救助受傷寶寶，松鼠顯母愛

四川 蔣建平

美國弗吉尼亞州普拉斯基的一名婦女被一只松鼠攔住，松鼠不斷地拉著她的腿，領著她去幫助受傷的寶寶。 從松鼠身上我們看到了母愛的偉大，同時文章也呼吁人們要關愛動物。

難詞探意

culprit /'k?lpr?t/ n. 肇事者

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A woman in Pulaski, Virginia, says she was stopped by a squirrel, who pulled on her leg repeatedly and led her to help its injured baby.

Tia Powell was walking in Kiwanis Park when she was “approached by a squirrel”, the Pulaski Police Department wrote on Facebook. The squirrel stood in her way on the path. After realizing that the squirrel did not mean any harm and wasn't going to leave her side, Powell turned around and the squirrel led her down the path to a baby squirrel with an injured leg.

At one point, Powell wasn't sure that she could help and she began walking. The squirrel followed her again and actually pulled her trouser leg! So, she fed the squirrels a sandwich she had with her and watched them try to jump up into a tree. When she realized the baby squirrel was still struggling to get up the tree, she decided to call in backup. Powell called the Pulaski Police Department.

Powell didn't know how the baby squirrel got injured, but she thought a nearby street cat was the culprit. So, the group of rescuers decided to move the squirrels to a safer area. “We were able to get the baby and mother to a different area with more trees and they were able to climb all the way up and they looked very happy,” Powell said.

She went back a few days later to show her kids where it all went down. In the trees, Powell spotted two squirrels staring at her, and couldn't help but wonder if they were the same squirrels she rescued.

1. Why did the squirrel stop Tia Powell?

A. To save its baby. B. To attack her side.

C. To ask her the way. D. To pull her trousers.

2. What did Tia Powell do after feeding the squirrels?

A. She helped them climb a tree. B. She turned and walked away.

C. She left a sandwich for them. D. She reported them to the police.

3. Who did Powell think injured the baby squirrel?

A. A street cat. B. Tia Powell's kid.

C. The mother squirrel. D. The baby squirrel itself.

4. How did the squirrels feel after getting rescued?

A. Doubtful. B. Cheerful. C. Unhappy. D. Sensitive.

Difficult sentence

A woman in Pulaski, Virginia, says she was stopped by a squirrel, who pulled on her leg repeatedly and led her to help its injured baby.

【翻譯】___________________________________________________________________________

【點石成金】這是一個主從復合句，she was stopped by a squirrel是動詞says的賓語從句，she前面省略了從屬連詞that；who pulled on her leg repeatedly and led her to help its injured baby是非限制性定語從句，補充說明先行詞a squirrel。