胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯 第171期:老調(diào)重彈的牧師 The platitudinous priest
胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯
第171期:老調(diào)重彈的牧師 The platitudinous priest
中英對(duì)照
There was a priest who, because of his plainspoken sermons, was considered pioneering in his field.
有一個(gè)牧師在布道時(shí)敢于直言不諱地說話，因此被認(rèn)為是牧師行業(yè)的先驅(qū)者。
When he gave his sermons, he would use plain language to avoid platitude and pique the interest of the congregation.
在布道時(shí)，他總是使用簡(jiǎn)單平實(shí)的語言，盡量避免陳詞濫調(diào)，因而總能激起教眾的極大興趣。
Of course any pious pioneer is going to have his antagonist, and the priest was no exception.
當(dāng)然，任何虔誠(chéng)的先驅(qū)者都會(huì)遇到唱反調(diào)的人，這位牧師也不例外。
One Sunday morning, after passing around the collection plate, the priest was giving his sermon, and God cursed the heathens with a plague
一個(gè)星期天早上，在教徒們捐贈(zèng)的圣餐具旁走了一圈之后，這位牧師開始布道了，…主用災(zāi)禍詛咒那些異教徒…
He had already reached a plateau, and as he was approaching the pivotal point, one of the men, who had been squirming and pivoting in his pew, suddenly stoop up and yelled, Plagiarism! Plagiarism!
當(dāng)他的布道已達(dá)到了類似高原的高潮時(shí)期，正要說出最關(guān)鍵的一點(diǎn)的時(shí)候，有一個(gè)一直以座位為支點(diǎn)不安分地扭動(dòng)不已的人突然站起來喊道：剽竊！剽竊！
The congregation began to grumble.
教徒們開始抱怨了。
The priest, trying to placate the congregation, said to the man, Sir, if I have spoken any platitudinous remarks,
那位牧師試圖安撫教眾，對(duì)那個(gè)人說道：先生，如果我是老調(diào)重彈…
As the priest spoke and gestured, he inadvertently knocked over a wine pitcher next to the platform, which in turn fell into the orchestra pit and struck a boy soprano, who let out a high-pitched, ear-splitting shrill.
牧師激動(dòng)的手比地說著，一不留神他碰倒了講壇旁邊的一個(gè)大酒罐，它又跟著跌進(jìn)了樂隊(duì)演奏池里，砸到了一個(gè)唱高音的小男孩。小男孩跟著尖叫了一聲，音調(diào)極高，簡(jiǎn)直是震耳欲聾。
The rafters at the top of the church shook, a plate like piece of plaster followed by a plank fell and struck the antagonistic man.
教堂的屋梁都被震動(dòng)了，一塊層狀的石膏和一塊厚木板先后掉了下來，剛好砸在了那個(gè)唱反調(diào)的人身上。
As the man was lying in the ambulance with a bottle of plasma connected to his arm, a policeman said, Who is the plaintiff here?
當(dāng)那個(gè)人躺在救護(hù)車?yán)?，胳膊上還吊著一瓶血漿的時(shí)候，警察問他，誰是原告？
I am, said the man. And who is the accused? asked the policeman.
我是。那個(gè)人回答道。那么誰是被告？警察又問。
I am, said the priest. The priest mumbled to himself, It would have been better if I had been struck by the plague.
我是。牧師一邊回答一邊喃喃自語道，如果災(zāi)禍降臨在我身上情況可能都好多了，
The priest is now serving time at a penal plantation.
牧師現(xiàn)在正在勞改種植園里服刑。
重點(diǎn)詞匯
platform['plætf?:m]n. 平臺(tái)，站臺(tái)，月臺(tái)，講臺(tái)，(政黨的)政綱
sermon['s?:m?n]n. 布道，說教
pitcher['pit??]n. 水罐，[棒球]投手，[植]瓶狀葉
exception[ik'sep??n]n. 除外，例外，[律]異議，反對(duì)
pious['pai?s]adj. 虔誠(chéng)的，盡責(zé)的，值得的
spoke[sp?uk]v. 說，說話，演說
plateau['plæt?u]n. 高原;平穩(wěn);穩(wěn)定狀態(tài)
vi. 到達(dá)平穩(wěn)階
n. 尖銳的聲音 adj. 尖銳的，刺耳的 v. 用尖銳
placate[plei'keit]vt. 撫慰，和解
congregation[.k??gri'gei??n]n. 集合，會(huì)合
