经典双语笑话 第8期:当然,凡事总有例外

 Of course，there are limitations 当然，凡事总有例外

A musician had taken to heart the old saying, "Music hath charms to soothe¹ the savage² beast."  一位音乐家牢记一句格言在心： “音乐有安抚野兽心灵的魅力。”

and traveled to the darkest corner of Africa in an effort to prove it. 为了证实这句话，他前往非洲最深处的内陆丛林旅游。

No sooner had he begun to play his violin in a jungle clearing than it was full of savage beasts, swaying in rhythm and tapping their paws to the delightful³ sounds. 在丛林的一块空地上，他一拉起小提琴，四处就挤满了各种猛兽，跟着旋律，拍着脚掌，手舞足蹈起来。

Suddenly, however, a huge lion emerged from the jungle,pounced on the violinist and made a hearty⁴ meal of him. 可是丛林里突然跑出一头大狮子，扑向小提琴家，把他当作盛餐吃掉了。

The other animals cried out in dismay, 'Hey! We were enjoying that. " 其他野兽大失所望，说道：“我们正在欣赏音乐哩!”

"Eh?" said the lion, cupping its hand to its ear. “呃?，’狮子弯曲手掌成杯子状靠着耳朵说道。

1.taken to heart 牢记于心

例句：The prime lesson to be taken to heart by every believer is to be ready to stand in the breach⁵ and not be intimidated⁶ by the onslaught of the enemy.

每一位信徒应当牢记在心最大的教训就是要预备站在破口之中，不为敌人的猛烈进攻所吓倒。

2.cry out 惊叫

例句：Everyone cried out in dismay as the fish crashed to the floor, but Simon quickly brushed himself off.

所有的人都惊慌地叫了起来，因为鱼在地板上摔得粉碎。 但是西蒙迅速地摆脱了窘境。

3.full of 充满

例句：He packed the boxes full of books.

他把箱子装满了书。

4.in the corner of 角落

例句：The fan whirred in the corner of the room.

电扇在屋子的角落里嗡嗡地转动。

1 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

2 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

3 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

4 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
• We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。

5 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

6 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》