Chapter 28 We and They

FATHER, Mother, and Me.
?Sister and Auntie say
All the people like us are We.
?And every one else is They.
And They live over the sea.
?While We live over the way.
But — would you believe it?— They look upon We
?As only a sort of They!
We eat pork and beef
?With cow-horn-handled knives.
They who gobble Their rice off a leaf
?Are horrified¹ out of Their lives;
And They who live up a tree.
?And feast on grubs and clay.
(Isn’t it scandalous?) look upon We
?As a simply disgusting They!
We shoot birds with a gun.
?They stick lions with spears.
Their full-dress is un.
?We dress up to Our ears.
They like Their friends for tea.
?We like Our friends to stay;
And, after all that, They look upon We
?As an utterly² ignorant They
We eat kitcheny food.
?We have doors that latch³.
They drink milk or blood.
?Under an open thatch⁴.
We have Doctors to fee.
?They have Wizards to pay.
And (impudent heathen!) They look upon We
?As a quite impossible They!
All good people agree.
?And all good people say.
All nice people, like Us, are We
?And every one else is They
But if you cross over the sea.
?Instead of over the way.
You may end by (think of it!) looking on We
?As only a sort of They!

1 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

2 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

3 latch   

n.门闩，窗闩；弹簧锁

参考例句：

• She laid her hand on the latch of the door.她把手放在门闩上。
• The repairman installed an iron latch on the door.修理工在门上安了铁门闩。

4 thatch   

vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部；n.茅草(屋)

参考例句：

• They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.他们点着一支火把，放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。
• They topped off the hut with a straw thatch. 他们给小屋盖上茅草屋顶。