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I eventually rolled out my sleeping bag atop a little rise beside the bridle path by the North Meadow,
我終于在靠近北部草地的馬道旁的一個(gè)小土包頂上打開了睡袋，
and then I crawled inside my bag and closed my eyes.
鉆了進(jìn)去，合上眼睛。
And then: snap! A tremendous cracking sound. I froze, then quickly whipped round to have a look: nothing.
這時(shí)，突然傳來“啪”的一聲！這是什么東西折斷發(fā)出的巨大聲響。我愣住了，隨即急速轉(zhuǎn)身一看，什么東西也沒有
A forest is always full of noises.
樹林里總是充滿了噪音。
How did I manage to camp out as a kid? Finally, I fell asleep.
我小時(shí)候是怎么設(shè)法在外露營的呢？最后，我睡著了。
I know I fell asleep because I was awake again.
我知道我睡著了是因?yàn)槲矣中蚜恕?/div>
Another branch snapping, but this sound was different—as if I could hear the tissue of the wood tearing.
又有一根樹枝“啪”地折斷了，不過這次的聲響與上次不同——我仿佛能聽到木材組織撕裂的聲音。
My eyes still closed, I was motionless. Another branch, and then a rustling of leaves.
我仍然閉著眼睛，一動(dòng)也不動(dòng)。又有一根樹枝折斷了，隨后是一陣樹葉的簌簌聲。
No doubt: someone was there. I could tell I was being stared at; I could feel the staring. I heard breathing.
毫無疑問，那里有人。我可以說正被人盯著，我能感覺到這種目光，我聽到了喘息聲。
I opened my eyes and was astonished by what I saw.
我睜開眼睛，不禁為眼前的一切大吃一驚。
There were three of them, all within arm's reach. They looked very big.
共有三只，都近在咫尺。它們看上去挺大。
At first I didn't know what they were, except that they were animals.
起初，我不知道它們是什么，只知道是動(dòng)物。
Maybe they were bears, small ones.
也許是熊，是小熊。
Then I realized; they were—what do you call them?
這時(shí)候，我想起來了——你能管它們叫什么呢？
Those animals that Daniel Boone made his hat out of.
丹尼爾·布恩戴的皮帽子正是用這種動(dòng)物做的。
