美国小学英语教材4:第94课 弗兰德斯的狗(4)

 　　He fell in the middle of the white, dusty road, in the full glare of the hot sun. 在炙热的阳光下，帕特拉斯基跌倒在白土飞扬的马路中间，

　　His master gave him kicks with his heavy wooden shoes and blows with his whip, but Patrasche did not move. 主人用沉重的木鞋踢它，用鞭子抽它，但帕特拉斯基一动也不动，

　　He lay as if dead in the white summer dust. 就像死了一样躺在夏日的白色尘土中。

　　After a while, finding his blows useless, the peddler thought that Patrasche was dead. 过了一会儿，小贩发现帕特拉斯基的拳头没有了力气，以为它死了。

　　So he took off the harness and kicked the dog aside into the grass. 于是他摘下锁套，把狗踢到一边的草地上，

　　Then he pushed the cart lazily along the road. 然后，懒洋洋地推着车沿路走着。

　　JEHAN DAAS FINDS PATRASCHE 耶罕·达斯找到帕特拉斯基

　　It was a busy road that day, and hundreds of people, on foot and on mules¹, in wagons² and in carts, went by. 那天路上很拥挤，有数百人，有步行的，有骑骡子的，还有坐马车的。

　　Some saw the poor beast; most did not even look; all passed on. 有些人还看到了可怜的帕特拉斯基一眼，大多数人甚至看都不看，从旁边走了过去。

　　After a time there came along the road a little old man who was bent³ and lame⁴ and very feeble. 过了一会儿，来了一个小老头，他又驼又跛，非常虚弱。

　　He saw Patrasche and paused. Then he knelt down in the grass and weeds of the ditch, 他看见帕特拉斯基，便停了下来，然后跪在沟里的草地上，

　　and looked at the dog with eyes full of pity. 看着狗狗，眼里满是怜悯的目光。

　　There was with the old man a little, rosy⁵, fairhaired child, who toddled⁶ in among the tall weeds, 和老人一起的还有一个面色红润、满头金发的小男孩，他在高处的草丛中蹒跚而行，

　　and stood gazing upon the great, quiet beast. 然后站在那儿，凝视着安静的帕特拉斯基

　　Thus it was that these two first met—the little Nello and the big Patrasche. 这就是小尼洛和大帕特拉斯基的第一次相遇。

1 mules   

骡( mule的名词复数 )； 拖鞋； 顽固的人； 越境运毒者

参考例句：

• The cart was pulled by two mules. 两匹骡子拉这辆大车。
• She wore tight trousers and high-heeled mules. 她穿紧身裤和拖鞋式高跟鞋。

2 wagons   

n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 )；铁路货车；小手推车

参考例句：

• The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。
• They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。

3 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。

4 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

5 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

6 toddled   

v.（幼儿等）东倒西歪地走( toddle的过去式和过去分词 )；蹒跚行走；溜达；散步

参考例句：

• It's late — it's time you toddled off to bed. 不早了—你该去睡觉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her two-year-old son toddled into the room. 她的两岁的儿子摇摇摆摆地走进屋里。 来自辞典例句