Brothers

兄弟

John and Mark were brothers, but they were quite different people. Mark looked very masculine. He had a mustache and was very muscular. He was a sculptor. He made things out of stone. Mark was a good artist, but he was not very intelligent.

约翰和马克是兄弟，但他们迥然不同。马克看上去很有男子气概。他留着胡子，肌肉发达。他是个雕刻家，会用石头做东西。他是个很好的艺术家，但他并不很聪明。

John looked nothing like his brother. He was small and weak, but he was very smart. John was an undergraduate in college, and he studied anthropology and history. He knew a lot about ancient cultures. The brothers loved each other very much, but they thought they had nothing in common. 约翰一点也不像他哥哥，他又小又弱，但是他很聪明。约翰是大学的本科生，他主修人类学和历史。他对古代文化了解很多。兄弟俩彼此深爱着对方，但他们却认为彼此毫无共同之处。

One day, the mayor appointed Mark to build a monument: a statue of Egyptian Pharaoh, Tut. Mark agreed to do the job, but he had a problem. He had no idea who Pharaoh Tut was! However, he thought he had the competence to build a good statue anyway. He made some crude measurements and sculpted a statue of a very old man with a tattoo on his chest. Mark was proud of his work, but when John saw the statue, he laughed aloud.

一天，市长指定马克建造一座纪念碑:埃及法老图坦卡蒙的雕像。马克接下了这项工作，但他遇到了难题，因为他不知道法老图坦卡蒙是谁!然而，他认为自己无论如何都有能力建造一座好雕像。他做了一些粗略的测量，雕刻了一尊胸前有纹身的老人雕像。马克为自己的工作感到骄傲，但当约翰看到雕像时，他大笑起来。

What's so funny? Mark asked.

“什么事这么好笑?”马克问。

John replied, "Your ignorance makes me laugh. Don't you know that Tut was only a teenager when he was pharaoh? Let me help you. I'll supervise your work. I'll give you feedback, and we'll make this a great monument."

约翰回答说:“我笑你的无知。难道你不知道图坦卡蒙当法老时还是个少年吗?我来帮你，我会帮你监督并反馈信息给你。我们会把它建成一座伟大的纪念碑。”

Mark got another cube of stone. John told him what Tut looked like. "Make him tall with good posture," John said. "And make sure there is symmetry in his body."

马克又找来了一块石头。约翰向他描述图坦卡蒙的样貌:“做得高大一些，姿势要端正。”“还要确保他的身体是对称的。”

Mark conferred with John about every detail. For ten consecutive hours, the brothers worked. At last, the finished statue was situated in front of the museum. Everyone applauded the brothers' good work.

马克和约翰讨论了每一个细节。兄弟俩连续工作了十个小时。最后，完成的雕像坐落在博物馆前面。大家都称赞兄弟俩干得好。

We worked together very well. I guess we are compatible after all, Mark said.

“我们合作得很好。我想我们终究还是合得来的。”马克说道。

John replied, "I agree! When we combine our talents, we are capable of greatness."

约翰回答说:“我同意!我们把自己的才能结合起来就能做大事。”

核心单词表

anthropology n. 人类学

applaud v. 喝彩

appoint v. 任命

compatible adj. 兼容的

competence n. 能力

confer v. 协商

consecutive adj. 连贯的

crude adj. 天然的

cube n. 立方

feedback n. 反馈

ignorance n. 无知

masculine adj. 男性的

monument n. 纪念碑

muscular adj. 肌肉的

posture n. 姿势

situate v. 位于...的

supervise v. 监督

symmetry n. 对称性

tattoo n. 文身

undergraduate n. 大学本科生

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