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Chinese → English Chapter III. Level 4/10

这看起来轻而易举,他们先从地板上试,然后又从床上试,但每次都是往下掉,而不是往上飞。

It looked delightfully easy, and they tried it first from the floor and then from the beds, but they always went down instead of up.

「我说,你是怎么做到的?」约翰问道,一边揉着膝盖。他是个很务实的男孩。

"I say, how do you do it?" asked John, rubbing his knee. He was quite a practical boy.

「你只要想一些美好奇妙的事情,」彼得解释道,「这些念头就会把你托起来,飞上天空。」

"You just think lovely wonderful thoughts," Peter explained, "and they lift you up in the air."

他又示范了一遍。

He showed them again.

「你做得真灵活,」约翰说,「你能不能慢慢做一次?」

"You're so nippy at it," John said, "couldn't you do it very slowly once?"

彼得既慢慢做了一次,又快快做了一次。「我学会了,温迪!」约翰叫道,但不久他发现自己并没有学会。他们一个都飞不起来,哪怕只有一寸高——尽管连迈克尔都能说两个音节的单词了,而彼得连字母都不认识。

Peter did it both slowly and quickly. "I've got it now, Wendy!" cried John, but soon he found he had not. Not one of them could fly an inch, though even Michael was in words of two syllables, and Peter did not know A from Z.

当然,彼得一直在捉弄他们,因为没有仙尘吹在身上,任何人都飞不起来。幸运的是,正如我们提到过的,他的一只手上沾满了仙尘,他便往他们每个人身上吹了一些,效果妙不可言。

Of course Peter had been trifling with them, for no one can fly unless the fairy dust has been blown on him. Fortunately, as we have mentioned, one of his hands was messy with it, and he blew some on each of them, with the most superb results.

「现在就这样扭动你们的肩膀,」他说,「然后放开。」

"Now just wiggle your shoulders this way," he said, "and let go."

他们都站在各自的床上,勇敢的迈克尔第一个放开了手。他并不是真的打算放开,但他就那样做了,随即他被托着飞过了整个房间。

They were all on their beds, and gallant Michael let go first. He did not quite mean to let go, but he did it, and immediately he was borne across the room.

「我飞起来啦!」他还在半空中就尖叫道。

"I flewed!" he screamed while still in mid-air.

约翰放开手,在浴室附近遇上了温迪。

John let go and met Wendy near the bathroom.

「哦,太美妙了!」

"Oh, lovely!"

「哦,太棒了!」

"Oh, ripping!"

「快看我!」

"Look at me!"

Vocabulary

looked
看起来,表示某事物给人的印象
delightfully
令人愉快地,非常讨人喜欢地
easy
容易的,不需要费力的
tried
尝试,努力去做某事
floor
地板,房间的地面
always
总是,每次都是这样
instead
代替,反而,作为替代
rubbing
揉,摩擦,反复摩擦某部位
knee
膝盖,腿部中间的关节
quite
相当,颇为,程度副词
practical
实际的,注重实用、务实的
lovely
美好的,令人愉悦的,可爱的
wonderful
美妙的,令人惊叹的,极好的
thoughts
想法,念头,思想(复数)
explained
解释,说明,阐明原因或方法
lift
举起,抬高,使向上移动
air
空气,空中,天空
showed
展示,演示,show的过去式
nippy
动作敏捷的,行动迅速灵活的
slowly
缓慢地,慢吞吞地,速度很低
once
一次,曾经,表示一次或某时候
both
两者都,两个都包括
quickly
快速地,迅速地,速度很快
cried
大喊,哭,cry的过去式
fly
飞,在空中飞翔移动
inch
英寸,长度单位,约2.54厘米
though
虽然,尽管,表示让步关系
even
甚至,连,表示出乎意料的强调
syllables
音节,构成单词的发音单位(复数)
course
当然,of course表示理所当然
trifling
玩弄,不认真对待,轻率对待
unless
除非,如果不,表示条件
fairy
仙子,精灵,传说中的小魔法生物
dust
尘,粉末,细小颗粒
blown
吹到,blow的过去分词
Fortunately
幸运地,幸好,表示好的结果
mentioned
提到,说起,之前已提及
messy
凌乱的,不整洁的,脏兮兮的
blew
吹,blow的过去式
each
每个,各自,每一个
superb
极好的,出色的,极为优秀的
results
结果,成果,效果(复数)
wiggle
扭动,晃动,来回小幅移动
shoulders
肩膀,连接手臂与躯干的部位(复数)
gallant
英勇的,勇敢的,气概非凡的
mean
打算,意图,决心去做
immediately
立刻,马上,毫不拖延地
borne
被带走,被承载,bear的过去分词
across
穿过,横越,从一边到另一边
screamed
尖叫,大声呼喊,scream的过去式
while
当……时候,在某段时间内
still
仍然,还,表示持续状态
mid-air
半空中,空中某个高度处
met
遇见,相遇,meet的过去式
bathroom
浴室,盥洗室,洗手间
ripping
极好的,精彩的,英式俚语表示棒极了
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