丁丁在印度又有很多奇妙经历,和许多邪恶势力进行斗争,比如国际贩毒势力在印度分支——丛林3K党,以及背后的英国殖民统治。书中丁丁和土邦邦主取得了盛大的胜利,可是殖民者带来的遗毒却流传至今。
下面让我们看一下p45-p62的地道表达
1. a strait-jacket
2. he will keep on insisting that he is absolutely sane.
sane = rational
3. catch up with him
4. I'm sorry to intrude.
5. sacred cow
6. I'll teach you to mind your manners.
7. sacrilege!
sacr- means“holy”
eg: If you show up to an animal rights rally with a bucket full of fried chicken for lunch, you may be accused of committing sacrilege.
8. infidel dog
eg: infidel is a nasty way of referring to someone who does not follow the same religion you do.
9. slay it on the altar of Siva
slay=kill
10. accept the sacrifice
11. the same unearthly music
Unearthly: mysterious and supernatural
12. the poppy flourishes in this region
13. the drug traffickers terrorise my people
terrorise=force
14. buy it at exorbitant prices
exorbitant=high/too much
15. the devilish organisation
16. our Cairo hideout has been raided
hideout: a secret place where someone can take refuge.
raid: a military attack, especially a quick surprise attack.
eg: police might raid a shady nightclub to find bad guys
17.forbid sb to do
18. the colonel who sentenced me to death
19. He's given us the slip
20. have a skeleton
万能钥匙
21. I wasn't fooled
22. sentence me to death
23.make a break with a kid
24. the conveyance is waiting
conveyance: the transportation or the vehicle.
25. my gun wasn't loaded
26. count up to