你知道“弹簧”的英语怎么说吗?其实是一个大家都认识的词哦。一起来看看《大猫》的这个片段吧。

对话原文

 

Guided by superb night vision

借助超强的夜视能力 

and responding to the tiniest sounds

和敏锐的听觉功能 

anything that moves is a potential meal.

任何移动物体都是潜在的觅食目标 

She'll even eat locusts

她连蚱蜢也不放过 

but she prefers gerbils.

但还是更喜欢沙鼠 

Or, if that doesn't work, birds.

实在不行 就捕鸟吧

With a wiggle to tuck her legs in, she gets as low to the ground as possible.

她扭动着把腿收了起来 尽可能地贴近地面 

Primed like a spring, she can deliver maximum power to jump.

她好似弹簧 能够爆发出最大能量 跳跃捕猎

 

 

今日重点:

 

极好的:superb

视力:vision。night vision就是“夜视”

潜在的:potential

蝗虫:locust

沙鼠:gerbil

扭动:wiggle

把……塞进:tuck in。“把上衣下摆塞进裤子里”就是这个词

尽可能:as……as possible

准备好的:primed

弹簧:spring。spring常作“春天”的意思,但也可表示“弹簧;泉水”

释放出:deliver。也可表示“递送;发表;给……接生”

 

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