2级-《鲁滨逊漂流记》-第13课

前情提要 

我和星期五开始了主仆的生活，星期五的英语也说的一天比一天好。

故事原文

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe L13

鲁宾孙漂流记 L13

Friday and I lived together happily for three years. I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England, and he told me about his country and his people. One day we were at the top of(1) the highest hill on the island, and we were looking out to sea. It was a very clear day and we could see a long way. Suddenly, Friday began to jump up and down(2), very excited.

我和星期五一起幸福地生活了三年，我告诉他我的冒险经历和在英国的生活，他告诉我有关他的国家及人民。一天，我们站在岛上最高的山顶眺望大海，天气十分睛朗，我们可以看得很远。突然，星期五跳上跳下，非常兴奋。

'What's the matter?' I said.

“发生了什么事？”我说。

'Look, Master, look!' Friday cried. 'I can see my country. Look over there!'

“看，主人，看哪！”星期五叫起来。“我能看见我的国家。看，就在那儿。”

I looked, and there to the north-west, between the sea and the sky, was a long thin piece of land(3)(4). I learnt(5) later that it was the island of Trinidad, and that my island was in the mouth of the River Orinoco on the north coast of South America.

我看到从这儿往西北，在海天之间，有一片狭长的土地。我后来知道这是特立尼达岛，而我的岛在南美洲北部海岸的奥里诺科河的河口。

I began to think again about escape. Perhaps Friday wanted to go home too. Perhaps together we could get to his country. But what then? Would Friday still be my friend, or would his people kill me and eat me?

我又重新开始考虑逃离。也许星期五也想回家，或许我们能一起回到他的国家。但那会怎样呢？星期五仍会是我的朋友吗？他的伙伴会杀死并吃掉我吗？

I took Friday to the other side of the island and showed him my big canoe. It still lay under the trees. It was very old now, and there were holes in the wood.

我把星期五带到岛的另一边，向他展示我的庞大的独木舟。它仍躺在树下。现在它已经很旧了，木头上出现了一些洞。

'Could a boat like this sail to your country, Friday?' I asked him.

“星期五，像这样的船能驶到你的国家吗？”我问他。

'Oh yes,' he answered. 'A boat like this can carry a lot of food and drink.'

“哦，能，“他回答说。“像这样的船能装运许多食物和水。”

'Then we'll make another canoe like it, and you can go home in it,' I said.

“那么我们将制造差不多的另一只独木舟，你就可以乘着它回家了。”我说。

But Friday looked very unhappy. 'Why are you angry with me(6)?' he asked. 'What have I done? Why do you want to send me home?'

但星期五看起来很不开心。“你为什么生我的气呢？”他问。“我做了什么？为什么你想送我回家？”

'But I thought you wanted to go home,' I said.

“但我以为你想回家，”我说道。

'Yes. But you must come with me. Kill me if you want, but don't send me away from you!'

“是的。但你一定要和我一起去。假如你想杀我也可以，但不要把我送走！”

Then I saw that Friday was a true friend, and so I agreed to go with him. We began work on the canoe at once. Friday chose the tree himself-he understood wood better than I did-and we cut it down(7). We worked hard and in a month the boat was finished. Two weeks later it was in the sea, and we began to get ready for our long journey.

此后我发现星期五是一个真诚的朋友，因此我同意和他一起走。我们马上开始建造独木舟。星期五亲自挑选木头—他比我更懂得木材的好坏——我们砍倒树木，辛苦地工作，一个月就把船造好了。两个星期后船下水了，我们开始为长途旅行作准备。

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点

1. at the top of … 在……顶端（既可表具体，也可表抽象）

at the bottom of … 在……底端

2. jump up and down 跳上跳下

3. between the sea and sky 海天之间

4. a long thin piece of land 狭长型的土地

形容词排序：大小长短在前，形状在后

例：

big and round ball 

圆圆的大球

5. learn 学习；知道，获知

例句：

I learn that English is a key to the world. 

我知道英语是打开世界的一把钥匙。

6. be angry with sb. 生某人的气

例句：

I was angry with myself for making a mistake. 

因为犯了一个错误，我自己在生自己的闷气。

7. cut down 砍倒（树木）；削减，减少

cut off 切断，砍断

例：

cut down coffee and smoking 

减少咖啡和抽烟