Pre-reading

How many cannibals ran away?

Intensive Reading

I gave him a gun. He was weak but he could shoot from a gun if some cannibal attacked him.

我给了他一把枪。他很虚弱，但是如果有些食人族袭击他，他能用枪射击。

The cannibals were shocked by our sudden attack. Our unusual guns scared them a lot. Only two cannibals tried to fight us. We shot them with our guns.

食人族被我们的突然袭击震惊了。我们不常见的枪把他们吓得不轻。只有两名食人族试着跟我们作战。我们用我们的枪把他们杀死了。

Friday fought very well. He quickly killed one cannibal who was injured. The second injured cannibal ran into the forest. Friday ran after him and he killed him with his knife.

星期五作战得非常好。我很快杀死了一名受伤的食人族。第二名受伤的食人族跑进了森林里。星期五跟在他后面跑，用刀杀死了他。

Only three cannibals were able to run away. They jumped into their canoe and they started to leave. Friday shot at the cannibals, but he didn’t hit them. It was dangerous to let them go because they could tell their people about us.

只有三名食人族得以逃跑。他们跳上了独木舟，开始离开。星期五朝那些食人族开枪，但是没有击中他们。让他们离开很危险，因为他们会告诉他们的族人关于我们的事。

We wanted to jump into one canoe and follow the cannibals. But to our surprise, we found another man on the bottom of the canoe. He was scared. He didn’t see the fight. He only heard it. Ropes around his neck were very tight. He was in great pain and it was difficult for him to breathe.

我们想跳进一艘独木舟，跟着那些食人族。但令我们惊讶的是，我们发现独木舟底下有一个人。他吓坏了。他没有看见战斗。他只是听到了。他脖子上的绳子绑得很紧。他很痛苦，呼吸都困难。

I quickly cut the ropes. When Friday saw him, he started crying. Then he laughed and he hugged the man. Then he jumped and began dancing around him. Then he cried and laughed at the same time.

我很快把绳子切断。当星期五看见他时，他开始哭了起来。然后他笑了，他抱了抱这个男人。然后他跳起来，开始在他周围跳舞。然后他又哭又笑。

Notes:

1. be able to：能够做某事。

2. to one’s surprise：使……惊讶的是，类似的，to one’s delight是“使……高兴的是”，to one’s relief即“使……安心的是”。

3. in pain：在痛苦中，感到痛苦，类似的，in danger即“在危险中”，in trouble即“在困境中”。

Exercise:

Why do you think Friday cried and laughed at the same time when he saw the man?