英國語文第三冊(雙語):圣伯納犬(上)

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LESSON 41 The saint bernard dog

第四十一課 圣伯納犬

The Saint Bernard dog is very large and strong, with a large head, long hair, and a bushy tail. He is a noble-looking dog, and he is as noble and intelligent as he looks.

圣伯納犬體型龐大，體格健壯，頭部很大，毛發(fā)很長，還有一條毛茸茸的尾巴。圣伯納犬給人很高貴之感，而且事實上，它就如看上去那樣高貴聰明。

His home is among the Alps,—high mountains in Switzerland. There are several very steep and narrow roads, called "Passes," which lead over these mountains into Italy.

圣伯納犬主要產于阿爾卑斯山脈地區(qū)，——瑞士的高山中。山中有幾條很陡峭狹窄的道路，當?shù)厝朔Q為“通道”。這條路直通意大利。

There are snow-storms on these mountains even in summer; but in the long winter season they are extremely violent, and the passes are then very dangerous. These storms sometimes come on very suddenly,—often after a bright and pleasant morning. The snow falls so thickly, that in a few hours the traveller is buried beneath the drifts.

即使是在夏天，這些大山里也會大雪彌漫；在冬天，暴風雪就會變得極其猛烈，因此這條通道在這時候會變得很危險。暴風雪有時來的很突然，——通常會在風和日麗的早晨襲來。雪下得很大，所以只需數(shù)小時游客就會葬身雪堆下。

Hundreds of persons have lost their lives in trying to pass over these mountains during the winter season. But many lives have been saved by the sagacity and kindness of the Saint Bernard dogs.

成百上千的人都曾想在冬天翻越這些山峰，但都難逃厄運。但也有很多人被聰明善良的圣伯納犬救下。

These dogs take their name from the Convent of Saint Bernard, where they are kept. This house is situated far up in the pass of the Grand Saint Bernard,—one of the most dangerous of the Alpine passes.

這些狗是圣伯納修道院所養(yǎng)，故此得名。這所修道院位于大圣伯納通道遠處的山上，——大圣伯納通道是阿爾卑斯山地區(qū)其中一條最危險的通道。

Here devoted monks live all the year, for the purpose of aiding travellers; and, with the help of their dogs, they are able to save many lives.

為了幫助游客，修道士們終生都生活在這里；在圣伯納犬的幫助下，他們挽救了許多生命。