Chapter 1 Captain Walton

Chapter 1 Captain Walton

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Chapter 1 讲义



【本章大意】

沃尔顿船长指挥一艘英国船舰在北冰洋进行科考。途中,一个身形巨大的男人意外出现。暴风雨后,他和他的船员救了一个差点被冻死的名为“维克托”的男人。

 

人物介绍

Captain Walton(沃尔顿船长):北极科考队的船长。他在北冰洋进行科考的路上发现了本文的主人公维克托·弗兰肯斯坦。

 

Victor Frankenstein(维克托·弗兰肯斯坦):故事的主人公,创造了“再生人”。因为“再生人”不断残害他的家人和朋友,他决心铲除“再生人”。

 

背景简介:探索

 

对于欧洲人来说,19世纪早期还是一个探索的年代,人们对世界是什么样子的只有一个大体概念。但是地球很大的一部分地域,包括澳大利亚、太平洋、非洲的内陆、北美和南美的大部分地区,还有极地地区,尚未被开发。没有人知道还有什么奇怪的事情正等着人类去发现。

 

科学探险队在这个时期在全世界各地进行旅行探险。他们的目的在于扩展地理知识,并且对他们发现的动植物进行研究。

 

单词注释

sail /seɪl/ v. 航行

· sail for 船开向…… 

· The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake. 小艇平稳地驶过湖面。

 

sailor /ˈseɪlə(r)/ n. 船员,水手

· The boy dreams of being a sailor like his father. 男孩想成为像他父亲一样的船员。

 

crew /kruː/ n. 全体船员

· If you have any questions regarding safety, do not hesitate to ask any of the crew. 如果你有任何关于安全的问题,请毫不犹豫地询问任何一位船员。

 

voyage /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ / n. 航行

· maiden voyage 初航,首航

· The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage. 泰坦尼克号首航便沉没了。

 

exploration /ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/ n. 考察,勘查,探测

· 同根词:explore v. 探索,探测;exploratory adj. 勘探的,考察的

· From now on, make some exploration and research on the fields unfamiliar. 从现在开始,对不了解的领域做一番考察和研究。

 

sledge /sledʒ/ n. 雪橇

 

giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ n. 巨人

· Have you read the story The Selfish Giant? 你读过《自私的巨人》这个故事吗?

 

storm /stɔːm/ n. 暴风雨

 

monster /ˈmɒnstə(r)/ n. 恶魔,怪物

· A hideous monster attacked the helpless villagers. 有个丑恶的恶魔袭击了手无寸铁的村民。

 

exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ adj. 精疲力竭的

· 同根词:exhaust v. 使精疲力竭


【中英文对照】

第1章  沃尔顿船长

In 1780 an English ship was sailing across the Arctic Sea.

Captain Walton and his crew were travelling towards the North Pole. They were on a voyage of scientific exploration.

The Arctic ice was all around them.

Many of the crew were afraid.

Suddenly a sailor shouted.

Look! Something is moving on the ice!

What is it?

 

1780年,一艘英国船舰正航行穿越北冰洋。

沃尔顿船长和他的船员们正向北极圈航行,他们正在进行一次科考旅行。

船的四周到处都是北冰洋的冰块。

很多船员都感到害怕。

突然一名船员尖叫到:

看,冰上有东西!

那是什么?

 

My God! It's a sledge with dogs - and there's a man on it.

He's no ordinary man. He looks like a giant!

He's moving very fast. Look! He's going behind that mountain of ice.

Who is he? Where is he going in the middle of the Arctic?

 

天啊,是一群狗拉着雪橇,还有一个人在上面呢。

他绝不是一般人,他看起来像是个巨人!

他移动很快,看,他马上就到冰山的后面去了。

他是谁呢?在北冰洋中他要到哪里去呢?

 

That night there was a great storm.

The next morning.

We must be very careful. The storm has broken up the ice into pieces.

One of the sailors saw something in the sea.

Captain! Look at that block of ice. There's a man on it.

They pulled the man onto the ship.

He's nearly dead from the cold.

Is he the man we saw yesterday, Captain?

No, I don't think so.

 

当天晚上有一场暴风雨。

到了第二天早上。

我们一定要很小心,暴风雨已把冰山撞成了碎冰块。

一个船员看到海面上有什么东西。

船长!快看那块冰,上面有一个人。

他们把那个人拉到船上。

他快要冻死了。

船长,这人是我们昨天看到的那个吗?

不像,我想不是。

 

You are safe now. My name is Walton. I am the captain. Who are you?

My name is Victor Frankenstein.

What are you doing here, alone in the middle of the Arctic?

I am following someone.

We saw someone yesterday - travelling fast on a sledge.

It was him! I must find him before he kills again. He is a monster!

The man was exhausted.

Take him down to my cabin. He can sleep there.

 

你现在安全了,我叫沃尔顿,是这艘船的船长,你是谁啊?

我叫维克托·弗兰肯斯坦。

你一个人在北冰洋做什么?

我正在跟踪一个人。

我们昨天看到一个人,他驾着雪橇走得很快。

我找的就是他,在他再次杀人之前我一定要找到他,他是一个恶魔!

这人已是筋疲力竭。

把他带到我的船舱去,让他睡在那。

 

习题

1. The word “crew” means _____.

A. a very big man

B. the people who work on a ship

C. not in danger

D. very bad weather with strong winds and rain

答案:B

解析:

A.giant n.巨人

B.crew n.船员

C.safe adj.安全的

D.storm n.暴风雨

 

2. The sailors are afraid because of _____.

A. the man on the sledge

B. the storm

C. the Arctic ice

D. the captain

答案:C

解析:The Arctic ice was all around them. Many of the crew were afraid.(很多船员都感到害怕,因为船的四周都是北冰洋的冰块。)


 

3. Why are the sailors surprised when they see the first man?.

A. Because he is very big.

B. Because he is on a sledge.

C. Because he is very ugly.

答案:A

解析:My God! It’s a sledge with dogs - and there’s a man on it. He’s no ordinary man. He looks like a giant!

 

船员们看见第一个男人的时候都很惊讶,因为他看起来像是个巨人。

 

4. The strange man who looks like a giant is Frankenstein.(F)

解析:The man the sailors pulls onto the ship is Frankenstein.

 

5. Frankenstein was nearly killed by the Arctic cold.(T)




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