读书连载之《狮子女巫和魔衣橱》第一帖[2008/09/28]
内容简介：
在老教授的房子里有许多间屋子，屋子里有许多扇门，但是只有一扇通向另一个世界……纳尼亚。
那里流传着一个预言：两个亚当的儿子和两个夏娃的女儿将会现身，击败邪恶的白女巫，结束永恒的寒冬。
狮王阿斯兰说：纳尼亚的未来系于他们的勇气。
在这里，一种命运即将应验，一段传奇拉开序幕。
小孩子看到的是奇怪又生动的故事；大人们看到的是从冒险经历中的传奇和神话的秘密……
一个来自世界之初，充满神奇魔法的国度，充满了时会起而舞蹈的惊奇生物、能言兽和能言树。就在这个时刻，有几个小孩已经打开了前往魔法国度的门……
佩文西家四个兄弟姐妹彼得、苏珊、爱德蒙和露茜在一位老教授家做客，无意中发现衣橱后隐藏着一个神奇的魔法王国。这里的居民有羊怪、海狸、矮人、树精……但在阿斯兰离开纳尼亚期间，这个国家被一个邪恶的白女巫占领。她压迫纳尼亚的居民，将其置于永恒的冬季之中。羊怪曾冒着生命危险救过露茜，海狸一家也帮助他们兄妹逃脱白女巫的追杀。爱德蒙曾受白女巫土耳其软糖的诱惑，一度背叛过自己的兄妹。 后来，阿斯兰伴随着圣诞老人来到纳尼亚，带领大家战胜了女巫。四个孩子成为纳尼亚的国王与女王。多年后，他们在打猎时无意中穿过衣橱，重新以孩子的身份回到自己的世界。
20世纪30年代，牛津大学附近一家不起眼的小酒馆里，常有两位老教授聚会聊天，分享对方的种种古怪想法，并相约各写一部奇幻史诗。很多年后，这家酒馆成为无数读者心中的圣地，因为那里孕育了两部关于信仰与想象的伟大著作：《纳尼亚传奇》和《魔戒》。
20世纪90年代末以来，一位名叫J.K.罗琳的单身母亲几乎每年都要为女儿写一本关于“哈利·波特”的新书，当被问到这个系列最终会是几本的时候，罗琳的回答是七本。因为她母亲曾让她读过一个关于“纳尼亚”的故事，那套书就是七本：《狮子、女巫和魔衣柜》《凯斯宾王子》《黎明踏浪号》《银椅》《能言马与男孩》《魔法师的外甥》《最后一战》。
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Why the four children Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy were sent to the house of an old professor?
What's the name of the professor and where did his house locate?
Why the Children determined to explore the house instead of playing in the wood at last?
2、根据上下文准确地翻译下面这些短语：
a steady rain
fall on one's feet
come off it
set apart for
ten to one
well off
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正文 Chapter One -1
LUCY LOOKS INTO A WARDROBE
ONCE there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. This story is about something that happened to them when they were sent away from London during the war because of the air-raid[w1] s. They were sent to the house of an old Professor who lived in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office. He had no wife and he lived in a very large house with a housekeeper[w2] called Mrs Macready and three servants. (Their names were Ivy, Margaret and Betty, but they do not come into the story much.) He himself was a very old man with shaggy[w3] white hair which grew over most of his face as well as on his head, and they liked him almost at once; but on the first evening when he came out to meet them at the front door he was so odd[w4] -looking that Lucy (who was the youngest) was a little afraid of him, and Edmund (who was the next youngest) wanted to laugh and had to keep on pretending he was blowing his nose to hide it.
As soon as they had said good night to the Professor and gone upstairs on the first night, the boys came into the girls' room and they all talked it over.
"We've fallen on our feet and no mistake," said Peter. "This is going to be perfectly splendid. That old chap[w6] will let us do anything we like."
"I think he's an old dear," said Susan.
