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1、英汉翻译与评论：SavedbyHisMistakesOriginal:SavedbyHisMistakesJerryCramsetouttogocoonhuntingthatgloomyafternoon.Withhimwerehisoldshepherddogandtwobeaglehoundpups.Atleasthesaidtheywerebeagles,buthisolderbrotherBobhadroaredwithlaughteramonthearlier,whenJerryhadtoldh
2、imtheyhadcostfivedollars."It'sanotherofyourmistakes,Jerry!"Hesaid.Andthat'swhatBobcalledthepups"MistakeNo.1"and"MistakeNo.2"EvenJerryhadtoadmitthatthepupsweren'tmuchhelp,forhehuntedforseveralhourswithoutanyluck,tillatlastheranoutofshells.Then,towardevenin
3、g,hespottedaraccoonhighinabeechtree.Itwasaforty-foottree,anancientonethathaddiedyearsago.Thetopofitstrunkhadbeencarriedawayinsomestorm,andthetrunkitselfhadbeenguttedbyrotandinsects.Still,Jerrywentupafterthecoon,intendingtocapturehimbyhand.Butheneverreache
4、dtheanimal.Justashegotlevelwiththetopofthebrokentrunk,thelimbonwhichhewasstandingcrackedominouslyunderhisfeet.Instantlyhejumpedtotherimofthetreetrunk,andatoncetheedgecrumbled.Downheplunged,toosuddenlytomakeasound,intothedeephollowofthedeadtree.Halfwaydown
5、Jerry'sfallwasbrokenforamomentbyajuttingpieceofwoodthatcaughthisclothing.Thenhetumbledtherestoftheway.Shaken,dazed,butmiraculouslyunhurt,hepickedhimselfup.Itwasdarkinsidethetree.Abovehimtherewasonlyapalediscofsky.Athisfeetapear-shapedholeframedasmallpatch
6、ofgreylight.Hecouldhearthepupssniffingandyelpingtohim,andShepbackedoffandbarkedinalarm.Jerrywasscared.Sometimepassedbeforehecalmeddownandbegantolookforawaytogetout.Therewerenohandholdsontheinsideofthetrunk;thesnagthathadslowedhimuponhiswaydownwasoutofreac
7、h.And,thoughhetrieddesperately,hecouldn'tenlargetheholeathisfeetbykicking.Itwoulddonogoodtocall,either;hewasmuchtoofarfromhomeforthat.Atlasttheideacametohimofsendingthedogsforhelp."Gohome,Shep!Gohome!"Heshouted.Thedoggaveonesharpbark."Gohome!"Heshoutedaga
8、in.And,atthat,Shepturnedandstreakedacrossthefield,butthetwopupsremained,yelpingencouragementtotheirmaster.Nightcame.Astormbroke.Lightningwrithedabovehishead,andrainpouredintothehollowcylinderofthetree.Therewasjustro
