51. The Story of a Snail

　　When a snail¹ crossed the road, he was run over by a turtle. Regaining³ consciousness in the emergency room, he was asked what caused the accident.

　　"I really can't remember," the snail replied. "You see, it all happened so fast."

Notes:

　　(1) snail n.蜗牛

　　(2) run over碾过（在地上的某人或某物）

　　(3) regain² v.恢复

　　(4) consciousness n.知觉

　　(5) emergency n.紧急事件；紧急情况

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① What did the snail do one day?

　　② What happened to him ?

　　③ Where did he regain consciousness?

　　④ Could he till remember what caused the accident?

51.蜗牛的故事

　　一个蜗牛过马路，被一个乌龟从身上碾过。在急救室里它恢复了知觉，有的人问它事故是怎样发生的。

　　“我记不起来了，”蜗牛回答说，“你瞧，一切发生得都太快了。”

练习参考答案：

　　① He crossed the road.

　　② He was run over by a turtle.

　　③ In the emergency room.

　　④ No, he couldn't.

1 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

2 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

3 regaining   

复得( regain的现在分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
• She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。