A Trek Through the Tropics穿过热带地区的长途跋涉

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　　His trek had been long,but Dr.Moren knew that it was a trifle compared to what he had originally faced:death for treason.He had been caught stealing money from the treasury of a powerful tribe of headhunters he had befriended.After pulling the trigger of his gun to scare them away he had escaped their paradise in the tropics to traverse the mountains back to civilization.He had trotted quickly at first,but he had not been on the trot for long when he had to begin trudging up the steep slopes of the mountains he had to cross.

　　Now that he was over the mountains he had found a broken down trolley dumped in a remote area,he hoped that he was getting close to home.It might have seemed trivial,but it was the first sign of hope for him in a long time.He climbed in over broken tread to see if the radio transmitter was still working.It wasn't.

　　As he stepped back out he was surrounded by Indians holding triple pointed spears.He lifted his hand and hoped that they wouldn't demand his head as a trophy.Maybe he could offer the gold from the other tribe instead as a tribute?They didn't want either and the tears began to trickle down his face when he realized that they were going to kill him and bury him in the trench they were now forcing him to dig.

　　His adventures were over.He had learned that a westerner shouldn't trifle with transplanting himself into strange jungles filled with murderous savages.It was too bad he would never be able to tell anyone.

　　记单词

　　transmitter n.发射机，发射台

　　transplant vi.1.移栽，移种(植物等)2.移植(器官)3.使迁移，使移居n.(器官)移植

　　traverse vi.横渡，横越

　　tread vi.1.踩，踏2.行走vt.1.踩紧，踩烂2.踩出n.1.(轮胎等的)胎面2.脚步声

　　treason n.叛国，背叛，叛逆

　　treasury n.1.[the T]财政部2.国库，金库

　　trek vi./n.长途跋涉，徒步旅行

　　trench n.沟，沟渠

　　tribe n.1.部落2.族(生物分类)

　　tribute n.1.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物2.贡品

　　trickle vi.1.淌，滴，流出2.慢慢移动，逐渐消散

　　trifle n.琐事，小事，无价值的东西vi.(with)嘲笑，轻视

　　a trifle有点儿，稍微

　　trigger n.1.(枪等的)扳机

　　2.引起反应的行动vt.触发，引起

　　triple a.1.三部分的，三方的

　　2.三倍的，三重的v.(使)增至三倍

　　trivial a.琐碎的，不重要的

　　trolley n.1.手推车，台车2.无轨电车3.货车

　　tropic n.1.回归线2.[the T's]热带地区

　　trophy n.1.奖品，奖杯，奖牌

　　2.战利品，纪念品

　　trot v.快步走，慢跑，小步跑

　　n.1.小跑步，慢跑2.[the pl.]腹泻，拉肚子

　　on the trot1.<口>忙碌2.接连地，一个接一个地3.逃跑

　　trudge v.步履艰难地走，费力地走n.跋涉，费力艰难的步行

　　尽管这次长途跋涉历时很长，但莫伦博士知道与原来面临的叛国死罪相比这只是小事一桩。他与一个非常厉害的割首部落交上了朋友，后来他从他们的金库偷钱时被发现了。他扣动扳机开枪把他们吓跑了，然后从他们热带地区的天堂中逃了出来。他要越过高山回到文明世界。刚开始的时候他跑得很快，但没跑多久他就得开始步履艰难地爬陡坡，越过他必须越过的高山。

　　到了山顶他发现有辆破货车被人扔到了一个遥远的地方，他希望他正离家越来越近。这辆货车看似不重要，但它是这么长一段时间里个希望的标志。他从破旧的胎面上爬了进去，看里面的无线电发射机是否还能工作。结果发现那机器坏了。

　　出来的时候他被印第安人包围了，他们手里拿着三个尖的长矛。他举起手，希望他们不会要他的头作战利品。或许他可以把从另外一个部落偷来的金子作为贡品献给他们?他们既不要他的头也不要他的金子，等他意识到他们准备杀了他并把他埋在他们正强迫他挖的沟渠里时，他的眼泪从脸上淌了下来。

　　他的历险结束了。他已经明白一个西方人不应该把移居陌生的丛林当作儿戏，因为那里充满了杀人不眨眼的野蛮人。可惜的是他将永远也无法告诉别人。