英语小达人 68 On the Edge

 　　On the Edge

　　岌岌可危

　　Ted¹ Jones was rock climbing with his son on a warm summer's day.

　　They had just begun climbing again after taking a short lunch break.

　　某年夏天在一个温暖的日子里，泰德·琼斯和儿子一同攀岩。中午刚过，他们休息没多久，便继续攀岩。

　　Tea knew his son was a great climber and trusted him to lead as they climbed the side of the impressive² mountain face. Ted could see his son just ahead of him and noticed something was wrong.

　　泰德知道儿子是个优秀的登山者，因此在攀爬险峻的峭壁时，他让儿子带头。泰德可以看到儿子就在前方，突然注意到事情有些不太对劲。

　　His son had not properly fastened himself to the rock and he fell away. Ted reacted quickly and did what he needed, to stop his son from falling very far. He succeeded but his son had hit his head and was knocked unconscious and dangling³ in the air.

　　他的儿子没有抓紧岩石，整个人跌了下来，泰德快速反应，做他该做的事，在儿子还没跌下山之前，赶紧拉住绳子，他虽然成功，可是儿子却撞到岩石，整个人也昏了过去，身体在半空中晃着。

　　Ted unpacked⁴ something similar to a hammock, a bed that rock climbers use to sleep on the side of a rock face when on very long climbs. While supporting his son's weight and stricken with fear for his son: Ted managed to hook⁵ up thehammock and lift his son into it.

　　泰德展开类似吊床的东西，这是攀岩者在长途攀岩途中，架在峭壁边用来睡觉的床。泰德承受着儿子的重量，一面很担心，他架起吊床，并把儿子放在吊床上。

　　Three days had passed before a rescue team found Ted and his son. Both were dehydrated but thankful to be alive.

　　三天后，搜救队伍找到了泰德和他儿子，两人脱水，但幸好都活了下来。

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 impressive   

adj.给人深刻印象的，感人的

参考例句：

• This cinema is so impressive that we can't help crying.这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。
• The suit made him look especially impressive.他穿上这套衣服真精神。

3 dangling   

悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口

参考例句：

• The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
• The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

4 unpacked   

v.从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西），打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 )；拆包；解除…的负担；吐露（心事等）

参考例句：

• I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. 我一到达就打开行李，整理衣物。
• Our guide unpacked a picnic of ham sandwiches and offered us tea. 我们的导游打开装着火腿三明治的野餐盒，并给我们倒了些茶水。 来自辞典例句

5 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。