"Oh, come off it!" said Edmund, who was tired and pretending not to be tired, which always made him bad-tempered. "Don't go on talking like that."
"Like what?" said Susan; "and anyway, it's time you were in bed."
"Trying to talk like Mother," said Edmund. "And who are you to say when I'm to go to bed? Go to bed yourself."
"Hadn't we all better go to bed?" said Lucy. "There's sure to be a row[w8] if we're heard talking here."
"No there won't," said Peter. "I tell you this is the sort of house where no one's going to mind what we do. Anyway, they won't hear us. It's about ten minutes' walk from here down to that dining-room, and any amount of stairs and passages in between."
"What's that noise?" said Lucy suddenly. It was a far larger house than she had ever been in before and the thought of all those long passages and rows of doors leading into empty rooms was beginning to make her feel a little creepy[w9] .
"It's only a bird, silly," said Edmund.
"It's an owl," said Peter. "This is going to be a wonderful place for birds. I shall go to bed now. I say, let's go and explore tomorrow. You might find anything in a place like this. Did you see those mountains as we came along? And the woods? There might be eagles. There might be stags. There'll be hawks."
"Badger[w10] s!" said Lucy.
"Foxes!" said Edmund.
"Rabbits!" said Susan.
But when next morning came there was a steady rain falling, so thick that when you looked out of the window you could see neither the mountains nor the woods nor even the stream in the garden.
"Of course it would be raining!" said Edmund. They had just finished their breakfast with the Professor and were upstairs in the room he had set apart for them - a long, low room with two windows looking out in one direction and two in another.
"Do stop grumbling[w13] , Ed," said Susan. "Ten to one it'll clear up in an hour or so. And in the meantime we're pretty well off. There's a wireless and lots of books."
"Not for me"said Peter; "I'm going to explore in the house."
部分生词注释：
[w1]air-raid adj.空袭
[w2]housekeeper n.女管家
[w3]shaggy adj.毛发粗浓杂乱的, 蓬松的
[w4]odd adj.奇数的
[w6]chap n.家伙
[w8]row n.责骂
[w9]creepy adj. 恐怖的，感觉的象有东西在皮肤上爬
[w10]badger n.獾
[w13]grumble vi.抱怨地表示
公布短语翻译的答案（非唯一正确，仅供参考）：
a steady rain：一场连绵的雨
fall on one's feet：化险为夷
come off it：停下来，别说了
set apart for：为……预留……
ten to one：很可能
well off：境况不错
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patience1 (2008-9-28 17:24:10)
-----Because of the air -raid.
What's the name of the professor and where did his house locate?
------The chapter didn't mention the professor 's name ,
-------It located in the heart of country ,ten miles from the nearest railway station ,two miles from the nearest postal office.
Why the Children determined to explore the house instead of playing in the wood at last?
------Because they were sure to be a row if they were talking like that ,
a steady rain: the rain has been falling .
fall on one's feet :keeping sb./sth.away from the danger.
come off it : stop talking about it ;
set apart for :leave behind; leave over.
ten to one
well off
patience1 (2008-9-28 17:28:07)
well off: good lucky
幻蔷薇 (2008-9-28 17:33:13)
Why the four children Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy were sent to the house of an old professor?
The four children Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy were sent to the house of an old professor during the war Because of air-raid.
What's the name of the professor and where did his house locate?
The name of the professor is not told the article. His house lived in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
Why the Children determined to explore the house instead of playing in the wood at last?Because a steady rain falling ,the Children determined to explore the house instead of playing in the wood at last.
patience1 (2008-9-28 17:40:47)
could you tell me the chinese version for chapter one of lion ,the witch and wardrobe?I'd like to compare to the English chapter so as to look for further progress.
thanks
momoyoayo (2008-9-28 22:44:38)
because of the air-raid
old Professor who lived in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
because next morning came there was a steady rain falling.
