Many years ago, in a city in Arabia, there was a boy called Aladdin. He lived with his mother in a little house near the market, and they were very poor. Aladdin’s mother worked all day, and sometimes half the night, but Aladdin never helped her.⑴⑵
He was a lazy boy and he did not like to work. He only wanted to play all the time.⑶ Every morning he ran through the streets to the market. There, he talked and laughed and played with his friends all day. Then in the evening he went home for his dinner.
One day in the market there was an old man in a long black coat. Aladdin did not see him, but the old man watched Aladdin very carefully. After some minutes he went up to an orange-seller and asked:
The old man moved away. 'Yes,' he said quietly. 'Yes, that is the boy. The right name, and the right father.' Then he called out to Aladdin: 'Boy! Come here for a minute. Is your name Aladdin? Aladdin, son of Mustafa?'
'Dead!' Said the old man. 'Oh, no!' He put his face in his hands and began to cry.
“死了!”老头儿说。“哦,不!”他用手蒙着脸哭了起来。
'Why are you crying?' asked Aladdin. 'Did you know my father?'
“你为什么哭?”阿拉丁问道,“你认识我父亲吗?”
The old man looked up. 'Mustafa was my brother!' he said. 'I wanted to see him again, and now you tell me he is dead. Oh this is not a happy day for me!' Then he put his hand on Aladdin’s arm. “But here is my brother’s son, and I can see Mustafa in your face, my boy. Aladdin, I am your uncle, Abanazar.'
'My uncle?' said Aladdin. He was very surprised. 'Did my father have a brother? I didn’t know that.'
“我的叔叔?”阿拉丁很惊讶,“我父亲有个兄弟么?可我并不知道。”
'I went away before you were born, my boy,' said the old man. 'Look.' He took ten pieces of gold out of his bag, and put them into Aladdin's hands. 'Go home to your mother and give this money to her. Tell her about me, and say this: Her husband’s brother wants to meet her, and he is going to visit her tomorrow.'
'But he knows my name, and my father's name,' Aladdin said. 'And he gave ten pieces of gold to me. He's very nice. You must make a good dinner for him.'
【Day 1】阿拉丁和神灯-不学无术的男孩01
背景知识
1. 故事出处
《一千零一夜》又称《天方夜谭》,是阿拉伯民间故事集,于9世纪左右以阿拉伯文写成。相传古波斯帝国国王山鲁亚尔发现妻子不忠,于是每天娶一位少女,第二天早晨杀掉,以示报复。山鲁佐德自愿嫁给国王,给他讲了一千零一夜的故事,每讲到最精彩处,天刚好亮了,国王爱听故事所以不忍心杀她,最终与她白头偕老。1704年,法国人安托万·加朗首次将《一千零一夜》译成西文,并把阿拉丁和神灯的故事编入了这部故事集中,不久便风靡欧洲。
2. 关于阿拉丁
阿拉丁是一个贫苦家庭出身的年轻人,住在一个虚构的远东国家里。一位魔法师冒充成阿拉丁的叔叔,让他去一个设有陷阱的洞里取出一盏油灯。阿拉丁凭借魔法师留给他的一个戒指脱了身。回到家后,油灯里的精灵现身了,让阿拉丁变得十分富有,还迎娶了公主。魔法师回来骗走了这盏油灯,幸运的是,戒指再一次帮助了阿拉丁,让他救回妻子并击败了魔法师。1992年,迪士尼公司根据故事制作了动画电影《阿拉丁》,其改编的真人版于2019年上映。
阿拉丁是如何遇上的魔法师?魔法师又怎么通过冒充成阿拉丁的叔叔,来骗取对方的信任呢?我们一起来看一看。
故事原文
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp L1
阿拉丁和神灯 L1
Many years ago, in a city in Arabia, there was a boy called Aladdin. He lived with his mother in a little house near the market, and they were very poor. Aladdin’s mother worked all day, and sometimes half the night, but Aladdin never helped her.⑴⑵
He was a lazy boy and he did not like to work. He only wanted to play all the time.⑶ Every morning he ran through the streets to the market. There, he talked and laughed and played with his friends all day. Then in the evening he went home for his dinner.
