新概念一生必读的英语经典美文第14篇：我可以坐这里吗

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[00:00.36]14. May I sit here? 我可以坐这里吗
[00:09.50]I look at spiders and butter-flies. 我观察蜘蛛和蝴蝶
[00:14.19]I watch caterpillars and moths. 还研究毛毛虫和飞蛾。
[00:17.33]Sometimes I think I'm the only one who notices these things. 有时，我想我是唯一注意这些事物的人了。
[00:22.76]But if it hadn't been for a crowded cafeteria, I wouldn't Have ever noticed Valeri. 要不是一家拥挤的自助餐厅，我将永远不会注意到瓦莱丽。
[00:31.11]After all, I wasn't looking for new friends.  毕竟，我一直都没有找新朋友。
[00:35.40]Valeri was a new student. 瓦莱丽是新来的学生。
[00:38.55]She walked to class with her books huddled against her chest and her head down. 她总是将书抱在胸前，低着头走进教室。
[00:44.73]He talked only when the teacher asked her a question. 只有在老师提问她时，她才肯说话。
[00:48.68]After a month at our school, she hadn't made any friend. 她来我们学校一个月了，还没交到一个朋友。
[00:54.00]At recess, she sat on a bench and read. 课间，她就坐在长椅上看书。
[00:58.39]If you asked who she was, you'd get a response like this, 如果你想知道她是谁，那你多半会得到这样的答复：
[01:03.33]"She's in my PE class, I can't remenber her name."  “我和她在一起上体育课，但我不记得她叫什么。” 
[01:07.36]One day at lunch, I had nowhere to sit. 一天，吃午餐时，我没地方坐了，
[01:13.60]Most tables were full, my friends scattered among them. 餐桌差不多都坐满了，我的朋友们都分散开了。
[01:17.59]But Valeri sat alone, book in hand, I walked over to her.  但瓦莱丽拿着书一个人坐在那儿。于是，我朝她走了过去。
[01:23.30]"May I sit here ?"I asked.  “我可以坐在这儿吗？”我问。
[01:27.20]"Sure,"she said.  “当然可以。”她说。
[01:29.52]The cafeteria was noisy, but silence hung between us. 餐厅里喧闹不已，而我们一直都沉默着。
[01:34.67]Valeri didn't seem to mind, but it drove me crazy. 瓦莱丽好像并不在意，但我憋得受不了了。
[01:41.40]I searched my mind for things to say.  我绞尽脑汁，想找点话说。
[01:44.21]So,I said, "is that a good book?"“呃，那本书很好看吧？”
[01:49.47]Valeri gave me a small nod and went back to reading. 瓦莱丽轻轻的点了点头，又继续看书。
[01:54.27]"What's it about?"I asked.“都写了些什么呢？”我问道。
[01:58.67]After several more agonizing seconds of silence. 一阵令人恼火的沉默之后，
[02:02.80]She looked at me, her eyes sparkling.  她终于看着我，眼中闪出异样的光芒。
[02:05.28]Well, it's called Eragon, and it's about a dragon!“唔，它叫《龙骑士》，讲的是关于一条龙的故事！
[02:12.00]This boy, Eragon, finds this dragon egg when he goes hunging one day. 一天，一个名叫鄂尔根的男孩打猎时，发现了一枚龙蛋。
[02:18.19]He thinks it's a rock !他以为那是一块石头。
[02:19.94]The egg hatches and Eragon hides the dragon from his cousin and uncle until it gets too big.  但那枚龙蛋孵化出龙来，鄂尔根怕他的叔叔和堂兄发现，便把那条龙藏了起来，直到它长大。”
[02:28.66]"That sounds cool."I said. “听来真不错。”我说。
[02:32.58]I was about to ask her another question,but the bell rang.  我还想再问个问题，可上课铃响了。
[02:37.76]As I rushed out of the cafeteria, I called to Valeri, "See you later."  我一边往餐厅外冲，一边对她大叫：“再见。”
[02:43.83]"Yeah,"she said,"see you later."She sounded doubtful.  “好的，”她说，“再见。”她的声音若有若无。
[02:51.33]A couple of  days later, I spotted Valeri looking for a place to sit at lunch.  几天以后，我发现瓦莱丽正在找地方坐下来吃饭。
[02:57.92]"Valeri, come here."I pointed to an empty chair.  “瓦莱丽，来这里。”我指着一个空座位说。
[03:03.19]She sat down and pulled out her book. 她坐了下来，拿出书。
[03:06.95]Everyone was talking about next week's talent show. 当时，大家都在谈论下个星期的才艺展示会。
[03:10.98]"So,what are you going to do for the show? "“你打算表演什么？”
[03:15.80]My friend Erin asked my friend Kelly.  我的朋友埃林和凯利交谈着。
[03:18.74]"Oh,I don't know, probably nothing, "Kelly sighed.“噢，我不知道，也许会放弃，”凯利叹着气。
[03:23.59]"What are you doing?"She pointed to Valeri.  “你呢？”她问瓦莱丽。 
[03:27.67]"Oh."Valeri put her book down.“噢，”瓦莱丽放下书，
[03:31.00]"I don't know. Maybe nothing."  “我不知道，也许什么也不演。”
[03:33.50]The week flew by. Before I knew it. 不知不觉中，周末就到了。
[03:37.66]I was sitting in the auditorium, listening to a group of girls sing the latest pop songs at the talent show. 我坐在会堂里，听一群女孩子唱当下最流行的歌曲。
[03:45.13]I was bored out of my life, and I wanted it to end so I could read Eragon. 感觉却枯燥极了，真希望演唱快点结束，那样我就可以看《龙骑士》了。
[03:51.00]I'd checked it out at the library.我在图书馆找到了这本书。
[03:54.73]Then a shy girl walked on stage. I recongized her immediately. 这时，一个腼腆的女孩走上了舞台，我立刻认出了她。
[04:00.10]Valeri clutched a violin in one hand and a bow in the other.  瓦莱丽一手抓着小提琴，一手拿着琴弓。
[04:04.94]She stared to play. 她开始拉提琴了。
[04:07.96]The notes formed a soft, sweet tune, then it turned fast, then faster. 一个个音符变成了柔和,优美的旋律，韵律逐渐加快，她越拉越急
[04:13.75]The music stopped altogether before the tune retumed. 音乐声戛然而止。
[04:18.36]Valeri ended the song with one hard, fast, loud note. 乐曲在瓦莱丽拉出一串强硬，急速，洪亮的音符后归于沉寂。
[04:23.29]The auditorium fell completely silent until we realized the music was finished. 会堂里出奇的安静，过了一会儿，我们才意识到她已经演奏完了。
[04:29.94]Still in a halftrance, we burst into applause. 仍陶醉于美妙中的我们对她报以雷鸣般的掌声。
[04:34.90]Valeri took a swift bow and walked off stage.  瓦莱丽快速地鞠了一躬，走下了舞台。
[04:37.96]I smiled to myself. Valeri wasn't just a "quiet girl".我暗自微笑，原来瓦莱丽不仅仅是一个“安静的女孩”。
[04:43.80]She knew about wonderful books and could play the violin like nothing I'd ever heard. 她博览奇妙的好书，能拉出我闻所未闻的小提琴曲。
[04:50.20]Like a caterpillar or butterfly, she was beautiful and amazing when you looked closely.  她就像那毛毛虫或蝴蝶，当你靠近她，仔细的观察，你会发现，她有着惊人的美。

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新概念一生必读的英语经典美文第14篇：我可以坐这里吗