【零起点英语】第二百一十讲 : Elephant Training（大象训练之道
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大象训练之道
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Elephant Training
There are many ways to train an elephant. However, only two main techniques have been used, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle. The former causes him to work and beats him until he does what is expected of him. Apart from any moral considerations, this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal, which at a later stage may well become a man killer. The gentle method requires more patience in the early stages, but produces a cheerful, good-tempered elephant which will give many years of loyal service.
The first essential training is to assign to the animal a single trainer who will be entirely responsible for the job. Elephants like to have one master, just as dogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personal affection. There are even stories of half-trained young elephants which have refused to feed and grieved to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer. Such extreme cases must probably be doubted, but they do emphasize the general principle that the relationship between elephants and trainers is the key to successful training.
译文：
训练大象的方法有很多种。不过主要有两种，我们可以分别称之为严格训练法和温和训练法。前一种方法可以促使大象工作，其方式为不断鞭打它，直到它肯做人们希望它做的事为止。撇开要考虑到任何的道德因素不谈，这是种愚蠢的训练，因为它会使动物变得充满仇恨，到后来某阶段很可能会成为人类杀手。温和训练法在起初的阶段需要较多的耐性，但是却可以使大象变得快活而温驯，将来可提供多年的忠心服务。
训练过程最重要的事就是给大象指定一位固定的训练师，完全负责这项职务。大象就像狗一样，喜欢有一位主人，而且会对他产生相当程度的个人情谊。甚至还有这样的故事，说有些小象在训练的半途中由于某种不可避免的因素而失去它们自己的训练师，竟然都不进食且哀悼它们的主人至死。这种极端的案例一定会让人有所怀疑，但这强调了一项通则，即大象与训练师之间的情谊是通向成功训练的不二法门。
语法重点：
1.
介绍
may well
及
may as well
的区别及用法：
a.
may (very) well +V
极可能……；大可……
What John has just said
may well
be true.
=
It may well be that
what John has just said is true.
约翰刚才说的话
极有可能
是真的。
The little boy is so clever that he
may well
be called a child
prodigy.
这个小男孩那么聪明，因此他
大可
被称得上是神童。
b.
may as well +V
不妨……（语气较强烈）
=
might as well +V
不妨……（语气较委婉）
It"s getting late, so we
may / might as well
go back home.
天色渐晚，因此我们不妨回家去吧。
2. 本课第一段倒数第二句使用了 ""may well + V"" 表 "" 极有可能 ""， 即：
Apart from
any moral considerations, this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal, which at a later stage
may well become
a man
killer.
=
In addition to
any moral considerations, this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal, which at a later stage
may well become
a man
killer.
撇开要考虑到任何的道德因素不谈，这是种愚蠢的训练，因为它会使动物变
得充满仇恨，到后来某阶段很可能会成为人类杀手。
3.
介绍形容词
able
及
capable
的用法：
a.
be able toV
有能力从事……
be unable toV
无能力从事……
I believe Peter
is able to tackle
the problem alone.
=
I believe Peter
can tackle
the problem alone.
我相信彼得能独自解决那个问题。
Since my workload is quite heavy, I can tell you for sure that I
"m unable to meet
the deadline.=
Since my workload is quite
heavy,
I can tell you for sure that I
can"t meet
the deadline.
由于我工作量很大，因此我可以肯定地告诉你我无法在期限内完工。
b.
be capable of +
N/V-ing
有能力从事……
be incapable of +
N/V-ing
无能力从事……
Do you thinkJohn
is capable of that mission
alone?
n.
=
Do you think John
is capable of achieving
that missionalone?
动名词
=
Do you think John
is able to achieve
that missionalone?
你认为约翰能独自完成那项任务吗？
Peter is sostubborn that he
is incapable of communication
.
n.
= Peter is so stubborn that he
is in capable of communicating
with others.动名词
= Peter is so stubborn that he
is unable to communicate
with others.彼得很固执，因此他无法与人沟通。
4. 本课第二段第二句即使用了 ""be capable of + N"" 的用法：
Elephants like to have one master, just as dogs do, and
are capableofa considerable degree
of personalaffection.
名词词组
大象就像狗一样，喜欢有一位主人，而且会对他产生相当程度的个人情谊。
大家都学会了么？
主讲人
赖世雄老师
赖世雄老师，男，1948年出生于南京，祖籍广西永淳，赖老师最高学历是在美国明尼苏达大学修得大众传播与英语教学双硕士学位，以及博士班研究。曾多次担任国际性逐步及同步口笔译，1998年创立《常春藤解析英语杂志社》，出版专业性的英语学习杂志与丛书，曾在十多家知名广播电台担任英语教学节目主讲。2003年3月创立《赖世雄智网文教机构》，致力研发儿童美语教材，拓展儿童美语教学加盟事业，期将英语教育从小扎根。2003年10月31日《中国图书商报》评选“英语学习的风云人物”，赖世雄老师被评为中国十大名师之一。2013年9月, 赖世雄受邀回广西家乡参与桂台合作论坛, 并与大陆高校合作办学, 并于家乡南宁成立"南宁北极熊咨询有限公司", 将台湾的出版与英语教学系统复制到内地, 嘉惠广大英语学习者与学生。
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