Lesson 73The Record-Holder

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  1. Didtheboygowherehewantedto?

    这个男孩去了他想去的地方吗？

  2. Childrenwhoplaytruantfromschoolareunimaginative.

    逃学的孩子们都缺乏想象力。

  3. Aquietdays' fishing, oreighthoursinacinemaseeingthesamefilmoverandoveragain, isusuallyasfarastheyget.

    安安静静地钓上一天鱼，或者在电影院里坐上8个小时把同一部电影看了一遍又一遍，这通常就是他们能做到的极限了。

  4. Theyhaveallbeenputtoshamebyaboywho, whileplayingtruanttravelled1,600miles.

    他们都被一个男孩比得羞愧不已，这个男孩在逃学期间旅行了1,600英里。

  5. HehitchhikedtoDoverandtowardseveningwentintoaboattofindsomewheretosleep.

    他搭便车到了多佛，傍晚时分钻进一条船里找地方睡觉。

  6. Whenhewokeupnextmorning, hediscoveredthattheboathad, inthemeantime, travelledtoCalais.

    第二天早晨醒来时，他发现船在这期间已经开到了加来。

  7. Noonenoticedtheboyashecreptoff.

    他悄悄溜下船时，没有人注意到他。

  8. Fromthere, hehitchhikedtoParisinalorry.

    从那里，他搭上一辆卡车到了巴黎。

  9. Thedrivergavehimafewbiscuitsandacupofcoffeeandlefthimjustoutsidethecity.

    司机给了他几块饼干和一杯咖啡，把他放在了城外。

  10. ThenextcartheboystoppeddidnottakehimintothecentreofParisashehopeditwould, buttoPerpignanontheFrench-Spanishborder.

    男孩拦下的下一辆车并没有像他希望的那样把他带到巴黎市中心，而是开到了法国和西班牙边境上的佩皮尼昂。

  11. TherehewaspickedupbyapolicemanandsentbacktoEnglandbythelocalauthorities.

    在那里，他被一名警察发现，并由当地政府送回了英国。

  12. Hehassurelysetuparecordforthethousandsofchildrenwhodreamofevadingschool.

    他无疑为成千上万梦想逃学的孩子创下了一项纪录。

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

play truant/pleɪ ˈtruːənt/phr.

to stay away from school without permission

逃学

#1Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.

unimaginative/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/adj.

not able to think of new or interesting ideas

缺乏想象力的

#1Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.

over and over again/ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈɡen/phr.

many times; again and again

一遍又一遍；反复

#2A quiet days' fishing, or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again, is usually as far as they get.

put to shame/pʊt tə ʃeɪm/phr.

to make someone look bad by doing much better

使相形见绌；使羞愧

#3They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant travelled 1, 600 miles.

hitchhike/ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/v.

to travel by asking drivers for free rides

搭便车旅行

#4He hitchhiked to Dover and towards evening went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.

in the meantime/ɪn ðə ˈmiːntaɪm/phr.

during the time before something else happens

在此期间；与此同时

#5When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais.

creep/kriːp/v.

to move slowly and quietly so nobody sees you

悄悄地走；蹑手蹑脚地移动

#6No one noticed the boy as he crept off.

lorry/ˈlɔːri/n.

a large road vehicle for carrying heavy things

卡车；货车

#7From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.

biscuit/ˈbɪskɪt/n.

a small flat dry cake that is hard and sweet

饼干

#8The driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of coffee and left him just outside the city.

border/ˈbɔːrdər/n.

the line where two countries meet

边界；边境

#9The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.

pick up/pɪk ʌp/phr v.

to find someone and take them away, as the police do

（警察）抓住；带走

#10There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities.

authority/əˈθɔːrəti/n.

the people or office with the power to decide things

当局；官方

#10There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities.

set up a record/set ʌp ə ˈrekərd/phr.

to do something better than anyone has done before

创造纪录

#11He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.

evade/ɪˈveɪd/v.

to get away from something you do not want to do

逃避；躲开

#11He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.