美国小学英语教材4:第51课 爱丽丝漫游丛林(2)

 　　The part of Africa in which Alice was traveling is so high and mountainous 爱丽丝旅行的这部分非洲地势很高，而且多山。

　　that the nights are cold, although the sun is hot in the daytime. 虽然白天阳光炙热，但是晚上寒冷。

　　At the end of a day's march the natives built huts of grass, into which they crowded to keep warm. 当一天的行程结束时，土著人就会垒草棚，挤进去取暖。

　　Often they built fires in the grass huts at night. 晚上，他们经常在草棚里生火。

　　Sometimes a hut caught on fire and flamed up like a huge bonfire, 有时草棚会着火，燃烧起来就像是巨大的篝火，

　　but the people inside jumped through the flames in an instant. 草棚里的人会立刻从火焰里面跳出来。

　　Now Alice was really on safari¹; that means on the march. 现在，爱丽丝是在真正的旅行中了。

　　The party was traveling straight north through the mountains of central Africa, 他们正穿过非洲中部的山脉向正北行进。

　　marching every day and camping everynight. 白天行走，晚上露营。

　　Alice lived, during camping hours, in a green linen² tent either with her mother or Priscilla, her nurse; 爱丽丝露营的时候跟她的妈妈或护士普里西拉睡在一个绿色的亚麻帐篷里；

　　she slept on a cot which could be folded up into a bag. 她睡在一个能折叠成包裹的简易床上。

　　The little girl had green linen bags in which were carried her clothes and bedding, her wash-basin, and her fold-up linen bathtub. 她有几个绿色的亚麻包，里面装着她的衣服和寝具，还有她的洗脸盆和折叠亚麻浴缸。

　　In an air tight tin box she had her most precious belongings³: 在一个密封的锡盒里，装着她最珍贵的财产：

　　the picture books and beads⁴ and paper dolls that had to last her till she was out of the jungle again. 画册、串珠和一些纸娃娃，这些东西一直陪伴她，直到她再次离开丛林。

　　STARTING OUT IN THE MORNING 早晨出发

　　One safari day was like another. 旅行中的每一天都是一样的。

　　Each day began very early in the morning, 每天早上一大早就出发，

　　because the travelers wanted to get most of the marching done before the noon heat overtook⁵ them 因为他们想在中午天热难耐之前走完一天大部分行程。

　　and to make camp before the storms which came early every afternoon. 并且在每天下午风暴来临之前扎营。

　　There are only two seasons in Africa, the dry and the wet. 在非洲只有两个季节，那就是干季和湿季。

1 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

2 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。

3 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

4 beads   

n.（空心）小珠子( bead的名词复数 )；水珠；珠子项链

参考例句：

• a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
• Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。

5 overtook   

v.追上，赶上，超过( overtake的过去式 )；（不愉快的事情）突然发生；突然降临；（在数量或重要性方面）大于

参考例句：

• The blue car overtook ours. 那辆蓝色的汽车超过我们的车子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A storm overtook the little boat. 小船突然遇到了暴风雨的袭击。 来自《简明英汉词典》