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Chinese → English Chapter V. Level 4/10

事实是,他们在大快朵颐之后,此刻都有些发胖,但假以时日,这些赘肉自会消去。然而,眼下这正是他们最大的危险所在。

The fact is that they are all a little fat just now after the heavy gorging, but in time they will work this off. For the moment, however, it constitutes their chief danger.

红人们如影子般悄然消失,随即野兽们取而代之,组成一支庞大而杂乱的队伍:狮子、老虎、熊,以及无数逃离它们的凶残小动物——因为在这座得天独厚的岛上,各种野兽,尤其是所有食人的猛兽,都比邻而居。它们伸着舌头,今夜饥肠辘辘。

The redskins disappear as they have come like shadows, and soon their place is taken by the beasts, a great and motley procession: lions, tigers, bears, and the innumerable smaller savage things that flee from them, for every kind of beast, and, more particularly, all the man-eaters, live cheek by jowl on the favoured island. Their tongues are hanging out, they are hungry to-night.

野兽们过去之后,最后一个身影出现了——一条巨大的鳄鱼。我们很快便会看清它在寻找谁。

When they have passed, comes the last figure of all, a gigantic crocodile. We shall see for whom she is looking presently.

鳄鱼走过了,但男孩们很快又出现了,因为这支队伍必须不断地循环往复,直到其中一方停下或改变步伐。那时,他们便会迅速撞在一起。

The crocodile passes, but soon the boys appear again, for the procession must continue indefinitely until one of the parties stops or changes its pace. Then quickly they will be on top of each other.

所有人都在全神贯注地注视着前方,却没有一个人想到危险可能正从身后悄悄逼近。这正说明那座岛屿是多么真实。

All are keeping a sharp look-out in front, but none suspects that the danger may be creeping up from behind. This shows how real the island was.

第一个脱离移动圈的是男孩们。他们一头扑倒在草地上,就在他们地下住所的旁边。

The first to fall out of the moving circle was the boys. They flung themselves down on the sward, close to their underground home.

「我真希望彼得快点回来,」他们每一个人都紧张地说道,尽管无论是身高还是更甚的体型宽度,他们都比自己的队长要高大。

"I do wish Peter would come back," every one of them said nervously, though in height and still more in breadth they were all larger than their captain.

Vocabulary

fact
事实,真实存在的情况或信息
little
形容词,少量的;副词,稍微
fat
形容词,肥胖的;名词,脂肪
just
副词,刚刚;恰好;仅仅
after
介词/连词,在……之后
heavy
形容词,沉重的;大量的
gorging
动词,狼吞虎咽地大量进食
work
动词,消耗掉;努力处理某事
off
副词,去掉;消除;离开
moment
名词,片刻,短暂的一段时间
however
副词/连词,然而,不过
constitutes
动词,构成,形成,组成某事物
chief
形容词,主要的,最重要的
danger
名词,危险,威胁安全的情况
redskins
名词,旧时对北美原住民的称呼(现已过时)
disappear
动词,消失,不再可见或存在
shadows
名词复数,影子,阴影
place
名词,地方;动词,放置
taken
动词,take的过去分词,被占据
beasts
名词复数,野兽,凶猛的动物
motley
形容词,各种各样混杂的,杂乱的
procession
名词,游行队伍,一列行进的人或物
lions
名词复数,狮子,非洲大型猛兽
tigers
名词复数,老虎,亚洲大型猛兽
bears
名词复数,熊,大型哺乳动物
innumerable
形容词,无数的,多得数不清
savage
形容词,凶猛的,野蛮的,残暴的
flee
动词,逃跑,迅速逃离危险
kind
名词,种类;形容词,善良的
beast
名词,野兽,凶猛的动物
particularly
副词,特别地,尤其地
man-eaters
名词复数,专门捕食人类的野兽
cheek
名词,脸颊;短语cheek by jowl意为紧挨着
jowl
名词,下颌,脸颊;cheek by jowl表示紧挨着
favoured
形容词,受偏爱的,特别受欢迎的
island
名词,岛屿,四面被水包围的陆地
tongues
名词复数,舌头;语言
hanging
动词,悬挂;hang out表示伸出
hungry
形容词,饥饿的,想吃东西的
passed
动词,pass的过去式,经过,通过
last
形容词,最后的;动词,持续
figure
名词,人影,身形;数字;图形
gigantic
形容词,巨大的,体型庞大的
crocodile
名词,鳄鱼,生活在热带的爬行动物
shall
助动词,将要,表将来或建议
whom
代词,who的宾格,指人(宾语)
presently
副词,不久,过一会儿;目前
passes
动词,pass的第三人称单数,经过
appear
动词,出现,开始被看见
must
情态动词,必须,表示义务或必要性
continue
动词,继续,不停止地进行
indefinitely
副词,无限期地,没有明确终点地
until
连词/介词,直到……为止
parties
名词复数,各方,群体;聚会
changes
动词,change的第三人称单数,改变
pace
名词,速度,步伐,行进节奏
quickly
副词,迅速地,快速地
top
名词,顶部;短语on top of each other表示叠在一起
keeping
动词,keep的进行时,保持;注视
sharp
形容词,锐利的;敏锐的,警觉的
look-out
名词,警戒,瞭望;保持警惕观察
front
名词,前方,正面
none
代词,没有一个,没有任何人
suspects
动词,怀疑,猜测有某事发生
may
情态动词,可能,也许;可以
creeping
动词,悄悄地缓慢爬行或靠近
behind
介词/副词,在……后面,从后方
shows
动词,show的第三人称单数,展示,说明
real
形容词,真实的,真正的
fall
动词,跌倒;落下;名词,秋天
moving
形容词,移动的;动词,move的进行时
circle
名词,圆圈,圆形;循环
flung
动词,fling的过去式,用力抛出,猛扑
themselves
反身代词,他们自己
sward
名词,草地,覆盖青草的地面
close
形容词,接近的;动词,关闭
underground
形容词/副词,地下的,在地面以下
wish
动词,希望,盼望某事发生
would
情态动词,will的过去式,愿意;将会
back
副词,回来;名词,背部,后面
nervously
副词,紧张地,不安地,焦虑地
though
连词,虽然,尽管,即使
height
名词,高度,身高
still
副词,仍然,还;形容词,静止的
breadth
名词,宽度,广度
larger
形容词,更大的,large的比较级
captain
名词,船长,队长,指挥官
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