四十三. Two Travelers
Two men were going along a lonely road and talking of what they would do if a bear or wolves attack(進(jìn)攻)them?. “Never fear,”said the larger one, “I can protect myself and you too, so there will be no danger. There is nothing in the forest for any man to fear, except a hungry bear, and I'd like to meet the bear that could be a match for me.”
Just at that time, a huge bear appeared in the road and moved towards the two men.
The two men ran for a tree. The one who had spoken so bravely reached it first and climbed to safety. The smaller man，being left to face the bear alone, threw himself on the ground and lay as if dead. When the bear came up, he smelt the man on the ground and went away. Then the larger man came down from the tree and said, “What did the bear say in your ear? You seemed like old friends.”
“Oh,”the other answered, “he told me never to trust a boaster(自夸者)”
【漢語(yǔ)翻譯】
兩位旅行者
兩個(gè)人沿著一條荒涼的(lonely)公路(road)前行，他們談到如果遭遇一只熊(bear)或狼群(wolves)進(jìn)攻該如何應(yīng)付。
“不要害怕(fear)，”個(gè)頭較大的那人說(shuō)，“我可以保護(hù)咱們倆，不會(huì)有危險(xiǎn)(danger)。在那片森林里沒(méi)有什么好怕的，除了(except) 一頭饑餓的熊之外。我倒是想碰到一只能成為我對(duì)手(match)的熊”。
正在那時(shí)，一只巨大的熊出現(xiàn)在公路上，朝這兩個(gè)人趕來(lái)。
這兩個(gè)人向一棵樹跑去。之前講話很勇敢(bravely)的那個(gè)人先跑到樹下，然后爬到一個(gè)安全(safety)位置。個(gè)頭較小的人現(xiàn)在要獨(dú)自面對(duì)那只熊，于是他就躺在地上，仿佛(as if)死了(dead) 一樣。當(dāng)那只熊走近時(shí)，它聞了聞地上的那人，然后離開了．接著個(gè)頭較大的人從樹上下來(lái)，問(wèn)，“那只熊在你耳朵(ear)邊說(shuō)什么呢？你們看起來(lái)像是老朋友一樣。”“哦，”另一位回答道，“它告訴我決不要信任(trust)吹牛者”。?
四十四. People Around the World Communicating in English
In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations(組織), international trade and tourism (旅游業(yè)).
Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of world culture, such as pop music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet. With so many people communicating in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
【漢語(yǔ)翻譯】
世界各地的人用英語(yǔ)交流
在短短五十年間，英語(yǔ)已發(fā)展成為(develop into)世界上說(shuō)的最多、使用最廣泛(most widely)的語(yǔ)言(language)。英語(yǔ)是大部分國(guó)際組織、國(guó)際貿(mào)易(international trade)與旅游業(yè)的工作語(yǔ)言。
生意人與游客(tourist)經(jīng)常來(lái)到中國(guó)卻不會(huì)講漢語(yǔ)。中國(guó)商人、計(jì)程車(taxi)司機(jī)以及學(xué)生就用英語(yǔ)和他們交談。英語(yǔ)也是世界文化的語(yǔ)言，如流行音樂(lè)(pop music)以及互聯(lián)網(wǎng)(the Internet)。你可以通過(guò)無(wú)線廣播(on the radio)聽英文歌曲(song)或用英語(yǔ)通過(guò)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)與世界各地的人交流(communicate)。每天都有很多的人用英語(yǔ)交流，精通(have a good knowledge of)英語(yǔ)將變得越來(lái)越重要。?
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