Lobster walking into the party宮廷“龍蝦”

谷戰(zhàn)峰

“小兄弟”是一位貧窮的年輕畫家。一次，在參加貴族才能參加的舞會時，他誤穿了不得體的衣服。他該如何化解這場尷尬呢？

1 Little Brother was a young painter. Although he lived in the cheapest house， he always held his head high， spoke to everyone he met and showed his work to whoever would look at it.

2 One afternoon， a group of some fancy nobles invited him to a party in a castle in the Loire Valley that weekend. They said this was going to be the party of the year and only noble men were allowed to attend the party. “Dress up and join us！” they said.

3 Excited， Little Brother worked all week on a costume that he was certain would be highly impressive. Then he rented a car and drove three hours to the castle. He changed into his costume in the car and went up the castle steps. He entered the ballroom， head held high.

4 Upon arrival， he immediately realized his mistake. This was a themed costume party. All around him everyone was dressed in fancy clothes with sparkling jewels. Little Brother， however， was wearing a red coat， red tights， red ballet slippers， and giant red claws. Also， his face was painted red. He was dressed as a lobster.

5 He stood at the top of the steps for one long horrible moment. Running away in shame seemed like the easiest response. But he didnt run. Hed worked really hard to make this costume， and he was proud of it.

6 Though he was a bit nervous at first， quickly a slight triumph （喜悅） took over as he was amazed at his smooth footsteps. The dramatic scene where a beautiful princess danced with an funny lobster attracted all the dancers. Everyone cheered for them with thunderous applause.

7 When asked why he wore a costume like that， Little Brother spelled out his art inspiration，“Beauty comes from variety. Dont be afraid of being unique. Be confident. What if you were a star？”he said.

[Reading][Check]

Inference 1. Which word can best describe Little Brother according to Para. 1？

A. Brave. B. Talented. C. Unselfish. D. Confident.

Detail 2. What did the nobles ask Little Brother to do？

A. To make some costumes. B. To draw several paintings.

C. To attend an upper?class party. D. To join them to work together.

Detail 3. What made Little Brother nervous at the party？

A. Finding no one to talk with.

B. Wearing a suit of inappropriate dress.

C. Being refused to dance with the guests.

D. Not knowing how to response to others.

Gist 4. What does this story intend to imply？

A. Confidence is a bridge to success.

B. Dont wait until everything is just right.

C. High expectations are the key to everything.

D. Ideals are the eyes that reflect the beautiful mind.

[Language][Study]

獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)的幾種用法

He entered the ballroom， head held high. 他高昂著頭，走進了舞廳。

本句中，head held high是一個獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，表示伴隨的情況，句中邏輯主語與過去分詞held構(gòu)成的是動賓關(guān)系。常見的獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)還有以下幾種：

1. 名詞（代詞）+現(xiàn)在分詞

Night enshrouding the earth， nobody could make out what the dark mass was from a distance. 黑夜籠罩大地，誰也看不清遠處黑壓壓的一片是什么東西。

2. 名詞（代詞）+不定式

Many trees， flowers， and grass to be planted， our newly?built school will look even more beautiful. 種上許多的樹、花和草后，我們新建的學?？瓷先⒏?。

3. 名詞（代詞）+形容詞

Computers very small， we can carry them easily. 電腦很小，我們很方便攜帶。

4. 名詞（代詞）+副詞

The meeting over， our headmaster soon left the meeting room. 散會了，校長很快就離開了會議室。

5. 名詞（代詞）+介詞短語

He lay at full length upon his stomach， his head upon his left forearm. 他背朝上，四肢伸展，頭枕著左臂，直挺挺地趴伏著。