄语，”霍恩伯格督学命令道。

　　[02:57.50]Manya recited the prayer in a low voice,careful not to show her feelings.

　　[03:00.41]玛妮雅低声背诵了主祷文，谨慎地不流露自己的感情。

　　[03:03.33]"Now name the members of the Imperial Russian Family."

　　[03:05.84]“说出俄帝国皇室成员的名字。”

　　[03:08.34]Manya gave the names.

　　[03:09.74]玛妮雅说出了他们的名字。

　　[03:11.14]"Now tell me,"Hornberg demanded,"who is our ruler?"

　　[03:14.25]“现在告诉我，”霍恩伯格命令道，“谁是我们的统治者？”

　　[03:17.36]Manya’s face went pale.She opened her mouth,but the words would not come.

　　[03:20.66]玛妮雅脸色变得苍白，她张开口，但没有讲出话来。

　　[03:23.96]"So,my little Polish patriot,you do not wish to tell me who rules over us,"the Russian inspector said."Answer me!"

　　[03:29.76]“那么我的波兰小爱国者，你还不想告诉我是谁统治我们，”俄国督学说。“回答我！”

　　[03:35.56]"His Majesty⁴ Alexander II,Tsar of All the Russias,"she said.But her voice was trembling.

　　[03:40.04]“全俄沙皇亚历山大二世皇帝陛下，”她说了，但是声音在颤抖。

　　[03:44.52]"That’s more like it,"Hornberg rose from his chair."Now Mademoiselle Sikorska,I wish to visit one of the other classes."

　　[03:50.28]“这还差不多，”霍恩伯格从椅子上站起来。“西科尔斯卡小姐，我想去看看另外的班。”

　　[03:56.04]"Certainly,Mr.Inspector,"Mademoiselle Sikorska answered.

　　[03:58.62]“请吧，督学先生，”西科尔斯卡小姐回答。

　　[04:01.19]When the door had closed upon them,the schoolgirls began to stir.

　　[04:00.69]教室的门在他们身后关上了。女学生们开始活跃起来。

　　[04:00.19]Without a word,the teacher put her arms around Manya and kissed her.Manya was in tears.

　　[04:04.67]老师默默无言地抱住玛妮雅，吻了吻她。玛妮雅的眼里噙着泪水。

　　[04:09.15]MERCURY AND THE WOODCUTTER

　　[04:10.47]墨丘利与樵夫

　　[04:11.79]Once there was a poor woodcutter.Every day he went out into the forest to cut wood.He sold the wood he had cut to the villagers,but the got very little money for it.

　　[04:18.46]从前有个穷樵夫，他每天去森林里砍柴，把砍来的柴卖给村民，换得一点点钱。

　　[04:25.14]One day as he was cutting wood his axe⁵ fell into the river.He could not get it out.He called out,"Help!Help!"But no one heard him and no one came.

　　[04:31.97]一天，他砍柴时把斧子掉到河里了。他捞不出来，就大叫："来人呀！来人呀！"可是没人听见他叫喊，也就没有人来。

　　[04:38.80]Sudddenly a boy with wings appeared before him.It was Mercury.God had sent him to help the poor woodcutter.

　　[04:43.85]突然，一个身插双翼的少年出现在樵夫面前。他就是墨丘利，上帝派他来帮助可怜的樵夫。

　　[04:48.91]When he heard what had happened to the axe,he jumped into the river and came out with a silver axe in his hand.

　　[04:53.23]听说是斧子掉下水了，他就跳进河里，拿着把银斧子走出来。

　　[04:57.55]"Is this your axe?"he asked."No,"said the woodcutter.Then Mercury jumped into the river again.

　　[05:01.68]"这是你的斧子吗？"他问。樵夫说："不是。"墨丘利又跳进河里。

　　[05:05.81]This time he took out a golden axe."Is this your axe?"he asked."No,"said the woodcutter.

　　[05:09.83]这次他拿出一把金斧子。"这是你的斧子吗？"他问。

　　[05:13.85]"My axe is not made of gold or silver.It is made of iron."So Mercury jumped into the river a third time.

　　[05:18.62]樵夫说："不是。我的斧子不是金的，也不是银的，是铁的。"于是墨丘利第三次跳进河里。

　　[05:23.39]This time he took out an iron axe.The woodcutter was very glad.It was his axe.

　　[05:27.48]这回他拿出一把铁斧子。樵夫乐了，这正是他那把斧子。

　　[05:31.56]Then Mercury said,"I see you are an honest man.Here is your iron axe.And I will give you the other two axes,too."

