美文听写:青香蕉
The Green Banana My encounter with the green banana started on a steep mountain road in Brazil. My ancient jeep was zigzagging when the radiator began to leak. I stopped at the next village, where people gathered to look. Three fine streams of hot water spouted from holes in the radiator. “That’s easy to fix,” a man said. He sent a boy running for some green bananas. We exchanged pleasantries while I mulled over the green banana. Asking questions would seems silly, so I remarked on the beauty of the mountain. “Do you see that tall one right over there?” asked my benefactor, pointing to a particular tall, slender pinnacle of dark rock. “That rock marks the center of the world.” I looked to see if he were teasing me, but his face was serious. He in turn inspected me carefully to be sure I grasped the significance of his statement. The occasion demanded some show of recognition on my part. “The center of the world?” I repeated, trying to convey interest if not complete acceptance. He nodded. “The absolute center.”
青香蕉 我遇到青香蕉是在巴西中部的一条陡峭山路上，我那辆老吉普车在美丽的乡村艰难穿行时，水箱开始漏水。我在下一个村子停下来。村民们走过来看发生了什么事。三小股热水从水箱外壳的洞里涌出来。 “这很容易修”，一个人边说边派一个男孩去取一些青香蕉。我们随意地聊起天来，同时我一直在想他们怎么用青香蕉修理我的水箱，然而我没有问他们，因为那会显得无知。所以我只谈了谈眼前这座美丽的大山。 “看到那块高耸的岩石了吗?”那人指着一块特别高且顶部线条柔和的黑岩石问道，“那块岩石标志着世界的中心。” 我盯着他看，看他是不是在骗我，但他表情严肃认真。而他，反过来也审视着我，好像要确认我是否理解他话中的真谛。这种情形需要我表示出对他的话的认可。“世界的中心?”我又问了一遍，在完全接受他的观点之前努力显出兴趣。 他点点头。“一个绝对的中心。”