宮廷“龍蝦”

河南 谷戰(zhàn)峰

“小兄弟”是一位貧窮的年輕畫家。 一次，在參加貴族才能參加的舞會時，他誤穿了不得體的衣服。 他該如何化解這場尷尬呢？

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1Little Brother was a young painter. Although he lived in the cheapest house, he always held his head high, spoke to everyone he met and showed his work to whoever would look at it.

2One afternoon, a group of some fancy nobles invited him to a party in a castle in the Loire Valley that weekend. They said this was going to be the party of the year and only noble men were allowed to attend the party. “Dress up and join us！ ” they said.

3Excited, Little Brother worked all week on a costume that he was certain would be highly impressive. Then he rented a car and drove three hours to the castle. He changed into his costume in the car and went up the castle steps. He entered the ballroom, head held high.

4Upon arrival, he immediately realized his mistake. This was a themed costume party. All around him everyone was dressed in fancy clothes with sparkling jewels. Little Brother, however, was wearing a red coat, red tights, red ballet slippers, and giant red claws. Also, his face was painted red. He was dressed as a lobster.

5He stood at the top of the steps for one long horrible moment. Running away in shame seemed like the easiest response. But he didn't run. He'd worked really hard to make this costume, and he was proud of it.

6Though he was a bit nervous at first, quickly a slight triumph （喜悅） took over as he was amazed at his smooth footsteps. The dramatic scene where a beautiful princess danced with an funny lobster attracted all the dancers. Everyone cheered for them with thunderous applause.

7When asked why he wore a costume like that, Little Brother spelled out his art inspiration,“Beauty comes from variety. Don't be afraid of being unique. Be confident. What if you were a star?”he said.

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獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)的幾種用法

He entered the ballroom, head held high. 他高昂著頭，走進了舞廳。

本句中，head held high是一個獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，表示伴隨的情況，句中邏輯主語與過去分詞held構(gòu)成的是動賓關(guān)系。 常見的獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)還有以下幾種：

1. 名詞(代詞)+現(xiàn)在分詞Night enshrouding the earth, nobody could make out what the dark mass was from a distance. 黑夜籠罩大地，誰也看不清遠(yuǎn)處黑壓壓的一片是什么東西。

2. 名詞(代詞)+不定式Many trees, flowers, and grass to be planted, our newly-built school will look even more beautiful.種上許多的樹、花和草后，我們新建的學(xué)校看上去將更美。

3. 名詞(代詞)+形容詞

Computers very small, we can carry them easily. 電腦很小，我們很方便攜帶。

4. 名詞(代詞)+副詞

The meeting over, our headmaster soon left the meeting room. 散會了，校長很快就離開了會議室。

5. 名詞(代詞)+介詞短語

He lay at full length upon his stomach, his head upon his left forearm. 他背朝上， 四肢伸展，頭枕著左臂，直挺挺地趴伏著。