初中英语人教版九年级14

[00:06.30]第十五单元  凶手在火车上  第57课  读并表演
[00:12.59](1) Scene 1
[00:14.88]情景 1
[00:17.16]It's an early Saturday evening at the Beijing Railway Station.
[00:20.04]星期六的傍晚在北京火车站.
[00:22.91]An excited crowd of passengers is standing¹ on Platform 6
[00:26.15]一群兴奋的乘客站在6号站台上.
[00:29.39]A special express train is leaving for Shanghai.
[00:31.91]一列特快火车正在驶往上海.
[00:34.43]The train has a new luxury² car.
[00:37.09]这列火车有一节新的豪华车厢.
[00:39.76]It is bright white,blue,and red,and looks like a hotel on wheels.
[00:43.19]它是亮白色,蓝色,红色的,看起像一个有轮子的旅馆.
[00:46.63]Ladies and gentlemen,please step this way.
[00:49.36]女士们,先生们,请走这边.
[00:52.09]The train is ready to board.
[00:54.15]可以开始上火车了.
[00:56.22]Everyone gets in a queue³ to board the train.
[00:58.88]每个人都排成队上了火车.
[01:01.54]The last passenger carries a small black leather suitcase.
[01:04.48]最后一位乘客提着一个小的黑色皮箱.
[01:07.42]He holds it in his arms very carefully,as if it was a baby.
[01:10.61]他非常小心用手臂抱着,好像它是一个婴儿.
[01:13.80]All aboard⁴! Train No.4 for Shanghai is now leaving!
[01:17.43]乘客上车!4车次正往上海开去.
[01:21.06]Scene 2
[01:22.78]情景 2
[01:24.51]The train has left the station.
[01:26.49]这列火车已离开了火车站.
[01:28.48]All but one of the passengers from the luxury car are in the dining car.
[01:31.90]豪华车厢里的乘客除了一名外其他的都在餐车里.
[01:35.32]The luxury car has six rooms.
[01:37.45]这豪华车厢有六个房间.
[01:39.58]In the fourth,the man with the black suitcase is talking on the telephone.
[01:42.96]在第四个车厢,这个男人带着这黑色的手提箱在打电话.
[01:46.34]Hello,is that you,Mr Wang? Ma Yuan here.
[01:49.22]哈罗,张先生,是你吗?我是马远.
[01:52.09]My,your voice is so clear!Uh ... yes,the train is on its way.
[01:55.97]我的,你的声音是如此清晰.啊...是的,这火车正在路上.
[01:59.85]We've been travelling for nearly two hours now.Yes,I'm alone.
[02:03.27]现在我们差不多走了二个小时.是的,我单独一人
[02:06.69]The other passengers are having their dinner in the next car.
[02:09.12]其他乘客都在隔壁的餐车里.
[02:11.55]Suddenly there is a knock at the door to his room.
[02:14.09]突然有人敲他房间的门.
[02:16.62]Mr Ma is surprised and a bit nervous.
[02:19.19]马先生感到惊奇和有点紧张.
[02:21.77]Oh,wait a moment...
[02:23.54]噢,等会儿...
[02:25.32]Sorry to disturb you sir,but will you be having dinner tonight?
[02:28.60]对不起,打扰你了,先生,你今晚吃晚餐吗?
[02:31.88]NO,thank you.I've already had my dinner.
[02:34.15]不,谢谢.我已经吃过了我的晚餐.
[02:36.42]What were you saying,Mr Wang?Yes,I'll be quite careful about it.
[02:39.56]张先生,你说什么?是的,我会非常小心这个箱子的.
[02:42.69]Yes.You needn't worry.
[02:44.66]是的,你不需要担心.
[02:46.64]Lesson 58  2 Read and act
[02:52.11]第58课  2  阅读,表演
[02:57.58]A PLAY (2)  Scene 3
[03:00.51]剧本 2  情景 3
[03:03.43]The other five passengers return to the sleeping car.
[03:06.32]另外五位乘客回到这卧车.
[03:09.20]They are laughing and talking.
[03:10.93]他们边笑边说着.
[03:12.65]All are wearing comfortable silk slippers⁵ that the train provides.
[03:15.98]所有都穿着舒适的丝绸拖鞋,那是由列车提供的
[03:19.31]Mr Ma,it's a pity you didn't have dinner with us.
[03:22.33]马先生,你没有和我们一起吃晚餐真是可惜.
[03:25.35]Why,the new dining car is lovely!And the wine...
[03:29.07]哎呀,新餐车真漂亮!有葡萄酒...
[03:32.79]... was delicious,as you can see.
[03:35.28]...美味的,你同样能.
[03:37.76]Would you like a glass of red wine?
[03:39.79]你要来一杯红酒?
[03:41.83]No,thank you. I don't drink.
[03:44.05]不,谢谢.我不喝酒.
[03:46.27]Well,neither do we,usually.But it's such a grand⁶ night,isn't it
[03:50.45]太好了,通常我们也是.但它是一个如此豪华的晚上,不是吗?
[03:54.63]Yes, it's rather fine.
[03:56.51]是的,它是相当好.
[03:58.39]Uh...it's a treasure.
[03:59.97]啊,它是个宝物
[04:01.55]Indeed,yes!May I ask my friend,Mr Lum Tek?
[04:04.83]的确,是的!我可以叫我的朋友,LUM TEK先生吗?
[04:08.11]He's from Hong Kong,and is an art collector who's had some training

