美国小学英语教材5:第48课 午夜猎狮(4)

 Finally we started whistling to make him hold his head up. 最后我们开始吹口哨，让狮子抬起头来。

When we first whistled, he ran off a few feet but soon returned. 我们刚吹口哨时，它跑掉了几英尺，但很快就回来了。

We whistled again, and he just looked up at us. 我们又吹口哨，它只是抬头看着我们。

Now Dick caught hold of the two wires which controlled the flares². 现在迪克抓住了控制信号弹的两根电线。

To set them off the wires had to be touched together. 要把它们分开，就必须把电线连在一起。

The lion looked up just then, but he was not in the right position. 就在这时，狮子抬起头来，但他的位置不对。

Dick was going to whistle once more, but just as he drew in his breath, the flare¹ went off with a loud report and a blinding flash. 迪克打算再吹一次口哨，但就在吸气时，信号弹随着一声巨响和一道眩目的闪光熄灭了。

His hands had been shaking so that the wires had touched without his knowing it. 他的手一直在颤抖，不知不觉竟然碰到了电线。

We teased³ Dick about that for the rest of the trip. 我们在余下的旅程中一直取笑迪克。

But from the way the truck was shaking at the time, our hands and bodies were trembling as much as his. 但从当时卡车摇晃的样子来看，我们的手和身体也和他一样在颤抖。

Then this conversation took place. 然后我们开始了如下对话。

Dick said: “I bet⁴ the lion wasn't even in the picture.” 迪克说:“我敢打赌狮子根本不在照片里。”

 

1 flare   

v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发

参考例句：

• The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
• You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。

2 flares   

n.喇叭裤v.（使）闪耀( flare的第三人称单数 )；（使）（船舷）外倾；（使）鼻孔张大；（使）（衣裙、酒杯等）呈喇叭形展开

参考例句：

• The side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck. 船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation. 他是火爆性子，一点就着。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 teased   

v.取笑，戏弄( tease的过去式和过去分词 )；梳理（羊毛等）

参考例句：

• He took a screwdriver and teased out the remaining screws. 他拿出螺丝刀把其余的螺丝卸了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt annoyance at being teased. 我恼恨别人取笑我。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。