精灵鼠小弟 第82期:被毁坏的独木舟

 She was an active girl and not at all inclined to stumble or fall.

她是个身体很好的女孩子，走路时不会被绊倒。

Stuart led the way to where he had hidden the canoe, and Harriet followed,

斯图亚特和她一起往藏船的地方走，

but when they reached the spot Stuart was horrified¹ to discover that the canoe was not there.

可当他们到了那里，斯图亚特却惊恐地发现船不见了。

It had disappeared.

它消失了。

Stuart's heart sank. He felt like crying.

斯图亚特的心沉了下来，他感到自己快哭了。

"The canoe is gone," he groaned².

“独木舟不见了，”他呻吟。

Then he began racing³ wildly up and down the bank, looking everywhere.

然后他开始在岸边来回地搜索，

Harriet joined in the search, and after a while they found the canoe—but it was a mess.

好半天才找到它——可它已经不成样子了。

Some one had been playing with it.

一定有什么人玩过它。

A long piece of heavy string was tied to one end.

它的船尾被系上了一根长绳子，

The ballast rocks were gone.

压舱石不见了，

The pillow was gone.

枕头也消失了，

The back rest was gone.

那个用来休息的后座也被拆走，

The spruce gum had come out of the seam.

船缝里的树胶被揭了下来，

Mud was all over everything, and one of the paddles was all bent⁴ and twisted.

船上到处都是泥，一只船桨被扭弯了。

It was just a mess.

真是一团糟。

1 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

2 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。