Once when I was six years old I saw a beautiful picture in a book about the primeval forest calledTrue Stories. It showed a boa constrictor swallowing an animal. Here is a copy of the drawing.
The book stated：“Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole without chewing it whereupon they can no longer move and sleep for six months digesting it.”
I then reflected deeply upon the adventures in the jungle and in turn succeeded in making my first drawing with a colour pencil. My Drawing No.1 was like this:
单词积累：
primeval /praɪ'miːv ə l/: adj. 太古的; 原始的; 本能的
primeval forest：原始森林
boa constrictor /'bəʊə kən'strɪktə/：蟒蛇
swallow /'swɒləʊ/: v. 吞下; 做吞咽动作;轻易接受; 使不流露
n.燕子; 吞，咽
swallow sb/sth up: 吞并; 吞没; 耗尽〔金钱〕
Jane was soon swallowed up in the crowd.
Jane很快淹没在人群中。
The extra cash was soon swallowed up.
这笔额外的钱很快就花光了。
state /steɪt/： v. 陈述；写明 n. 状况；政府；国家；州；国事礼仪
prey /preɪ/：n. 猎物 v. 捕食;折磨
（注意不要与发音相同的“pray-祈祷、祈求”弄混）
whereupon /‚weərə'pɒn/：conj. 于是；马上
no longer 不再…
reflect upon/on sth：反思，考虑，回想
in turn 转而，依次，轮流，反过来
succeed in doing sth 成功做成某事
文本解析：
Once when I was six years old/ I saw a beautiful picture in a book/ about the primeval forest/ calledTrue Stories.
当我6岁时，我在一本叫做“True Stories”的书中看到了一张关于原始森林的漂亮图片。
Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole/ without chewing it/ whereupon they can no longer move/ and sleep for six months digesting it.
大蟒蛇没有咀嚼地整个吞下了它们的猎物，接着它们就不动了，睡6个月来消化猎物。（作者这里用“冬眠”这一概念，可以看出作者确实在以一个小孩子的视角来看待事情。）
I then reflected deeply upon the adventures in the jungle/and in turn/ succeeded in making my first drawing with a color pencil.
我仔细地思考在丛林里的冒险，于是就成功地用彩笔画出了我的第一张画。
测一测：
What will boa constrictors do after they swallow a prey?
A. Chew it
B. Sleep for digestion
C. Look for other preys
D. Drink some water
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