2022年11月27日 VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：聚寶盆：真是太好了！

 

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
現(xiàn)在，來(lái)自美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)的單詞及其故事。
 
On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage.
在這個(gè)節(jié)目中，我們探索英語(yǔ)中的單詞和表達(dá)語(yǔ)。我們提供示例和用法說(shuō)明。
 
Today we talk about a word connected to Thanksgiving.
今天我們討論一個(gè)與感恩節(jié)相關(guān)的詞。
 
One of the traditional images of Thanksgiving is something called a cornucopia. This is a container shaped like a goat's horn. And it is overflowing with many kinds of fruits and vegetables, such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes. So, sometimes we call it a "horn of plenty."
感恩節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)形象之一是聚寶盆。這是一個(gè)形狀像山羊角的容器。里面盛產(chǎn)著各種各樣的水果和蔬菜，如葫蘆、玉米穗、蘋(píng)果和葡萄。所以，有時(shí)我們稱它為“豐饒之角”。
 
Plenty means to have a large amount of something. For example, if you live in the land of plenty, you live in an area with lots of resources -- natural as well as social and financial.
豐盈意味著擁有大量的東西。例如，如果您生活在富足之地，那么您就生活在一個(gè)資源豐富的地區(qū)——自然資源、社會(huì)資源和金融資源。
 
But let's get back to the word cornucopia. This word describes a large amount or supply of something.
但是，讓我們回到聚寶盆這個(gè)詞。這個(gè)詞描述大量或供應(yīng)某物。
 
For example, the holiday table held a cornucopia of food and drink. Anything you could possibly want for dinner was available.
例如，節(jié)日餐桌上擺滿了食物和飲料。任何你可能想要的晚餐都可以提供。
 
While the image of a cornucopia involves food, we use it for an abundance of good things. If something is abundant, there is plenty of it.
雖然聚寶盆的形象涉及食物，但我們將其用于豐富的美好事物。如果某樣?xùn)|西很豐富，就會(huì)有很多。
 
Here is another example.
這是另一個(gè)例子。
 
A recent gathering offered a cornucopia of jobs from many industries. Representatives from more than 200 companies were there offering jobs. There was something for everyone!
最近的一次聚會(huì)提供了來(lái)自許多行業(yè)的大量工作機(jī)會(huì)。來(lái)自200多家公司的代表在那里提供工作。每個(gè)人都能找到適合自己的東西！
 
Sometimes the word cornucopia means there is an inexhaustible supply of something. If you exhaust something you use it all up. So, if something is inexhaustible it seems limitless –- like a bottomless pit.
有時(shí)聚寶盆這個(gè)詞意味著某種東西取之不盡，用之不竭。如果你耗盡了某樣?xùn)|西，你就會(huì)用完它。所以，如果某物是取之不盡用之不竭的——就像一個(gè)無(wú)底洞。
 
For example, a library is a cornucopia of knowledge. I could go into a library every day for the rest of my life and learn something new!
例如，圖書(shū)館是知識(shí)的聚寶盆。我可以在余生中每天去圖書(shū)館學(xué)習(xí)新東西！
 
These examples have an abundance of good things: food, jobs, and knowledge. We do not use the word cornucopia to describe an abundance of bad things.
這些例子有很多好東西：食物、工作和知識(shí)。我們不會(huì)用聚寶盆這個(gè)詞來(lái)形容大量的壞事。
 
Also note, we often add a prepositional phrase to explain what type of cornucopia it is: a cornucopia of food, a cornucopia of jobs, or a cornucopia of knowledge.
另請(qǐng)注意，我們經(jīng)常添加一個(gè)介詞短語(yǔ)來(lái)解釋它是什么類(lèi)型的聚寶盆：食物聚寶盆、工作聚寶盆或知識(shí)聚寶盆。
 
Now, let's say that – for whatever reason – you are not a fan of the word cornucopia. In the examples with jobs and knowledge, you could easily replace cornucopia with wealth. In the food example, however, I would replace it with abundance or even bounty.
現(xiàn)在，讓我們說(shuō) – 無(wú)論什么原因——你不喜歡聚寶盆這個(gè)詞。在工作和知識(shí)的例子中，你可以很容易地用財(cái)富代替聚寶盆。然而，在食物的例子中，我會(huì)用豐富甚至賞金來(lái)代替它。
 
And that's the end of this Words and Their Stories!
這就是單詞和故事的結(jié)尾！
 
Don't forget to check out other programs at VOA Learning English. Our website is a cornucopia of English learning materials.
不要忘記查看美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)的其他節(jié)目。我們的網(wǎng)站是英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)資料的聚寶盆。