早安英文 第99期:碰到了外星人该怎么办?

 「英文学习笔记」

abduct¹ vt. 绑架

far be it from me 我绝不敢

hybrid² n. 混血儿

infamous³ adj. 臭名昭著的

weather balloon 气象气球

crash test dummy⁴ 试验假人

Are aliens good or bad or what?

外星人是好的，还是坏的呢？

Aliens are probably so much higher in intellect, that an alien to a human is a lot like a human to a monkey. We do tests on monkeys and rats the same way an alien might do tests on a human.

外星人可能是更智力更加高等的生物，他们对于人类来说，就像人类和猴子之间的区别一样。我们会用猴子或者老鼠做实验，那么外星人也会用我们来做实验。

Have you heard that story about the alien spaceship that crashed in the desert in New Mexico ?

你有听说过外星人的飞船在新墨西哥州坠毁一事吗？

Well here’s the story: Something crashes in the desert of Roswell New mexico in 1947. People go out and allegedly see a spaceship and 3 alien bodies. Not more than a few hours later, soldiers from the infamous area 51, come and take the bodies and the spaceship away.

故事是这样的：1947年的时候，有架飞船在新墨西哥州罗斯威尔的沙漠里坠毁了。人们纷纷跑出来，而且依据目击者的申述说道有3具外星人的尸体。没过多久，第五十一区的士兵就把飞船以及尸体清理干净了。

1 abduct   

vt.诱拐，拐带，绑架

参考例句：

• The police caught the man who tried to abduct the boy for ransom.警察抓住了那个企图拐走这男孩以便勒索赎金的家伙。
• The news that we see those use network abduct children sometimes filled with apprehension.我们有时看到那些利用网络诱拐儿童的新闻都心惊肉跳。

2 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

3 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

4 dummy   

n.假的东西；(哄婴儿的)橡皮奶头

参考例句：

• The police suspect that the device is not a real bomb but a dummy.警方怀疑那个装置不是真炸弹，只是一个假货。
• The boys played soldier with dummy swords made of wood.男孩们用木头做的假木剑玩打仗游戏。