Lesson 33 · Mark and a Seal

S1

Mark rented an accommodation with his pension near the shore.

马克用他的退休金在海岸附近租了一处住所。

rent 租用、租借 accommodation 住处、住宿 pension 养老金、退休金 shore 海岸、滨

S2

He paid annual visits there to enjoy the vivid beauty in the depths of the pure sea.

他每年都会去那里，欣赏纯净大海深处的鲜活美景。

annual 每年的、一年一度的 vivid 生动的、鲜活的 depth 深处、深度 pure 纯净的、纯粹的

S3

Once, with his underwater telescope and flashlight, Mark dived along the boundary between the steep reef and the area of seaweed conservation.

有一次，马克带着水下望远镜和手电筒，沿着陡峭礁石与海藻保护区之间的边界潜水。

telescope 望远镜 boundary 边界、分界线 steep 陡峭的 reef 礁石

S4

Suddenly, an awesome Antarctic seal with sharp teeth appeared opposite him.

突然，一只长着尖利牙齿、令人生畏的南极海豹出现在他对面。

awesome 令人畏惧的、可怕的 Antarctic 南极的 seal 海豹 sharp 锋利的、尖的

S5

Every cell in his body was scared to death.

他浑身上下每个细胞都吓得要命。

cell 细胞 be scared to death 吓得要死

S6

But soon, he was aware that he wasn't the target of an attack.

但很快他就意识到，自己并不是攻击的目标。

aware 意识到的 target 目标、对象 attack 攻击

S7

With a neat wound in its lip caused by a shark, this grey seal was washed upside down by the tides time after time.

这只灰海豹嘴唇上有一道被鲨鱼咬出的整齐伤口，它一次又一次被潮水冲得上下翻转。

wound 伤口 shark 鲨鱼 upside down 上下颠倒、翻来覆去 tide 潮水、潮汐

S8

But it tried to jog Mark as if to urge him to help it.

但它试着轻推马克，好像是在催促他帮帮自己。

jog 轻推、轻触 urge 催促、力劝

S9

So Mark abandoned fleeing away.

于是马克放弃了逃跑。

abandon 放弃 flee 逃跑（fleeing 为 -ing 形式）

S10

With its teamwork, Mark used a net to drag the seal to the shallow water.

在海豹的配合下，马克用一张网把海豹拖到了浅水里。

teamwork 配合、协作 net 网 drag 拖、拽 shallow 浅的

S11

Without pausing he helped it out after a simple operation and settled it in a narrow cave by the seaside.

他毫不停歇，简单处理（伤口）之后帮海豹脱了困，又把它安置在海边一个狭窄的洞穴里。

operation 手术、（简单的）处理 settle 安放、安置 narrow 狭窄的 cave 洞穴

S12

Every time he brought it tasty fish, it would yell and suck his hands happily.

每次他带来鲜美的鱼，它都会高兴地叫唤，快活地吮吸他的手。

yell 叫喊、大喊 suck 吮吸

S13

Witnesses said their anecdotes reflected a magic dimension of the relationship between humans and animals.

目击者说，他们之间的这些轶事折射出人与动物关系中的一个奇妙层面。

witness 目击者 anecdote 轶事、趣闻 reflect 反映、折射出 dimension 维度、方面

📖 Mark and a Seal 马克与一只海豹