Ripvanwinkle中英對照講解學(xué)習(xí)

1、Ri p v an wi nk l e 中英對照Rip van winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pond. If left to himself, he

2、 would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Morning, noon, and night, his tongue was incessantly going, and every thing he said or did was sure to produce a

3、torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way of replying all lectures of the kind, and that, by frequent use, had grown into a habit. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife, so that he was fain

4、 to draw off his forces, and take to the outside of the house the only side which, in truth, belongs to a hen-pecked husband. 瑞普.凡.溫克爾，一個凡夫俗子，為人樂觀，品行憨厚，天生圓滑， 與世無爭，只要不勞他思索，不費其吹灰之力 ,粗茶淡飯便可打發(fā) 他，他寧可缺少一個便士而挨餓，也不愿為掙一英鎊而工作。如果 依著他的想法，他便會自鳴得意地吹著口哨，以此虛度光陰，但他 妻子總會在他耳邊嘮叨他的好逸惡勞、粗心大意和他給家庭造成的 傷害。無論早晨、中午、晚上，他總會滔滔不絕，而他所說或所做 的勢必會引來家人的一連串的嘮叨。他總會用同一種方式回應(yīng)所有 好心人的勸導(dǎo)，久而久之便成了一種習(xí)慣。他會聳聳肩，搖搖頭， 閉著