第四十七课 老虎
In India, there are vast tracts of waste land called jungle. The jungle is a part of the forest overgrown with tall thick grass and bushes. It is there chiefly that the tiger has his haunts. There, by day as well as by night, he is on the watch for his prey.
在印度，有大片荒置地域，我们称其为丛林。丛林是森林的一部分，那里长满高大茂密的野草和灌木。那里也是老虎经常出没的地方。无论白天或黑夜，老虎都在那里等待猎食。
The skin of the tiger is covered all over with beautiful black stripes.
老虎全身遍布漂亮的黑色条纹。
Though the tiger is very handsome with his beautiful striped skin, he is more fierce and cruel than any other creature that lives in the forest. People are even more afraid of him than they are of the lion. The lion is content with enough to satisfy his hunger, but the tiger is never satisfied. He tries to kill all he can, and dreadful is the havoc he often makes.
虽然这些黑色条纹让老虎看起来很酷，但是它却比其它任何住在森林里的动物都要凶残。相比于狮子，人们甚至更害怕老虎。狮子一旦满足了食欲就会离开，老虎却从不满足。它会把能吃的都吃光，因此经常让人觉得畏惧。
The tiger creeps through the jungle so softly, that he can get near his prey without noise or alarm. Then with a swift bound he springs upon his victim,and strikes it down.
老虎在接近猎物时悄无声息，随后迅速纵身一跃，将猎物扑倒在地。
The tiger does not run, as the horse does. He goes over the ground by making bounds or springs, one after the other, faster than the fleetest horse can run!
老虎不会像马一样奔跑。老虎是跳着前进的，最快的马却也比不上它。
When an army is encamped near a jungle, the men require to be on the watch, for sometimes a tiger springs out. He has been known to seize a man and carry him off, before anything could be done to save him.
军队在丛林扎营时要派人放哨，因为有时会跳出老虎来。之前有人被抓住并被拖走，而速度之快使其他人还来不及反应。
The tiger swims with the utmost ease. When he is hunted, if he is near a river he will plunge into it at once, and swim boldly across to the jungle on the other side. In this way he often escapes from the hunters. In India the tiger is hunted with elephants and dogs.
老虎善于游泳。在被猎人追捕时如果旁边有河，老虎会跳进河里，游到对岸。这样就能摆脱猎人的追捕。在印度，人们用大象和猎狗去猎杀老虎。
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What is the jungle? What animal has his haunts there? What difference is there between the tiger and the lion? What is the colour of the tiger's skin? Why are people more afraid of him than of the lion? How does he catch his prey? How does he go over the ground? What has he been known to do when an army was encamped near the jungle? How does he often escape from the hunters? How is he hunted?什么
是丛林？什么动物经常在丛林出没？老虎和狮子有什么不同？老虎的肤色是？为什么人们更害怕老虎而不是狮子？老虎如何捕猎？老虎在地上怎么行走？军队在丛林扎营时发生了什么让人们士兵们老虎？老虎如何逃脱猎人追捕？猎人用什么猎杀老虎？
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