💬 新概念英语第三册
共 1411 条英汉对照例句 · 第 14 页
Lesson 22 By heart
Then, squinting his eyes, he said:
接着，他斜着眼，说：
Lesson 22 By heart
'The light is dim.Read the letter to me'.
“光线太暗，请给我读一下这封信。”
Lesson 22 By heart
And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.
说完，他一下子把信递给狱卒。
Lesson 22 By heart
Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either,
狱卒发现自己连一个字也记不住，
Lesson 22 By heart
the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.'
“陛下，这儿光线的确太暗了，我得去眼镜拿来。”
Lesson 22 By heart
With this, he hurried off the stage.
他一边说着，一边匆匆下台。
Lesson 22 By heart
Much to the aristocrat's amusement,
贵族感到非常好笑的是
Lesson 22 By heart
the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
一会儿工夫，狱卒重新登台，拿来一副眼镜以及平时使用的那封信，然后为那囚犯念了起来。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
在决定什么能吃而什么不能吃的时候，人们往往变得不合情理。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴，
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -- the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，但这在北方许多国家却是一种普通的烹任方法。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
不无遗憾的是， 我们中的大部分人，生来就只吃某几种食品，而且一辈子都这样。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过花园里常见的蜗牛了。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
蜗牛加酒烧煮后，便成了世界上许多地方的一道珍奇的名菜。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可做菜。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
The idea never appealed to me very much,
一开始，他的这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
后来有一天，一场大雨后，我在花园里漫无目的散步，突然注意到许许多多蜗牛在我的一些心爱的花木上慢悠悠的蠕动着。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
我一时冲动，逮了几十只，装进一只纸袋里，带着去找罗伯特。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
我把纸袋放在门厅里，与罗伯特一起进了起居室，在那里聊了好几个钟头。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
我把蜗牛的事已忘得一干二净，罗伯特突然提出一定要我留下来吃晚饭，这才提醒了我。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
蜗牛当然是道主菜。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
我并不喜欢这个主意，所以我勉强跟着罗伯特走进了起居室。
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere:
让人沮丧的是，我们发现到处都是蜗牛：
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!
它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。