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LESSON 20 The chamois
第二十課 巖羚羊
The graceful chamois is found in all the mountains of Europe which bound the valley of the Danube, both on the north and on the south.
歐洲多瑙河谷南北兩側(cè)所有的山脈上，都可以看到優(yōu)雅的巖羚羊出沒。
As, however, it prefers the cold air of the highest mountains, it makes Switzerland its chief home.
然而，它青睞海拔最高山脈上的冷空氣，因此它最主要的家園在瑞士。
In general appearance, its head and body are not unlike those of the goat;
大體上它的模樣是這樣，頭和身體都像山羊；
but it has a more slender neck, and no beard;
但它的脖子比山羊的更細長，沒有胡子；
and its horns are black and stand erect, being curved into hocks only at the tips.
它長著黝黑而直立的尖角，角的尖端可以彎曲到跗關(guān)節(jié)。
The chamois is not only very swift of foot, but very sure-footed.
非常陡峭的巖石上也行走自如。四蹄可以敏捷地在
Its cup-shaped and sharp-edged hoofs have been specially made for the mountains on which it loves to dwell.
巖羚羊跑起來不僅健步如飛，而且步伐相當穩(wěn)健。
It makes its way up and down the face of very steep rocks.
它喜歡在巖壁上安家，因為它特有的杯狀而尖利的蹄子讓它很適應居住于此。
It bounds swiftly from crag to crag, springing fearlessly on to the top of the sharpest rocks,
它的蹄子在懸崖峭壁的巖石之間輾轉(zhuǎn)騰挪,
if only it can find room to place its four feet close together.
只要四蹄能找到緊密穩(wěn)定的狹小空間，它可以無畏地躍上最鋒利的巖石之上。
The flesh of the chamois is considered a great dainty by the Swiss;
瑞士人把巖羚羊的肉當做一道美味；
and its skin, when tanned, is the fine soft leather which is called after it, chamois-leather.
它的皮經(jīng)過鞣制以后，是優(yōu)良的軟皮革，稱為羚羊皮。
Chamois-hunting is a favourite pursuit in Switzerland.
在瑞士獵殺巖羚羊是最受人們喜歡的一項活動，
The sport is attended with very great peril.
參與這項活動非常危險。
The hunter has often to spend days and nights alone upon the mountains.
獵人經(jīng)常在山上獨自度過幾天幾夜。
He has to pass over the most dangerous rocks and precipices, and often his rashness costs him his life.
他必須經(jīng)過最危險的巖石和懸崖斷壁，魯莽行事經(jīng)常會讓他們付出生命的代價。
