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Ten little Indian boys went out to dine;
十个印地安小男孩,为了吃饭去奔走;
One choked his little self
and then there were nine.
噎死一个没法救,十个只剩九。
Nine little Indian boys sat up very late;
九个印地安小男孩,深夜不寐真困乏;
One overslept himself
and then there were eight.
倒头一睡睡死啦,九个只剩八。
Eight little Indian boys travelling in Devon;
八个印地安小男孩,德文郡里去猎奇;
One said he'd stay there
and then there were seven.
丢下一个在那里,八个只剩七。
Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks;
七个印地安小男孩,伐树砍枝不顺手;
One chopped himself in halves
and then there were six.
斧劈两半一命休,七个只剩六。
Six little Indian boys playing with a hive;
六个印地安小男孩,玩弄蜂房惹蜂怒;
A bumblebee stung one
and then there were five.
飞来一蛰命呜呼,六个只剩五。
Five little Indian boys going in for law;
五个印地安小男孩,惹是生非打官司;
One got in Chancery
and then there were four.
官司缠身直到死,五个只剩四。
Four little Indian boys going out to sea;
四个印地安小男孩,结伙出海遭大难;
A red herring swallowed one
and then there were three.
鱼吞一个血斑斑,四个只剩三。
Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo;
三个印地安小男孩,动物园里遭祸殃;
A big bear hugged one
and then there were two.
狗熊突然从天降,三个只剩两。
Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun;
两个印地安小男孩,太阳底下长叹息;
One got frizzled up
and then there was one.
晒死烤死悲戚戚,两个只剩一。
One little Indian boy left all alone;
一个印地安小男孩,归去来兮只一人;
He went and hanged himself
and then there were none.
悬梁自尽了此生,一个也不剩。
dine:vi. 进餐,用餐 vt. 宴请
choke:vt. vi. (使)窒息,哽噎;
vt. (掐住喉咙)使停止呼吸,使窒息;阻塞,塞满,堵塞;
vi. 失败,失灵,失去作用
n. 窒息;哽噎;哽噎声;呛住的声音;(车辆发动机的)进气门
sit up:熬夜 【sat:sit 的过去式、过去分词,坐。】
oversleep:vi. 睡过头(过去式:overslept)
chop up:割断,切碎
stick:n. 棍,棒 v. 刺,戮;钉住,粘住
hive:n. 蜂箱, 蜂巢,蜂群
bumblebee:大黄蜂,熊蜂
Chancery:n. (英)大法官法庭;(美)衡平法院;档案馆;大臣官邸
Red Herring:红鲱鱼,转移注意力的事情
hanged:绞死,上吊【hang:vt. & vi. 悬, 挂, 垂下;(被)绞死, 吊死。. hung:悬挂;垂落(hang的过去式和过去分词。
晒衣服的挂用hung,把人吊死则用hanged 】