外刊翻译学案24- 高考阅读能力提升

“豹走”又“瞒豹”，动物园哪来的豹子胆？导读：近日，杭州野生动物世界有三只金钱豹出逃，该事件被园区隐瞒数日后才被曝出，在社会各界引起轩然大波。金钱豹为何能成功逃出动物园？豹子的出逃是否对周围民众的安全构成威胁？它们是否已被寻回？一起来听何迅老师的精彩讲解。英文原文WasThataGiantCat？LeopardsEscape,andaZooKeepsSilent(atFirst).ByChrisBuckleyForazootoletaleopardescapeisworrisome.Tolosethreeofthemandfailtowarnresidentsfordaysseemssomethingelsealtogether.AsafariparknearthecityofHangzhouisfacinganonslaughtofquestionsafteritachievedthatdubiousfeat,belatedlyadmittinglatelastweekthatthreeofitsleopardshadsomehowabscondedintothenearbyhills.ByMonday,searchershadfoundtwoofthebigcats,andteamswithdogs,dronesanddartgunswerelookingforthethird.Asearchforanswerswasalsounderway.Thegovernmentputaseniormanagerofthezooundercriminalinvestigation,andofficialspromisedaninquiry.ManyChinesepeoplewonderedhowtheHangzhouSafariParkcouldloseseveralwildcatsandholdbackthenewsforuptoaweek,maybelonger.TheChineseinternethasbeenagogwithupdatesanddiscussionaboutthemissingleopards.Manywerenotimpressedbythepark’sexplanationandhadquestionsaboutthegovernment’sactions,thefranticsearchandthewell-beingoftheleopardsthatwerehunteddown.“Ifyousayyouworriedabouttriggeringpublicpanic,wouldn’tsomeonepaniciftheyranintoaleopardonthecityoutskirts?”onepersonwroteonWeibo.Sofar,therehavebeennoreportsofinjuriesfromtheleopards,andthesafariparkandsomeexpertssaidtheshy,youngishcatswereunlikelytoattackpeople.【内容拓展】何老师讲解中提到的部分中文翻译：1.睁着眼睛说瞎话toliethroughyourteeth2.伤害性不大，侮辱性极强It’smoreofaninsultthaninjury.3.大海捞针【直译：干草堆里的一根针】aneedleinahaystack生词好句1.escape英[ɪˈskeɪp] 美[ɪˈskeɪp]v.逃跑（atlarge）2.leopard英[ˈlepəd] 美[ˈlepərd]n.豹子；金钱豹拓展:发音小技巧:leopard中的字母o不发音，类似的词汇有jeopardy、people等。3.worrisome英[ˈwʌrisəm] 美[ˈwəːrisəm]adj.令人担心的；使人担忧的（worrying）拓展:-some后缀awesome令人惊叹的；好得不得了（extremelygood）handsome英俊的；漂亮的gruesome可怕的（extremelyunpleasant,usuallybecauseitisconnectedwithdeathorinjury）fearsome可怕的4.safari英[səˈfɑːri] 美[səˈfɑːri]n.(尤指在东非、非洲南部的)观赏(或捕猎)野兽的旅行（anytripintothewildernesstoseewildlife）；游猎拓展:anAfricansafari一次非洲（狩猎）之旅safaripark野生动物世界5.onslaught英[ˈɒnslɔːt] 美[ˈɑːnslɑːt]n.攻击；猛攻（averypowerfulattack）拓展:slaughterv.屠杀anonslaughtof（常指难以应付的）大量的anonslaughtoftourists游客爆棚Withtheniceweather,thebeachtownoftheSanyaisexpectinganonslaughtoftourists.三亚气候很好，所以游客爆棚。拓展：onsetn.开端，发生(尤指不快的事件)theonsetofwinter寒冬来临6.dubious英[ˈdʒuːbiəs] 美[ˈduːbiəs]adj.让人生疑的；不可信的（notcompletelytrue,notabletobetrusted）7.feat英[fiːt] 美[fiːt]n.壮举（sth.thatshowsyourskill,strength,braveryetc.）拓展:TheGreatWallisaremarkablefeatofengineeringfordefenseinancienttime.万里长城是古代人类军事防御的伟大工程。8.belatedly英[bɪˈleɪtɪdli] 美[bɪˈleɪtɪdli]adv.迟来地；晚出现地拓展:belatedadj.迟到的，延误的（tardy）abelatedapology迟来的道歉迟来的回复：belated/tardyresponsedelayedreplylateresponse9.abscond英[æbˈskɒnd] 美[æbˈskɑːnd]vi.逃跑（escape）；（携款）潜逃拓展:Twoprisonersabscondedlastnight.两名囚犯昨晚潜逃了。Theyhaveabscondedwith$100,000ofthecompany'smoney.他们携公司10万美元潜逃。10.drone英[drəʊn] 美[droʊn]n.无人机11.dartgunn.麻醉枪拓展:dartn.飞镖12.underway英[ˌʌndəˈweɪ] 美[ˌʌndərˈweɪ]adj.进行中的；已开始的拓展:Economicrecoveryisalreadyunderway.经济已经开始复苏。13.inquiry英[ɪnˈkwaɪəri] 美[ˈɪŋkwəri]n.正式调查；询问（askquestions）拓展:enquiryn.调查，询问（英式）enquiriesn.问讯处anofficialinquiry/enquiry官方调查14.holdback瞒报；保留；隐瞒拓展:IheldbackduringthemeetingbecauseIknewthatmyopinionsweretoocontroversial.开会时我沉默了，因为我知道我的意见太有争议了。15.agog英[əˈɡɒɡ] 美[əˈɡɑːɡ]adj.兴奋期待；急切了解（excitedtoknowmore）拓展:Beagogtolearn,bepatienttoearn.求知如饥似渴，求财不温不火。16.frantic英[ˈfræntɪk] 美[ˈfræntɪk]adj.紧张忙乱的；手忙脚乱的；(由于恐惧或担心)无法控制感情的，发狂似的（veryworried,frightenedalmostoutofthecontrol）17.huntdown追捕(tofindsb.aftersearchinghard)拓展:Detectiveshavefinallymanagedtohuntdownthethieves.侦探终于把小