英國語文第二冊(雙語) 第11課:狼
LESSON 11 The wolf
第十一課 狼
The wolf is one of the fiercest of all the beasts of prey. It is an animal of the dog kind, and is a little like a dog, and a little like a fox.
狼是最為兇猛的猛獸之一。屬于犬屬，有一點像狗，又有一點像狐貍。
It has its den in the forest, far away from the homes of men. Here in summer it lives on birds, hares, and other small animals.
狼在森林里有洞穴，離人類的家園很遠。狼在夏天以捕食鳥兒，野兔，其他的小動物為生。
But in winter, wolves often leave the forests in search of food. They then hunt in large packs or bands; and when pressed by hunger they become very fierce and bold. They will even enter villages, and attack lambs, sheep, cows, and horses.
冬天狼經(jīng)常離開森林尋找食物。它們會成群結隊的出來打獵，在饑餓的驅使下變的兇殘和大膽。它們會進入村莊，襲擊羊群，牛群，馬群。
In the depth of winter, when the snow is on the ground, a wild howl is often heard in the stillness of the night. And in the morning, the loss of a cow or a horse tells the people of the village that they have had a visit from the wild wolf of the forest.
當深冬里，地上鋪滿了雪時，在平靜的夜里經(jīng)常會聽到一聲野嚎。到了早上一頭牛或馬的丟失告訴村莊的人們森林里的野狼來拜訪了他們。
Once a Russian noble and his wife were chased by a pack of wolves, when driving in a sledge drawn by four horses.
曾經(jīng)一名俄羅斯貴族和他老婆在乘坐由四匹馬車拉著的雪橇時被一群狼追趕。
They were in great fear of being torn to pieces. And they had to leave first one, and then another of their horses, to occupy the wolves till they got out of their reach!
他們很害怕被撕成碎片。他們?yōu)榱送献±侨菏棺约好撾x狼群的攻擊范圍不得不放棄一匹又一匹的馬。
QUESTIONS
問題
What other animals is the wolf like? Where has it its den? What does it live upon in summer? How do wolves hunt in winter? Where do they sometimes go in search of food? What is often heard in the quiet night? What tells of their visit in the morning? How did a Russian noble and his wife once escape from a pack?
狼像哪種動物？冬天狼怎么捕獵？通常在哪捕獵？在寂靜的夜晚經(jīng)常會聽到什么聲音？早上什么能夠暗示狼曾來過？俄羅斯貴族和妻子曾經(jīng)是怎么狼群逃生的?
