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十三. A Competition of Lying A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people didn’t know the difference between right and wrong. One day he was taking a walk near the church when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat. The old gentlemen went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him“We're having a competition. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest lie will keep the cat.” The old gentleman thought this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them,“I've never told a lie in my life.' At once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said,“You've won! The cat belongs to you!” 【漢語翻譯】 說謊比賽 某個(a certain)老年紳士(gentleman)對現(xiàn)代教育(modern education)頗為不滿(unhappy)，他認為年輕人不知道是非(right and wrong)之間的差異(difference)。 有一天，他在教堂(church)附近散步(take a walk)時，看到一些小男孩圍著一只小貓(cat)。這位老紳士湊上前去問孩子們發(fā)生(happen)什么事了。有個男孩告訴他：“我們正在進行一場競賽(competition)。我們在比賽說謊(tell ties)，誰說的謊最大，這只貓就是誰的。” 老紳士覺得這是教育孩子們的一個好機會。于是他就對孩子們說：“我這輩子從未說過謊話?！绷⒖?at once)所有孩子異口同聲地大喊(shout)：“你贏(win)了！這只貓屬于你了(The cat belongs to you)!”? 十四. Sports in America In many parts of the world, there are four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. There are only three in America: football, basketball and baseball. If you want to know what season it is, just have a look at what people are playing. Sports are an important part of American culture. Students learn to play many sports at school. They take PE classes. Some join the school teams, and others join school sports leagues(聯(lián)盟). For many people in the USA, sports are not just for fun. They're almost a religion (宗教). Thousands of sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and sports stars play. Other fans watch games on TV at home. The most devoted(投入的) sports fans never miss a game. 【漢語翻譯】 美國的體育 世界上許多地方(many parts)有四個季節(jié)(season)：春(spring)、夏(summer)、秋(fall)、冬(winter)。美國卻只有三個：足球、籃球(basketball)和棒球(baseball)。如果你想知道是什么賽季(season)，只需看一下人們在玩哪種球即可。 體育是美國文化(American culture)的一個重要部分(part)。學生在校時學習很多體育項目。他們上體育課(PE)。有些學生加入校隊(join the school team)．還有些學生加入學校體育聯(lián)盟。 對于許多美國人來說，體育不只是為了玩(for fun)。體育幾乎(almost)是一種宗教。成千上萬的(thousands of)體育迷(sports fan)購買昂貴的門票(ticket)去觀看(watch)他們最喜歡的球隊以及體育明星(star)比賽。其他體育迷在家通過電視(on TV)看比賽。最鐵桿的體育迷從不會錯過(miss) 一場比賽。? |
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