【轻松英文阅读】汽车抛锚
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：轻松英文阅读
英语课
A mother and her small children faced a very tough choice when their car overheated and burst into flames on a visit to a safari 1 park in the UK.
Helen Clements and her son and daughter were visiting the Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, England on last Friday. While they were driving through the lion enclosure at the park the family car started to overheat and it caught on fire. At that moment the mother had to decide whether to stay in the burning car and wait for help or get out and hope the lions don’t come.
They decided 2 to get out. But as soon as she started leaving the car with her children the park rangers 4 started yelling at them to get back into the car, which they did promptly 5.
Luckily for Helen and her children, help came soon. While one ranger 3 distracted the lions, another ranger drove up alongside the family’s vehicle and got them to safety. And it was just in time. Their car was completely engulfed 6 in flames just moments after their rescue.
Afterwards, the mother commented on their terrible luck.
“Why couldn’t it be in the flamingos 7 or the camels? But no, it had to be in the lion enclosure?”
Talk about bad timing 8. I can’t think of a worse time to have a breakdown 9.
1 safari
n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队
- 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 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- 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。
3 ranger
n.国家公园管理员，护林员；骑兵巡逻队员
- He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
- He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。
4 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员
- Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
- Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
5 promptly
adv.及时地，敏捷地
- He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
- She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
6 engulfed
v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
- The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 flamingos
n.红鹳，火烈鸟（羽毛粉红、长颈的大涉禽）( flamingo的名词复数 )
- Flamingos stand in a salt lake in Larnaca, Cyprus. 塞浦路斯的拉纳卡市一个盐湖中的火烈鸟。 来自互联网
- The research started researchers studied greater flamingos and in a bird sanctuary in southern Spain. 研究人员在西班牙南部的一个鸟类保护区对大型火烈鸟进行研究。 来自互联网