英语童话:The dancing bear 会跳舞的熊

　　A bear, who had made his living by dancing for a long time, at length escaped from his master, and returned to his former companions in the woods.

　　His brothers welcomed him with most friendly growls1. The traveler now told what he had seen foreign countries, told a long history of his adventures, and, to exhibit his wonderful feats2, began, in an erect3 position, to dance the Polonaise. His brothers, who were watching the performance, were astonished at his grace, and tried to imitate his ballet steps. It was in vain, hardly were they raised on two legs when they fell again upon all fours. Seeing their awkwardness, the bear went on exhibiting some higher displays of his art, which, at length, aroused the envy of the others, and so they drove him from their society.

　　有只熊以跳舞谋生很有一段日子了，最后逃离了他的主人，回到从林中，回到了从前的老朋友们的身边。

　　他的同胞兄弟们发出亲昵的嚎叫，欢迎他落难归来。这只走南闯北的熊向兄弟们讲述了在国外的所见所闻，讲述了自己的漂流历险记，接着又展示了他那令人眼花缭乱的技艺—直立起来跳波兰舞。观看表演的大熊小熊们看着他那优美的舞姿，竟惊诧得目瞪口呆。又都想模仿他的波兰舞步，可一个个都心有余而力不足。他们两腿一直立就摔个嘴啃泥。看见他们刚刚面露尴尬之色，熊先生继续表演更高难的动作，这一下可撩发了同伴们的一腔妒火，嫉妒他非凡的技艺，于是就将他赶出了熊群。

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　　1 growls 6ffc5e073aa0722568674220be53a9ea

　　v.(动物)发狺狺声， (雷)作隆隆声( growl的第三人称单数 );低声咆哮着说

　　参考例句：

　　The dog growls at me. 狗向我狂吠。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

　　The loudest growls have echoed around emerging markets and commodities. 熊嚎之声响彻新兴的市场与商品。 来自互联网

　　2 feats 8b538e09d25672d5e6ed5058f2318d51

　　功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 )

　　参考例句：

　　He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。

　　His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。

　　3 erect 4iLzm

　　n./v.树立，建立，使竖立;adj.直立的，垂直的

　　参考例句：

　　She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。

　　Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。