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While my father was an officer of the British army in south Africa, we lived in a two-storied house. One evening my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was opposite the window. I suddenly noticed that he was turning very pale. I sat still, for I did not want to frighten my sick sister. Soon father said in a calm voice," Kate and Joan, a friend of mine is coming here to see me this evening, and I wish to be alone with him. Will you go up to your own room?" We obeyed, went to our room and closed the door.
Soon I heard a sound like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying up the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was some danger near, I seized the pistol(手枪)on the table. Then I heard my father cry out," For God's sake(快!), child, open the door. "I did so. To my horror(恐怖),I saw, over my father's shoulder, a gorilla(大猩猩),the worst enemy of the soldier in Africa. He was running after my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with an angry loud cry. Father took the still smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which killed the gorilla.
It happened that father had sent us upstairs because he thought he would be able to lock the door－which was twenty feet away－before the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too quick for him; and this was the cause of the hurried flight(逃跑)up the stairs. [NMET90]
简析：故事，记叙作者在南非的一次经历，最后补充说明作者父亲打发孩子们上楼的原因以及他后来匆忙上楼的原因。侧重动作描写。 | |