[04:11.39]他来自香港,是一位艺术收藏家,他也是在这列车.
[04:14.67]Certainly.I'll be glad to meet him.
[04:16.85]当然,我很高兴见到他
[04:19.03]Li Ji returns a few minutes later with Mr Lum Tek and Mr Zhang,
[04:22.31]几分钟过后,李志和LUM TEK,张先生一起
[04:25.59]whose rooms are next to Mr Ma.All three do business in Shanghai.
[04:29.52]在马先生的隔壁房.三个人都是在上海做生意的.
[04:33.45]Hello,I'm Lum Tek from Kowloon and this is my friend,Zhang Hua,from Tianjin.
[04:37.72]哈罗,我叫LUM TEK来自九龙,这是我的朋友张华,来自天津.
[04:41.99]We were told that you have an old treasure to show us,Mr Ma.
[04:45.02]我们听说你有一个古老的宝物给我们看,马先生.
[04:48.05]Indeed, I do.Here she is:"Lady Resting by a Lake."
[04:52.14]的确,我有.上面刻着:"女士在湖里睡觉."
[04:56.23]This carving⁷ is more than two hundred years old.
[04:58.96]这雕刻品超过200年了.
[05:01.69]Why,I can't see any marks on it!How wonderful it is!
[05:05.92]哎呀,我看不到任何痕迹在它上面!它真的很奇妙啊!
[05:10.15]Where on earth did you get it?
[05:12.23]你到底是从哪里搞到它的呢?
[05:14.31]It must be from a clever collector.It must be a museum piece
[05:18.13]它一定来自一位聪明的收藏家.它一定是一件珍藏品.
[05:21.96]Er-it isn't yet.But of course it will be soon enough.
[05:25.43]哦,它不是.但当然它已足够久了.
[05:28.91]Mr Ma, can you tell us more about it?
[05:31.94]马先生,你能告诉我们更多有关它的吗?
[05:34.97]I'm sure it's quite a story.
[05:37.10]我敢肯定这是一件很有趣的事.
[05:39.23]Lesson 59  1 Read and act
[05:48.00]第59课  1 读与表演
[05:56.78]A PLAY (3)  Scene 4
[06:00.02]剧本 3  情节 4
[06:03.26]M:It gives me great pleasure to share its story with you.
[06:05.78]M:它带给我很大的乐趣来同你们一起分享它
[06:08.30]But first,let me ask a question.What do you know about jade⁸?
[06:12.92]但,首先,让我问一个问题.有关翡翠你了解多少?
[06:17.55]X:It's sometimes called "the stone of heaven".
[06:19.92]X:有时它被叫做"天堂之石."
[06:22.30]M:Correct, and why is that?
[06:24.52]M:正确,那是为什么?
[06:26.74]Z:We Chinese believe jade must come from heaven.
[06:29.33]我们中国人认为翡翠一定是来自天堂.
[06:31.92]As the saying goes:"There is a price for gold,but no price for jade."
[06:35.74]有这样的一个说法:"黄金有价玉无价."
[06:39.57]M:Yes, you are right,Mr Zhang.
[06:41.50]M:是的,你说得很对,张先生.
[06:43.44]LJ:Can you tell us a bit more about this carving?
[06:45.76]LJ:你能告诉我们更多有关这雕刻品的吗?
[06:48.08]M:Certainly.
[06:49.42]M:当然.
[06:50.75]Often mountain rivers leave jade on the river banks.
[06:53.48]通常山脉河流遗留下这翡翠在河岸上.
[06:56.21]But the jade of this carving was found in Tianshan by a traveller⁹ on horseback
[06:59.98]但这雕刻品的翡翠被一位坐在马背上的旅行者在天山发现了.
[07:03.76]He was riding a white horse looking for water.
[07:06.10]他骑着一匹白马寻找水.
[07:08.43]The horse was thirsty and began to stamp on the ground.
[07:11.11]这马口渴了,开始倒在地上.
[07:13.79]Just then part of a large rock broke off.Green jade shone in the sun!
[07:18.62]就在那时,一个很大的岩石分裂了.绿色的翡翠在太阳下发光.
[07:23.45]X:My,my!Can you imagine how surprised the traveller was?
[07:26.84]X:我的天!真想像不出那个旅行者会多么惊讶!
[07:30.22]L:Who cares about that?What happened to the jade,Mr Ma?
[07:33.25]L:那担心谁啊?马先生,这翡翠发什么事了?
[07:36.28]M:The traveller told some workers in a nearby town.
[07:38.80]这旅行者告诉附近一个镇的一些工人.
[07:41.32]They agreed to help him to dig¹⁰ out the jade.
[07:43.44]他们同意帮他挖掘这翡翠.
[07:45.55]Some years later a rich man in Kashi bought it.
[07:47.97]几年过后,一位有钱人在喀什买走它了,
[07:50.39]LT:What happened to the traveller who had discovered the jade?
[07:53.01]LT:这旅行者发现这翡翠后发生了什么事?
[07:55.64]M:No one knows.
[07:57.22]M:没有人知道.
[07:58.80]Some say the workers murdered him and sold the jade.
[08:01.48]有人说这些工作把他谋杀了然后卖了这翡翠.
[08:04.15]Others say the traveller and the workers were robbed¹¹.
[08:06.53]还有人说这旅行者和工人抢夺.
[08:08.91]Z:How did the carving get its name?
[08:10.83]Z:这雕刻品的名字是怎么来的?
[08:12.75]M:A good question,Mr Zhang.
[08:14.56]M:一个好问题,张先生

