胡敏读故事记单词 我的家人上

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:喜欢tingclass.net，请把tingclass.net告诉你QQ上的5位好友，多谢支持！] [00:00.00]听力课堂网(tingclass.net)junk--lag My kin [00:02.69]我的家人 [00:05.38]My kin have always had a knack for laborious work. [00:08.87]我的家人向来有妙法搞定吃力的活儿。 [00:12.36]We even have our own lab downstairs. [00:14.48]我们甚至还在楼下有自己的实验室。 [00:16.61]Living in a junkyard has a way of making one creative like that [00:19.49]生活在废品旧货栈总能让人变得富有创造力， [00:22.36]and there was never a lack of creativity in my family. [00:24.89]而我家就从没缺少过创造力。 [00:27.43]We know how to work with all kinds of junk! [00:29.49]我们知道如何处理各种废旧物品! [00:31.56]My sister can knit anything. [00:33.45]我姐姐是个编织能手。 [00:35.34]You should have seen the keen sweater she made for me last Christmas. [00:37.92]你应该看看上次圣诞节她为我织的漂亮套衫。 [00:40.49]My brother,quite a troublemaker as a juvenile,can tie and untie any knot. [00:44.12]我哥哥在少年时经常惹事生非，但他打结解结是把好手， [00:47.75]That's why he was so good serving jury duty, [00:50.09]就因为这一点他在陪审团供职时才会那么棒， [00:52.43]solving crimes and administering justice come naturally to a knot-tier. [00:55.55]办案子和执行审判本是一个打结者的拿手好戏嘛。 [00:58.67]And my ma became an excellent kidney doctor [01:01.05]我妈妈成为了一名出色的肾科医生。 [01:03.43]after patching up all the injured animals we used to bring home. [01:06.16]由于经常包扎我们带回家的受伤动物. [01:08.88]Yep,I'm pretty proud of my family. [01:11.11]是的，我为我的家人骄傲。 [01:13.33]But I'm most proud of my pappy. [01:15.15]但最令我骄傲的是我的爸爸。 [01:16.98]He lagged behind the rest of us for a while, [01:19.16]有一段时间他落在了我们后面， [01:21.35]but when he saw a sign on a kiosk downtown [01:23.97]但当他在市中心一个报刊亭上看到一条告示时 [01:26.60]-that tried to justify kidnapping rich kids, [01:28.82]-那告示试图证明绑架富家小孩是正当的 [01:31.04]-well that just kindled a flame in my pappy [01:33.36]-爸爸心中燃起了一把火， [01:35.69]to get a detective kit and track those sick people down. [01:38.32]他决定弄一整套侦探装备，揪出那些坏人。 [01:40.96]He knelled to us that he would have those sickos by the end of the week! [01:43.44]他向我们敲响丧钟说，周末前他一定会抓到那些道德败坏的家伙! [01:45.93]How right he was! He caught those kidnappers [01:48.41]他说到做到。他抓住了那些绑架犯， [01:50.89]and taught them that there was [01:54.26]no justification for taking anyone from their home or family. [01:56.92]并教育他们说，把任何人从家庭中夺走都是没有理由的。 [01:59.59]Those little rich kids don't get stolen anymore now! [02:02.16]现在那些有钱人家再也没丢过小孩了! [02:04.73]That's my pappy and that's my kin! [02:06.65]这就是我的爸爸和我的家人! [02:08.57]There's no better family on the planet! [02:10.46]地球上没有比这更好的家庭了! [02:12.34]lament--leap The landfill lament [02:17.10]垃圾填埋带来的悲伤 [02:21.87]The layman in town lamented the location of the landfill outside their town! [02:25.25]城里的外行对城外垃圾填埋地的地点感到悲伤! [02:28.64]Mostly because they had to fill in an old mining pit [02:31.26]这主要是因为他们得填掉一个老矿坑 [02:33.89]that had become a well-known swimming hole, [02:36.23]那地方已是一个有名的游泳池， [02:38.56]a landmark for young lovers all around. [02:40.69]是周围年轻人谈恋爱的地标。 [02:42.82]Every man in town could remember leaping [02:45.00]城里每个男人都记得 [02:47.18]from those cliffs to impress their girlfriends. [02:49.46]从悬崖上跳下来让女友感动的情景。 [02:51.73]But the landholder had lost his job during recent layoffs [02:54.35]但土地所有人在最近的裁员中失业了， [02:56.98]and he had to sell the land for money. [02:58.86]他不得不卖地换钱。 [03:00.74]That's when the landfill was put in. [03:02.62]垃圾填埋就是从这时候开始的。 [03:04.50]At first they filled the pit from the lateral side, [03:07.02]开始的时候，他们从坑的边上填， [03:09.54]giving a layout to the landfill [03:13.31]that allowed people to swim for another year or so [03:15.74]这种安排可以使人们还能有一年左右的游泳时间。 [03:18.16]Then a leak was discovered [03:20.24]后来人们发现了一个漏洞， [03:22.32]flowing like lava from the leaning mountain of garbage into the water. [03:25.49]倾斜的垃圾山像熔浆一样流入水中。 [03:28.67]Experts came in and were lauded for a successful cleanup, [03:31.60]专家赶来了，他们搞了一次成功的清理，受到了大家的称赞， [03:34.54]ensuring long-lasting protection. [03:36.52]他们还保证提供长久的保护， [03:38.49]But those were the last days of swimming! [03:40.60]但那是游泳的最后日子了。 [03:42.72]Then the landscape changed even more. [03:44.99]后来这里的地形发生了更大的变化。 [03:47.27]The landfill owners lateralised trash dumping even more [03:50.24]填埋地所有者使更多的垃圾横向发展， [03:53.22]and a mountain grew where there had been none before. [03:55.55]最后堆出了一座山。 [03:57.87]When scientists noted that butterfly larva [04:00.29]当科学家们注意到这里的蝴蝶幼虫 [04:02.70]were suddenly larger than anywhere in the northern latitudes, [04:05.22]突然变得比北纬度任何地方的都大时， [04:07.75]the landfill owners were forced to air some dirty laundry; [04:10.53]填埋地所有者又被迫给脏衣服透透气， [04:13.31]they were dumping hazardous waste. [04:15.23]他们正在倾倒有害废品。 [04:17.15]They were forced by law to launch a cleanup campaign [04:19.63]在法律的强制下，他们开始了一场清理运动， [04:22.11]that included the removal of each layer of trash. [04:24.48]其中包括挪走每一层垃圾。 [04:26.84]Townsfolk were amazed at what was dumped in their backyard. [04:29.62]城里的人们对倒在他们后院的垃圾大为吃惊。 [04:32.40]Finally the landfill was removed and the mining pit was restored. [04:35.37]最后，填埋的垃圾被清理掉，矿坑得到了恢复。 [04:38.33]No one swam there ever again,however, [04:40.62]但是再也没有人去那里游泳了， [04:42.91]because everyone was sure that the water was still polluted. [04:45.39]因为大家确信水里还是有污染。 [04:47.87]The lament never ended! [04:49.54]悲伤何时了! [04:51.21]learned--lift The lexicographer [04:54.18]字典编纂者 [04:57.14]The lexicographer knew that the English lexis was changing, [04:59.87]字典编纂者知道英语词汇在不断变化， [05:02.60]but no one seemed to care. [05:04.24]但是好像没有人在乎。 [05:05.87]He tried to persuade lawmakers to write some new legislation, [05:08.49]他试图劝说立法者制定一些新的法律， [05:11.12]but what were they supposed to do? [05:12.89]但他们该做些什么呢? [05:14.67]License an agency to oversee the words a person chooses to use? [05:17.65]批准一个机构监督人们的选词造句? [05:20.63]Levy a tax on those who had an active vocabuLary that was too small? [05:23.91]对那些积极词汇量太小的人征税? [05:27.18]That wasn't a legitimate solution, they said. [05:29.31]这可不是合理的解决办法，他们说。 [05:31.44]That kind of forced control was against the nature of liberation. [05:34.07]那种强行管制是不符合解放的本质的。 [05:36.69]They told him to leave before he became a liability. [05:39.11]他们叫他离开，省得成为累赘。 [05:41.52]So the lexicographer questioned a legion of other learned men [05:44.10]于是字典编纂者又向众多有学识的人询问 [05:46.67]about what he should do. [05:48.41]到底该怎么办。 [05:50.15]They were no more lenient and leveled with him [05:52.63]他们和别人一样不宽厚， [05:55.11]that he should lessen his anxiety about the natural evolution of a language [05:58.49]还坦率地告诉他对于语言的自然演变要减少操心， [06:01.87]before it became a lethal obsession. [06:03.85]不然会走火入魔要人命的。 [06:05.82]That was when the lexicographer leased a large van [06:08.14]这时，字典编纂者租了一辆大货车， [06:10.47]and decided to take his plea to the people. [06:12.01]决定向人民请愿。 [06:13.55]As the legend grew of a crazy man driving across the country [06:16.33]传说四起，说是有个疯子驾车周游全国， [06:19.12]using words that no one understood, [06:21.04]总是使用一些无人能懂的词语。 [06:22.96]the lexicographer finally realized [06:25.08]这时，字典编纂者终于意识到 [06:27.21]that there was no interest in the legacy he had hoped to leave. [06:29.64]没人对他希望留下的遗产感兴趣。 [06:32.07]He was liable to waste his whole lifespan talking about this issue [06:34.85]他很可能要把毕生精力浪费在谈论这个问题上， [06:37.64]and still not lift any interest in saving what was,to him,a dying language. [06:41.18]但仍无法激起人们的兴趣挽救一门在他看来濒临死亡的语言。 [06:44.72]That was when he had a liaison with destiny [06:46.90]就在这时，他与命运有了某种联系， [06:49.08]and drove into a remote valley that had no visitors, [06:51.95]他驱车来到一个偏远的山谷，那里人迹罕至， [06:54.82]no electricity and no known residents. [06:57.06]没有电，也没有他认识的居民。 [06:59.29]There were people there,however, [07:01.17]但那里还是有人居住， [07:03.05]and they spoke the English that the lexicographer loved. [07:05.48]他们说的英语正是字典编纂者喜欢的。 [07:07.91]He retired from public life, [07:09.64]他从此不再抛头露面， [07:11.36]gave up his calling and remained there until the day he died! [07:14.32]并放弃了他的职业，至死都生活在山谷里。 [07:17.29]likelihood--location Literary cowboys [07:22.67]文人牛仔 [07:28.05]The literati had no understanding of livestock. [07:30.39]文人学士对牲畜没有了解， [07:32.73]But that was what a group of literature experts [07:34.95]但一群文学专家 [07:37.17]traveling to the countryside were intent on learning about. [07:39.60]去乡下还就想了解了解牲畜。 [07:42.03]The likelihood that they would succeed was slim, [07:44.81]虽说成功的可能性不大， [07:47.59]but they had taken the recommendation of a famous author literally: [07:50.37]但他们还是照字义采纳了一位著名作家的建议： [07:53.16]get back in touch with the earth. [07:54.88]与大地恢复接触。 [07:56.60]And so a lively group of linguists, [07:58.79]一群充满活力的语言学家、 [08:00.97]critics and professors descended into a locality famous for cattle [08:04.00]批评家和教授来到一个以养牛闻名的地方， [08:07.03]intent on disturbing them and their livelihood. [08:09.36]一心要打扰他们和他们的生活。 [08:11.70]The location was actually quite appropriate; [08:14.79]那个地方其实位置不错， [08:17.87]the literacy rate was low, [08:19.70]因为那里文化水平低， [08:21.52]there were limitations in communication lines [08:23.75]交通受到限制， [08:25.97]and the linguistic characteristics of the local dialect were quite interesting. [08:29.28]当地方言的语言特点又十分有趣。 [08:32.60]After two days, however,only the most literal of the literature experts [08:35.83]但两天后，这群文学专家中只剩下最讲究实际的几位 [08:39.05]were still lingering around looking to work with cattle. [08:41.53]还在农场周围徘徊，指望能和牛群一起工作。 [08:44.02]That was when the fun began and the locals welcomed them to their homes. [08:48.05]到这时才开始有点儿意思，当地人对他们的到来表示了欢迎。 [08:52.09]One professor,who had never done a chore in his life, [08:54.66]一位从未做过家务的教授 [08:57.23]began to find peace loading stalls with cow feed. [08:59.66]开始从给牛棚装饲料中找到安宁， [09:02.09]Another learned how to remove liquids from milk cows. [09:04.52]另一位则学会了如何从奶牛身上挤出奶液， [09:06.95]And yet another, actually allergic to cows, [09:09.43]还有一位实际上对牛有些过敏， [09:11.92]helped in the yard folding and cleaning linens. [09:14.15]于是他就在院子里帮助叠洗衣物。 [09:16.38]One farmer even loaned them some horses [09:19.01]一个农民甚至借给他们这帮人几匹马， [09:21.63]so that they could help round up cattle in the fields. [09:23.87]让他们帮着在地里驱拢牛群。 [09:26.10]This was the best of fun for the experts [09:28.67]对这些专家们来说，这算是最大的乐事了。 [09:31.25]and they regretted the end of a vacation [09:33.37]假期结束时，他们倍感遗憾， [09:35.50]that they suddenly wished could be their life. [09:37.58]突然希望这就是他们的生活。 [09:39.66]Each said so to the other and the other repeated likewise back; [09:43.13]每个人都对另一个人这么说，另一个人也都给予同样的回答： [09:46.61]it would be good to live a life on a ranch. [09:48.72]在农场生活真好啊! [09:50.84]And then they each went home, [09:52.51]然后他们各自回了家， [09:54.18]back to his or her books,writing, critiquing etc. [09:57.46]继续读书、写作、批评等等。 [10:00.74]They made a pact to return each year to the ranch,however, [10:03.26]但他们约定每年回到农场， [10:05.78]and they have been doing so ever since. [10:07.70]从此以后他们一直都在坚持这样做。 [10:09.62]locomotive--luxury Longitudinal luxuries [10:14.49]经度带来的奢侈享受 [10:19.36]When the locomotive train rolled into town, [10:21.79]当移动的火车驶入小镇时， [10:24.22]all of the luminaries came out to welcome it. [10:26.35]所有名人都出来迎接。 [10:28.48]The logistics of having a line built to a town at this longitude on the map [10:31.60]在地图上位于这个经度的城市修建一条铁路，其后勤工作 [10:34.72]had been enormous, [10:36.20]是巨大的， [10:37.67]and they felt that each visitor should feel as if they had just won the lottery. [10:40.65]他们觉得每一位来客都应该感觉像刚中了彩票一样， [10:43.63]They were therefore accorded every luxury while staying in town. [10:46.60]因此呆在城里的时候他们被给予了每一种奢侈的享受。 [10:49.56]They got to stay in the most lustrous hotels, [10:51.78]他们住进了最好的饭店， [10:54.00]offered the most lucrative business contracts, [10:56.13]得到了最赚钱的商业合同， [10:58.26]and even given an opportunity for a 1ong-term stay. [11:01.08]甚至获得了长期居住的机会。 [11:03.90]Most visitors were lucid enough to decline politely. [11:06.33]大多数来客都能保持头脑清醒，并礼貌地拒绝。 [11:08.76]The town was really quite luminous, [11:10.84]这座小镇的确是光辉灿烂， [11:12.91]but some suspected [11:14.44]但有些人怀疑 [11:15.97]that there were ulterior motives lurking behind all of the kindness. [11:19.09]这一切热情款待的背后还潜藏着别的动机。 [11:22.21]Even the town logo, which was looming over the train station, felt strange. [11:25.65]即便是赫然耸现在火车站上空的城市标识，感觉上也是怪怪的。 [11:29.08]It was a symbol of two hands pointing to the town,as if telling one to stay. [11:32.51]这个标识上有两只手，正指着小镇的方向，似乎在告诉人们留下来。 [11:35.93]Most visitors just loosened their ties, [11:38.36]然而大多数来客只是松松领带， [11:40.79]enjoyed lounging around like dignitaries for a few days [11:43.27]达官贵人一般闲逛上几天， [11:45.75]and then gathered their luggage and left. [11:47.58]然后便收拾行李离开了。 [11:49.41]They felt as if they had logged in enough time. [11:51.93]他们觉得进住这里的时间够长了。 [11:54.45]Only a few developed a loyalty to the town and stayed behind. [11:57.07]只有少数几个人对这个城市渐渐变得忠诚起来，所以便留下了。 [11:59.70]After they settled in to the lull of life, however, [12:02.13]但是在习惯了生活的暂时平静之后， [12:04.56]they discovered the [12:05.99]他们发现了 [12:07.43]benefits of living with the weather that came along this longitude. [12:10.31]生活在这种经度气候带来的好处。 [12:13.18]The air was always extremely dry [12:15.26]空气总是极其干燥 [12:17.33]and they had to constantly lubricate themselves with lotion. [12:19.81]他们得不停地用润肤水润滑皮肤， [12:22.30]But this became an exquisite daily ritual that they enjoyed [12:25.78]而这种做法后来成了他们喜欢的赏心悦目的日常生活习惯， [12:29.27]and life was truly enjoyable. [12:31.31]生活确实很愉快。 [12:33.35]They did go to greet each train, however. [12:35.41]不过他们真的去迎接每趟火车， [12:37.47]But that was just [12:38.86]但这样做的目的完全是 [12:40.24]so that they could convince a few nice pretty women to settle down there as well. [12:43.42]为了能够说服一些漂亮女人也来此定居。

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