the artist

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TheMostIncredibleThing最难使人相信的事情

WhosoevercoulddothemostincrediblethingwastohavetheKing'sdaughter

andhalfofhiskingdom.

Theyoungmen,yes,andtheoldonestoo,benttheirheads,theirmuscles,and

attheythoughtwasthemostincredible

thing,twoatethemlvestodeath,eboys

inthestreetpracticedspittingontheirownbacks,whichtheysuppodwas

themostincrediblethinganyonecoulddo.

Onacertaindaytherewastobeanexhibitionofthingsmostincredibleand

wereappointed,rangingfromchildrenof

grandexpositionofthingsoutofthe

ordinary,buteverybodypromptlyagreedthatmostincredibleofallwasagreat

hallclock-anextraordinarycontraption,outsideandin.

Whentheclockstruck,ere

twelveparateperformancesofthemovingfigures,withspeakingandsinging.

Peoplesaidthatnothingsoincrediblehadeverbeforebeenen.

Theclockstruckone,andtherestoodMosonthemountain,writinginthe

tabletsofthelawthefirstgreatcommandment:"ThereisonlyonetrueGod."

Theclockstrucktwo,andtherewereAdamandEve,justastheyfirstmetin

ertwopeoplesolucky!Theydidn'townsomuchasa

clothes-clot,andtheydidn'trokeofthreethethreeHoly

asblackasacoal,buthecouldn'

e

strokeoffoursounded,carrieda

buddingboughofbeech,hadforhersigna

hadonlyanemptystork'snest,

'stamecrowperchedonthecornerofthe

stove,o'clocktherewasa

asreprentedbyamanwhomade

asaflowergirlwith

gwasamourner,with

lockstrucksix,theresatagambler,throwing

diceforthehighestcastofall,me

thevendaysoftheweek,

couldnotbesurewhichtheywere,

cameachoirofmonks,tosingtheeighto'trokeof

nine,anastronomer,onekeptthebooksof

history,'clockstruck,

andMoscameforthagain,thistimewiththetablesinwhichwerewrittenall

tenofGod'eclockstruckagain,boysandgirlsdanced

ayedandsangthissong:

"Allthewaytoheaven

Theclockstruckeleven."

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chedthenight

watchman,wearinghiscapandcarryinghismorningstar-whichisatruncheon

theoldwatchsong:

"'Twasatthemidnighthour

OurSaviorHewasborn-"

andashesangtherosabouthimunfoldedintotheheadsofangels,with

rainbow-tintedwings.

lethingwasaworkof

extraordinarycraftsmanship,andeveryoneagreedthatitwasthemost

istwhohadmadeitwasyoung,generous,andsincere,

atruefriend,

altogetherworthyofthePrincessandofhalfthekingdom.

Onthedaythattheyweretoproclaimwhohadwon,thewholetownwasbedecked

eennewlystuffedwith

horhairfortheoccasion,butitwasstillfarfromcomfortableorpleasant.

Thejudgeswinkedknowinglyatthemantheyhadchon,whostoodthereso

tunewasmade,forhadhenotdonethemostincredible

thing!

"No!"atall,bony,powerfulfellowbawledout."Leaveittome,Iamtheman

todothemostincrediblething,"andthenheswunghisaxatthecraftsman's

,crash,smash!lledthewheels,

reckedandruined."Ididthat,"said

thelout."Myworkbeathis,andbowledyouover,

donethemostincrediblething."

"Todestroysuchaworkofart!"saidthejudges."Whyit'sthemostincredible

thingwe'veeveren."sawardedthe

Princessandhalfthekingdom,becaualawisalaw,evenifithappenstobe

amostincredibleone.

Theyblewtrumpetsfromtherampartsandthecitytowers,andtheyannounced,

"Theweddingwillnowtakeplace."ThePrincesswasnotespeciallyhappyabout

it,rch

wasatitsbestbycandle-light,iesofthecourt

sanginprocessions,dssung,andaccompanied

ewayhestruttedandswaggeredalong,you'dthinkthat

nothingcouldeverbowlhimover.

ostillthatyoucouldhaveheardapinfall

!crash!thegreatchurch

doorsflewopen,andboom!boom!alltheworksoftheclockcamemarchingdown

thechurchaisleandhaltedbetweenthebrideandthegroom.

