英语小达人 158 Why Not Stay in the Hole

 　　Why Not Stay in the Hole

　　怎么不呆在洞里呢

　　An old cattleman rode into a clearing and saw an enraged¹ bull about to charge a cowboy who had become separated from his horse. Head down and nostrils² flared³, the bull charged. The cowboy dived into a convenient recess⁴ in the ground, and the bull plunged⁵ across the hole. The cowboy leaped out, and on came the bull again, madder than ever. Back into the hole dropped the cowboy. The cattleman watched this happen half a dozen times, then yelled, "Why don't you just stay in the hole?" Leaping out again, the cowboy shouted, "There's a bear in that hole."

　　一个年老的放牛人骑马来到一块开阔地，看到一头发怒的公牛正要朝一个已经从马上掉下的牛仔撞去。那头公牛低着头，张着鼻孔，冲了过去。牛仔顺势一下子跳进地上的一个洞里，公牛从洞上跳了过去。牛仔跳出洞，公牛又冲了过来，比先前更疯狂了。牛仔又跳回洞里。放牛人看着这一幕重复了一次又一次，于是喊道：“你为什么不呆在洞里？”牛仔又跳了出来，喊道：“洞里有只熊！”

1 enraged   

使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤

参考例句：

• I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
• The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。

2 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

3 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

4 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

5 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。