《神奇树屋》 第十九册 Tigers at Twilight 07 Trapped
时间：2019-01-28 作者：英语课 分类：汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
Jack 1 threw his things into his pack and followedAnnie to the forest edge.
Teddy stayed close to them, whining 2. Kah and Kobounced around, chattering 3 nervously 4.
As Jack got closer, he saw a tiger. The tiger waslying on his side, completely still. His eyes wereclosed. His front paw was caught in a trap.
"Is he dead?" said Jack.
"No, he's still breathing," Annie said. A tear randown her cheek. "He's worn out from struggling. Hemust have gotten caught last night. That's the sadsound we heard.""What can we do?" said Jack.
"We have to free him!" said Annie. She startedtoward the tiger.
"Wait! Wait!" Jack grabbed her. "Tigers eat people,you know." He took a deep breath. "Let's see what thebook says first.""Hurry," said Annie.
Jack opened their India book. He found a chaptercalled "Tiger Traps. " He read:
Poachers catch Indian tigers with steel traps. This isagainst the law. After trapping a tiger, they kill it andsell the body parts for money. Like the rhino 5, the tigeris a very endangered species.
If the killing 6 does not end, they both faceextinction. Extinction 7 means that someday there maybe no Indian tigers or rhinos 8 left on earth.
"Oh, man, we do have to save him," said Jack.
Under the writing was a picture of a steel trap usedto catch tigers. Jack studied it. It looked horrible anddeadly.
"Okay," he said. He showed the picture to Annie.
"Here's the plan. I'll push down on this part. The trapwill spring open. Then you pull his leg out. Got it?""Got it," said Annie. "Sit, Teddy."The little dog sat.
The langurs watched silently as Jack and Anniemoved closer to the tiger.
15He was the most majestic 9 creature Jack had everseen. His huge head was a dark orange color. He hadperfect black-and-white stripes around his wide face.
IThe leg in the ugly steel trap was bleeding.
Slowly, silently, Jack pushed down the lever.
He raised the bar off the tiger's leg.
The tiger kept sleeping.
Slowly, silently, Annie freed the tiger's leg. Shestroked his fur gently.
"Get well," she whispered. The tiger didn't move.
Slowly, silently, Jack and Annie stood up.
They turned around. They started tiptoeing backtoward the langurs.
Koo-koo-koo! warned Kah and Ko.
Jack and Annie turned back.
The tiger was on his feet. He stared right at them.
His eyes seemed to glow.
Jack looked about wildly. How could they escape?
The tiger snarled 10 at Jack and Annie.
Then slowly, silently, he started toward them
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
- He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
- He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
- The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
- They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
- The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
- There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
- The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句
- In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
- He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。