听电影学英语-查理和巧克力工厂 01

　　[04:16.46]这是一个平凡小男孩的故事... This is a story of an ordinary little boy...
[04:20.06]他名叫查理·巴格特 named Charlie Bucket.
[04:23.77]他并不比别的小孩跑得快 也不比他们强壮或是聪明 He was not faster or stronger or more clever than other children.

[04:30.27]他家不富有  没背景 也不是什么皇亲国戚 His family was not rich or powerful or well-connected.
[04:35.24]其实  他们家温饱都成问题 In fact, they barely¹ had enough to eat.
[04:40.08]但查理是全世界最幸运的小男孩 Charlie Bucket was the luckiest boy in the entire world.
[04:44.69]只是他还不知道而已 He just didn’t know it yet.

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adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不

参考例句：

• The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
• He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。