VOA慢速英语:'Keesh' by Jack London

hunt for猎取…
例句：The natives live by hunting for their food.
当地人以猎取野兽为食。

2. He listened, then waited for silence.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

3. The next day, Keesh started out for the shore, where the land meets the ice.

start out启程, 出发
例句：He started out on his journey very early in the morning.
他一清早就踏上了旅途。

4. The women shouted at their men for letting the little boy go.

shout at对…大声喊
例句：There is no need to shout angry words at me.
用不着冲我嚷。

5. The men made no answer, but got ready to search for the body of Keesh.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

6. One said that even if Keesh had killed the bear, he probably had not cut the meat into pieces.

cut into把某物切成(几块)
例句：The ship was cut into several pieces in the accident.
在这次事故中, 轮船被撞成了几段。

7. The bear began to run toward Keesh. Keesh ran away.

run away逃跑, 走掉, 逃脱; 离家
例句：The teenager ran away after being punished.
那个少年在受到惩罚后逃走了。

8. Keesh looked up and smiled.

look up向上看; 抬头看
例句：When he looked up, he saw the boss.
他抬起头时看到了老板。

9. Keesh picked up a thin piece of whalebone.

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：I would have picked it up if I had noticed it.
我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。

10. The ends were pointed and sharp as a knife. Keesh bent the bone into a circle.

bend into (使)蜷曲成, (使)弯曲成
例句：The acrobat could bend himself into a hoop.
这个杂技演员可以把身体蜷曲成圆形。