美国小学英语教材4:第197课 第一个感恩节(8)

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Richard. Father, here are Squanto and three other Indians. They wish to tell Captain Standish that they are on their way to Massasoit’s camp. 理查德：爸爸，是史广多和三个印第安人。他们想告诉斯坦迪士船长，他们要去酋长马萨索德的营地。

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史广多，欢迎你来这。你想要做什么？ 

Squanto. The white men make a great feast¹. Squanto goes to tell Massasoit to bring all his men. 史广多：白人们在准备盛大的宴会，史广多要去告诉马萨索德酋长，让他把手下都带来。

Miles Standish. Tell Massasoit that the Governor² wishes him and his men to stay with us for three days. We will do our best to feast them well. 迈尔斯·斯坦迪士：告诉马萨索德酋长，州长希望他和他的手下和我们共庆三天。我们会竭尽所能让他们尽享美味佳肴。

Squanto. Squanto will tell Massasoit. But first Massasoit will go on a great hunt. He will bring many deer for the feast. 史广多：斯奎托会告诉马萨索德酋长，但马萨索德酋长先要进行一场大型的狩猎，他将带着捕杀的许多鹿来参加宴会。

Squanto and other Indians go out. 史广多和其他印第安人走出屋。

Miles Standish. Right glad will we be if Massasoit and his men bring some deer for the feast. Ninety Indians will be a goodly number to feed. Good night. 迈尔斯·斯坦迪士：好吧，如果马萨索德酋长和他的手下带些鹿来参加宴会，我们会很高兴。90个印第安人来吃饭，这可是个不小的数目啊，晚安。

Miles Standish, gun on his shoulder, goes out. 迈尔斯·斯坦迪士肩上扛着枪，走出屋。

Father. Let us get to our supper and then to bed. We have busy days before us. 父亲：我们吃晚饭吧，然后上床睡觉。我们这几天会很忙。

And I hope that, as we prepare for our feast, Edward and Betty will not think more of the good things to eat than of the goodness³ of God in guiding us to this free land. 希望我们准备宴会的时候，爱德华和贝蒂不要总想着好吃的食物，而要想想引导我们来到这片自由之地的上帝赐予我们的恩惠。

Mother. And give thanks, too, that we are all here together, well and strong and ready to be joyful⁴ on our first Thanksgiving Day. 母亲：也要感谢我们都能聚在这里，身体健康、强壮，准备好欢庆我们的第一个感恩节。

 

1 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！

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 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

4 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。