【同舟學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容】 第六期
狐貍與葡萄
The Fox and the Grapes
英語(yǔ)原文
? One hot summer's day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch.
? ? "Just the thing to quench my thirst," quoth he.
? Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch.
? Turning round again with a One, Two, Three, he jumped up, but with no greater success.
? Again and again he tried after the tempting morsel, but at last had to give it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying: "I am sure they are sour."
It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
中文翻譯
? ? ? 一個(gè)炎熱的夏日，一只狐貍在果園里散步，突然他看到高處一根修剪過(guò)的葡萄藤上掛著一串剛剛成熟的葡萄。
? ? ? “解渴就靠這個(gè)了”，他這么說(shuō)著。
? ? ? ? 退了幾步之后，他往前又跑又跳的，可惜沒(méi)夠到那串葡萄。
? ? ? ? 往后再退了幾步，一、二、三，往上一跳，還是沒(méi)有夠到那串葡萄。
? ? ? 他試了又試，只希望吃口誘人的葡萄，但最后還是放棄了，他昂首闊步地走開了，說(shuō)：“我敢肯定葡萄是酸的?！?/b>
? ? ? ? 吃不到葡萄說(shuō)葡萄酸。
重點(diǎn)詞匯詞組
1.a bunch of 一串……；一束……
例：She picked me a bunch of flowers.
? ? ? ? ? ? 她給我采了一束鮮花。
【相關(guān)俚語(yǔ)】
the best/pick of the bunch 出類拔萃的人（或物）；精英；精品
例：Send in your poems and we'll publish the best of the bunch.
把你的詩(shī)歌寄過(guò)來(lái)，我們將擇優(yōu)出版。
2. quench sb.'s thirst 解渴
例：When it's hot, it's best to quench your thirst with water.
大熱天最好喝水解渴。
【常見搭配】
quench a fire/flames 熄滅火
例：Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building.
消防隊(duì)員奮力撲救大樓中熊熊的火焰。
3. draw back 后退
例：He came close but she drew back.
他一步步靠近，而她卻一步步向后退。
【常見搭配】
①draw sb. into sth.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 把……卷入，使……參與
例：They tried to draw me into their argument, but I refused.
他們?cè)噲D讓我參加他們的爭(zhēng)論，但我拒絕了。
②draw sth. up 起草，草擬
例：I've drawn up a list of candidates that I'd like to interview.
我草擬了一個(gè)想要采訪的候選人名單。
【相關(guān)俚語(yǔ)】
①draw the line 拒絕做
例：I don't mind helping, but I draw the line at doing everything myself.
我?guī)兔Φ篃o(wú)所謂，但可不能什么事都讓我做。
②draw a blank 無(wú)回音；無(wú)結(jié)果
例：So far, the police investigation has drawn a blank.
到目前為止警方的調(diào)查毫無(wú)結(jié)果。
4. jump up 向上跳
例：Our cat is always jumping up onto the furniture.
我們的貓總是跳到家具上。
【常見搭配】
①jump at sth.? 欣然接受
例：She jumped at the chance of a trip to Paris.
她欣然接受了去巴黎旅行的機(jī)會(huì)。
②jump on sb. 責(zé)備，責(zé)罵，批評(píng)（某人）
例：She jumps on her children instantly if they're disobedient.
孩子們一不聽話，她就加以責(zé)罵。
【相關(guān)俚語(yǔ)】
①jump to conclusions
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 貿(mào)然斷定；過(guò)早下結(jié)論
例：Don't jump to conclusions! Perhaps it was his daughter he was dancing with.
別過(guò)早下結(jié)論！也許和他跳舞的是他女兒。
②jump through hoops 克服種種障礙
例：We had to jump through hoops to get my Dad admitted to hospital.
我們必須克服種種障礙才讓醫(yī)院收下我父親。
5.give up sth. 放棄
例：She didn't give up work when she had the baby.
她生了孩子后并未放棄工作。
【常見搭配】
①give sth. away 贈(zèng)送；捐贈(zèng)
例：He gave away most of his money to charity.
他把他的大部分錢都捐贈(zèng)給了慈善事業(yè)。
②give in 勉強(qiáng)同意；屈服，認(rèn)輸
例：He nagged me so much for a new bike that eventually I gave in.
他沒(méi)完沒(méi)了地纏著我要一輛新自行車，我最后只好答應(yīng)了。
【相關(guān)俚語(yǔ)】
①give or take 相差不到……，出入至多……
例：It cost ￡200, give or take.
它的價(jià)格為200英鎊，出入不會(huì)太大。
②give way 讓（其他車輛）先行
例：You have to give way to traffic coming from the right.
你得讓右邊駛來(lái)的車輛先行。
長(zhǎng)難句解析
? One hot summer's day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch.
一個(gè)炎熱的夏日，一只狐貍在果園里散步，突然他看到高處一根修剪過(guò)的葡萄藤上掛著一串剛剛成熟的葡萄。
解析：本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。主句是a Fox was strolling through an orchard，主語(yǔ)是a Fox，謂語(yǔ)是was strolling，賓語(yǔ)是an orchard，此處用了過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)，表示這只狐貍在那個(gè)炎熱的夏日正在散步；till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine是時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句；which had been trained over a lofty branch是定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞a vine，關(guān)系代詞which在從句中作主語(yǔ)，從句的謂語(yǔ)使用了過(guò)去完成時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，結(jié)構(gòu)為“had been+過(guò)去分詞”，表示葡萄藤在狐貍看到葡萄前已經(jīng)被修剪過(guò)了。
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