💬 新概念英语第四册

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue,

还有用红色、金黄色、蓝色绘制的光彩夺目的兽形图案，

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

symbols of courage, power, and cruelty,

象征着勇敢、力量和残暴，

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.

以激起当时崇尚迷信的水手们的想像。

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

Then the cannons of the anchored warships thundered a salute to which the Vasa fired in reply.

这时，停泊在港口的其他战船向瓦萨号鸣炮致礼，瓦萨号也鸣炮回礼。

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow,

当"瓦萨号从弥漫的礼炮烟云中出现时，船头下浪花四溅，

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze,

舰旗迎风招展，三角旗随风飘动，微风鼓起风帆，

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

and the red and gold of her superstructure ablaze with colour,

金碧辉煌的船楼闪耀着灿烂的色彩。

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.

瓦萨号展现的壮观景象是斯德哥尔摩人从未见过的。

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

All gun-ports were open and the muzzles peeped wickedly from them.

船上的炮眼都开着，炮口虎视眈眈地向外窥视着。

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

As the wind freshened there came a sudden squall and the ship made a strange movement, listing to port.

当风力增强时，突然刮来一阵大风，瓦萨号奇怪地摇晃了一下，便向左舷倾斜。

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

The Ordnance Officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list,

炮长命令把左舷上所有大炮搬到右舷上来以抵消船的倾斜，

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

but the steepening angle or me decks increased.

但甲板的倾斜度仍在增加。

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as cargo, ballast,

岸上的观众听到船上发出了雷鸣般的轰响。当物品、压舱物、

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port side of the steeply listing ship.

弹药和400个人轰地一声滑向陡斜的左舷时，

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

The lower gun-ports were now below water and the inrush sealed the ship's fate.

下层炮眼已淹没在水里，涌进船舱的水给瓦萨号带来了难以逃脱的厄运。

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

In that first glorious hour, the mighty Vasa , which was intended to rule the Baltic,

就这样，想要统治波罗的海的大型战舰"瓦萨号，在它壮丽的起航时刻，

Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

sank with all flags flying----in the harbour of the birth.

带着全身飘扬的彩旗，沉没在了它诞生的港口。

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

This is a sceptical age,

这是一个怀疑一切的时代，

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened,

可是虽然我们对我们祖先笃信的许多事物已不太相信，

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.

我们对瓶装药品疗效的信心仍与祖辈一样坚定。

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

This modern faith in medicines is proved by the fact

这个事实证实了现代人对药物的信赖。

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

that the annual drug bill of the Health Services is mounting to astronomical figures

卫生部门的年度药费上升到了天文数字，

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

and shows no signs at present of ceasing to rise.

并且目前尚无停止上升的迹象，

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

The majority of thepatients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals

在医院门诊部看病的大多数人

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine,

觉得没算得到充分的治疗，如果不能带回一些看得见、摸得着的药物回家的话，如一瓶药水、

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment,

一盒药丸、一小瓶药膏

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.

负责门诊的医生也非常乐意为前来看病的人提供他们想要得到的药物，

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for,

病人要什么就给什么，没有比这样处理病人更快的方法了。

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet,

因为卫生部门的大多数医生都超负荷工作，所以没有多少时间提出一些既费时而又不受人欢迎的忠告，如注意饮食、

Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits etc.,

生活有规律、需要克服坏习惯等等，