英语PK台 第73期:就在2015,英语重头再来!(1)
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Track two
When I was walking in Mongolia – the dogs! They terrified me outside the ‘ger’ and the tents
On horseback I never really had problems – Mongolian horses are not really bothered by dogs
I always felt comfortable in the saddle 1
The important thing was to get my own dog and I had thought I would get some big, bear-like mastiff to accompany me
But it did not turn out like that – when I arrived in Kazakhstan the winter was coming in
It would turn out to be the coldest winter in forty years – what they would call a ‘Zuud’ in Mongolian
It was -52 degrees – the earth became laid in this very thick ice
I met one Kazakh who started the winter with 300 horses and finished with one
Because the animals have to dig through the ice to reach the fodder 2 – if they can’t they starve
They say that horses that do survive to spring in those conditions are often naked 3 because they eat the hair off their own body
I was fortunate to be guided in Kazakhstan by a Kazakh guy
At the end of that time he said Tim you definitely 4 need a friend to accompany you on that long journey to Hungary
Someone to keep you warm at night in the tent and most importantly to protect you from wolves
That is when he gave me this little bony pup who I thought would not survive more than a couple of weeks
He was leaping off the snow onto my shoulders to get his paws 5 out of the cold
But sure enough Tigin turned out to be my companion for the next three years as far as Hungary
Questions
1.What terrified Bruce in Mongolia?
2.What did Tim feel was important for him to get?
3.How cold did it become in Kazakhstan?
4.Why do many animals starve?
5.What did a Kazakh man give Tim?
1 saddle
n.鞍，车座，山脊，拖具；vt.装以马鞍，使负担；vi.装马鞍
- The bicycle saddle is too high for this child.这辆自行车车座对这孩子来说太高了。
- We got the order to saddle up just after dawn.我们得到命令,天一亮就要上好马鞍。
2 fodder
n.草料；炮灰
- Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.割下来晒干用作饲料的草。
- Guaranteed salt intake, no matter which normal fodder.不管是那一种正常的草料，保证盐的摄取。
3 naked
adj.裸露的；赤裸裸的，无遮蔽的
- To the east of our school,there's a naked hillside.我们学校东边有片光秃秃的山坡。
- The children stripped off their clothes and swam naked in the river.孩子们脱得光溜溜的在河里游泳。
4 definitely
adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地
- The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
- I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。
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