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70 Red for Danger

During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout , but the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk (who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap). Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass. The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.

在一次斗牛时，一个醉汉突然溜达到斗牛场中间。人们开始大叫起来，但醉汉却没有意识到危险。 当时那公牛正忙着对付斗牛士，但突然它看见了醉汉，只见他正大声说着粗鲁的话，手里挥动着一顶红帽子。 对挑衅显然非常敏感，那公牛完全撇开斗牛士，直奔醉汉而来。观众突然静了下来。 可这醉汉像是很有把握似的。当公牛逼近他时，他踉跄地往旁边一闪，牛扑空了。 观众欢呼起来，醉汉向人们鞠躬致谢。然而，此时已有3个人进入斗牛场，迅速把醉汉拉到安全的地方。 好像连牛也在为他感到遗憾，因为它一直同情地看着醉汉，直到他的背影消逝，才重新将注意力转向斗牛士。

Words

  • drunk /drʌŋk/ n. 酒鬼
    1. Sir, that drunk insists on buying more wine.（L68）
    2. No matter where I went, that drunk followed me around.（L69）
  • wandered /ˈwɑndɚd/ v. 闲逛
    1. I ought to have wandered alone.（L65）
    2. If you were here, I wouldn’t have to wander alone.（L40）
    3. You mustn’t wander alone here at night.
  • began /bɪˈɡæn/ to /tu/ shout /ʃaʊt/ 喊叫
  • unaware /ˌənəˈwɛr/ adj. 不知道的
    1. be unaware of… be aware of…
    2. Is there something I'm unaware of?
    3. Unaware of that, she just wandered into the tunnel by herself.（L49）
    4. Although I was unaware of this at the time, teaching really made me happy.（L57）
  • matador /ˈmætəˌdɔr/ 斗牛士
  • Apparently /əˈpɛrəntli/ adv. 显然地
    1. Apparently, it’s impossible for me to help you, if you don’t want help yourself.（L48）
    2. Apparently, she was instructed to do this.（L69）
  • sensitive /ˈsɛnsətɪv/ adj. 敏感的
    1. a sensitive artist/actor…
    2. Let’s suppose that you live with a sensitive artist.（L69）
    3. I know you’re sensitive about that.
    4. May I ask a very sensitive question?
  • criticism /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/ n. 批评
    1. He is very sensitive to criticism.
    2. It is difficult for everybody to accept criticism.
    3. I have to say that you were the only sensitive actor (who could always accept my criticism).（L28）
  • charged /tʃɑrdʒd/ at /æt/ v. 向某人或某物猛冲过去
    1. The bull charged at the drunk.
    2. The men were instructed to charge at the enemy.（L69）
    3. He noticed that the bull charged at him.（L67）
  • clumsily /ˈklʌmzəli/ adv. 笨拙地
    1. No matter how clumsily or slowly you are, I will always love you.（L68）
    2. He noticed that the old man wandered slowly and clumsily alone.（L67）
    3. He clumsily stepped aside.
  • bowed /baʊd/ v. 鞠躬
    1. He insisted on Leo’s bowing.（L68）
  • sympathetically /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪkəli/ adv. 富有同情心地
    1. He nodded his head sympathetically.
    2. They not only listened sympathetically, but they… as well.（L25）
    3. I do try to listen to my student’s problems sympathetically, but I couldn’t do that all the time.
  • turning /ˈtɝnɪŋ/ its /ɪts/ attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ to /tu/ 转移注意力
  • bullfight /ˈbʊlˌfaɪt/ n. 斗牛
    1. during the bullfight…
    2. During the bullfight, we should avoid throwing all sorts of things into the ring.
    3. I never really enjoy watching bullfight.（L68）
    4. I've never seen a bullfight, have you?
  • safety /ˈsefti/ n. 安全
    1. For your safety, please remain inside the room.
    2. I should have led you to safety.（L65）
    3. It’s for your safety.（L68）

Expressions

  • be unaware of ... 没有意识到……
  • be aware of ... 意识到……
  • make that stupid remark 说那愚蠢的话
  • be sensitive about sth. accept criticism 对某事敏感；接受批评
  • charge at sb. = attack 冲向/攻击某人
  • for your safety 为了你的安全
  • be busy with sth. 忙于某事
    1. I have been so busy with school.
    2. He was just busy with his own life.
    3. After he found that Leo was busy with his work, he continued doing his own work.（L69）
  • at the time 当时
    1. He was out of town at the time.
    2. I tried to write you a letter at the time.
    3. At the time, I didn't know why I needed to see Leo so badly.（L39）
  • catch sight of a. 瞥见
    1. glimpse for a moment; suddenly notice.
    2. I have been here for hours so that I can catch sight of her.（L59）
    3. When she caught sight of him, she smiled.
    4. I caught sight of her in the crowd last night. did/who/where/when…
  • grow quiet... 变得安静
    1. They grew nervous, for…
    2. It began to grow dark.
    3. As it grew dark, they set up the camp.
    4. I want to grow old with him.
    5. I love him.
  • get close to a. 靠近
    1. It's not a good idea to get close to me.
    2. You really shouldn’t get so close to me.
    3. If you had known what would happen to you, when you get too close to me, you wouldn’t have done that.（L64）
  • step aside 靠边站
    1. You should have stepped aside.（L65）
    2. Why do you want me to step aside?
    3. You need to know when to step aside.
  • break into cheers 突然喝起彩来
    1. They should have broken into cheers.
    2. Everybody broke into cheers when they knew that it was under control.
  • feel sorry for sb. 为某人感到难过
    1. He insisted on going abroad alone, and I feel sorry for his girlfriend.（L68）
    2. They never really enjoy learning new knowledge, and I feel sorry for them.
  • look on ... 旁观
    1. They just looked on and did nothing.
    2. You should have looked on and let it pass.（L65）
    3. (get…) out of the way…
    4. Could you move the chair out of the way.
    5. I’m not so pleased with you, for you asked me to get out of the way.（L69）
    6. I managed to stay out of their way.
  • out of the way ... 不挡道；偏僻的
  • turn sb’s attention to a. 把某人的注意力转移到a
  • once more 再一次
    1. Do I have to remind you of that once more?（L16）
    2. Could you repeat that once more?