[08:16.38]It is said that the rich man who bought the jade
[08:18.70]据说这个有钱人买走这翡翠
[08:21.03]was very interested in ancient China.
[08:23.21]是非常感兴趣对远古的中国.
[08:25.39]He had read about Yang Yuhuan.
[08:27.32]他读了有关杨玉环的故事
[08:29.26]LT:Wasn't she the lady Emperor Xuanzong loved very much?
[08:32.34]LT:她不是玄宗皇的爱妃吗?
[08:35.42]M:Why,yes,that's right!She was famous for her beauty.
[08:38.80]M:哎,是的,那是对的.她的美貌是很有名的
[08:42.19]Words And Expressions 15
[08:51.57]murder               narrator             attendant            platform
[08:56.63]v.& n.谋杀;凶杀      n.叙述者;做旁白的人  n.服务员;接待员      n.月台;讲台
[09:01.70]express              luxury               gentleman            board
[09:06.72]adj.快运的;快递的    adj.豪华的;奢侈的    n.绅士               v.上(船);坐(船);上
[09:11.73]suitcase             act                  silly                kick
[09:16.30]n.手提箱             v.& n.行为;行动      adj.愚蠢的           v.踢
[09:20.88]Kowloon              jade                 mark                 heaven
[09:25.55]n.九龙               n.翡翠;玉            n.瑕疵;污点;痕迹     n.天堂
[09:30.23]stamp                break off            uniform              murderer¹²
[09:35.45]v.跺(脚,地板等)踏步  脱落;断掉            n.制服               n.谋杀者;杀人犯

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 luxury   

n.难得享受到的愉悦；奢侈，奢华的生活

参考例句：

• He invited me to his suite. The luxury takes your breath away.他请我到他的套房里去，那豪华的气派真会令你吃惊。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods.政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

3 queue   

n.队列；辫子；长队；vt.梳成辫子；vi. 排队

参考例句：

• To what window are you standing in a queue?你在排哪个窗口的队？
• I had to queue for quite a while.我不得不排一会儿队。

4 aboard   

adv.在船上，在火车上，在飞机上；prep.在…之上

参考例句：

• They were all aboard the ship last night.昨天夜里他们都在船上。
• He checked their names off as they went aboard the plane.在他们登上飞机时，他登记上了他们的姓名。

5 slippers   

n. 拖鞋

参考例句：

• a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
• He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。

6 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。

7 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

8 jade   

n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠

参考例句：

• The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
• He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。

9 traveller   

n.旅馆；旅游者

参考例句：

• Almost every traveller carried about a camera.几乎每个旅行者都带着相机。
• It is nothing but a traveller's tale.这只不过是海外奇谈。

10 dig   

v.挖（洞，沟等）；掘

参考例句：

• It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
• In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。

11 robbed   

v.抢夺( rob的过去式和过去分词 )；抢劫；掠夺；使丧失

参考例句：

• Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you? 你能够认出那个抢你东西的人吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They stood looking on while the man was robbed. 正当那个人被抢劫时，他们却站在那儿袖手旁观。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 murderer   

n.杀人犯，凶手

参考例句：

• How long should a murderer be kept in prison?犯了谋杀罪的人应在监狱关多少年？
• They discovered the murderer to have run away.他们发现凶手已逃之夭夭。