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PASSAGE SIXTY-NINE

The Brown Bear

1.My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. 

2.The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly. Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” 

3.An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute.  

4.This one was silent and its ears pinned back-the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.

5.I held my camera tripod in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth.  

6.It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long. Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.

7.The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side.  

8.My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break. Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times.

9.The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun,the fight ended.  

10.The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for another attack-The first time I felt panic. Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went.  

11.My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I’m proud that my family reminded clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.

第六十九篇

棕 熊

1.我和妻子劳拉带着三个孩子在阿拉斯加家附近的海滩上给海鸟拍照，突然发现了一只熊。

2.那只熊又瘦又小，漫无目的地移动着。几分钟后，我听到女儿喊道:“爸爸!熊就在我们后面!”

3.好斗的熊通常会冲上前吓跑它的敌人，但会在最后一分钟突然停下来。

4.这只熊沉默不语，耳朵向后夹着，这是它要去杀人的迹象。那是一个寒冷的四月天。这只熊表现反常，可能是因为饿了。

5.我双手拿着相机三脚架，挡住了熊向我冲过来的路。它巨大的头与我的胸部和肩膀齐平，三脚架卡在它的嘴巴上。

6.它咬了下去，我发现自己支撑着它的重量。我知道我坚持不了多久。即便如此，这是一场我必须赢的战斗:我是挡在熊和我家人之间的唯一力量，我的家人几乎不可能跑得比棕熊快。

7.熊猛击照相机，把它从三脚架上砍了下来。我举起左臂保护自己的脸;那畜生紧紧地抓住三脚架，把它压在我身上。

8.我的手臂不能动了，我感觉到我的骨头要断了。我把空着的那只手缩回来，用尽全力打了那只熊五六下。

9.熊张开嘴，我抓住它的毛，想把它推开。我当时正在和熊搏斗。然后，战斗结束了，就像开始时那样突然。

10.那只熊回到了森林里，准备再次发动攻击，这是我第一次感到恐慌。显然，看到我们没有造成进一步的威胁，这只熊很满意，它离开了，在它移动的过程中摧毁了一堵篱笆。

11.我的手臂受伤了，但结果对我们来说是再好不过了。我很自豪，我的家人提醒我头脑清醒，恐慌可能会导致截然不同的结果。