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Around the World in 80 Days 《环游世界八十天》

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In the 19^th century, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy Englishman, lives alone in London. One day, Fogg and his acquaintances are reading the daily newspapers. They see an article which says it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days because of a new rail line in India. Instead of sailing around the length of India, they can save time by taking the new train. The men argue about whether the worldwide voyage can be done or not. Fogg claims he can do it and takes a bet with a wager of £20,000. He calls his assistant, Jean Passepartout, and tells him to pack their luggage.

19世纪时，一位富有的英国人斐利亚．福克独自一人住在伦敦。有一天，福克和几位相识的友人正在看报，其中一篇文章提到，在80天之内环游世界是有可能的，因为印度一条新的铁路线已开通，此后就不必沿着印度外围航行，而能搭乘火车省去许多时间。这些男人于是争论着这趟环游世界之旅的可行性，福克称他办得到且以两万英镑为赌注。他打电话给助手万事通，并要他打包行李。

That same day, they get on a train to the nearest harbor. The two men board a steamer boat to the Suez Canal in Egypt and arrive in the Middle East in seven days. A British detective named Fix is also at the canal, looking for the infamous bank robber. As it turns out, Fogg looks and acts similar to the suspect and Fix is convinced he has found the robber.

就在当天，他们搭火车到了最近的港口，接着搭上汽船前往埃及的苏伊士运河，7天之内他们即抵达了中东。当时，英国警探费克斯正好在该运河寻找恶名昭彰的银行抢匪，而事实说明，福克斯的长相、举止也都与那名嫌疑犯很类似，费克斯于是深信他找到了抢匪。

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wealthy [ˋwɛlθɪ] adj. 富有的

wealth n. 財富

Some people try to become wealthy by starting their own company.

acquaintance [əˋkwentəns] n. 朋友，熟人

Joseph saw some acquaintances at his coworker's wedding party.

voyage [ˋvɔɪɪdʒ] n. 航行；旅行

NASA used rockets in the 1960s to make the voyage to the moon.

harbor [ˋhɑrbɚ] n. 港湾，海港

When ship captains see s lighthouse, they know they are near a harbor.

infamous [ˋɪnfəməs] adj. 声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的；罪大恶极的

famous adj. 有名的

The face of the infamous bank robber was on the front page of the newspaper.

suspect [səˋspɛkt] n. 嫌疑犯；可疑分子

Police arrested several suspects who looked like the robber.

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wager [ˋwedʒɚ] n. 赌注，赌物

Suez Canal 苏彝士运河

turn out 结果成为; 证明为

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Fix gets on board a ship heading for Bombay, a city on the west coast of India, and meets Fogg and Passepartout. He doesn’t reveal his purpose, since he can’t get an arrest warrant right away. He watches them for thirteen days on the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Finally, the men alight in Bombay and hop on a train to Calcutta. As the train crosses India, Fogg learns that the newspaper article was wrong; the rail line stops for a stretch of 50 miles and fails to span the country. Nervous but determined, he rents an elephant and within three days the adventurers reach Calcutta.

费克斯搭上了前往印度西岸城市孟买的船，并与福克和万事通打照面。他并没有表明目的，因为他无法马上取得拘捕令，就这样他在红海和印度洋上监视了他们13天。最后，这群人抵达了孟买，随后跳上开往加尔各答的火车。当火车横越印度时，福克发现新闻报导居然是错的，这条铁路其实中断长达了50哩，他们并无法横越印度。福克此时很紧张，但却很坚定，他租了一头大象，这群冒险家就这样在3天内抵达了加尔各答。

Soon after, the men get on another steamer, this time for Hong Kong, on a thirteen-day trip. Because Hong Kong is British soil, Fix sees this as his chance to arrest Fogg. When the men reach Victoria Harbor, Fix drugs Passepartout. The dazed assistant then boards the boat alone for Yokohama, Japan, which makes Fogg miss the boat. Stranded, he boards a steamer for Shanghai, China, and hurriedly catches another boat there destined for Yokohama to continue the race, and find his assistant.

