美国小学英语教材5:第273课 约翰去了玩具谷(3)（在线收听）

John was eleven now and very proud to be allowed to go down into the Toy Valley in the winter time. “Are you quite ready, my son?” his father asked in a serious voice, and John knew the great moment had come. He gripped his father very tight, shut his eyes, and bowed his head against his father’s back as he felt the sled move; faster and faster it went until John felt as though I they had left the earth entirely and were flying through the air. Then came a strange, swaying motion that (gave him a sudden sick sensation. He felt his father’s (body sway far out, and he, clutching fast, swayed too; then the sled shot ahead again faster than before, and John knew the dangerous curve had been passed and that they were flying down the mountain in safety.

约翰现在十一岁了，他非常自豪能在冬天被允许进入玩具谷。“你准备好了吗，我的孩子？”他的父亲严肃地问，约翰知道重要的时刻到了。他紧紧地抓住他的父亲，闭上眼睛，当他感到雪橇在移动时，他把头靠在父亲的背上；它跑得越来越快，直到约翰觉得好像他们已经完全离开了地球，正在空中飞行。接着是一种奇怪的、摇摆的动作，使他突然有一种恶心的感觉。他感到父亲的身体在向外摇摆，他紧紧地抓着，也在摇摆；接着，雪橇又以比先前更快的速度向前冲去，约翰知道这条危险的弯道已经过去了，他们正安全地飞下山去。