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1 In a country which must certainly have been a long way
away from where we Ramanians live, all the young people decided to
kill all the old people. It an old, old story ... What was the use
of their going on living with their white beards and all? They'd
lived their life, they'd had their time and that was that.
What are you saying? That they are the only ones who can give
people advice and encouragement? That they've got a head on their
shoulders and brains under their caps?
But the king was young too, so giving the order didn't bother him.
Anyone who reached the age of fifty or a bit over --- he was to be
done away with.
Lots of wise old men were killed and lots of wisdom passed away
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这是一个很古老很古老的故事。在距离我们罗马尼亚人生活很远的一个国家里，所有的年轻人决定杀死所有的老年人。他们继续生活有什么，胡子都花白了，而且……他们已经走过了他们的生命，度过了他们的时光，也该结束了。
你在说什么？他们是唯一能够给人们建议和鼓励的人？他们精通世道？
恰巧国王也很年轻，因此可以下一道命令，不会带来麻烦。超过五十岁包括五十岁的人，一律被处死。
许多聪慧的老人被杀掉了，许多智慧因此而消失了。
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| [summary] This part
tells us some complaints about the old man and consequence of the
king's order. |
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| 1. What was the use of their going on living with
beards and all? |
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go on doing sth.: continue an activity without
stopping 不停地从事某活动
[idiom]
go on to sth.: pass from one item to the next
从一项目转移至下一项目
go on with sth.: continue an activity, esp after a
pause or break 继续进行某活动（尤指停顿之后）
go on to do sth.: do sth. after completing sth.
完成一事后接着做某事
You can't go on working without a break.
Let's go on to the next item on the agenda.
He paused to take a sip of water, and then went on with his
story.
After attacking the Government's economic policy, he went on to
describe how the Labor Party would reduce unemployment.
and all: and other similar things 诸如此类的
[paraphrase] all the other signs of old age, such
as feebleness and uselessness.
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| 2. They'd lived their life, they'd had their time
and that was that. |
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[paraphrase] They had
spent most time of their life, so there was no more to be said or
done, i.e. the old people should simply die.
that is that: used to indicate the end of a
discussion, search, development, etc 用以表示谈论、调查、进展等的结束
I take it that's that --- we have heard your final offer? |
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| 3. That they've got a head on their shoulders and
brains under their caps? |
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| [paraphrase] That
they are intelligent. |
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| 4. But the king was young too, so giving the order
didn't bother him. |
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bother: v. to cause
trouble or annoyance 打扰或烦扰
I'm sorry to bother you, but could you tell me the way to the
station?
[idiom] bother oneself about, be bothered with /
to: trouble oneself because of / to do 为......操心，费心
Don't bother yourself about me; I'm doing quite well.
cf. trouble: v. to cause worry, discomfort, etc to
sb.使烦恼，使苦恼
May I trouble you to give me a lift to the station? |
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| 5. Anyone who reached the age of fifty or a bit
over ---- he was to be done away with. |
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reach: to go as far as, get to
The rescuers just reached him in time.
cf. arrive, get in, come in, get to, descend
on
arrive: reach a place, esp the end of a journey
get in: (informal expression) to arrive
come in: to arrive as expected
get to: to
move to
descend on: to arrive suddenly at
No letters arrived this morning.
He got in very late last night.
Has the train come in yet?
Where did you get to after I left you in the shop?
The whole family descended on us at Christmas.
do away with sth.: to get rid of sth.; abolish
sth. 摆脱某事物，废除某事物
[idioms]
do sb. / sth. down: to speak of sb. / sth. in a
critical or an unfavourable way 说某人/某物的坏话
do sth. out: to clean or tidy ( a room, cupboard,
etc ) by removing unwanted things from it 清扫或清理（房间、柜厨等）
do sth. over: to clean or redecorate the surfaces
of sth.重新装饰
do with sth.:
1) (usu. after could or sometimes can) to need or want
(前面常接could，有时也可用can)；想要，需要
2) (used in the negative with can and could) bear or tolerate
sth.(用于否定句中，与can和 could连用) 容忍，忍受某事
She thinks it's time we did away with monarchy.
It has become fashionable to do down traditional moral
values.
Your desk drawer needs doing out.
The paintwork is beginning to flake; it'll need doing over
soon.
You look as if you could do with (i.e. as if you need ) a good
night's sleep.
I can't do with his insolence.
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| 6. and lots of wisdom passed away with them. |
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pass away:
to
disappear；to
die
[idioms]
pass sth. down: esp passive, pass sth. from one
generation to the next 将某物从一代传给下一代
pass into sth.: become a part of
sth.成为某物的一部分
pass over sth.: ignore or disregard sth.; avoid
sth.忽略或不理会某事物；回避某事
The beautiful music passed away as I went on.
His mother passed away last year.
We argue the tradition that knowledge should be passed down over
centuries.
Many foreign words have passed into the English language.
Sex is a subject he prefers to pass over, e.g. because it
embarrasses him. |
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