Lesson 21 Escape 逃避
Words:
barbarian n. 野蠻人
barbecue n. 吃烤肉的野餐；燒烤
barber n. 理發(fā)師
bare adj. 無遮蔽的，赤*的，光（禿）的；僅有的，勉強的
barely adv. 僅僅，幾乎不能
barge n. 駁船
bark n. 樹皮；vi./n. 狗叫，咆哮
barn n. 谷倉；牲口棚
baroque adj. （藝術(shù)、建筑等）高度裝飾的，過分雕琢的
barrage n. 火力網(wǎng)，彈幕；（言語等）猛烈攻擊
barrel n. 桶
barren adj. 貧瘠的（不結(jié)果實的）；荒涼的（無人煙的）
barricade v. 設柵欄擋；使躲在路障（或擋墻）后面；n. 柵欄，障礙物
barrier n. 屏障，障礙；柵欄
barter n. 物品交換，易貨貿(mào)易；vt. 物品交換，交換
basement n. 地下室
bashful adj. 害羞的，難為情的
basin n. 盆地
baste vt. （烤肉時）涂油，把油涂在（肉上）；毆打，公開責罵
batter v. 打壞，猛擊；n. 擊球手
I live an isolated life in a small basin between two mountain ridges at the edge of an ocean. Due to the bad soil, the land is barren. However, I have a barn full of animals that supply me with all the food I need. There’s nothing more satisfying than basting pig meat over a barbecue. The weather is pretty good. There is always enough rain to fill my water barrel. But sometimes, a fierce storm will batter the barn all right.
The rough life I lead has made me look and feel like a barbarian. The heat from the sun has baked my bare skin brown. I haven’t been to the barber for two years. As a result, I think I would be bashful if anyone found me. I don’t have any money but I don’t need it. You can’t buy anything here. You can’t even barter. However, I’m not completely out of touch with civilization. Every few months, I can hear the sound of an ocean barge passing in the distance. I always run to the ocean side to see it. It reminds me that I’m still human.
You might think that I’m barely surviving but the opposite is true. This is the only place where I can escape the horrible war in the city. In my mind, I can still hear the barrage of gunfire smashing through our wooden barriers. I can still remember spending months, helplessly barricaded in the basement of one of our many, once beautiful, baroque style buildings. My life is more peaceful now. Perhaps after the war, I’ll find my way back home.
What’s that I hear? It’s the bark of my dog. I’ve got to run. Another barge is passing by.
Words:
barbarian n. 野蠻人
barbecue n. 吃烤肉的野餐；燒烤
barber n. 理發(fā)師
bare adj. 無遮蔽的，赤*的，光（禿）的；僅有的，勉強的
barely adv. 僅僅，幾乎不能
barge n. 駁船
bark n. 樹皮；vi./n. 狗叫，咆哮
barn n. 谷倉；牲口棚
baroque adj. （藝術(shù)、建筑等）高度裝飾的，過分雕琢的
barrage n. 火力網(wǎng)，彈幕；（言語等）猛烈攻擊
barrel n. 桶
barren adj. 貧瘠的（不結(jié)果實的）；荒涼的（無人煙的）
barricade v. 設柵欄擋；使躲在路障（或擋墻）后面；n. 柵欄，障礙物
barrier n. 屏障，障礙；柵欄
barter n. 物品交換，易貨貿(mào)易；vt. 物品交換，交換
basement n. 地下室
bashful adj. 害羞的，難為情的
basin n. 盆地
baste vt. （烤肉時）涂油，把油涂在（肉上）；毆打，公開責罵
batter v. 打壞，猛擊；n. 擊球手
I live an isolated life in a small basin between two mountain ridges at the edge of an ocean. Due to the bad soil, the land is barren. However, I have a barn full of animals that supply me with all the food I need. There’s nothing more satisfying than basting pig meat over a barbecue. The weather is pretty good. There is always enough rain to fill my water barrel. But sometimes, a fierce storm will batter the barn all right.
The rough life I lead has made me look and feel like a barbarian. The heat from the sun has baked my bare skin brown. I haven’t been to the barber for two years. As a result, I think I would be bashful if anyone found me. I don’t have any money but I don’t need it. You can’t buy anything here. You can’t even barter. However, I’m not completely out of touch with civilization. Every few months, I can hear the sound of an ocean barge passing in the distance. I always run to the ocean side to see it. It reminds me that I’m still human.
You might think that I’m barely surviving but the opposite is true. This is the only place where I can escape the horrible war in the city. In my mind, I can still hear the barrage of gunfire smashing through our wooden barriers. I can still remember spending months, helplessly barricaded in the basement of one of our many, once beautiful, baroque style buildings. My life is more peaceful now. Perhaps after the war, I’ll find my way back home.
What’s that I hear? It’s the bark of my dog. I’ve got to run. Another barge is passing by.