国家地理:Man Stops Bear Attack 丛林奇遇

Jacqueline is at the table as Mark slips behind the tent to change his clothes. Suddenly a dark shape appears from behind the brush, heading towards Jacqueline--a black bear. Just as Mark shouts a warning, "Jac, bear", the attacker strikes.

Blink of an eye, she's fighting for her life. What is happening? When bears do attack, it's usually a grizzly¹ bear, that's the culprit. The 800-pound giants are responsible for 80% of bear attacks on humans. Attacks by black bears are extremely rare. Black bears are usually timid creatures that shy away from humans, the least likely animal one would expect to encounter with. Since 1991, more than 120 million people have visited Canada's provincial² parks. In that time, there were no fatal attacks by black bears. And there's never been an attack in this Ontario Park, at least not until now.

Rushing to Jacqueline's defense³, Mark grabs the bear around the neck and pries⁴ it off her. Jacqueline tries to escape, but collapses⁵ to the ground. With a quick bite to the neck, the bear throws Mark aside. Mark is stunned⁶, but not out of the fight. The bear's attention now turns back to Jacqueline. Mark grabs the only weapon at hand, his pocketknife, and jumps between the bear and his wife. Now man and beast face-off, each one the size of the other.


pry⁷: To raise, move, or force open with a lever. 撬动
face-off: 对峙, 敌对

1 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。

2 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 pries   

v.打听，刺探（他人的私事）( pry的第三人称单数 )；撬开

参考例句：

• He often pries into other people's affairs. 他常探问别人的事。 来自辞典例句
• Seem the lock that someone pries me in the doorway. 好像是有人在门口撬我的锁。 来自互联网

5 collapses   

折叠( collapse的第三人称单数 )； 倒塌； 崩溃； （尤指工作劳累后）坐下

参考例句：

• This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
• Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台，抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。

6 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

7 pry   

vi.窥(刺)探，打听；vt.撬动(开，起)

参考例句：

• He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
• We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。