第一、赏析语段
Mr Crick went on," But I think bulls like music better than cows.
克里克先生继续说道:“但我认为公牛比母牛更喜欢音乐。
Did I tell you all about William Dewy?
我跟你们讲过威廉·杜威的事吗?
On his way home after a wedding he found himself in a field with an angry bull.
一次婚礼结束后,在回家路上的一块田地上,他遇上了一头愤怒的公牛。
He took his violin and played some Christmas church music and down went the bull on his knees!
他拿出了小提琴,拉起一些圣诞节的教堂音乐,那头公牛居然跪下来了:就像围绕着小耶稣的动物那样!
Just like the animals around baby Jesus!And so William was able to escape."
然后威廉就得以逃脱了。”
"It's a curious story.It takes us back to the past, when belief in God was a living thing."
“这是一个奇特的故事。它把我们带回到过去的年代,那时对上帝的信仰是生动真实的。”
This unusual remark came from under a cow.
有人从一头奶牛身下做出了这个不平常的论断。
"Well, it's quite true, sir, believe it or not.I knew the man well," said Mr Crick.
“哦,这是完全真实的,先生,信不信由你。我跟那个人相当熟。”克里克先生说。
第二、写作佳语
go on:继续
e.g. I'm all right here. Go on with your work.
我这里很好,你继续工作吧。
e.g. I don't want to leave, but I can't go on.
我不想离开,但我继续不下去了。
tell sb about sth:告诉某人某事
e.g. We were instructed not to tell anyone about it.
我们受到指示不得说出那件事。
e.g. He began to tell about his plight.
他开始讲述他的困境。
play sb some music:给某人弹奏音乐
e.g. Play me some music.
给我来点音乐。
belief in:相信,信赖
e.g. He holds a strong belief in the goodness of human nature.
他对人性的善良坚信不移。
e.g. My brother has a firm belief in the value of cold baths.
我的兄弟坚信洗冷水澡有益健康。
believe it or not:随你
take sb back to the past:使某人回到了过去