美国语文第四册 第117期:长颈鹿(3)

 　　I followed the single one at full speed, but, in spite of the efforts of my horse,  我全速追赶这只落单的长颈鹿，但是不论我的马怎么使劲，

　　she got so much ahead of me, that, in turning a little hill, I lost sight of her altogether, and I gave up the pursuit. 它就是远远地跑在前面，绕过一个小山丘的时候，我完全见不到它了，于是我放弃了追赶。

　　My dogs, however, were not so easily exhausted¹. 可是，我的猎犬可不是那么容易疲倦的。

　　They were soon so close upon her that she was obliged to stop and defend herself. 它们很快接近了长颈鹿，使它不得不停下来抵抗。

　　From the noise they made, I conjectured² that they had got the animal into a corner, and I again pushed forward. 从它们发出的声音，我猜测猎犬把长颈鹿困住了，我重新骑马追过去。

　　I had scarcely got round the hill, when I perceived her surrounded by the dogs, and endeavoring to drive them away by heavy kicks. 我刚绕过小山丘，就看见猎犬包围了长颈鹿，长颈鹿用力踢，试图赶走猎犬。

　　In a moment I was on my feet, and a shot from my carbine brought her to the earth. 我立刻跳下马，用卡宾枪射出一枚子弹把长颈鹿打倒在地。

　　I was delighted with my victory, which enabled me to add to the riches of natural history. 我对胜利感到非常高兴，我可以为博物学增添新的财富了。

　　I was now able, also, to destroy the romance which attached to this animal, and to establish the truth of its existence. 我也打破了关于这个动物的浪漫神话，证明它确实存在。

1 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

2 conjectured   

推测，猜测，猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The old peasant conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter. 那老汉推测冬天将会异常地寒冷。
• The general conjectured that the enemy only had about five days' supply of food left. 将军推测敌人只剩下五天的粮食给养。