很快地，这群人又搭上了另一艘汽船，这次他们要用13天的时间前往香港。由于香港是英国的属地，费克斯认为这是逮捕福克的一个机会。当他们抵达维多利亚港时，费克斯即对万事通下药，这位晕眩茫然的助手就这样独自上了开往日本横滨的船，福克因此错过了船班，在此困顿之际，他索性搭了一艘开往中国上海的汽船，并在当地匆忙地转乘另一艘船前往横滨，以继续这个竞赛并同时找寻他的助手。

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stretch [strɛtʃ] n. 延亘，连绵

The train went completely straight for a stretch of 100 kilometer.

determined [dɪˋtɝmɪnd] adj. 坚决的；毅然的

determine v. 決定

The climber was determined to reach the top of the tall mountain.

within [wɪˋðɪn] prep.在……范围内

People are not allowed to carry dangerous items within school buildings.

soil [sɔɪl] n. 领土

The Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot on North American soil.

hurriedly [ˋhɝɪdlɪ] adv. 仓促地，匆忙地；草率地

hurried adj. 匆忙的

Cindy got up late so she hurriedly got dressed and rushed to school.

destined [ˋdɛstɪnd] adj. 开往….

destine v.

Pamela caught a plane destined for Singapore to begin  her vacation.

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on board 在船上；在火车上；在飞机上

arrest warrant [ˋwɔrənt] 逮捕令

alight [əˋlaɪt] v.（从车辆、马背等）下来

Calcutta [kælˋkʌtə]（印度）加尔各答市

dazed [dezd] adj. 晕眩的；茫然的

Yokohama 横滨

stranded [ˋstrændɪd] adj.〔人或交通工具〕被滞留的

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When he gets to Yokohama, Fogg finds Passepartout performing in a circus to earn money. Immediately, they rush to get on a ship and sail across the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco. They then take a train to New York City, but the train encounters a tremendous herd of bison, a precarious failing bridge, and a vicious attack by Sioux Indians. Fogg and Passepartout almost give up hope. After arriving in New York City, they find they’ve missed their boat. Desperate, they take one bound for France instead, and bribe the crew to mutiny and set sail for England.

当他抵达横滨时，福克发现万事通在一个马戏团里表演以求温饱。于是他们很快地奔去搭船，并航行越过了太平洋到旧金山，他们接着搭乘火车前往纽约，但途中，他们遭遇了一大群北美野牛、摇摇欲坠的陆桥以及苏族印地安人的恶意袭击，福克和万事通几乎要放弃希望了。抵达纽约后，他们发现竟已错过了船班，情急之下，他们搭了正准备前往法国的船，并收买船员引发叛变，改将船驶向英国。

As they land on British soil however, Fix produces an arrest warrant for Fogg and detains him. But soon after, Fix learns that authorities caught the real bank robber already.

就在他们抵达英国本土之际，费克斯拿出拘捕令扣留了福克，但很快地，费克斯发现当局其实早已抓到了真正的银行抢匪。

Fogg misses his train and arrives in London five minutes late, certain that he lost the bet. But since Fogg passed the International Date Line, he actually gained a day, and traveled across the world in exactly 80 days. Fogg and Passepartout win the bet after all and are glad to be home safe and sound.

福克因此又福过了船班，抵达英国时已慢了5分钟，很肯定地，他输了这场赌局。但福克通过国际日期变更线时其实多得了一天，因此，他环游世界正好整整用了80天。福克和万事通最终赢得了这场赌局，而他们也很开心他们能平安顺利地返家。

－by Bryan Shettig

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tremendous [trɪˋmɛndəs] adj. 极大的

Many athletes have tremendous appetites and eat large meals.

desperate [ˋdɛspərɪt] adj. 绝望的；孤注一掷的

The man was desperate for money, so he took any job available.

bound for 开往…

This bus is bound directly for the airport so it won't make any extra stops.

bribe [braɪb] v. 行贿

(bribe-bribed-bribed)

The politician was found bribing people to vote for him.

authority [əˋθɔrətɪ] n. 官方，当局

Authorities told people not to go fishing during the typhoon.

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bison [ˋbaɪsn] n. 北美野牛

precarious [prɪˋkɛrɪəs] adj. 不稳的；危险的

vicious [ˋvɪʃəs] adj. 凶恶的

Sioux [su] Indians  苏族（北美印第安）

mutiny [ˋmjutnɪ] n. v.（舰艇上官兵等的）反叛

detain [dɪˋten] v. 拘留，扣留

safe and sound  安然无恙, 完整无损