　　[05:37.21]这时墨丘利说："我看出来你是个诚实的人。拿去你的斧子吧。那两把我也送给你。

　　[05:42.85]quiet

　　[05:44.36]寂静的

　　[05:45.88]leafless

　　[05:47.79]没有叶子的

　　[05:49.69]snowfall

　　[05:51.14]一场雪

　　[05:52.59]stray

　　[05:53.72]偏离

　　[05:54.84]earnestly

　　[05:57.45]认真地

　　[06:00.06]Warsaw

　　[06:01.51]华沙

　　[06:02.96]Poland

　　[06:04.28]波兰

　　[06:05.60]conquer

　　[06:08.15]征服

　　[06:10.70]Russia

　　[06:11.88]俄国

　　[06:13.07]Russian

　　[06:14.65]俄罗斯的

　　[06:16.23]Tsar

　　[06:17.88]沙皇

　　[06:19.53]allow

　　[06:20.32]允许

　　[06:21.12]Polish

　　[06:22.96]波兰的

　　[06:24.80]although

　　[06:26.71]尽管

　　[06:28.62]spy

　　[06:30.26]密探

　　[06:31.91]Manya Sklodovska

　　[06:33.68]玛妮雅·斯克洛道夫斯卡

　　[06:35.46]bright

　　[06:36.98]聪明的

　　[06:38.49]faint

　　[06:39.74]微弱的

　　[06:41.00]sound

　　[06:42.91]声音

　　[06:44.81]bell

　　[06:46.52]铃音

　　[06:48.23]fearfully

　　[06:49.81]胆怯地

　　[06:51.40]signal

　　[06:52.98]信号

　　[06:54.56]ring

　　[06:55.48]铃声

　　[06:56.41]grab

　　[06:58.50]抓

　　[07:00.59]hide

　　[07:01.65]藏

　　[07:02.71]swiftly

　　[07:04.35]迅速地

　　[07:06.00]sewing

　　[07:08.09]缝纫

　　[07:10.18]material

　　[07:11.76]衣料

　　[07:13.34]embroider

　　[07:14.92]绣花

　　[07:16.50]square

　　[07:18.08]方块

　　[07:19.66]cloth

　　[07:21.11]布

　　[07:22.56]outer

　　[07:24.14]外部的

　　[07:25.72]inspector

　　[07:27.10]督学

　　[07:28.49]Hornberg

　　[07:30.64]霍恩伯格

　　[07:32.80]private

　　[07:34.52]私立的

　　[07:36.25]tight

　　[07:37.83]紧身的

　　[07:39.41]uniform

　　[07:41.18]制服

　　[07:42.96]Mademoiselle

　　[07:44.67]小姐

　　[07:46.38]Sikorska

　　[07:48.03]西科尔斯卡

　　[07:49.67]Tupalska

　　[07:51.65]图帕斯卡

　　[07:53.62]demand

　　[07:54.94]查问

　　[07:56.26]fairy tale

　　[07:58.16]神话

　　[08:00.07]grunt

　　[08:01.78]哼声

　　[08:03.49]approval

　　[08:05.01]同意

　　[08:06.52]rise

　　[08:08.10]站起来

　　[08:09.68]recite

　　[08:11.97]背诵

　　[08:14.26]the Lord’s Prayer

　　[08:15.84]主祷文

　　[08:17.42]order

　　[08:18.93]命令

　　[08:20.45]show

　　[08:22.42]显出

　　[08:24.39]feeling

　　[08:25.65]感情

　　[08:26.90]imperial

　　[08:29.12]帝国的

　　[08:31.34]ruler

　　[08:33.12]统治者

　　[08:34.89]pale

　　[08:36.34]苍白

　　[08:37.79]patriot

　　[08:39.11]爱国者

　　[08:40.43]His Majesty Alexander II,Tsar of All the Russias

　　[08:44.41]全俄沙皇亚历山大二世皇帝陛下

　　[08:48.40]agree

　　[08:50.55]同意

　　[08:52.71]stir

　　[08:53.77]骚动

　　[08:54.82]kiss

　　[08:57.04]吻

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

2 embroider   

v.刺绣于(布)上；给…添枝加叶，润饰

参考例句：

• The editor would take a theme and embroider upon it with drollery.编辑会将一篇文章，以调侃式的幽默笔调加以渲染。
• She wants to embroider a coverlet with flowers and birds.她想给床罩绣上花鸟。

3 grunt   

v.嘟哝；作呼噜声；n.呼噜声，嘟哝

参考例句：

• He lifted the heavy suitcase with a grunt.他咕噜着把沉重的提箱拎了起来。
• I ask him what he think,but he just grunt.我问他在想什麽，他只哼了一声。

4 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

5 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。