91. Bull Wrestler

　　A bull wrestler¹ was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided² to walk home. As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bull by the horns, and they went down in a snarling⁴ heap. Finally the bull jumped up and ran away. "Wow," said the friend, "that was quite a tussle⁵. "

　　"Yeah," the wrestler replied, "and if I hadn't had that last drink, I would have gotten that guy off his bicycle.擾

Notes:

　　(1) bull wrestler斗牛士，也作bullfighter.

　　(2) charge v.袭击

　　(3) grab v.抓，握

　　(4) snarl³ v.缠结，纠结

　　(5) heap n.堆

　　(6) tussle n.扭打，扭斗

Exercises:

根据短文填空：

　　① A bull wrestler was visiting his friend _____a small town.

　　② One night they stayed a little too long _____ the pub.

　　③ _____ wanting to drive, they decided to walk home.

　　④ As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull _____them.

　　⑤ The wrestler grabbed the bull _____the horns.

　　⑥ They _____in a snarling heap

　　⑦ That was _____I a tussle.

　　⑧ If I _____ had that last drink. I would have gotten that guy his bicycle.

91.斗牛士

　　一个斗牛士在一个小镇拜访他的朋友。一天夜里他们在酒馆里呆的时间稍长了一点。他们不想搭车，就决定步行回家。他们在穿过一片农田时，一头牛向他们冲过来。斗牛士抓住了牛的两只角，他们扭打在一起。最后牛跳起来跑走了。

　　“哇，”他朋友说，“好一场搏斗哇。”

　　“哦，”斗牛士回答说，“要不是我多喝了一杯，我非把那家伙从自行车上拽下来不可。”

练习参考答案：

① in ② at ③ Not ④ charged ⑤ by ⑥ went down ⑦ quite ⑧ hadn't

1 wrestler   

n.摔角选手，扭

参考例句：

• The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。
• The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 snarl   

v.吼叫，怒骂，纠缠，混乱；n.混乱，缠结，咆哮

参考例句：

• At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.在海边我们可以听见波涛的咆哮。
• The traffic was all in a snarl near the accident.事故发生处附近交通一片混乱。

4 snarling   

v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的现在分词 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• "I didn't marry you," he said, in a snarling tone. “我没有娶你，"他咆哮着说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• So he got into the shoes snarling. 于是，汤姆一边大喊大叫，一边穿上了那双鞋。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

5 tussle   

n.&v.扭打，搏斗，争辩

参考例句：

• They began to tussle with each other for the handgun.他们互相扭打起来，抢夺那支手枪。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。