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第29章 帕里斯·希尔顿骑马

Paris Hilton decides to learn and try horse back riding unassisted without prior experience or lessons.

She mounts the horse with great effort,and the tall,shiny horse springs into motion.

It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace,but Paris Hilton begins to slip from the saddle.Out of sheer terror,she grabs for the horse's mane but cannot get a firm grip.She tries to throw her arms around the horse's neck,but she slides down the side of the horse anyway.The horse gallops along,seemingly oblivious of its slipping rider.

Finally,giving up her frail grip,she leaps away from the horse to try and throw herself to safety.

Unfortunately,her foot has become entangled in the stirrup.She now is at the mercy of the horse's pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground again and again.As her head is battered against the ground,she is mere moments away from unconsciousness or even death Frank,the Wal-Mart manager runs out to shut the horse off.

帕里斯·希尔顿没有任何骑马经验或训练,她决定学习骑马。

她费劲地爬上了马,高大闪亮的马奔驰起来。

马平稳而有节奏地跑着,但是帕里斯·希尔顿开始从马鞍上往下滑。她吓坏了,试图抓住马的鬃毛,但是抓不紧。她又试着用胳膊抱住马脖子,但是还是从马上滑了下来。马继续跑着,似乎并没有注意到这位“骑士”已经掉下去了。

终于,她不再抓马了,准备从马上跳下来,到安全的地方去。

不幸的是,她的脚缠在了马镫上。她现在只能任凭马蹄不停地跳动,她的头一次又一次地被撞在地上。就在她快被撞地不省人事时,沃尔玛的经理弗兰克跑了出来,赶紧把玩具马的电源关掉了。

1.unassisted adv.无人帮助的

2.prior adj.先前的

3.mount v.乘马,爬上

4.spring v.跳跃,跃出

5.motion n.运动,动作

6.gallop v.疾驰,飞奔

7.steady adj.稳定的

8.rhythmic adj.有节奏的 来自于名词rhythm

9.slip v.滑

10.saddle n.马鞍

11.grab v.抓住

12.mane n.鬃毛

13.grip v.紧握,紧夹

14.frail adj.虚弱的,脆弱的,薄弱的

15.safety n.安全

16.entangled adj.缠住

17.stirrup n.马镫

18.hoof n.(动物的)蹄子,复数形式为hooves

19.battered adj.受打击的

20.unconsciousness n.昏迷

21.sheer adj.完全的,纯粹的,十足的

1.with great effort 费很大力气

2.out of terror 由于害怕

3.be oblivious of 遗忘……

4.at the mercy of 任由……摆布,在……面前无助

5.shut off 关闭自我测验5:

1.I'm the key the door.

A.looking for;toB.looking for;ofC.finding out;toD.finding;of

2.There are new words in the text.It is easy for you.

A.a fewB.fewC.a littleD.little

3.Did you notice the girl in the corner of the room?

A.asleepB.sleepingC.sleepD.sleeps

4.Jim often gets up than his sister.

A.more earlyB.much more early

C.earlierD.much more earlier

5.The Changjiang River is longer than in Japan.

A.any riverB.any other river

C.any of the other riversD.all the other rives

6.That movie is worth.

A.to seeB.to look atC.seeingD.to be seen

7.Please ask and see me.

A.to Bill to comeB.Bill to comeC.to Bill comeD.Bill come

8.Her father didn't let her out with him.

A.to goB.goC.goingD.that she Went

9.Don't you see towards us?

A.he runningB.he runC.him runningD.him ran

10.I heard some very news this morning.

A.excitedB.excitingC.being excitedD.have excited

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