WHO CAN CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN 爬山高人
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WHO CAN CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN
爬山高人
There were two warring tribes in the Andes, one that lived in the lowlands and the other high
in the mountains.
One day the mountain people invaded the lowlanders, and as part of their plundering1 of the
people, they kidnapped a baby of one of the lowlander families and took the infant with them back
up into the mountains.
The lowlanders didn't know how to climb the mountain. They didn't know any clue of the
path that the mountain people used, and they didn't know where to find the mountain people or
how to track them in the steep terrain2 .
Even so, they sent out their best party of fighting men to climb the mountain and bring the
baby home. The men tried one method of climbing and then another. After several days of efforts,
however, they had climbed only a couple of hundred feet. Feeling hopeless and helpless, the
lowlanders decided3 that the cause was lost, and they prepared to return to their village below. As
they were packing their gear for the descent, they saw the baby's mother walking toward them.
They realized that she was coming down the mountain that they hadn't figured out how to climb.
And they saw that she had the baby strapped4 to her back. How could that be?
One man greeted her and said, “We, the strongest and most able men in the village, couldn't
climb this mountain. How did you do this?”
The mother shrugged5 her shoulders and said, “It isn't your baby.”
安第斯山脉境内居住着两个交战的部落,一个部落住在低地,另一个部落住在高地。
有一天,高地原住民入侵低地人的家园,四处抢掠。其中,他们还强行抱走了一户低
地人家的婴儿,带回了高地。
低地人不会爬山。他们不知道高地人是从什么路线爬上山去的,更不知道上哪儿去找
高地人,或是怎么在陡峭的地形上追踪他们的足迹。
即便如此,低地人还是派出了一组最骁勇善战的人马往山上爬,要把婴儿救回来。这
些人爬山时,方法试了一种又一种。可是爬了几天,只行进了几百英尺。这些低地勇士们
又绝望又无助,觉得不可能爬得上去了,就准备返回身后的村庄。他们收拾工具准备下山
的时候,看见婴儿的母亲正朝他们走来,这才意识到人家是从他们此刻还没搞清楚怎么爬
的山上下来的。孩子就绑在母亲背上。这是怎么回事呢?
一个勇士去跟孩子的母亲打招呼,问道:“我们可是村里一等一身强力壮、无所不能的
勇士,我们都爬不了的山,您是怎么爬上去的?”
母亲耸耸肩膀说:“这要是你的孩子,你也爬得上去!”
 


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1 plundering 765be35dd06b76b3790253a472c85681     
掠夺,抢劫( plunder的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The troops crossed the country, plundering and looting as they went. 部队经过乡村,一路抢劫掳掠。
  • They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies. 他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富。
2 terrain sgeyk     
n.地面,地形,地图
参考例句:
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 strapped ec484d13545e19c0939d46e2d1eb24bc     
adj.用皮带捆住的,用皮带装饰的;身无分文的;缺钱;手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词);用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
参考例句:
  • Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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