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吹小号的天鹅 第95期:一次关于钱的谈话(4)

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(单词翻译)

 "It's still a lot of money for a bird," he said.

“对一只鸟来说这还是一大笔钱呀,”他说,
"What's he going to do with it all?"
“他打算用它们干什么?”
"He will give it to his father, the old cob."
“他将把它们交给他的父亲,那只老雄天鹅。”
"And what's he going to do with it?"
“他又打算用它们干什么?”
"He will fly back to the music store in Billings and give it to the owner, to pay for the stolen trumpet1."
“他将飞回比林斯的那家乐器店,把钱交给那个店主,付清那把被偷的小号钱。”
"Give all of it?"
“全都给他?”
"Yes."
“是的。”
"But a trumpet isn't worth four thousand four hundred and twenty dollars and seventy-eight cents."
“可一把小号根本不值四千四百二十美元七十八美分呀。”
吹小号的天鹅
"I know," said Sam. "But there was some damage to the store itself.
“我知道,”萨姆说,“不过那个店本身还遭到了破坏。
The old cob was going like the dickens when he crashed through the plate-glass window.
老雄天鹅在冲进厚玻璃窗时简直就像个恶魔一样。
He shook things up pretty badly."
他震下来的那些东西都摔得相当厉害。”
"Yes," said the Head Man. "But it still wouldn't take all that money to make things right."
“是的,”这个负责人说,“可就是加上这些赔偿也不用花那么多的钱呀。”
"I guess not," said Sam. "But Louis has no use for money anymore,
“我想也不用,”萨姆说,“不过钱对路易斯来说不再有用处了,
so he's going to turn it all over to the owner of the music store."
所以他打算把它们都交给那个乐器店的店主。”
The subject of money seemed to interest the Head Man greatly.
钱这个话题似乎大大地勾起了这个负责人的兴趣。
He thought how pleasant it would be not to have any more use for money.
他想,钱都不再有任何用处时会有多么快活呀。
He leaned back in his chair.
他靠回到他的椅子上。
He found it hard to believe that one of his swans had been able to save more than four thousand dollars
他觉得这事很难相信,他的一只天鹅居然能攒了四千多美元,
and that the money was right out there, hanging around his neck in a moneybag.
而这些钱又正好在他脖子上挂着的钱袋里。
"When it comes to money," he said, "birds have it easier than men do.
“在钱这个问题上,”他说,“鸟要比人省心得多。
When a bird earns some money, it's almost all clear profit.
一只鸟儿在赚到点钱的同时,几乎就等于得到了和他所赚的钱同样多的纯利润。
A bird doesn't have to go to a supermarket and buy a dozen eggs and a pound of butter
一只鸟儿不必去超市买一打鸡蛋和一磅黄油,
and two rolls of paper towels and a TV dinner and a can of Ajax
两卷纸巾,一份电视便餐,一桶埃阿斯,
and a can of tomato juice and a pound and a half of ground round steak
一罐番茄汁,一磅半绞好的细牛臀肉,
and a can of sliced peaches and two quarts2 of fat-free milk and a bottle of stuffed3 olives4.
一罐桃子片,两夸脱脱脂奶,一瓶填馅橄榄。
A bird doesn't have to pay rent on a house, or interest on a mortgage5.
一只鸟不必付房租,或者抵押借款利息。
A bird doesn't insure6 its life with an insurance company and then have to pay premiums7 on the policy.
一只鸟不用去保险公司买人寿险然后再按规定支付保险费。
A bird doesn't own a car and buy gas and oil and pay for repairs on the car
一只鸟不必有车,不必买汽油石油,付修车费,
and take the car to a car wash and pay to get it washed.
也不必去洗车和付洗车费。
Animals and birds are lucky. They don't keep acquiring things, the way men do.
野兽和鸟类都是幸运的。它们不必不停地收集东西,就像人们那样。
You can teach a monkey to drive a motorcycle,
你可以教一只猴子开摩托车,
but I have never known a monkey to go out and buy a motorcycle."
可我从没听说过有哪只猴子会去买一辆摩托车回来。”

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1 trumpet AUczL     
n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘
参考例句:
  • He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴,我吹喇叭。
  • The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
2 quarts 71f6d348e5cebaae9d3412a15e243ca4     
夸脱(液体或固体的容积单位)( quart的名词复数 ); 金矿
参考例句:
  • A gallon contains four quarts. 一加仑相当于四夸脱。
  • Susie cried quarts, I know she did. 苏姗泪流满面,我知道她会这样的。
3 stuffed c07925943917d17397a704e4a3632ff2     
adj.充满的;饱的v.塞住( stuff的过去式和过去分词 );把…装进;把…装满;(使)吃撑
参考例句:
  • stuffed animals in glass cases 玻璃柜里的动物标本
  • I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake. 我嘴里塞满了巧克力蛋糕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 olives db79e16594b0f8d2bf503a67c9f1f97d     
n.橄榄( olive的名词复数 );橄榄树;橄榄色;油橄榄
参考例句:
  • We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿,喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
  • He sent her two pieces of olives in letter. 他在信中给她夹了两片橄榄树的叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 mortgage k6Sz2     
n.抵押,抵押贷款;vt.抵押
参考例句:
  • He's having a lot of trouble paying his mortgage every month.他付每月的抵押借款利息有很大的困难。
  • The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。
6 insure F5Axp     
v.保险,给…保险;保证使...得到
参考例句:
  • Check your work to insure its accuracy.检查一下你的工作,以保证它的准确性。
  • An insurance company will insure your life.保险公司可以给你保寿险。
7 premiums efa999cd01994787d84b066d2957eaa7     
n.费用( premium的名词复数 );保险费;额外费用;(商品定价、贷款利息等以外的)加价
参考例句:
  • He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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