《冰河世纪2》精讲 07我以为长毛象绝种了

I knew it. I knew I wasn't the only one.

我就知道不可能只有我一个!

Everyone falls out of the tree now and then. They just don't admit it.

我也这么想! 大家偶尔都会从树上摔下来

Wait. What?

等等 你说什么?

Some of us have a tough time holding on to branches.

攀在树上不容易

It's not like we're bats or something. We don't have wings to keep us up.

我们不是蝙蝠 没有翅膀辅助

And you were in the tree because...?

你爬到树上是因为…

I was looking for my brothers. They are always in trouble.

找我弟弟 他们老是惹麻烦

Brothers? You mean there's more?

弟弟?不只你一个?

Sure.

是啊

There's lots of us. Where?

好多呢 在哪里?

Everywhere. Under rocks. In holes in the ground.

到处都是 岩石下 地洞里

Usually we come out at night so birds don't carry us off.

我们晚上出来免得被鸟叼走

Help! Help!

救命啊!救命啊!

Help!

救命啊!

Well, shave me down and call me a mole¹ rat. You found another mammoth².

把我毛剃光 叫我鼹鼠 竟然还有头长毛象!

Where? Wait a minute. I thought mammoths were extinct³.

哪里?我以为长毛象绝种了

1 mole   

n.胎块；痣；克分子

参考例句：

• She had a tiny mole on her cheek.她的面颊上有一颗小黑痣。
• The young girl felt very self- conscious about the large mole on her chin.那位年轻姑娘对自己下巴上的一颗大痣感到很不自在。

2 mammoth   

n.长毛象；adj.长毛象似的，巨大的

参考例句：

• You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
• Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。

3 extinct   

adj.灭绝的，不再活跃的，熄灭了的，已废弃的

参考例句：

• All hopes were extinct.所有希望都破灭了。
• Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。