91. Bull Wrestler
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
A bull wrestler 1 was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided 2 to walk home. As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bull by the horns, and they went down in a snarling 4 heap. Finally the bull jumped up and ran away. "Wow," said the friend, "that was quite a tussle 5. "
"Yeah," the wrestler replied, "and if I hadn't had that last drink, I would have gotten that guy off his bicycle.擾
Notes:
(1) bull wrestler斗牛士，也作bullfighter.
(2) charge v.袭击
(3) grab v.抓，握
(5) heap n.堆
(6) tussle n.扭打，扭斗
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① A bull wrestler was visiting his friend _____a small town.
② One night they stayed a little too long _____ the pub.
③ _____ wanting to drive, they decided to walk home.
④ As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull _____them.
⑤ The wrestler grabbed the bull _____the horns.
⑥ They _____in a snarling heap
⑦ That was _____I a tussle.
⑧ If I _____ had that last drink. I would have gotten that guy his bicycle.
91.斗牛士
一个斗牛士在一个小镇拜访他的朋友。一天夜里他们在酒馆里呆的时间稍长了一点。他们不想搭车，就决定步行回家。他们在穿过一片农田时，一头牛向他们冲过来。斗牛士抓住了牛的两只角，他们扭打在一起。最后牛跳起来跑走了。
“哇，”他朋友说，“好一场搏斗哇。”
“哦，”斗牛士回答说，“要不是我多喝了一杯，我非把那家伙从自行车上拽下来不可。”
练习参考答案：
① in ② at ③ Not ④ charged ⑤ by ⑥ went down ⑦ quite ⑧ hadn't
- The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。
- The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.在海边我们可以听见波涛的咆哮。
- The traffic was all in a snarl near the accident.事故发生处附近交通一片混乱。
- "I didn't marry you," he said, in a snarling tone. “我没有娶你，"他咆哮着说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- So he got into the shoes snarling. 于是，汤姆一边大喊大叫，一边穿上了那双鞋。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险