英國語文第二冊(雙語) 第48課:美洲豹
LESSON 48 The leopard
第四十八課 美洲豹
The leopard is one of the most beautiful of the animals of the cat tribe. It is found both in Asia and in Africa. It is not so large as the tiger, but its form is more graceful, and its yellow skin is covered with beautiful black spots.
美洲豹是貓科動物中最好看的一種，分布在亞洲和非洲。美洲豹體型小雨老虎，但身型更優(yōu)美，黃色皮膚上分布著漂亮的黑點。
In India it is called the tree-tiger; because it can run up a tree like a cat, and climb from bough to bough. It thus catches many creatures of the forest that the lion and the tiger could not reach.
在印度，人們把它稱為樹老虎，因為它能像貓一樣上樹，并能沿著樹枝往上爬。也正因為這樣，它能獵殺到很多老虎和獅子所不能的森林生物。
When a leopard is hunted, he hides himself as long as he can in the jungle; but the dogs run among the long grass, and soon find him out. When driven from his refuge, he tries to escape by running up a tree.
被追捕時，美洲豹會盡可能把自己藏在叢林中，但是獵狗在草叢中跑過就能發(fā)現(xiàn)它。被發(fā)現(xiàn)后它經(jīng)常會試圖跳到樹上。
There he is safe from the dogs, but not from the guns of the hunters. But they dare not go too near, lest he should spring upon them. They keep at some distance, and try to shoot him.
在樹上能躲過獵狗卻不能躲過獵槍。但是獵人們不敢靠太近，因為害怕美洲豹會從樹上撲下來。獵人們只能在遠處試圖射殺它。
Sometimes he is shot down at once; but if he is only wounded, he will spring upon them. Many a hunter has been hurt by the teeth and claws of a wounded leopard.
有時它會被一槍斃命，但如果它只是受了傷，它會反撲過來。很多獵人都曾被受傷的美洲豹傷過。
The leopard is as fond of chickens as the fox; and, like him, he prowls about the henroost at night. In the morning the farmer will know that he has had a visit from the leopard, when he finds, as he sometimes does, that all his fowls are gone.
和狐貍一樣，美洲豹也喜歡吃雞，也會在夜晚到雞舍偷雞。早晨農(nóng)民會發(fā)現(xiàn)雞舍前一晚被美洲豹光顧過，但當人們發(fā)現(xiàn)時，家禽早已沒有了蹤影。
The leopard has often been tamed, and in a tame state he is very playful. The cubs of the leopard are pretty, graceful creatures, and sport about with each other like so many kittens.
美洲豹也常會很馴服。被馴服的美洲豹很喜愛嬉戲。小美洲豹豹很漂亮，很優(yōu)雅，它們之間會像小貓一樣互相玩耍。
QUESTIONS
問題
To what tribe of animals does the leopard belong? Where is it found? What is its skin covered with? What is it called in India? Why? What does a leopard do when he is hunted? What, when driven out of the jungle? How is he killed then? Why do the hunters need to be careful? Of what does he often rob the farmer?
美洲豹屬于什么種屬動物？分布在哪些地區(qū)？美洲豹皮膚上有什么？在印度人們將其稱為什么？為什么？被獵人追捕時美洲豹會怎么做？什么東西什么時候能將其趕出叢林？獵人們?nèi)绾潍C殺美洲豹？為什么獵殺美洲豹時要小心？美洲豹經(jīng)常從農(nóng)戶家偷什么？
