北师大版高中英语模块4--Unit12 Culture Shock Spot4

[00:05.13]High in the mountains,
[00:06.71]they found a stream and a waterfall.
[00:09.38]They drank water and then decided¹
[00:11.08]to hide in one of the caves
[00:12.43]under the waterfall.
[00:14.78]That evening,the hunters arrived
[00:16.97]and camped next to the waterfall.
[00:20.20]Juana had difficulty keeping the baby quiet,
[00:23.60]so Kino decided to go down
[00:25.42]and try to kill the men.
[00:27.73]He was just about to attack them,
[00:29.61]when the hunters heard the baby.
[00:31.70]They thought that it was a coyote.

[00:34.44]A man fired his rifle² just as Kino attacked.
[00:39.28]Kino then took the man's rifle
[00:41.75]and killed the other men.
[00:43.88]But suddenly everything went away quiet
[00:47.28]and Kino knew that something was wrong.
[00:50.80]He went back to the cave.The baby was dead!
[00:55.66]He had been hit by the first rifle shot,
[00:59.27]Kino and Juana walked back
[01:01.19]to the town carring the body of their dead baby
[01:04.37]They walked slowly.
[01:07.36]The people came out to meet them
[01:09.64]but Kino and Juana ignored everybody.
[01:13.29]They walked towards the sea.
[01:15.83]Kino took out the pearl³.
[01:17.98]It was grey and ugly,
[01:20.30]and in the pearl he could see evil⁴ faces.
[01:24.70]He offered the pearl to Juana
[01:26.51]but she said softly:"No, you."
[01:31.68]Kino took the pearl and threw it into the water
[01:35.54]It dropped to the bottom
[01:36.87]and settled near some plants.
[01:39.61]A crab⁵ climbed over it
[01:42.51]and it was covered with sand.
[01:44.91]The pearl had disappeared.
[01:47.27]

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 rifle   

n.来复枪，步枪

参考例句：

• The soldiers keep a tight hold of the rifle.战士们紧握手中的枪。
• They armed him with a rifle.他们发给他一支步枪。

3 pearl   

n.珍珠，珍珠母

参考例句：

• He bought his girlfriend a pearl necklace.他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。
• The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.鹬蚌相争。

4 evil   

n.邪恶，不幸，罪恶；adj.邪恶的，不幸的，有害的，诽谤的

参考例句：

• We pray to God to deliver us from evil.我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。
• Love of money is the root of all evil.爱钱是邪恶的根源。

5 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。