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选修七Unit3OLDTOMTHEKILLERWHALE虎鲸老汤姆Iwas16whenIbeganworkinJune1902atthewhalingstation.1902年6月，我开始在捕鲸站里工作，那时我才16岁。Ihadheardofthekillersthateveryyearhelpedwhalerscatchhugewhales.在此之前我曾经听说过虎鲸每年帮助捕鲸人捕捉大鲸鱼。Ithought,atthetime,thatthiswasjustastorybutthenIwitnesseditwithmyowneyesmanytimes.当时我以为只是一个故事罢了，但是后来我亲眼见过多次。OntheafternoonIarrivedatthestation,asIwassortingoutmyaccommodation,Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.有天下午我来到捕鲸站，正在找住处的时候，听到从海湾那边传来一阵喧闹声。Werandowntotheshoreintimetoseeanenormousanimaloppositeusthrowingitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashingdownagain.我们及时赶到岸边，看到对面有一个庞大的动物猛力跃出海面，然后又坠落到水里。Itwasblackandwhiteandfish-shaped.ButIknewitwasn'tafish.它黑白相间，样子像鱼，但我知道它并不是鱼。That'sOldTom,thekiller,oneofthewhalers,George,calledouttome.“那是老汤姆，是虎鲸。”一位叫乔治的捕鲸人高声对我说，He'stellingusthere'sawhaleoutthereforus.“它是在告诉我们那边有一头鲸，叫我们去捕猎。”Anotherwhaleryelledout,Rush-oo...rush-oo.Thiswasthecallthatannouncedtherewasabouttobeawhalehunt.另一位捕鲸人大声喊叫，“快走啊……走啊。”这是宣告猎鲸行动马上就要开始的呼声。Comeon,Clancy.Totheboat,Georgesaidasheranaheadofme.“克兰西，快上，上船去。”乔治在我前面边跑边说。IhadalreadyheardthatGeorgedidn'tlikebeingkeptwaiting,soeventhoughIdidn'thavetherightclotheson,Iracedafterhim.我以前就听说过，乔治不喜欢等人，所以尽管我还没有穿上合适的衣服，就跟在他后面跑起来。Withoutpausingwejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheadedoutintothebay.一刻不停地，我们和其他捕鲸人都跳进渔船，朝海湾方向驶去。IlookeddownintothewaterandcouldseeOldTomswimmingbytheboat,showingustheway.我朝水里望去，可以看到老汤姆就在渔船旁边游着，为我们指路。Afewminuteslater,therewasnoTom,soGeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoarandtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.几分钟之后，汤姆不见了，于是乔治开始用桨拍打水面。汤姆出现了转回到船边，又领着我们前往捕猎处。Usingatelescopewecouldseethatsomethingwashappening.通过望远镜，我们可以看到远处有情况发生了。Aswedrewcloser,Icouldseeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixotherkillers.走近一看，原来是一头大鲸受到约六、七条虎鲸的攻击。What'retheydoing?IaskedGeorge.我问乔治，“它们在干什么呢？”Well,it'steamwork-thekillersovertherearethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhale'sblow-holetostopitbreathing.Andthoseothersarestoppingitdivingorfleeingouttosea,Georgetoldme,pointingtowardsthehunt.“啊，它们在协同作战呢——那些虎鲸正在往那头鲸的出气孔上扑去，不让它呼吸，而其他那些虎鲸则阻止它潜水或逃跑。”乔治一边指着捕猎的情景，一边告诉我。Andjustatthatmoment,themostextraordinarythinghappened.在这时候，最精彩的场面出现了。Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.虎鲸们在我们的渔船和那头鲸之间开始追逐了，就像一群发狂的猎狗一样。Thentheharpoonwasreadyandthemaninthebowoftheboataimeditatthewhale.于是，猎鲸叉准备好了。站在船头的那个人把叉瞄准了那头鲸。Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot.Beingbadlywounded,thewhalesoondied.扔了出去，恰好击中了要害，鲸受了重伤，没过多久就死了。Withinamomentortwo,itsbodywasdraggedswiftlybythekillersdownintothedepthsofthesea.过了片刻，鲸的尸体就要被虎鲸们迅速拖向深海中去了。Themenstartedturningtheboataroundtogohome.捕鲸人于是调转船头往回走。What'shappened?Iasked.Havewelostthewhale?“怎么啦？”我问道，“我们失去鲸了吗？”Ohno,Jackreplied.We'llreturntomorrowtobringinthebody.杰克回答说：“不，我们明天再回来运鲸鱼的尸体。Itwon'tfloatuptothesurfaceforaround24hours.它在24小时以内是不会浮出水面的。”Inthemeantime,OldTom,andtheothersarehavingagoodfeedonitslipsandtongue,addedRed,laughing.雷德笑着补充说：“在这段时间里，老汤姆和其他虎鲸会饱餐一顿的，鲸唇和鲸舌就是它们的美食”。AlthoughOldTomandtheotherkillerswerefiercehunters,they,neverharmedorattackedpeople.虽然老汤姆和其他虎鲸都凶恶，但是它们从来不伤害人，也不袭击人。Infact,theyprotectedthem.事实上，它们还会保护人。TherewasonedaywhenwewereoutinthebayduringahuntandJameswaswashedofftheboat.有一天，我们出海捕鲸的时候，詹姆斯被冲下水去了。Manoverboard!Turntheboataround!urgedGeorge,shoutingloudly.乔治大声喊道：“有人落水了！把船头调回去！”Theseawasroughthatdayanditwasdifficulttohandletheboat.那天海上波涛汹涌，很难调转船头。ThewaveswerecarryingJamesfurtherandfurtherawayfromus.海浪把詹姆斯冲得离我们越来越远。FromJames'sface,Icouldseehewasterrifiedofbeingabandonedbyus.从詹姆斯的脸上我能看出他非常恐慌，生怕被我们遗弃。ThensuddenlyIsawashark.随后我们看到一条鲨鱼。Look,there'sasharkoutthere,Iscreamed.我尖叫起来，“瞧，那边有一条鲨鱼。”Don'tworry,OldTomwon'tletitnear,Redreplied.雷德回答说：“别着急，老汤姆不会让它靠近的。”IttookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames,andwhenweapproachedhim,IsawJamesbeingfirmlyheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.我们花了半个小时才把船调转头来，回到詹姆斯落水的地方。当我们靠近他的时候，我看到老汤姆正在水中稳稳托着詹姆斯，Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.我几乎不相信自己的眼睛。TherewereshoutsofWelldone,OldTomand'ThankGodaswepulledJamesbackintotheboat.当我们把詹姆斯拉上渔船的时候，大家都欢呼着“老汤姆，好样的”，“感谢上帝”。AndthenOldTomwasoffandbacktothehuntwheretheotherkillerswerestillattackingthewhale.后来，老汤姆离开了，回到捕猎的地方，跟其他虎鲸一起捕鲸去了。