英語小達人每天10分鐘 104 Racing in the Wild

[00:00.01]Unit 7 Racing in the Wild 第7單元 荒野中的賽跑 [00:06.24]The zebra grazing, looked up only slightly when two of the world's tallest animals galloped past. 當兩只世界上長得最高的動物疾馳而過時，吃著草的斑馬只是稍微抬頭看了一下。 [00:14.26]The lanky animals' long, but awkward legs traveled across the desert in half the time it took most other desert animals. 這種瘦長動物的腿很長也很笨拙，但穿越沙漠的時間卻比大部分其他沙漠動物還要快上一倍。 [00:23.17]The extra weight of a single passenger and his bags did not seem to slow down the animals' speed. 背上多坐一個人再加上他的行李重量，似乎不會減慢這種動物的跑步速度。 [00:30.48]March was the annual giraffe race. People from surrounding villages came to watch. 三月是一年一度的長頸鹿賽跑大賽，附近的村民都會前來觀賞。 [00:36.53]This year, Ahul was racing for his first time. He was only 11. 今天是阿哈第一次參賽，他只有十一歲。 [00:42.39]Before he died, Ahul's father had been a famous racer. It was up to Ahul to carry on in his father's footsteps. 阿哈的爸爸生前是有名的長頸鹿賽鹿手，至于阿哈要不要跟隨父親的腳步，就由他自己決定。 [00:51.40]Ahul held on tightly to the giraffe as it raced across sand dunes and past trees. 長頸鹿跑過沙丘、穿越樹林時，阿哈緊緊抓著長頸鹿。 [00:58.56]They were in the lead. The finish line was close. 他們目前居于領(lǐng)先地位，終點線就在前面不遠了。 [01:03.25]“Come on, Ginger,” Ahul called out. “You can do it.” “加油，金杰。”阿哈大喊著：“你一定行的?！? [01:07.53]What a rush to be sitting on top of a giraffe as it raced across the desert, the sun warm on his back, the cool wind blowing in his face. 長頸鹿在沙漠上奔跑時，坐在它上面那種感覺可真是快啊!溫暖的陽光照在背上，臉上還有涼風吹過。 [01:19.02]Ahul cried out, “You did it” as they crossed the finish line. 他們越過終點線時，阿哈大喊著：“你辦到了?！?

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