美国小学英语教材6:第27课 卡尔·阿克利将丛林带到美国(8)

 　　On his fifth and last expedition to Africa, 在他第五次也是最后一次非洲之行中，

　　on which he embarked¹ January 30, 1926, Akeley planned to collect the material for five of the large groups of African Hall. 时间是1926年1月30日，阿克利计划为非洲馆的五组展品采集标本。

　　He was probably making collections for the gorilla² group as the last bit of work he did in Africa, 或许这次采集大猩猩标本是他在非洲做的最后一点贡献，

　　for he passed away on the slopes of Mount³ Mikeno in the heart of the gorilla country. 在这片非洲原野深处，他在米克诺山的山坡上去世了。

　　His fearless wife, Mary Jobe Akeley, remained in Africa to direct the completion of his work. 他勇敢的妻子玛丽·阿克利继续留在非洲完成他的工作。

　　Although Akeley could not live to see his dream of African Hall come true, 尽管阿克利没能完成非洲馆的梦想，

　　fortunately he had trained, and trained well, other men who will be able to do the work as he had planned it, 但幸运的是他培养了许多优秀的标本技师，他们可以继续完成他的计划，

　　and these men will be inspired to a great work as a memorial to their master. 这也会激励他们制作更好的作品纪念他们的老师。

　　African Hall will be a complete record for all time of the animal life, 非洲馆将会成为史上最全的动物记录馆，

　　the native customs, and the beautiful scenery of a large continent, a thing of great heauty, 当地习俗，广袤无垠的自然风光，一片靓丽的景色，

　　as well as accuracy⁴, just as Carl Akeley dreamed it should be. 还有阿克利一直在追求的准确。

　　CARL AKELEY, conservationist 卡尔·阿克利，环境保护者

　　It has been more than thirty years since Carl Akeley first went to Africa. 自从阿克利第一次去非洲已经过去30多年了。

　　At the time and on later trips he realized that the magnificent⁵ game animals of that continent were 在那次以及之后的旅程中，他意识到在非洲大陆上，狩猎动物正在

　　certain to decrease and even to disappear if something were not done to save them. 锐减，如果不采取措施，它们甚至会消失。

　　Akeley always was a conservationist; he collected specimens⁶ of wild life only to preserve them in American museums. 阿克利还是环境保护者，他收集野生动物标本只是为了在美国博物馆保存它们。

　　In that way he accomplished⁷ his great task of bringing Africa to America. 他通过这种方法完成了将非洲带入美国的壮举。

　　But Akeley wished, above all, to preserve in Africa the native wild life of that continent. 但最重要的是，阿克利希望保护非洲的野生动物。

1 embarked   

乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
• She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。

2 gorilla   

n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
• A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。

3 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

4 accuracy   

n.准确(性)；精确(性)

参考例句：

• There is need to check the accuracy of these figures.有必要核对一下这些数字的精确性。
• I doubt the accuracy of your statement.我怀疑你的话的正确性。

5 magnificent   

adj.壮丽的，宏伟的；华丽的；极好的

参考例句：

• The museum that we visited is very magnificent.我们参观的博物馆是很宏伟的。
• That's a magnificent task.这是一项宏伟的任务。

6 specimens   

n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人

参考例句：

• Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
• The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。