胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯097：野外實(shí)地考察 field research

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2016年01月14日

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97 field research 野外實(shí)地考察

“This expedition has been a fiasco,” exclaimed Terry. “I can’t believe I’m eating plant fiber. I spent a fitful night in the mud. My shirt smells fishy and I’m wearing filthy socks. I’m already beginning to feel feverish.” Terry and Matt were doing field research and Terry didn’t like it very much.

“這次考察是一大失敗。”特例大聲地喊著，“難以相信我一直在吃植物纖維。昨晚在泥地里斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地睡了一夜。現(xiàn)在我的襯衣聞起來(lái)都有股魚(yú)腥味，襪子也臟死了。我已經(jīng)開(kāi)始發(fā)燒了。”特里和馬特正在進(jìn)行野外實(shí)地考察，但特里對(duì)此已不感興趣了。

“I guess our fitness really came in handy,” Matt said. He felt his stomach to see if it was still firm. “It’s not so bad. We have an excellent water filter. We wake every morning to the sound of a finch singing. We haven’t come across any fierce animals. You know, we’re lucky that the school financed our entire trip. It was pretty expensive. I know because I looked in the teacher’s fiscal file. Anyway, if you feel down-hearted, just think of all the beautiful girls that we’re going to meet when we become famous field researchers.”

“我想這回真是依仗我們身體棒。”馬特說(shuō)。他摸摸肚子看看是否還挺實(shí)，接著說(shuō)：“情況還不太糟糕。我們有先進(jìn)的水過(guò)濾器。每天早晨醒來(lái)時(shí)還能聽(tīng)到燕雀的歌唱。到目前為止還沒(méi)遇到過(guò)兇猛的野獸。要知道，我們很幸運(yùn)由學(xué)校資助整個(gè)行程。這次開(kāi)支數(shù)目很大，這回事我看了老師的財(cái)政檔案后知道的。無(wú)論如何，如果你心灰意冷，只要想想當(dāng)我們成為著名的野外實(shí)地考察員時(shí)就會(huì)見(jiàn)到各種各樣的漂亮姑娘，心情自然會(huì)好的。”

“You’ve been reading too many fictional stories,” Terry said. “Besides, you already have a girlfriend, don’t you? What happened to your belief in fidelity?”

“你虛構(gòu)的故事讀的太多了。”特里說(shuō)，“況且你已經(jīng)有女朋友了，不是嗎?你忠誠(chéng)的信條哪里去了?”

“I’m not being fickle,” said Matt. “It’s just a figment of your imagination,” replied Matt. “Why don’t you make us some breakfast?”

“我現(xiàn)在不是不專一。”馬特說(shuō)，“我只是心情不好時(shí)，才會(huì)去想一個(gè)虛構(gòu)的故事。”“為什么不為我們做點(diǎn)早餐呢?”

“Who do you think you are, a king?” laughed Terry. “You’re just the figurehead for this expedition.”

“你以為你是誰(shuí)?國(guó)王?”特里大笑著說(shuō)，“你只不過(guò)是這個(gè)考察隊(duì)的一個(gè)有名無(wú)實(shí)的小頭目。”

“Yes, but you’re the one with more finesse,” said Matt. “Especially when it comes to flipping fried eggs.”

“說(shuō)的對(duì)。但你比我們心靈手巧，尤其在翻動(dòng)煎雞蛋時(shí)更是如此。”馬特說(shuō)。

Words:

feverish adj. 發(fā)燒的;興奮的

fiasco n. 慘敗，大失敗

fiber n. 纖維

fickle adj. (愛(ài)情或友誼上)易變的，不堅(jiān)定的