conservatory音樂院校,physiological生理的,nonsense胡說
笑話原文】
An Entrance Examination
In an entrance examination of a conservatory of music, the teacher asked one of the boys, “What is the most important physiological quality of a musician?”
“To be deaf,” replied the boy.
“Nonsense!” said the teacher angrily.
“Why, sir! Don’t you know that the most famous musician Beethoven was deaf?” the boy asked in reply disdainfully.
中文譯文】
入學(xué)考試
在一個音樂院校的入學(xué)考試中,老師問一個男生:“作為一個音樂家,最重要的生理特質(zhì)是什么呢?”
“失聰,”男生回答。
“胡說八道!”老師氣憤地說。
“哎呀,老師!難道你不知道赫赫有名的音樂家貝多芬耳的耳朵是聾的嗎?”男生有點鄙視地回答。
詞匯講解】
1. conservatory音樂院校。我們熟知的一些音樂類高等院校的名稱:Central Conservatory of Music中央音樂學(xué)院,Xinghai Conservatory of Music
星海音樂學(xué)院。
2. physiological生理的。physiological functions生理機(jī)能;physiological changes生理上的變化
3. quality特質(zhì)。the refreshing quality of a drink飲料的提神性能。quality還有“品德”的意思:He has many good qualities-generosity, diligence, modesty, simplicity.他具有許多優(yōu)秀品質(zhì):慷慨,勤奮,謙虛,純樸。
4. nonsense胡說(n.)。talk nonsense胡說八道,a pack of nonsense一派胡言。Let’s stop that nonsense right now.我們別再胡鬧了。“無價值的東西”:The raincoats are classic, without any nonsense.雨衣樣式傳統(tǒng)簡約,沒有什么無用的裝飾品。還可以作形容詞,是“無意義的/荒謬的”意思:a nonsense word無意義的詞;a nonsense story荒謬的故事。
5.why表示驚訝、不同意、氣憤等的感嘆。why在這里并不是“為什么”的意思,而只是表示一種感嘆,類似的還有:Why, don’t be silly!嗨,別犯傻了!Why, a child could answer that!哎呀,這連孩子都能回答!
6.disdainfully鄙視地,輕蔑地。be disdainful of riches鄙夷財寶。The lady dismissed her maid with a disdainful nod.貴婦人輕蔑地點一點頭,將女仆打發(fā)走了。