赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之各民族趣谈(5)：一个真正热爱国家的人(双语)
Unit 5 A True Patriot一个真正热爱国家的人The airplane was obviously in trouble. One engine was on fire, anther was sputtering, and the machine was slowly, ineluctably losing height.
飞机显然出了问题，一个引擎着火，另一个嘎嘎作响，不可避免地，飞机缓慢地失去高度。
Finally the grim-looking captain entered the cabin.
最后，面色凝重的机长走进客舱。
"Ladies and gentlemen," he announced," we've lost most of our power. The only way to keep the plane aloft is to lighten our load. We've already dumped the baggage, but it's not enough. I'm asking for volunteers to make the supreme sacrifice so that others may live."
“各位女士，各位先生，”他宣布道，“我们已失去了大部分的动力，要保持飞机高度的唯一方法就是减轻我们的载重。虽然我们已经把行李丢掉，但还是不够，我要求几位自告奋勇牺牲生命以保全其他人的性命。”
After a few minutes of stunned silence, a Frenchman stood to quivering attention, shouted" Vive la France!" and threw himself out the door.
一阵目瞪口呆的沉寂之后，一位法国人颤抖着站起来喊道：“法国万岁！”然后跳出机门。
Shortly thereafter, an Englishman rose to his full height, coolly declared," God Save the Queen!" and followed the gallant Frenchman.
之后一会儿，一位英国人站了出来，他冷静地说：“上帝保佑女王！”接着和那位勇敢的法国人一样跳出门外。
Finally, a Texan rose from his seat, cried," Remember the Alamo!" and threw out the Mexican sitting next to him.
最后，一位德州佬从座位站起来，叫道：“毋忘阿拉摩！”说着便把隔邻的墨西哥乘客扔出窗外。
英语单词短语讲解
1.obviously ad. 显然的
例：Obviously you are to blame for the mistake.
(显然你要为这个错误负责。）
2.be in trouble 陷入困境
3.be on fire 着火
例：The whole house was on fire in no time.
(整个房子很快就着火了。）
4.sputter vi. 发出啪啪声；嘎嘎作响
5.ineluctably ad. 不可避免的
6.grim-looking a. 表情严酷的
7.aloft ad.在空中
keep sth aloft 使某物漂浮在空中
8.lighten vt. 使变轻
9.load n. 负荷 & vt. 装载
Workload n. 工作量
例：We've got a heavy workload every day.
(我们每天的工作负荷很重。）
10.dump vt.倾倒；倾销
the dumpsite 垃圾场
例：Years ago we just took our garbage to the city dump, but
that's no longer possible.
(多年前我们仅须把垃圾倒在市区垃圾场，但那已不再可能了。）
11.baggage n. 行李（=luggage)
a piece of baggage 一件行李
注意：
baggage、luggage两词都是不可数名词，不可加s，若要表示多数时
要在其量词piece后加 s，如 two pieces of luggage（两件行李。）
12.volunteer n. 志愿者 & vi. 自告奋勇
例：You volunteered for latrine duty?
(你志愿打扫则所？）
latrine n. 厕所（尤其是军队营区、医院、工厂等的厕所）
13.supreme a. 至高无上的
14.sacrifice n.牺牲
at the sacrifice of... 牺牲……
=at the cost of...
=at the expense of...
make the supreme sacrifice 做伟大的牺牲；牺牲生命
例：Some cow made the supreme sacrifice so that you could eat
that hamburger.
(某只牛牺牲它的生命，你才能吃到那块汉堡。)
15.stun vt. 使吓呆
16.quiver vi. 发抖
17.vive la France! (法文)法国万岁！
=Long live France!
18.shortly thereafter 之后没多久
=shortly afterward
例：May took out a life insurance policy on her husband.Shortly
thereafter, he died under mysterious circumstances.
(阿梅替她丈夫保了一个寿险。之后不久，他就离奇死亡。)
19.rise to one's full height 站起来
20.coolly ad.冷静地
21.gallant a. 勇敢的
22.the Alamo n. 阿拉摩
the Alamo是美国德州 San Antonio 的一座天主教旧教堂及堡垒，1836年因受墨西哥军队围困，死亡众多。本文中的德州佬基于世仇因此把邻座那位墨西哥老兄牺牲掉。
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