| 释义 |
- n．威尔伯特·奥德里（Wilbert Awdry，1911-1997），英国作家，以创作《托马斯和他的朋友们》（Thomas the Tank Engine）系列儿童图书而著名。
- 1
The Rev. Wilbert Awdry, however, always insisted that he did not favor one locomotive over another. 不过瑞福?威尔伯特?奥德瑞总是说，他对他所创作的火车头都喜欢，绝不对任何一个火车头偏心。 - 2
"They are all based on original prototypes of locomotives that are run in this country," Christopher Awdry remembers, "and Father wanted them right." 克里斯托夫回忆说：“父亲创作的那些火车头都是以当时在英国运行的蒸汽火车为原型的。他希望它们能还原真实。” - 3
"He was a clergyman, minister, first and foremost, and that was the priority," Awdry explains. "Writing stories was very much a spare-time occupation." 克里斯托夫解释说：“他首要的工作是牧师，而编写故事只是他利用业余的时间来做。”
|