胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯055：一個(gè)名字的由來(lái) How It Got the Name

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Lesson 55 How It Got the Name 一個(gè)名字的由來(lái)

“I think crows are pests,” John said, biting into a crisp biscuit.

“我認(rèn)為烏鴉是有害動(dòng)物。”約翰邊說(shuō)，便咬了一口脆餅干。

“I do too, but this one is rather rare,” I replied. “Its feathers are the color of crude oil. It has a crimson head. The pattern resembles a royal crown. It is probably a result of crossbreeding. I learned about crossbreeding when I read a critique of that famous book about bird-breeding. It was a very critical article.”

“我也這樣認(rèn)為，但我們要找的這種卻是很稀罕，”我回答到，“它有原油色的羽毛，深紅色的頭。樣式很像一個(gè)皇家王冠。它可能是雜交繁殖的結(jié)果。我是從閱讀那本關(guān)于鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)雜交的著作的評(píng)論開(kāi)始懂得雜交知識(shí)的。那是篇很重要的文章。”

“We’ve been crisscrossing this crosscut forest for hours,” John said, wiping the sweat from his brow. “How are we supposed to find it?”

“我們已經(jīng)來(lái)回往返橫切森林好幾個(gè)小時(shí)了，”約翰說(shuō)著，擦了擦頭上的汗水。“我們?cè)鯓硬拍苷业剿?”

“There it is,” I replied. “It’s stuck in that crevice near that crooked tree. Call the rest of the rescue crew. We might need some help.”

“它在那。”我回答，“它夾在那棵彎樹(shù)旁的裂縫里。去呼叫其他救援人員，我們可能需要一些幫助。”

Soon, there was crowd of rescuers around us. “This is a crucial moment,” I told everyone. “Be quiet.”

不久，來(lái)了一群救援人員。“現(xiàn)在是緊要關(guān)頭，”我對(duì)大家說(shuō)，“要保持安靜。”

I crept towards the crevice. I cringed when I saw that a branch from a fallen tree had crippled the crow’s legs. It was suffering. This was a critical point in the mission. I called out for someone to hand me a metal tool to pry the branch away from the crow.

我朝裂縫爬過(guò)去。來(lái)到眼前，當(dāng)我發(fā)現(xiàn)原來(lái)是倒下的大樹(shù)的樹(shù)枝傷及烏鴉的雙腿而致殘的時(shí)候，我畏縮不前了。它痛苦地掙扎這。這是救援任務(wù)的緊急關(guān)頭。我叫別人遞給我一個(gè)金屬工具把樹(shù)枝從烏鴉身上撬開(kāi)。

“Here, use this,” John said, as he handed me a crude looking metal bar.

“給，用這個(gè)。”約翰說(shuō)著，遞給我一個(gè)外觀粗糙的金屬棒。

It was a crucial moment. I used the bar to pry the fallen tree from the crevice and to pull the branch off the crow. “Whew, thank goodness for this tool,” I signed. “Hey, John, what do you call this metal bar?”

決定性的時(shí)候到了。我用那根棒子把倒在地上的樹(shù)從裂縫處撬起，把壓在烏鴉身上的樹(shù)枝拉走。烏鴉得救了。“哇!多虧了這個(gè)棒子。”我長(zhǎng)出了一口氣，“嗨，約翰，這跟金屬棒叫什么?”

“It doesn’t have name,” John replied. “But perhaps from now on, we should call it s crowbar.”

“它沒(méi)有名字，”約翰回答到，“但也許從現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始，我們可以管他叫烏鴉棒，也就是撬棍的意思。”

Words:

crevice n. 缺口，裂縫

crew n. 全體人員，(工作)隊(duì)

crimson adj. 深紅色的

cringe n. 畏縮

cripple vt. 削弱，使殘廢

crisp adj. 脆的，易碎的

crisscross vi. (十字)交叉;vt. 在…上交叉往來(lái)，往返奔波于…

critical adj. 評(píng)論的，批評(píng)的;危急的;非常重要的