美国小学英语教材3:第26课 伊桑宠物寻找记(5)

 　　At once the cub¹ put a paw² around his nose, rolled over, and began to cry. 熊宝宝马上就把小爪放到了鼻子旁，翻了个身，并哭了起来。

　　Ethan hurried to give him another bottle of milk. 伊桑赶忙又给了它一瓶牛奶。

　　"That is Snooks," the boy said to his brother. 这是斯努克斯，伊桑对哥哥说。

　　Then Ethan told how he had found the cub. 接下来伊桑讲述了他是怎么找到这个熊宝宝的。

　　"Poor little fellow," said the Captain. "Where is he going to sleep?" 可怜的小家伙，哥哥说。它要睡哪呢？

　　Ethan found an apple box and made a soft bed in it for Snooks. 伊桑找到了一个苹果箱子，在里面给斯努克斯做了个软床。

　　When the cub had been fed for the last time that night, and put into his warm box, Ethan crawled³ into his own cot. 那天晚上伊桑给熊宝宝喂完最后一次奶之后，把它放进温暖的箱子，然后伊桑也爬进了自己的小床。

　　The little boy was almost asleep when a cry, that grew louder and louder, came from the apple box. 伊桑刚刚睡着，突然苹果箱子里传来了一阵哭声，声音越来越大。

　　"That cub can't be hungry again," said Ethan in surprise. 不会吧！那个熊宝宝又饿了吗？伊桑惊讶地说。

　　"Maybe he is lonesome," answered the Captain. 可能它有些孤单吧，哥哥回答说。

　　Ethan sat up. "Well, give him to me then," he said. 伊桑坐了起来，好吧，那么把它给我吧，他说道。

　　His brother put the little ball of fur⁴ under the covers. 哥哥把这个小毛球放在了被子下。

　　For a few minutes the cub rolled about and sniffed⁵ happily. 熊宝宝在床上滚了滚，高兴地嗅了嗅四周。

　　Then, with just his little black nose sticking out, he went to sleep. 这样持续了几分钟，然后它露出自己的小黑鼻子就又睡着了。

　　"My!" thought Ethan, "I'm glad that I was not afraid to go into that cave⁶. 天那！伊桑想，我真高兴自己勇敢地进入了那个山洞。

　　There aren't many boys who can have a little cub like Snooks for a pet." 没有多少孩子能够有个像斯努克斯这样的小熊作为自己的宠物。

1 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

2 paw   

n.手掌，手爪；v.以蹄扒地，笨拙地使用，费力地前进

参考例句：

• He served as a cat's paw.他充当爪牙。
• Don't paw at everything you see.别见什么摸什么。

3 crawled   

v.爬( crawl的过去式和过去分词 )；（昆虫）爬行；缓慢行进；巴结

参考例句：

• They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
• She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air. 她爬上河岸，躺在那里喘着粗气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 fur   

n.毛皮；毛；软毛

参考例句：

• The woman is wearing a fur coat.这位妇女穿着一件皮大衣。
• Bear is covered with with fur.熊体表覆盖着皮毛。

5 sniffed   

v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣，吸了吸鼻子，擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 cave   

n.洞穴；窑洞

参考例句：

• Where's the entrance to the cave?这个洞穴的入口在哪里？
• They opened the door and a great cave opened out before them.他们打开门，看到了一个大洞穴展现在面前。