第四十六課 獅子
The lion is called the "king of beasts." He is fierce and bold, very noble-looking, and of great strength.
獅子號(hào)稱“百獸之王”，因?yàn)楠{子兇猛英勇，長相威武，力量強(qiáng)大。
The home of the largest lions is far away in the wild mountains and great plains of Africa.
最大的獅子生活在非洲的大山里和大草原上。
The lion lives also in Asia; but there he is not so large and strong as the lion of Africa.
亞洲也有獅子；但是亞洲獅子比不上非洲獅子的體型和力量。
He is seldom seen abroad during the day; but when the sun is going down, the lion leaves his den and goes forth to hunt. He steals along softly, and makes no sound as he treads.
獅子白天很少外出，但一到太陽下山，它們就會(huì)出動(dòng)去捕獵。它們悄無聲息地跟隨獵物，在準(zhǔn)備攻擊時(shí)也不會(huì)發(fā)出聲音。
When all is still, his terrible voice is heard. In the silence of the night it sounds like thunder.
當(dāng)捕獵結(jié)束，獅子就會(huì)發(fā)出讓人戰(zhàn)栗的叫聲。在寂靜的夜晚，獅子的吼叫聲極似驚雷。
If he is near a village, the dogs bark, and the horses, oxen, and camels rush about in terror; for they know the voice of the lion. The men light fires all around, and toss about flaming torches, to scare him away.
如果周圍有村落，村里的狗也會(huì)不安的狂吠，馬，牛和駱駝都會(huì)受到驚嚇，因?yàn)檫@些動(dòng)物都能認(rèn)出獅子的叫聲。村民們會(huì)在四周點(diǎn)起火把，揮動(dòng)火把將獅子趕走。
But he minds them very little. He goes on to the place where the cattle are kept, and in a few minutes a horse or a cow falls beneath his terrible paw. In this way the natives of the north of Africa often lose a great part of their flocks and herds.
但是獅子啊并不害怕，它會(huì)繼續(xù)往牛圈去，僅僅幾分鐘就會(huì)有馬或牛慘死于它的爪下。這使北非的村民經(jīng)常損失大量的家禽牲畜。
Although the lion seldom leaves his den before evening, yet, when he is hungry, he may even in the day-time be found roaming over the plains.
雖然獅子在夜幕降臨前很少離窩，但如果它餓了，那么即使在白天也能看到它在草原上晃蕩。
There, large herds of wild asses and antelopes go trooping along.
那里會(huì)有大量成群結(jié)隊(duì)的野馬河羚羊。
They scent the lion at a great distance; and when they hear his voice, they scour away over the desert like the wind.
它們很遠(yuǎn)就能嗅到獅子的氣味；一旦它們聽到叫聲，就會(huì)在荒漠四散奔逃。
In their terror, some of them come near the place where the lion lies hid. Then he couches, his eye glares, and with one bound he springs on his prey.
有些獵物會(huì)靠近獅子的住處，隨后獅子會(huì)躺下，眼盯著獵物，跳起發(fā)動(dòng)攻擊。
The lion has a long, shaggy mane, and his skin is of a dull yellow colour.
獅子有長長地蓬松的鬃毛，膚色暗黃。
LION
雄獅
LIONESS
雌獅
The lioness is much smaller than the lion, and she has no mane.
雌獅比雄獅小許多，并且身上沒有鬃毛。
She makes her home in the deepest part of the forest, and there she lives with her young ones. Woe to him, whether man or beast, that comes near the lioness in her den!
雌獅在森林最深處安家，和小獅子們住在一起。接近雌獅住處的不管是人類還是野獸都不會(huì)有好下場。
What is the lion called? For what is he remarkable? Where is the home of the largest lions? Where else is the lion found? When does he go forth to hunt? How are the other animals then alarmed? How do men try to scare him away? Where do flocks and herds suffer greatly from his attacks? What sometimes makes him come out in the day-time? What animals does he then prey upon? How does he catch them? In what does the lioness differ from the lion?
獅子被稱為什么？獅子以什么著稱？最大的獅子分布在哪？其它哪些地區(qū)還有獅子？獅子什么時(shí)候外出捕獵？其它東如何堤防獅子的攻擊？人類如何嚇走獅子？哪個(gè)地區(qū)受到獅子的攻擊而家禽牲畜損失慘重？在什么情況下獅子會(huì)在白天出來捕獵？捕哪些獵物？獅子如何捕住這些獵物？雌獅和雄獅有什么不同？
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