'strue,butaworkofartdoesnotdie.

Itsshapemaybeshattered,rit

ofartjested,andthatwasnojoke.

.Toallappearancesitstoodthereasifitwerewhole,andhadneverbeen

ckstruckonehourrightafteranother,fromonetotwelve,and

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oscame,shiningasifbrightflames

theheavystonetabletsofthelawatthe

bridegroom'sfeet,andtiedthemtothechurchfloor."Icannotliftthem

again,"saidMos,"hereyouare!"

ThencameAdamandEve,thethreeWiMenoftheEast,andthefourSeasons.

Eachtoldhimthedisagreeabletruth."Shameonyou!"Buthewasnotashamed.

Allthefiguresofallthehoursmarchedoutoftheclock,andtheygrew

hestroke

oftwelveoutstrodethewatchman,withhiscapandhismany-spikedmorning

chmanwentstraighttothe

bridegroom,andsmotehimontheforeheadwithhismorningstar.

"Liewhereyouare,"saidthewatchman."takenout

vengeanceandthemaster'stoo,sonowwewillvanish."

Andvanishtheydid,candlesofthechurch

flareduplikeflowersoffire,andthegildedstarsundertheroofcastdown

longclearshaftsoflight,andtheorgansoundedthoughnomanhadtouchedit.

Thepeopleallsaidthattheyhadlivedtoethemostincrediblething.

"Now,"thePrincesscommanded,"summontherightman,thecraftsmanwhomade

lbemyhusbandandmylord."

ne

washappyforhim,everyoneblesdhim,andtherewasnoonewhowanvious.

Andthatwasthemostincrediblething.

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醉酒Drunk

Drunk

Oneday,age,theboywas

,he

asked,"What'sthemeaningoftheword'Drunk',dad?""Well,myson,"his

fatherreplied,"look,ardthetwo

policemenasfourthenIamdrunk."

"But,dad,"theboysaid,"there'sonlyONEpoliceman!"

醉酒

一天，父亲与小儿子一块儿回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是

有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？”“唔，孩子，”父

亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。”

“可是，爸爸，”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！”

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November/nEu5vembE/n.十一月

字源解析：这个单词来自拉丁文noven，意思是“nine”（九）。这就是说November

最初指罗马旧历的九月。古罗马人和元老院认为，罗马皇帝奥古斯都（屋大维）和凯撒都

有了自己名字命名的月份，为了公平起见，罗马皇帝台比留也应该以自己的名字给11月重

新命名。但是台比留没有同意，他认为，如果罗马每个皇帝都用的自己名字来命名月份，

等出现第11个皇帝的时候就没法命名了。于是，11月仍然保留着旧称。最早英国人把11

月叫做Wind-month（风月），因为在这个月海风，渔民都不出海打鱼；或者将这个月称为

Sacrifice-month（献祭月），因为他们在这个月祭神。

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TheBait把诱饵扔回海里

TheBait把诱饵扔回海里

ntforasail.

一个男人和妻子去度假。他们乘风出海

askedthepier-

mastertolethimknowifherbodywasfound.

不幸的是妻子掉入海中淹死了。这个男人叫码头的负责人在妻子的尸体找到后通知他一

声。

Twoweekslaterhereceivedawiresaying:"Bodyrecoveredyesterdaycovered

structions."Themanntawirebacksaying,"

二个星期后，他接到了一份电报：“尸体已于昨日找到，上边爬满了螃蟹。请指示。”

Sellcrabs,ndthemoney;retbait."

男人回电报说：“卖掉螃蟹，收入汇过来；诱饵扔回海里。”

英语单词学习：

1drown

vt.淹没；把…淹死

vi.淹死；溺死

eg：Achildcandrowninonlyafewinchesofwater.

儿童在仅仅几英寸深的水中就能溺死。

短语

drowncare借酒浇愁

todrown淹死

DrownFacet称为鹞子刻面

drownworkings[矿业]淹没工作区

happydrown乐不思蜀

DrownMe淹死我

drownvi溺死;淹没;覆没

Drownthem溺死他们

drownfrom提取

2pier-master码头的负责人

eg:Beinganoutstandingtenor,MasterPierisalsoawell-knownvocalmusic

educationistofprentItaly.

他不仅是一位优秀的男高音歌唱家，还是现今意大利尤为著名的声乐教育家。