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175 The great white tiger
175 大白虎
I am a hunter, a predator of predatory animals.
我是一個獵人，一個食肉動物的掠奪者。
I have a preference for rare, prehistoric animals thought to be extinct.
我偏愛那些稀有的、被認為是已經滅絕的史前動物。
I am the preeminent hunter of my kind.
在我這一行內，我是個出類撥萃的獵人。
I have had few predecessors, and there have been few premises for the work I do.
幾乎沒有前輩的經驗供我學習，我所做的任何工作也都沒有根據可言。
I can predict the behavior of these animals with precision as their predictive behavior gives them away.
我可以精確地預測到動物的行為，因為它們的先兆動作已經暴露了它們自己。
On one hunt, I was pursuing the great white tiger, recently discovered to still be in existence in the jungles of India.
有一次狩獵的時候，我正追趕一頭大白虎，這頭大白虎最近才在印度叢林里被發現。
I had just left my prefabricated shack for the hunt.
當時我剛剛離開我預制的狩獵小屋。
It was my intention to precipitate my finding it by the prediction that it would be feeding on the small animals predominantly found in that part of the jungle as it predominates as their predator.
我想加快尋找步伐，因為我預測到這頭白虎在吃主要生活在叢林某部分的一些小動物，因為白虎作為它們的掠奪者，在此居于統治地位。
The predictability of its hunting habits led me to a clearing where I expected to find it, when at last I saw it.
根據我所預測到的它的捕食習慣，我到一塊空地上去，估計那里能找到它，最終我發現了它。
It had just eaten as it was still licking its paws.
它正在舔爪子，看來剛剛吃完一頓美餐。
I could tell from its underbelly that it was female and it was pregnant.
從它的下腹部，我可以判斷這是一頭母虎，而且它還懷孕了。
As it was preferable not to kill mother and cub of a rare, precious species, I chose to use a tranquilizer gun.
由于比較可取的做法是不要殺害這么稀有珍貴物種的母獸和小獸，我選擇了使用麻醉槍。
The first shot was premature as I was nervous and had not taken the appropriate preliminary measures.
但我太緊張了，第一次射擊太早，沒有做相應的預備措施。
The tiger spotted me right away and lunged toward me instantly.
白虎一下就發現了我，馬上向我撲了過來。
I immediately thought that this hunt would be precipitous of my demise, not the tiger's, and that the preceding missed shot was the precursor to my end and the prelude to my death.
我立刻意識到這次狩獵可能會加速我的死亡，而不是老虎的死亡，先前那一次誤射也可能是我生命終結的先兆，可能會揭開我死亡的序幕。
As the tiger pounced on me, I barely managed to pull a tranquilizing dart from my pouch.
白虎向我猛撲過來的時候，我幾乎都沒能從小袋中拔出麻醉鏢。
It tore at my left arm as I injected the beast with my right.
白虎咬準了我的左胳膊，我當即用右手把鏢刺進了這頭猛獸。
After the huge white beast with the red mouth fell limp before me, I covered my wounded arm with my jacket to stop the bleeding.
終于，這頭大白虎滿嘴鮮血、軟塌塌地躺在了我的面前。我用夾克衣把受傷的胳膊包住，以防流血，
I radioed for help. Both predator and prey were whisked away to safety.
然后用無線電發送了求救信號。最后，掠奪者和被掠奪者都被飛快地送往安全地帶了。