And every night his mother said to him: 'Oh, Aladdin, Aladdin! You are a lazy boy—a good-for-nothing!⑷ When are you going to do some work, my son?'
But Aladdin never listened to his mother.⑸
One day in the market there was an old man in a long black coat. Aladdin did not see him, but the old man watched Aladdin very carefully. After some minutes he went up to an orange-seller and asked:
'That boy in the green coat—who is he?'
'Aladdin, son of Mustafa,' was the answer.
The old man moved away. 'Yes,' he said quietly. 'Yes, that is the boy. The right name, and the right father.' Then he called out to Aladdin: 'Boy! Come here for a minute. Is your name Aladdin? Aladdin, son of Mustafa?'
Aladdin left his friends and came to the old man. 'Yes,' he said, 'I am Aladdin, son of Mustafa. But my father is dead. He died five years ago.'
'Dead!' Said the old man. 'Oh, no!' He put his face in his hands and began to cry.
'Why are you crying?' asked Aladdin. 'Did you know my father?'
The old man looked up. 'Mustafa was my brother!' he said. 'I wanted to see him again, and now you tell me he is dead. Oh this is not a happy day for me!' Then he put his hand on Aladdin’s arm. “But here is my brother’s son, and I can see Mustafa in your face, my boy. Aladdin, I am your uncle, Abanazar.'
'My uncle?' said Aladdin. He was very surprised. 'Did my father have a brother? I didn’t know that.'
'I went away before you were born, my boy,' said the old man. 'Look.' He took ten pieces of gold out of his bag, and put them into Aladdin's hands. 'Go home to your mother and give this money to her. Tell her about me, and say this: Her husband’s brother wants to meet her, and he is going to visit her tomorrow.'
Ten pieces of gold is a lot of money and Aladdin was very happy.⑹ He ran home quickly and gave the gold to his mother. At first she was afraid.
'Where did you get this, Aladdin? Did you find it? It isn't our money. You must give it back.'⑺
'But it is our money, Mother,' said Aladdin. 'My uncle, my father's brother, gave the money to us. Uncle Abanazar is coming to visit us tomorrow.'
'Who? You don’t have an uncle Abanazar.'
'But he knows my name, and my father's name,' Aladdin said. 'And he gave ten pieces of gold to me. He's very nice. You must make a good dinner for him.'
(原文中高光标注内容请对应核心语言点)
核心语言点
1.all day 整天
拓展:study all day 学习一整天
listen to the story all day 听故事一整天
2.half+a/an+n. 一半……
a half+n. 一半……
拓展:half an hour 半小时 a half hour 半小时
half a day 半天 a half day 半天
3.all the time 一直;始终
拓展:play all the time 一直玩
work all the time 一直工作
4.good-for-nothing n. 无用的人
5.listen to sb. 听某人的话
例句:We never listened to the teacher when we were young.
我们小时候从来不听老师的话。
6.a lot of + n. 大量的……
拓展:a lot of things 很多事
a lot of people 很多人
7.give sth. back 归还
拓展:give the money back 还钱
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最好在解释完全文后,再来一遍全英语朗读。
听闻2020 回复 @1387941kcfr: 在群里,有打卡的一个小程序,那里是英文的朗读,还可以设置语速
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西西CAI 回复 @1387941kcfr: 同感
查看全部24条回复这个朗读形式不太好,让人很难集中注意力去听英语。最好能先全文朗读一遍让人有个整体印象以后,再解释全文,如果时间允许可以最后再全文朗读一遍
西西CAI 回复 @13819100lvh: 同感
老师好地道的英语,就象原声电影里的台词一样流利,但讲解太快了,大致上过了一遍,能再详细点吗?毕竟基础太差了,基本上没听清楚,至少最后再重新全文朗读一遍吧。
s小城谣ty 回复 @秋之帆: 大于1倍速太搞笑了吧!
1390522fjya 回复 @秋之帆: 小于一倍速听起来很别扭
听友239152421 回复 @秋之帆: wz
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老师口音超好听,说得也很仔细,很棒_(:з」∠)_,感谢
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