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小故事背诵达人 第514期:Experiencing Scotland(1)

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  • Experiencing Scotland
  • 感受苏格兰
  • Scotland is a unique and austere place, laden with history,
  • 苏格兰是一个独特的地方,自然条件虽不得天独厚,历史的厚重感却随处可见。
  • where you can find aristocratic palaces and castles,
  • 你不仅能看见无数豪门望族的府第与城堡,
  • as well as the traditional parades in national costumes.
  • 还可以观看人们穿着民族服装举行传统巡游。
  • It has some of the most beautiful cities in Europe,
  • 这里有全欧洲最美的城市,
  • a living testimony of a proud and splendid past.
  • 诉说着苏格兰昔日的荣光。
  • In order to see and discover the true soul of Scotland today,
  • 想看看真正的苏格兰,
  • what forged the character of this splendid region,
  • 追寻这里民族精神的源泉,
  • we have to go towards the northern regions, to the Grampian Mountains.
  • 就得去北部的格兰扁山区。
  • Beautiful and unspoiled, it was difficult to farm.
  • 格兰扁山区景色怡人,还没有受到现代文明的污染。格兰扁过去并不适合耕作,
  • The Scots subdued the environment with simple spades and strong arms.
  • 倔强的苏格兰人凭着双手征服了这片土地。
  • The history of this ancient struggle, and its people's ancient love affair with the hard land,
  • 苏格兰先民的艰苦劳作与他们自古对这片贫瘠土地的眷恋,
  • is enclosed within the walls of the Angus Folk Museum.
  • 在安格斯民俗博物馆里一览无余。
  • You are able to get a feel of the typical rural atmosphere of times past from the everyday artifacts displayed here.
  • 这里展出的都是史前的日常物品,你能从中体味到典型的旧日乡间氛围。
  • From coastal Aberdeen in towards the interior of the Grampian Mountains there runs the Castle Trail,
  • 一条古堡之路从沿海的阿伯丁一直蜿蜒到格兰扁山区深处。
  • a road that touches on many fortresses, which are witnesses of continual revolts against the dominion of neighboring England in Scottish history.
  • 沿途的众多要塞见证了英格兰不断反抗英格兰统治的历史。


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重点讲解:
1. be laden with
装满的;满载的;
eg. The branch that is laden with most fruits reaches lowest.
硕果累累的树枝总是低垂向土地。
eg. This building is laden with history.
这座建筑承载着历史。
2. in order to
为了;以便;目的在于;
eg. Anne raised her voice in order to be heard.
为了让人能听得见,安妮提高了嗓门。
eg. She'll need an iron will in order to succeed.
她若想成功,需要有很强的意志力。
3. sb.'s love affair with
极大的喜爱;强烈的的兴趣;
eg. Tom's love affair with France and most things French knew no bounds.
汤姆对法国和大多数法国东西都无比热爱。
eg. My love affair with make-up goes back to my mother.
我对化妆品的热爱来源于我的母亲。

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testimony ['testiməni]

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n. 证明,证据

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unspoiled ['ʌn'spɔild]

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adj. 未损坏的,未宠坏的

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environment [in'vaiərənmənt]

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n. 环境,外界

 
austere [ɔ:'stiə]

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adj. 严峻的,严格的,简朴的,禁欲的,苦行的

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subdued [səb'dju:d]

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adj. 减弱的;被制服的;被抑制的 v. 使服从,压制

 
traditional [trə'diʃənəl]

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adj. 传统的

 
castle ['kɑ:sl]

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n. 城堡
v. 置于城堡中,(棋)移动王车易

 
rural ['ru:rəl]

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adj. 农村的

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enclosed

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adj. 被附上的;与世隔绝的 v. 附上(enclos

 
unique [ju:'ni:k]

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adj. 独一无二的,独特的,稀罕的

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