Festival of Whales in Alaska
<p>西方的节日很多，象圣诞节、感恩节、愚人节等等都是为我们所熟知的节日，甚至在这些日子，我们也要庆祝一下呢！但大家听说过鲸鱼节吗？我想知道的人很少了。因为它只是爱斯基摩人的节日，预示着丰收和喜庆，就象我们庆祝中秋节一样。只不过他们的丰收果实是鲸鱼……</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="Barrow">Barrow</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="fur">fur</span>-<span word="clad">clad</span> <span word="Eskimos">Eskimos</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span> <span word="intently">intently</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="floes">floes</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="anxiously">anxiously</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="surfaces">surfaces</span>, <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disappears">disappears</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="nearer">nearer</span>.</p><p>* <span word="fur">fur</span>-<span word="clad">clad</span>:<span word="fur">fur</span>是"皮毛"、"皮衣"的意思，<span word="clad">clad</span>是"穿着"、"覆盖"的意思，<span word="fur">fur</span>-<span word="clad">clad</span> <span word="Eskimos">Eskimos</span> 就表示"穿着皮衣的爱斯基摩人".是呵，<span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>的气候和<span word="Greenland">Greenland</span>相差无几，人们出来活动当然要穿皮衣了。</p><p>* <span word="floe">floe</span>:是"大片浮冰"的意思。</p><p>* <span word="she">she</span>:当不知道动物的性别时，按照英语国家习惯，应称作<span word="she">she</span>.</p><p><span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> 30-<span word="ton">ton</span> <span word="bowhead">bowhead</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="rushes">rushes</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harpoon">harpoon</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thrusts">thrusts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whale">whale</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explodes">explodes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cartridge">cartridge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowhead">bowhead</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mammal">mammal</span> <span word="dives">dives</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="floats">floats</span>, <span word="belly">belly</span> <span word="upward">upward</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p>* <span word="bowhead">bowhead</span>:<span word="bowhead">bowhead</span>指"北极露脊鲸"、"公头鲸". * <span word="cartridge">cartridge</span>:"弹药"的意思，<span word="harpoon">harpoon</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>是专门用来捕鲸的一种枪。如本文所述，得先把枪插进鲸的身体，然后让弹药在鲸体内爆炸。我想这种枪一定有个很锋利的尖吧？</p>
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