美国小学英语教材3:第24课 伊桑宠物寻找记(3)

 　　The big bear that the hunters killed must have been its mother, and now the poor cub¹ is left all alone." 捕猎者杀死的一定是它的妈妈，现在只剩下可怜的幼崽孤单无助。

　　Ethan wished very much that he could see the little fellow, but the cave was too dark. 伊桑非常希望自己能看到这个小家伙，但是山洞太黑。

　　The cub cried again. Then Ethan got down on his hands and knees and crawled into the cave. 熊宝宝又哭了。伊桑趴在地上爬进了山洞。

　　Feeling around in the dark with one hand, he found a ball of warm fur. 在黑暗中伊桑伸出一只手在周围摸索，他摸到了一团温暖的绒毛。

　　It squealed², but Ethan picked it up. Then he crawled out of the cave, and looked at what he had found. 它发出了尖叫，伊桑还是把它拾了起来。接着他爬出山洞，看自己手中的东西。

　　It was the smallest bear he had ever seen, no bigger than a fat house cat. 这是伊桑所见过的最小的熊，它与一只胖胖的家猫相比也大不到哪去。

　　Its little pink mouth had no teeth, and the bottoms of its tiny hind³ feet looked like a baby's hands. It cried and cried. 粉红色的小嘴里还没长牙齿，小小的厚脚掌的肉垫看起来像婴儿的小手。它哭啊哭，哭啊哭。

　　Ethan put the baby bear under his coat and ran toward the house. 伊桑把熊宝宝放到了自己的衣服里面跑向木屋。

　　Still the little fellow cried. 小家伙还是在哭。

　　"There, there!" said the boy as he patted it gently." What are you crying for? Are you hungry?" 好了，好了！哭什么呢？是饿了么？伊桑边说边轻轻地拍着它。

　　As soon as Ethan reached the house, he put the cub down on the floor and opened a can of milk. 伊桑一到屋子里就把熊宝宝放到了地板上，开了一罐牛奶。

　　He warmed the milk, put it into a dish, and held it out to the cub, who was trying to hide in a dark corner. 他将牛奶加热了一下，倒在一个盘子里，然后拿给熊宝宝，而熊宝宝则试图躲到一个黑暗的角落里。

1 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

2 squealed   

v.长声尖叫，用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squealed the words out. 他吼叫着说出那些话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The brakes of the car squealed. 汽车的刹车发出吱吱声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hind   

adj.后面的，后部的

参考例句：

• The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。
• Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。