英语听力短文28 A Baffling Sculpture (2)

 　　He went to the visitors' center in the nearby library. He spoke¹ to a young woman. "I can't figure that sculpture out. What is it a sculpture of?" he asked. "You're not the first person to ask about that sculpture. It's called 'Bellerophon Taming² Pegasus,'" she said. "It's a man wrestling a winged horse." He said, "Oh, so there is a man in there! I couldn't find him. All I saw was a hand." She said, "He's under the horse. You have to look really hard. I think the wings confuse people, too." He agreed. "You're right. I didn't even know they were wings. Also, the horse's head looks like it's attached to its stomach. The whole thing confused me. I’m going to go back and look at it again." She said, "This time, I think everything will be clearer to you. You'll be able to explain it to others!"

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 taming   

（使）服从，驯服( tame的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。
• She is an expert in taming animals. 她是一个驯兽专家。