like a human-sized grasshopper, named rocker. he had two pairs of hands, one pair held a giant leaf to block out the sun and the other pair he used to play the violin. i was surprised that a monster could play such wonderful music because i was taught that monsters knew nothing other than killing and inflicting pain. i decided that rocker was different from the rest. everyday i would hear him playing his violin, it made my days go by faster and more enjoyable.”

adagio stopped for a minute. “as time went on, others discovered the rocker, and even though i had told them that rocker was doing no harm onto anyone, the others would not listen to me and insisted the rocker must be killed. i tried to stop them but ended up getting beaten up myself. but a couple black eyes were nothing compaired to the wounds on the rocker---he was dying. and even then, he still wanted to play the violin. i picked up the shattered instrument and handed it to the rocker, but the rocker didn’t take it, instead he gave me a small pat on my head and slowly closed his eyes.

有奖翻译英文阅读第三篇(3)

“i buried the rocker and kept his violin. the fields became more isolated and sad looking than ever before. one night, i sat down and fixed rocker’s violin and in the following years i figured out how to play rocker’s song. then, when i heard news that a traveling group of performers were passing through the countryside where i lived, i asked them if i could go with them, i couldn’t bear to stay in a place that could be so heartless to a defencless soul whose only wish was to play the violin. after they heard my performance, they agreed that i could go with them and when they asked for my name, i gave them a fake one, one that was a music term --- adagio.

“in the group, i played the violin, and cecilia, the blind girl who was assigned to be my partner, danced to it. we……were a nice pair.” adagio finished in a sad whisper. “now do you know why i decided to become a bard and play the violin?” adagio looked at lycaena.

“because……because of rocker’s passion for it.”

the bard nodded.

lycaenna managed to bring a smile to her lips. “adagio,” she whispered, “thank you, i understood now, and i must go.” with that she ran off. “come tomorrow and see me dance—for you!”

questions:

1.who is adajio?

2.who is lycaenna?

3.why did adajio tell the story of rocker to lycaenna?

4.why was rocker killed?

5.why was adjio in a valley hut?

6.why had his hands lost the feelings?

7.who is cecilia? what did she do?

8.did lycaenna want to be like cecilia? why?

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