135. Hunting Skills

　　Two Russian hunters meet. "I shot a gigantic¹ bear yesterday," says Ivan. "Look at the hide!"

　　"How do you find such huge bears?" Sergei asks.

　　"Easy," says Ivan. "You stand in front of a cave and whistle. When the bear comes out, you shoot."

　　Weeks later the two meet again. Sergei is covered in bandages. "Didn't you follow my advice?" Ivan asks.

　　"Sure I did. I stood, in front of a cave and whistled, " Sergei replies.

　　"And what came out?"

　　"To me, "says Sergei, "it looked like the Trans-Siberian Express."

Notes:

　　(1) hide n.兽皮

　　(2) bandage n.绷带

　　(3) whistle v.吹哨子；鸣笛

　　(4) Trans-Siberian Express 穿越西伯利亚的快车

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① Ivan shot a gigantic bear yesterday.

　　② Ivan showed Sergei the hide of the bear.

　　③ Ivan taught Sergei how to hunt huge bears.

　　④ Sergei didn't follow Ivan' s advice.

　　⑤ Sergei was hit by a train.

135. 打猎的技巧

　　两个俄国猎人相遇。“我昨天打了一只巨熊，”伊凡说，“看看这兽皮！”

　　“你是如何发现这么大的熊的？”谢尔盖问道。

　　“简单，”伊凡说，“你站在一个洞前并吹哨子。熊出来时你就开枪。”

　　几周后，两人见面了。谢尔盖浑身缠满了绷带。“难道你没有听我的建议？”伊凡问。

　　“我当然是按你的建议做的。我站在一个洞前并吹哨子，”谢尔盖回答说。

　　“出来了什么？”

　　“向着我来的，”谢尔盖说，“像是穿越西伯利亚的快车。”

练习参考答案：

①T②F③T④F⑤T

1 gigantic   

adj.巨大的，巨人似的

参考例句：

• He has a gigantic appetite and eats gigantic meals.他有很大的食量，能吃很多的食物。
• The earth may be thought of as a gigantic magnet.整个地球可以想像为一块硕大无朋的磁石。