英國語文第二冊(雙語) 第47課:老虎
LESSON 47 The tiger
第四十七課 老虎
In India, there are vast tracts of waste land called jungle. The jungle is a part of the forest overgrown with tall thick grass and bushes. It is there chiefly that the tiger has his haunts. There, by day as well as by night, he is on the watch for his prey.
在印度，有大片荒置地域，我們稱其為叢林。叢林是森林的一部分，那里長滿高大茂密的野草和灌木。那里也是老虎經(jīng)常出沒的地方。無論白天或黑夜，老虎都在那里等待獵食。
The skin of the tiger is covered all over with beautiful black stripes.
老虎全身遍布漂亮的黑色條紋。
Though the tiger is very handsome with his beautiful striped skin, he is more fierce and cruel than any other creature that lives in the forest. People are even more afraid of him than they are of the lion. The lion is content with enough to satisfy his hunger, but the tiger is never satisfied. He tries to kill all he can, and dreadful is the havoc he often makes.
雖然這些黑色條紋讓老虎看起來很酷，但是它卻比其它任何住在森林里的動物都要兇殘。相比于獅子，人們甚至更害怕老虎。獅子一旦滿足了食欲就會離開，老虎卻從不滿足。它會把能吃的都吃光，因此經(jīng)常讓人覺得畏懼。
The tiger creeps through the jungle so softly, that he can get near his prey without noise or alarm. Then with a swift bound he springs upon his victim,and strikes it down.
老虎在接近獵物時悄無聲息，隨后迅速縱身一躍，將獵物撲倒在地。
The tiger does not run, as the horse does. He goes over the ground by making bounds or springs, one after the other, faster than the fleetest horse can run!
老虎不會像馬一樣奔跑。老虎是跳著前進的，最快的馬卻也比不上它。
When an army is encamped near a jungle, the men require to be on the watch, for sometimes a tiger springs out. He has been known to seize a man and carry him off, before anything could be done to save him.
軍隊在叢林扎營時要派人放哨，因為有時會跳出老虎來。之前有人被抓住并被拖走，而速度之快使其他人還來不及反應。
The tiger swims with the utmost ease. When he is hunted, if he is near a river he will plunge into it at once, and swim boldly across to the jungle on the other side. In this way he often escapes from the hunters. In India the tiger is hunted with elephants and dogs.
老虎善于游泳。在被獵人追捕時如果旁邊有河，老虎會跳進河里，游到對岸。這樣就能擺脫獵人的追捕。在印度，人們用大象和獵狗去獵殺老虎。
QUESTIONS
問題
What is the jungle? What animal has his haunts there? What difference is there between the tiger and the lion? What is the colour of the tiger's skin? Why are people more afraid of him than of the lion? How does he catch his prey? How does he go over the ground? What has he been known to do when an army was encamped near the jungle? How does he often escape from the hunters? How is he hunted?什么
是叢林？什么動物經(jīng)常在叢林出沒？老虎和獅子有什么不同？老虎的膚色是？為什么人們更害怕老虎而不是獅子？老虎如何捕獵？老虎在地上怎么行走？軍隊在叢林扎營時發(fā)生了什么讓人們士兵們老虎？老虎如何逃脫獵人追捕？獵人用什么獵殺老虎？
