环球慢速英语 埃利·威塞尔(6)

Voice¹ 2: After the war² Elie began to write for newspapers. He wrote⁴ about the news³ in different parts⁵ of the world. But Elie did⁶ not write about his experiences⁷ during⁸ the war. For ten years he did not talk about the Holocaust⁹. Later¹⁰, he said¹¹:

声音2：战争结束以后，埃利开始为报纸撰写文章。他描写世界各地的新闻。但是，埃利并没有描写他在战争期间的经历。有10年的时间他都没有谈到过纳粹大屠杀。后来，他表示：

Voice 3: "I waited for ten years. But I wanted to be sure that the words I would¹² use are the right words. I was¹³ afraid of language¹⁵."

声音3：“我等了10年。我要保证我所使用的词汇是正确的。我害怕语言。”

Voice 1: Then a friend told Elie that he should write his story. He wanted Elie to do it so that people would never forget about the Holocaust.

声音1：然后，一个朋友告诉埃利，他应该写自己的故事。他希望埃利能将自己的故事写出来，这样人们才永远不会忘记纳粹大屠杀。

Voice 2: Elie listened to his friend. It was time to share¹⁶ his experiences. He wrote a book called 'Night'. This book tells his story to millions¹⁷ of people around the world. He said:

声音2：埃利听从了朋友的建议。是时候分享他的经历了。他写了一本名为《夜晚》的书。全世界数百万人因为这本书知道了他的故事。他说：

Voice 3: "I wrote it not for myself¹⁸. I wrote it for the other survivors¹⁹ who found²⁰ it difficult to speak. And I wanted to tell them, 'Look, you must speak. As¹⁴ poorly as we can express²¹ our feelings²², our memories²³, we must still try'."

声音3：“我并不是为了自己写的这本书。我写这本书是为了其他难以表达的幸存者。我想告诉他们，‘你们必须开口。也许我们不善于表达自己的情感和记忆，但是我们必须去尝试。'”

1 voice   

n.说话声；声音

参考例句：

• Her voice was music to my ears.她的声音听起来就像音乐。
• That song doesn't suit her voice.那首歌不适合她的嗓子。

2 war   

n.战争；vi.作战

参考例句：

• We ended the Korean war.我们结束了朝鲜战争。
• The war made many people lose their house and home.战争使许多人无家可归。

3 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

4 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

5 parts   

n.部( part的名词复数 )；一部分；零件；角色

参考例句：

• Creolized forms of Latin were spoken in various parts of Europe. 当时欧洲各地区都讲克里奥尔语形式的拉丁语。
• The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. 大雨使全国许多地方泛滥成灾。

6 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

7 experiences   

n.经历( experience的名词复数 )；经验；亲身经历；传统

参考例句：

• Her own experiences have provided her with a mother lode of material for her songs. 她自身的经历为她的歌曲提供了取之不尽的素材。
• His problems are deeply rooted in his childhood experiences. 他的问题的祸根在于他童年的经历。

8 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

9 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

10 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

11 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

12 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

13 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

14 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

15 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

16 share   

vt./vi.分享，共有，分配；n.共享；份额

参考例句：

• I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
• Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。

17 millions   

n.数百万；百万( million的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job. 对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

18 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

19 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

20 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

21 express   

vt.表达，表示，表现；压榨，榨出；n.快车，快邮，快件，速递；adj.特快的，特殊的

参考例句：

• Everyone is free to express himself.每个人都可以畅所欲言。
• Send the letter by express.用快件把这封信寄出去。

22 feelings   

n.感情；情绪；心情；情感；感觉( feeling的名词复数 )；感情；同情；知觉

参考例句：

• She had feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work. 她因离开自己的孩子去工作而感到内疚。
• Are you being completely honest about your feelings? 你丝毫没有隐瞒你的感情吗？

23 memories   

n.记忆力( memory的名词复数 )；记忆中的事物；记忆系统；记忆容量

参考例句：

• My memories of childhood are hazy and episodic. 我儿时的回忆是一些朦朦胧胧的松散片段。
• The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。