小小松鼠力大如牛 举重萌态惹人爱

 　　Judging by these amazing pictures, these squirrels aren't just bright eyed and bushy tailed - they're super strong, too.

　　看看下面这令人诧异的照片，你会觉得小松鼠不只有明亮的双眼，浓密的尾巴，它们还很强壮呢！

　　The images appear to show the cute critters pumping iron in a back garden.

　　在这些照片中，可爱的小家伙们正在一个后花园举重。

　　And what's even more nuts is that one of them even seems to be spotting his pal¹.

　　更逆天地是，其中一只似乎正在看它的小伙伴。

　　Keen photographer Max Ellis, 52, created the hilarious² weightlifting scene in his garden in Teddington, south west London.

　　52岁的Max Ellis是名摄影爱好者，他在位于伦敦西南部的特丁顿的自家花园里拍下了这滑稽的松鼠举重场景。

　　小小松鼠力大如牛 举重萌态惹人爱

　　First, he uses treats for the squirrels to tempt³ them in.

　　首先，他用一些食物引这些松鼠进到他家花园。

　　And then he waits patiently for the exact moment to get his shot of them doing their best Arnold Schwarzenegger impression.

　　然后他耐心等待小松鼠们摆出阿诺德?施瓦辛格般的最佳姿势，在那时按下快门。

　　Max, who originally started creating the scenes for his son Gulliver, said: "It's a real 2kg weight hung on Spiderwire stealth fishing line.

　　Max最早是打算为他儿子Gulliver制造这些场景。他表示：“图中真的是重达2千克的哑铃，我用蜘蛛丝样隐蔽的钓鱼线将其吊起。”

　　"I work at a strength gym as a photographer so I get to watch and actually do a lot of these training routines.

　　“我为健身房里训练力量的人们拍照，因此我会观察，并真的做许多那样的常规训练。”

　　"The upright rowing shot was the most unexpected along with the single arm shoulder press."

　　“正上方的这张照片最出人意料，松鼠单肩扛起了哑铃。”

1 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

2 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

3 tempt   

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

• Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
• The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。