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埋没的天分

http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/03/22 08:16 空中美语

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　　Jim decided he would like to learn something new, so he checked out his local community college for evening classes. He signed up for a cooking course on Tuesday nights, a flower arranging class on Wednesdays, and a painting class on Thursdays.

　　During the second week, Jim baked a cake in his cooking class. It was a disaster, and so hard that the teacher suggested that Jim use the cake to hold the door open on hot days. Jim was no better at flower arranging. His first creation included so many plants that his teacher wondered if Jim was trying to make a rain forest instead of a decoration.

　　That weekend, Jim painted a picture at home. He had intended to paint a snow-covered landscape, but the painting just looked like a white piece of paper. Then his dog came in from outside and shook mud all over the painting. Disappointed, Jim took it to class anyway the following Thursday. To Jim’s surprise, the art teacher praised him for his“original talent.”Jim learned that he had talent after all. --by Martin Kelly

埋没的天分

　　翻译

　　吉姆决定要去学点新东西，因此他打听了当地社区学院晚间上课的课程。他报名参加了星期二晚上的烹饪课，星期三的插花课和星期四的绘画课。第二个星期，吉姆在烹饪课上烤了个蛋糕。他烤得一塌糊涂，蛋糕太硬了因此老师建议他在天热时用它来顶住打开的门。吉姆的插花技术也好不到哪儿去。他的第一件作品用了一大堆植物，让老师怀疑吉姆想做的是一片雨林而不是一件装饰品。

　　那个周末，吉姆在家画了一幅画。他本来想画一幅白雪皑皑的风景画，但画出来的看上去却只像一张白纸。接着他的狗从外面进了屋，把身上的泥土抖得整幅画都是。吉姆虽然大为沮丧，但他还是在下周的星期四把画带到了班上。让吉姆惊奇的是，美术老师竟然对他“独创的才华”大为赞赏。吉姆发现自己毕竟还是很有天分的。

　　活用词汇

　　1. community college n.社区学院

　　2. flower arranging n.插花

　　3. rain forest n. (热带的)雨林

　　4. mud n.泥浆，泥泞

　　How About You

　　根据本课短文，用三个以内的单词(word)回答问题。

　　1.swheresdid Jim go to learn something new?

　　2. What did Jim study on Wednesday evenings?

　　3. What was wrong with the cake Jim baked?

　　根据本课短文，用完整的句子回答问题。

　　4. What did Jim try to paint at the weekend?

　　5. What did Jim’s teacher think of the painting?

　　6. What did Jim’s flower decoration look like?

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空中美语专栏

Annotation

1. sign up phr. v.
to join a club; to enroll in a course报名参加；签字参与某事
Jane went to sign up for the new tennis team.
简报名参加了新成立的网球队。

2. suggest v.
to offer an idea or plan for sb. to think about建议
May I suggest you try this wine?
我建议你试试这种葡萄酒。

3. landscape n.
a painting or drawing showing an area of countryside or land风景画
Monet painted beautiful landscapes.莫内画漂亮的风景画。

4. praise v.
to express strong approval for sb’s or sth’s behaviors or qualities赞美
When Jane does good work, you should praise her.
简的工作干得不错时，你应该表扬她。

5. talent n.
a natural ability to do sth. well天分；才华
Karen has a great talent for drawing.
卡伦很有绘画的天分。





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