胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯107：我們能滑行嗎？Can We Glide Now?

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2016年01月16日

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Lesson 107 Can We Glide Now? 我們能滑行嗎?

Alice and Bessie found themselves climbing the highest glaciated peak in Italy. The sun reflected off the snow, creating an awful glare. It made Bessie dizzy. Gasping for air, Bessie asked, “When are we ever going to reach the top of this gigantic mountain? The glaring light is making me sick.”

愛(ài)麗絲和貝西發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在攀登意大利最高的冰峰。太陽(yáng)光從雪面上反射回來(lái)，形成可怕的炫目的強(qiáng)光。它使貝西頭暈眼花。貝西喘著氣，問(wèn)道：“我們什么時(shí)候能到達(dá)這座大山的山頂?耀眼的光讓我不舒服。”

“I don’t know,” Alice said. “But I can see glacial ice. It must near the top.”

“我不知道，”愛(ài)麗絲答道。“但是我看到了冰河的冰。這說(shuō)明我們接近山頂了。”

Bessie was becoming delirious. “With all this talk about global warning, how can there be so much ice left? Please tell me again, what is so glamorous about climbing to the top of a glacier?”

貝西開(kāi)始胡言亂語(yǔ)了。“都說(shuō)全球變暖，怎么還剩那么多的冰?請(qǐng)?jiān)诟嬖V我一遍，爬到冰河的頂部都有什么吸引人的?”

“There’s no glamour involved,” said Alice. “It’s just a personal challenge. With the information we glean from this difficult experience, maybe we can write a book, Anyway, don’t you want to glimpse the heavens? Listen, when you start to feel weak, just tell yourself, ‘I’m as strong as a girder’. It also helps to take your mind off the climbing. Let’s talk about girdles.”

“沒(méi)有什么迷人的力量，”愛(ài)麗絲說(shuō)，“這只是對(duì)個(gè)人的挑戰(zhàn)。有了從這次艱苦的經(jīng)歷中收集到的資料，也許我們可以寫一本書。無(wú)論如何，難道你不想看一眼天空嗎?聽(tīng)著，當(dāng)你開(kāi)始覺(jué)得虛弱的時(shí)候，就對(duì)自己說(shuō)：‘我像鋼梁一樣強(qiáng)壯’。它也能幫助你不去想登山這件事。讓我們談?wù)勓鼛О伞?rdquo;

“I get the gist of what you’re saying,” said Bessie. “I want a girdle with gilding. What do you think about that?”

“我知道你說(shuō)的要點(diǎn)了，”貝西說(shuō)。“我想要一件鍍金的腰帶。你覺(jué)得怎么樣?”

“It makes about as much sense as a ceramic girdle with glaze on it,” replied Alice. “Let’s talk about glassware.”

“這和上釉的陶瓷腰帶幾乎沒(méi)什么兩樣，”愛(ài)麗絲回答。“讓我們說(shuō)說(shuō)玻璃制品吧。”

“I like the gleam of crystal glassware,” said Bessie.

“我喜歡水晶玻璃制品的，”貝西說(shuō)。

All of a sudden, Alice had a gleeful look in her eye. “We’ve reached the top! Aren’t you relieved?”

突然，愛(ài)麗絲眼中閃現(xiàn)出興奮的眼神。“我們已經(jīng)到達(dá)山頂了。你不感到欣慰嗎?”

“Yes, I am,” said Bessie. She glanced around the top, still wondering why she bothered to climb so far. She also began to dread the long walk down the mountain. She turned to Alice and smiled. “Do you think we can glide down this glacier?”

“是的，我感到欣慰，”貝西說(shuō)。她看看四周，仍然不明白自己為什么非要爬那么遠(yuǎn)。她又開(kāi)始害怕漫長(zhǎng)的下山的路了。她轉(zhuǎn)向愛(ài)麗絲，笑了。“你覺(jué)得我們可以從冰河上滑行下去嗎?”

Words:

gigantic adj. 巨大的

gilding n. 貼金箔，鍍金

girder n. 大梁(鋼架結(jié)構(gòu))

girdle n. 腰帶，圍繞物

gust n. 要旨

glacial adj. 冰的，冰河的

glaciated adj. 凍結(jié)成冰的

glacier n. 冰河

glamorous adj. 迷人的，富有魅力的

glamour n. 魅力，魔力，迷人的力量