美国小学英语教材4:第195课 第一个感恩节(6)

 Aunt Ruth.  undefined

We have heard of your pumpkin¹ pies. Every cook in Plymouth wants to try making them. 我们听说过你做的南瓜派，普利茅斯的每个厨师都想试着做。

There must be many pumpkin pies for the Governor²’s Thanksgiving feast³. 州长的感恩节大餐上一定有很多南瓜派。

Priscilla. Tomorrow we must get up early. The days will not be long enough for all we have to do. 普丽西拉：明天我们必须早起，要做的事太多，白天的时间可能不够。

Mother. And night is a poor time to work, when our only light is firelight and a fish-oil lamp. 妈妈：晚上干活不好，我们唯一的光源是炉火和鱼油灯。

Mary. I wish we had the tallow candles of England. 玛丽：希望我们有英国的牛油蜡烛。

Father. Have patience. In good time we shall be able to send to England a shipload of things we have raised in this new land. 父亲：要有耐心，很快我们就能把在这片新大陆上饲养的东西运到英国去。

Then we will ask for cows in return, and we shall no longer be without the milk and butter and cheese, and the beef and tallow, of our English home. 然后，我们就可以换来牛，这样就会一直有在英国时用的牛奶、黄油、奶酪、牛肉和牛油。

John Alden. Governor Bradford says that now the harvest is over we must get together a fine load of beaver-fur and sassafras to send back on the next ship that comes to Plymouth. 约翰·阿尔登：布拉德福德州长说，收获季节结束了，我们必须准备一批海狸皮毛和黄樟树，等下一艘船来到普利茅斯时装船运走。

Priscilla.  undefined

 I must go now, to prepare supper for our household. 普丽西拉：

我现在必须走了，我得给家人准备晚饭。 

John Alden.  undefined

普丽西拉，如果可以的话，我送你回家。 

Priscilla and John Alden go out. 普丽西拉和约翰·阿尔登走出屋子。

Edward.  undefined

既然普丽西拉和玛丽要为盛宴做很多南瓜派，我可以要两块吗，妈妈？ 

Mother. He who eats must first earn. What can you do for the great feast, Edward? 妈妈：先劳动才能吃，你能为这盛宴做些什么，爱德华？

Edward. Oh, I had not thought of that! Let me see! I can bring wood for the fire and carry water. 爱德华：哦，我没想过啊！我想一下！我可以带木头生火，也可以带水。

Betty. And I can shine the pewter platters. 贝蒂：我可以把镴制盘子擦干净。

Father. There are lobsters⁴ and fish in the ocean, and eels⁵ on the shore. There are turkeys and deer and bear in the forest. It may be that your mother will not miss the English dainties, after all. 父亲：海里有龙虾和鱼，岸边有鳗鱼。森林里有火鸡、鹿和熊，也许你妈妈能做出英式的美味佳肴。

 

1 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

2 governor   

n.统治者，地方长官(如省长，州长，总督等)

参考例句：

• The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters.这位州长是搪塞新闻记者的能手。
• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。

3 feast   

n.盛宴，筵席，节日

参考例句：

• After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后，她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
• You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜，这样太麻烦你了！

4 lobsters   

龙虾( lobster的名词复数 )； 龙虾肉

参考例句：

• I have no idea about how to prepare those cuttlefish and lobsters. 我对如何烹调那些乌贼和龙虾毫无概念。
• She sold me a couple of live lobsters. 她卖了几只活龙虾给我。

5 eels   

abbr. 电子发射器定位系统（=electronic emitter location system）

参考例句：

• Eels have been on the feed in the Lower Thames. 鳗鱼在泰晤士河下游寻食。
• She bought some eels for dinner. 她买回一些鳗鱼做晚餐。