2\
一场持续不断的雨
安然脱险
别说了
把……留给
十有八九，很可能
幸运的
elkhawk (2008-9-29 09:35:33)
cocosun (2008-9-29 22:48:30)
London was in an air-raid of war.
What's the name of the professor and where did his house locate?
His name is not mentioned yet. He lived in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
Why the Children determined to explore the house instead of playing in the wood at last?
It's raining outside.And Peter isn't interested in reading.
a steady rain: a heavy and long-lasting rain.
fall on one's feet: get away from the danger.
come off it: forget it or stop talking sth.
set apart for: keep room from
ten to one: possible
well off: live in a good situation or wealth.
sinolh (2008-9-29 23:14:45)
A: They were sent to the old professor’s house to avoid the threat of the air-aids in the war.
Q: What's the name of the professor and where did his house locate?
A: It has not mentioned the professor’s name. His house was in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
Q: Why the Children determined to explore the house instead of playing in the wood at last?
A: Because when next morning came there was a steady rain falling, so thick that when you looked out of the window you could see neither the mountains nor the woods nor even the stream in the garden. It upset their plan.
2.
A steady rain: a very heavy rainfall
Fall on one's feet: a state that one can do ons his will
Come off it: shut up
Set apart for: assign to
Ten to one: very probably
Well off: lucky
goldenbell (2008-10-03 22:52:52)
loiscurie (2008-10-04 20:51:08)
The professor lived in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office;
Because there was a steady rain and no one will notice what they do.
2.a steady rain 一场长时间的降雨
fall on one's feet 心里踏实了
come off it 别再这样了
set apart for 专为。。。准备得
ten to one 希望渺茫，机会很小
well off
x.min.j (2008-10-06 00:22:58)
Q2:In the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
Q3:There is a steady rain falling outside.
fallen on our feet 很幸运
come off it 别吹牛了，住口
a steady rain 连续不断的雨
set apart for 使分离
Ten to one 很可能
well off 好起来
Q4:"Trying to talk like Mother," said Edmund. "And who are you to say when I'm to go to bed? Go to bed yourself." I have some difficulty in making myself understand "And who are you to say when I’am to go to bed?" Can somebody help me?
wwlcj1982 (2008-10-06 14:42:51)
wwlcj1982 (2008-10-06 14:48:01)
Gracie0312 (2008-10-11 15:41:06)
They were sent away from London during the war because of the air-raid。
What's the name of the professor and where did his house locate?
The old Professor lived in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
Why the Children determined to explore the house instead of playing in the wood at last?The next morning there was a steady rain falling, so thick that when you looked out of the window you could see neither the mountains nor the woods nor even the stream in the garden.
sheshoume (2008-10-15 14:21:05)
1. Because of the air raid during the war.
2. This chapter doesn't mention the professor's name, and his house locates in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
3. It is because a steady rain falls in the morning and it will not stop soon.
顺便提一个问题哦，文中第一段的odd，版主给出的意思是“奇数的”，我觉得在这里不是这个意思呀！我觉得这里可以理解为embarrassed，不知道理解的对不对
wwlcj1982 (2008-10-15 14:27:25)
wwlcj1982 (2008-10-15 14:29:26)
lydia08 (2008-11-26 16:45:42)
2.The name of the professor Mrs Macready ,who lived in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
3.Because there was a steady rain falling
a steady rain 一场持续降雨
fall on one's feet 安然脱险
come off it 别说了、别吹牛了
set apart for 把.... 留给
ten to one 很可能
well off 出境好的
lydia08 (2008-11-26 16:48:21)
Iloveen (2008-11-26 21:33:13)
---They were sent to the Professor's because of the air-raids during the war.
2. What's the name of the professor and where did his house locate?
--- The name of the professor is not mentioned in this part.
--- The house lied in the heart of the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station and two miles from the nearest post office.
3. Why the Children determined to explore the house instead of playing in the wood at last?
----The steady rain prevented them from exploring the wood. So they decided to explore the room instead.
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