新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 5-14

Task 2: 100 Percent Polar Bear
One afternoon in the Arctic¹, a father polar bear and his son polar bear were sitting in the snow. The son

turned to his father and asked, “Dad, am I 100 percent polar bear?” “Of course, son, you’re 100 percent

polar bear.”
A few minutes passed, and the bear turned to his father again and said, “Dad, tell me the truth. I can

take it. Am I 100 percent polar bear? No brown bear or panda bear?” “Son, I’m 100 percent polar bear and

your mother is 100 percent polar bear, so you’re certainly 100 percent polar bear.”
A few minutes passed, and the son polar bear again turned to his father and asked, “Dad, don’t worry. But

it’ll hurt my feelings if it’s not true. I really need to know…am I really 100 percent polar bear?”
Somewhat angered by this continued questioning, the father polar bear yelled² at his son, “Why on earth do

you keep asking is you’re 100 percent polar bear?”
“Because I’m freezing to death out here!”
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1 Arctic   

adj.北极的；n.北极

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• The sort of animal lived in the Arctic Circle.这种动物生活在北极圈里。

2 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》