英國(guó)語(yǔ)文第二冊(cè)(雙語(yǔ)) 第49課:斑馬

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LESSON 49 The zebra

第四十九課 斑馬

The zebra is the most beautiful of all the animals of the ass tribe. Its home is in Africa.

斑馬在動(dòng)物中最漂亮。斑馬分布在非洲。

Its skin is smooth as velvet. Its body is marked all over with black stripes, which extend down to its very feet.

斑馬的皮膚像絲絨般光滑，全身上下都布滿(mǎn)黑色條紋。

It is found chiefly in hilly districts, which it loves better than the plains.

斑馬主要分布于丘陵地區(qū)，因?yàn)樗鼈兏矚g這里而非平原。

It is a very timid creature, fleeing to its mountain home when alarmed by the sight of any strange object.

斑馬是一種很膽小的動(dòng)物，一發(fā)現(xiàn)外物入侵跡象就會(huì)飛奔上山，逃回家園。

Travellers say that troops of beautiful striped zebras may often be seen in Africa drinking at springs of water.

據(jù)旅行者所言，經(jīng)常能在非洲看見(jiàn)成群結(jié)隊(duì)的美麗斑馬在湖邊飲水。

They go to the springs generally between sunset and sunrise.

它們通常會(huì)在傍晚和黎明這段時(shí)間去湖邊飲水。

There they are followed by the lion, who often steals upon them before they are aware of their danger.

它們經(jīng)常被獅子尾隨，在它們意識(shí)到危險(xiǎn)時(shí)已經(jīng)喪命。

The moment the zebras know of the presence of their terrible foe, they flee in the wildest terror to the hills, or across the plain.

一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)天敵，斑馬就會(huì)驚慌地四處逃串，奔向山坡，穿過(guò)平原。

It is said that the lion will not go to the springs when the moon shines brightly, as then he would easily be seen.

據(jù)說(shuō)，獅子不會(huì)再月光皎潔的時(shí)候去湖邊，因?yàn)槟菚r(shí)會(huì)很容易被發(fā)現(xiàn)。

He loves the darkness; for then the beautiful zebra more readily becomes his prey.

獅子喜歡黑暗，因?yàn)槟菢?，斑馬就是它們的盤(pán)中餐。

It has been found impossible to tame this beautiful creature. The zebra cannot be made to work like the horse or the ass.

斑馬這種美麗的動(dòng)物是不可馴服的，不能讓它們像馬或驢一樣工作。

It has been made for a life of freedom—to gallop about among the hills and the wild desert plains of Africa.

斑馬天生就是自由的——在綿延的山上和廣闊的草原上自由狂奔。

QUESTIONS

問(wèn)題

To what tribe of animals does the zebra belong? What marks has it on its skin? Where is it chiefly found? When do the zebras go to the springs? What animal follows them there? What do the zebras do when they know of his approach? When does the lion not go to the springs? Why? What great difference is there between the zebra and the horse or the ass?

斑馬屬于什么種屬動(dòng)物？它皮膚上有什么標(biāo)志？主要分布在哪些區(qū)域？什么時(shí)候斑馬會(huì)去河邊？什么動(dòng)物會(huì)尾隨它們?nèi)ズ舆?？知道危險(xiǎn)靠近時(shí)斑馬會(huì)怎么做？獅子在什么時(shí)候不會(huì)去河邊？為什么？斑馬和馬或驢的主要區(qū)別是什么？