笑读西游串单词第5组:
I: Read for fun
When the pig in thebathroom pronounced that he would never use a towel during his shower, thelandlady of Niutoushan repeated: "Sir, if you want to eat majority ketchupin the broad closet, do make yourself at home."
II:单词清单
bathroom['bɑ:θrum]浴室;盥洗室;厕所
make oneself at home 别客气
towel['tauəl]毛巾
landlady['lænd,leidi]女房东;老板娘
closet['klɔzit]壁橱;储藏室
pronounce v [prəu'nauns]发音;宣告;断言
broad adj [brɔ:d]宽的
repeat vt&vi [ri'pi:t]重做;重复;复述n 重复;反复
ketchup['ketʃəp]蕃茄酱;蕃茄沙司
majority[mə'dʒɔriti]多数;大半
III:汉英对比
In the bathroom, when the pig pronounced that he would never use a towelduring his shower, the landlady of Niutoushan repeated: "Sir, if you wantto eat majority ketchup in the broad closet, do make yourself at home."
当猪八戒在浴室里宣告自己以后洗澡再也不用毛巾时,牛头山的女老板却在重复:“客官,你要吃宽敞壁橱里面绝大多数的番茄酱时,千万别客气, 就象在自己家一样。”
IV:拓展词汇(汉译英)
宣告declare; proclaim; pronounce
毛巾towel; loop towel; facecloth; washcloth
牛头head of an ox; wine vessel in the shape of an oxhead; a fearsome creature in the Buddhist hell
女老板a female boss; landlady; hostess n.c
宽敞spacious; commodious; roomy
壁橱built-in wardrobe or cupboard; closet; wall chest
绝大多数most; overwhelming majority
番茄酱ketchup; tomato ketchup; tomato paste
别客气Help yourself; You're welcome; not at all
V:重点词汇(英译汉)
pig猪; 令人不快的人; 贪婪的人; 对警察的蔑称; 吃得过量; 大吃特吃
pronounced显著的; 很明显的; 表达明确的; 发音; 读; 正式宣布; pronounce的过去分词和过去式
towel毛巾; 手巾; 抹布; 纸巾; 用毛巾擦干
landlady女房东; 女地主; 女店主,女老板
repeated重复的; 反复发生的; 重复; 重说; 重写; 重做; 重新推出; 重复发生; 再次发生; repeat的过去分词和过去式
Sir先生; 先生,阁下; 爵士
want to应该
ketchup番茄酱
closet贮藏室; 壁橱; 隐藏的; 不公开的; 把…关在房间里
make yourself at home请自便
VI:自我测验
In the bathroom, when the pig ______(pronounce) that he would never use a
towel ______(在期间) his shower,
the landlady of Niutoushan repeated: "Sir, if you want to eat _______(大多数) ketchup in the broadcloset, do make yourself at home."
VII:轻松一刻
As theplane was flying low over some hills near Athens, a lady asked the stewardess:"What's that stuff on those hills?"
"Just snow," replied the stewardess.
"That's what I thought," said thelady, "but this fellow in front of me said it was Greece."