小故事背诵达人 二十一张友善的面孔

Twenty-one kind faces

二十一张友善的面孔

Yesterday was one of my most challenging days of backpacking ao far. First, a little girl tan up and pinched me! Then, not even five minutes later, some boys made a game out of throwing dirt at me.

昨天是我到目前为止徒步旅行最具挑战性的一天。先是有个小女孩跑来捏我一把！然后不到五分钟一些男孩恶作剧对我丢泥土。

I was lost and wishes to see a kind face. I spotted¹ a restaurant and went in to rest my feet and fill my belly², but a toothless man who shouted"No tables!" stopped me at the door.

我迷了路，想看到一张友善的面孔。我发现了一家餐厅，打算进去歇脚，饱腹一餐，可是有个满口无牙的人大喊，“没有空位！”在门口就挡住我。

I peered past him to see a half empty restruant. With the little pride, I had left. I wanted back to the hotel. The following morning, I jumped on a ferry and left the city. During the journey I met a man from Denmark who was travelling with a Vietnamese family of twenty people.

我打量他背后，有一半的位子是空的。我感到羞辱转身离开，回到旅馆，第二天早上便搭船离开这个城市。在旅途中，我遇到一个丹麦人，他和二十个人的越南大家族一起旅行。

After we exchange stories, he excused himself. Minutes later, he returned smiling and said he and his family would like to take me in for the night. I eargerly accepted and giggled³ thinking I only wished for one kind face, and now I have twenty-one!

我们交换彼此的旅途故事，之后他离开片刻，回来时满脸笑意，并说他和他的家人愿意收留我一晚。我热切地接受，暗自窃喜，我当初只是希望看到一张友善的面孔，没想到现在却看到了二十一张！

1 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

2 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

3 giggled   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
• The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》