美国小学英语教材5:第166课 为朋友而勇敢(7)

The boys had gone perhaps a quarter of a mile down the trail when a sudden heavier gust¹ of stinging flakes² blinded them both. Paul instantly put on the brake and almost stopped. When he was able to clear his eyes. Bill was out of sight. An instant later there came a sudden crash, a startled, muffled³ cry, and then—silence!

两个孩子沿着小路走了大约四分之一英里，突然刮来一阵更猛烈的雪花，刺痛了他们的眼睛。保罗立刻踩下刹车，几乎停了下来。他清理了下眼睛。比尔不见了。不一会儿，突然一声巨响，一声惊叫，接着是一片寂静!

PAUL MAKES A DECISION

保罗做了一个决定

Horrified⁴, Paul instantly jerked his staff out of the snow and sped forward. At first, he could barely see the tracks of his companion’s skis, but presently the storm lightened a trifle and suddenly he realized what had happened. Bill had misjudged a sharp curve in the trail, and instead of following it, had plunged⁵ off to one side and down a steep slope thickly grown with trees. At the foot of this little slope Paul found him lying, a twisted heap, face downward in the snow.

保罗吓了一跳，立刻把他的拐杖从雪地里拽了出来，飞快地向前跑去。起初，他几乎看不见同伴滑雪板上的痕迹，但很快暴风雨就小了一点，他突然意识到发生了什么事。比尔错误地判断出小路上有一条急转弯，他没有顺着这条急转弯走，而是从路的一边跳下，沿着长满树木的陡坡往下走。在这个小斜坡的脚下，保罗发现他躺着，身子扭曲，脸朝下倒在雪地里。

Sick with horror, the boy bent⁶ over that silent figure. A moment later his heart leaped as Bill stirred, tried to rise, and fell back with a stifled⁷ groan⁸. Bill’s left foot was twisted under him, and the front part of his ski was broken off. As Paul freed the other’s feet from the skis, Bill made a second effort to rise, but his face turned quite white, and he sank back with a grunt⁹ of pain.

那男孩吓得要命，弯下腰去看那个沉默的身影。过了一会儿，比尔动了一下，他的心猛地跳了起来，他想站起来，但随着一声窒息的呻吟，他又往后一倒。比尔的左脚在身下扭了一下，滑雪板的前半部分断了。当保罗把另一个人的脚从滑雪板上松开时，比尔又试着站起来，但他的脸变得十分苍白，他疼得咕噜了一声，往后一倒。

“I—I believe my ankle’s sprained,” he muttered.

“我想我的脚踝扭伤了，” 他咕哝着说。

1 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。

2 flakes   

小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人

参考例句：

• It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
• It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。

3 muffled   

adj.（声音）被隔的；听不太清的；（衣服）裹严的；蒙住的v.压抑，捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

• muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
• There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

5 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

6 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

7 stifled   

（使）窒息， （使）窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 )； 镇压，遏制； 堵

参考例句：

• The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
• The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。

8 groan   

vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音

参考例句：

• The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
• The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。

9 grunt   

v.嘟哝；作呼噜声；n.呼噜声，嘟哝

参考例句：

• He lifted the heavy suitcase with a grunt.他咕噜着把沉重的提箱拎了起来。
• I ask him what he think,but he just grunt.我问他在想什麽，他只哼了一声。