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Tell Me A Story
http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/07/24 10:02  空中美语

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  Every night, in countries all around the world, children listen to fairy tales before they go to bed. These stories are usually simple, and are told using language that is easy to understand. They often include handsome princes, beautiful princesses, and strange characters1 with magic2 powers.3

  In the time before books, children learned such stories by listening to them over and over again, or by hearing them in songs. Over time, the stories became part of folklore, a word which means“knowledge4 of the people”.

  Over time, the stories became part of folklore, a word which means“knowledge4 of the people”. And because they were so simple, people could easily remember them and tell them to others. Finally, after many years, the stories were written down, so future5 generations6 could grow up loving them, too.

文学:Tell Me A Story/从前有座山

  翻译

  在世界各国,孩子们每晚在上床睡觉前都会听听童话故事。这些故事通常很简单,以浅显易懂的语言来讲述。故事里常常有英俊的王子、美丽的公主和拥有魔力的奇异人物。

  在有书籍之前的时代里,孩子们通过一遍又一遍地聆听这样的故事或在歌曲中听到它们而得知这些故事。随着时间的推移,这些故事便成了民间传说(意指平民的见闻)的一部分。

  这些故事讲的次数越多,就有越多的人爱听它们。并且因为这些故事那么简单,人们可以轻易地记住,接着又讲给别人听。多年以后,这些故事终于被写下来,这样将来的几代人也能够在成长中爱上这些故事。

  Sentence_4u

  the more ..., the more ...“越……,就越……”,例如:

  The more I talk to Hester, the more I like her.

  我和赫斯特聊得越多,就越喜欢她。

  英语小教室

  除了王子和公主,在童话故事中还有以下常见的角色(besides princes and princesses, there are many other characters often seen in fairy tales)。

  kings国王 queens王后 witches巫婆 giants巨人 stepmothers继母 maids女仆 hunters猎人 woodsmen樵夫 peasants农夫 tailors裁缝师 shoemakers鞋匠 blacksmiths铁匠 wolves狼 foxes狐狸 owls猫头鹰

  英语练功房

  before有三种主要用法,分述如下:

  1.作连词,后接完整的从句。

  2.作介词,后接名词或动名词当宾语。

  3.作副词,修饰动词表示时间,后面什么词都不接。

  例如:

  Children like to listen to fairy tales before they go to bed.

  孩子们喜欢在上床睡觉前听听童话故事。

  In the time before books, children learned fairy tales by listening to them over and over again.

  在有书籍之前的时代里,孩子们通过一再地倾听童话故事而得知它们。

  I have never heard of these fairy tales before.

  我以前从来没有听过这些童话故事。

  练习:

  1.我在她来之前就把晚餐准备好了。

  2.他说他会在五点以前到达。

  3.我以前见过这个人。

  英语练功房_答案:

  1.I had dinner prepared before she came.

  2.He said he would arrive before five o’clock.

  3.I have seen/met this man before.

  

  听力小试

  1.(A)That was last week.

  (B)Let’s play a game.

  (C)I want to be a teacher.

  (D)I don’t knowswheresit is.

  2.(A)Harry Potter is not a real person.

  (B)She has already met Harry Potter.

  (C)The man is friends with Harry Potter.

  (D)She does not like characters.

  听力小测验_答案:

  1.C 2.A




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空中美语 专栏

Annotation

1.character
n. sb. depicted in a film, book, etc.角色,人物
My favorite character in“Star Wars”is Luke Skywalker.
“星球大战”里我最喜欢的角色是天行者卢克。

2. magic
adj. having special powers over natural forces魔法的,有魔力的
The old woman used magic powers to make a man disappear.
那个老妇人用魔力使一个男人消失了。

3.power
n. an ability to do sth.能力
Superman has the power to see through walls.
超人有隔墙观物的能力。

4.knowledge
n. range of information知识;见闻
I have little knowledge of American history.
我几乎没什么美国历史的知识。

5.future
adj. of a time that will come after the present未来的,将来的
I hope my future wife will be clever and kind.
我希望我将来的妻子既聪明又善良。

6.generation
n. all the people in the same age group一代;一代人
My father thinks my generation is lazy.
我爸爸认为我这一代很懒散。


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