选修七unit-3-old-tom-the-killer-whale虎鲸老汤姆.pdfVIP

选修七 Unit 3 OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE 虎鲸老 汤姆 I was 16 when I began work in June 1902 at the whaling station. 1902年6月，我开始在捕鲸站里工作，那时我才16岁。 I had heard of the killers that every year helped whalers catch huge whales. 在此之前我曾经听说过虎鲸每年帮助捕鲸人捕捉大鲸鱼。 I thought, at the time, that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times. 当时我以为只是一个 故事罢了，但是后来我亲眼见过多次。 On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was sorting out my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. 有天下午我来到捕鲸站，正在找住处的时候，听到从海湾那边传 来 一 阵 喧 闹声 。 We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal opposite us throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again. 我们及时赶到岸边，看到对面有一个 庞大的动物猛力跃出海面，然后又坠落到水里。 It was black and white and fish-shaped. But I knew it wasnt a fish.它黑白相间，样 子像鱼，但我知道它并不是鱼。 Thats Old Tom, the killer, one of the whalers, George, called out to me. “那是老汤姆，是虎鲸。”一位叫乔治的捕鲸人高 声对我说， Hes telling us theres a whale out there for us. “它 是在告诉我们那边有一头鲸，叫我们去捕 。” Another whaler yelled out, Rush-oo ...rush-oo. This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt. 另一 位捕鲸人大声喊叫，“快走啊……走啊。”这是宣告猎鲸行动马上 就要开始的呼声。 Come on, Clancy. To the boat, George said as he ran ahead of me. “克兰西，快上，上船去。”乔治在我前面边跑边说。 I had already heard that George didnt like being kept waiting, so even though I didnt have the right clothes on, I raced after him. 我以前就听说过，乔治不喜欢等人，所以尽管我还没有穿上合适 的衣服，就跟在他后面跑起来。 Without pausing we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay. 一刻不停地，我们和其他捕 鲸人都跳进渔船，朝海湾方向驶去。 I looked down into the water and could see Old Tom swimming by the boat, showing us the way. 我朝水里望去，可以看到老汤姆就在渔船旁边游着，为我们 指路。A few minutes later, there was no Tom, so Geor