美国小学英语教材5:第137课 纽伦堡火炉(13)

 Then the same voice said, after a long pause, “It was well bought; it is very beautiful! It is undoubtedly¹ the work of Augustin Hirschvogel.” 过了好一会儿，那个声音又说：“买得好；它非常漂亮！毫无疑问，这是奥古斯汀·赫斯沃格尔的作品。”

Then the hand of the speaker started to open the brass² door, and the heart of the little prisoner within grew sick with fear. 然后说话人的手开始打开铜门，里面的小“囚犯”的心因恐惧而感到恶心。

The door was slowly drawn³ open, someone bent⁴ down and looked in, and the same voice that he had heard praising its beauty called in surprise, “What is this in it? A live child?” 门慢慢地拉开了，有人弯下腰往里看，他刚才听到的那个赞美它美丽的声音惊讶地喊道:“里面是什么?活的孩子?

Then August sprang out of the stove and knelt before the speaker. 然后奥古斯特从炉子里跳了出来，跪在讲话者面前。

“Oh, let me stay! Pray, sir, let me stay!”he sobbed⁵. “哦，让我留下来!求求你，先生，让我留下来吧!”他抽泣着。

“I have come all the way with Hirschvogel!” “我和赫希沃格尔一起来的!”

“My child, how came you here, hidden in this stove? Be not afraid; tell me the truth. “我的孩子，你怎么到这儿来了，躲在这炉子里?不要害怕;跟我说实话。

I am the king.” 我是国王。”

August looked bravely up at the king; 奥古斯特勇敢地抬头看着国王；

he was too much in earnest to be in any way afraid. 他太认真了，一点也不害怕。

 

1 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

2 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

5 sobbed   

哭泣，啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 )； 哭诉，呜咽地说

参考例句：

• She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
• She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。