美国小学英语教材5:第98课 纪尧姆的长笛(2)

 Meanwhile the flute¹ lay upon the high shelf in his son's cottage, with none in the house who had the skill to draw music from it. 与此同时，笛子放在他儿子小屋的高高的架子上，屋里没有人有本事用笛子演奏音乐。

His grandson, little Guillaume, looked at it often, his fingers itching² to hold it, his heart hungering to put it to his lips to see whether he could draw from it at least one pure and beautiful note. 他的孙子，小纪尧姆，经常看着笛子，他的手指发痒，想抓住笛子，渴望把笛子放到嘴唇上，看看他是否能至少吹出一个纯洁而美丽的音符。

Yet little Guillaume was shy, and could not bring him- self to ask for such a privilege. 然而，小纪尧姆很害羞，他不忍心要求这样的特权。

Every day he led his father's sheep to feed upon the hillsides. 他每天牵着父亲的羊到山坡上吃草。

Every day before he went, he lifted his eyes longingly³ to the high shelf where lay the coveted⁴ flute. 每天走之前，他都满怀渴望地抬起眼睛，望着那高高架子，上面放着他梦寐以求的笛子。

At last his mother said to him, ‘‘Why dost thou look so earnestly upon thy grandfather's flute, my little Guillaume? 最后他妈妈对他说，“你为什么那么认真地看着你祖父的笛子，我的小纪尧姆？

Dost think thou couldst play upon it as he played? 你认为你能像他那样利用它吗？

Ah, my child, to do that, one must have a great gift, indeed." 啊，我的孩子，要做到这一点，一个人必须有伟大的天赋。"

Guillaume hung his head, and made no answer. 纪尧姆低下头，没有回答。

He had no belief that he could play upon it, yet he would give much to try. 他不相信自己能吹好笛子，但他愿意付出很多去尝试。

He was about to pass out of the door, but he turned back before he did so, for a last look at the flute. 他正要走出门外，但在他离开之前，他转过身来，最后看了一眼笛子。

 

1 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

2 itching   

adj.贪得的，痒的，渴望的v.发痒( itch的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The itching was almost more than he could stand. 他痒得几乎忍不住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My nose is itching. 我的鼻子发痒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 longingly   

adv. 渴望地 热望地

参考例句：

• He looked longingly at the food on the table. 他眼巴巴地盯着桌上的食物。
• Over drinks,he speaks longingly of his trip to Latin America. 他带着留恋的心情，一边喝酒一边叙述他的拉丁美洲之行。

4 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》