【同舟學院學習內容】 第六期
狐貍與葡萄
The Fox and the Grapes
英語原文
? 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的葡萄藤上掛著一串剛剛成熟的葡萄。
? ? ? “解渴就靠這個了”，他這么說著。
? ? ? ? 退了幾步之后，他往前又跑又跳的，可惜沒夠到那串葡萄。
? ? ? ? 往后再退了幾步，一、二、三，往上一跳，還是沒有夠到那串葡萄。
? ? ? 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：“我敢肯定葡萄是酸的?！?/b>
? ? ? ? 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸。
重點詞匯詞組
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。
【相關俚語】
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.
把你的詩歌寄過來，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.
他們試圖讓我參加他們的爭論，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.
我草擬了一個想要采訪的候選人名單。
【相關俚語】
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所謂，但可不能什么事都讓我做。
②draw a blank 無回音；無結果
例：So far, the police investigation has drawn a blank.
到目前為止警方的調查毫無結果。
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會。
②jump on sb. 責備，責罵，批評（某人）
例：She jumps on her children instantly if they're disobedient.
孩子們一不聽話，她就加以責罵。
【相關俚語】
①jump to conclusions
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 貿然斷定；過早下結論
例：Don't jump to conclusions! Perhaps it was his daughter he was dancing with.
別過早下結論！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 贈送；捐贈
例：He gave away most of his money to charity.
他把他的大部分錢都捐贈給了慈善事業(yè)。
②give in 勉強同意；屈服，認輸
例：He nagged me so much for a new bike that eventually I gave in.
他沒完沒了地纏著我要一輛新自行車，我最后只好答應了。
【相關俚語】
①give or take 相差不到……，出入至多……
例：It cost ￡200, give or take.
它的價格為200英鎊，出入不會太大。
②give way 讓（其他車輛）先行
例：You have to give way to traffic coming from the right.
你得讓右邊駛來的車輛先行。
長難句解析
? 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的葡萄藤上掛著一串剛剛成熟的葡萄。
解析：本句是一個主從復合句。主句是a Fox was strolling through an orchard，主語是a Fox，謂語是was strolling，賓語是an orchard，此處用了過去進行時態(tài)，表示這只狐貍在那個炎熱的夏日正在散步；till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine是時間狀語從句；which had been trained over a lofty branch是定語從句，修飾先行詞a vine，關系代詞which在從句中作主語，從句的謂語使用了過去完成時的被動語態(tài)，結構為“had been+過去分詞”，表示葡萄藤在狐貍看到葡萄前已經被修剪過了。
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