译林版牛津高中英语(必修2):Unit1 Tales of the unexplained-Rroject(2)

Yeti and Bigfoot are similar to a creature known¹ as the Wild Man of Shennongjia.

雪人和北美野人与一种人们熟知的神农架野人相似。

There have been dozens of reports that people have seen a Wild Man in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve² in western Hubei Province, China.

有很多报道称在中国湖南省西北部的神农架自然保护区，人们曾看到过野人。

In one case, a group of engineers ran after the creature, which moved with amazing speed and strength.

有一次，当工程师们追赶这个野人时，野人却以惊人的速度和体力奔跑起来。

Large tracks³ have also been dicovered which some people say belong to the Wild Man.

人们也曾发现过巨大的足迹，有些人说这些足迹是野人的。

Because of these reports and tracks, there have been several organized searches for this creature,

由于这些报道和足迹，人们也组织了一些搜寻，寻找这种生物，

but no strong evidence⁴ for it existence has ever been found.

但是目前还没有发现强有力的证据证明它的存在。

Dr⁵ Grover Krantz, a scientist from Washington⁶ State University, studied reports of such strange creatures for many years.

华盛顿州立大学科学家克格鲁夫·兰茨博士，已经对这类奇特生物的报道进行了多年研究。

He became convinced⁷ they exist.

他确信雪人是存在的。

He believed that these creatures are linked to a common ancester, an animal that lived in Asia some 3,00,000 years ago.

他认为，这些生物与一个共同的祖先相关联，该动物生活于约30万年前的亚洲。

In his opinion, this animal made its way to other parts of the world, and continues to survive even today.

在他看来，这种动物到了世界的其它地方，并一直活到今天。

Scientists hope that the mystery will be solved one day.

科学家们希望这个谜团有一天能被解开。

If such creatures really exist, we might have the chance to see one with our own eyes.

如果雪人真的存在，我们就可能有机会亲眼见到。

1 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

2 reserve   

n.储备（物），储藏量，预备队；vt.储备，保存，保留，预定，预约

参考例句：

• We'll reserve the ticket for you till tomorrow noon.票为您保留到明天中午。
• This area was once a wildlife reserve.该地区曾是一个野生动物保护区。

3 tracks   

n.小路( track的名词复数 )；跑道；路径；轨道v.跟踪( track的第三人称单数 )；跟踪摄影；留下（脏）足迹；追随（潮流等）

参考例句：

• Tracks led up the mountainside. 小径沿着山坡向上延伸。
• All the tracks have been digitally remastered from the original tapes. 所有的曲子都已经从原始录音带转录到了数码母带上。

4 evidence   

n.明显，显著，明白，迹象，根据，[物]证据，证物

参考例句：

• The first signs of spring are in evidence.春天的最初迹象已显然可见。
• From the evidence I must conclude that you are wrong.从证据看，我敢断定你错了。

5 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

6 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。

7 convinced   

adj.确信的；深信的；有坚定信仰的v.使确信(convince的过去分词)；说服

参考例句：

• I am convinced of her innocence. 我坚信她是清白无辜的。
• I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car. 我看这辆汽车是灾星。