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1、OLDTOMTHEKILLERWHALEI was16whenIbeganworkinJune1902atthewhalingstation.Ihadheardofthekillersthateveryyearhelpedwhalerscatchhugewhales.Ithought,atthetime,thatthiswasjustastorybutthenIwitnesseditwithmyowneyesmanytimes.OntheafternoonIarrivedatthe statio
2、n,asIwasIsortingoutmyaccommodation,Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.Werandowntotheshoreintimetoseeanenormousanimaloppositeusthrowingitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashingdownagain.Itwasblackandwhiteandfish-shaped.ButIknewitwasn'tafish.挑选出；分类[ˈɔpəzit] pre
3、p. 在……对面 adj. 相对的；相反的[ʃɔ:(r)]n. 岸；海滨"That'sOldTom,thekiller,"oneofthewhalers,George,calledouttome."He'stellingusthere'sawhaleoutthereforus."Anotherwhaleryelledout,"Rush-oo...rush-oo."Thiswasthecallthatannouncedtherewasabouttobeawhalehunt."Comeon,Clan
4、cy.Totheboat,"Georgesaidasheranaheadofme.IhadalreadyheardthatGeorgedidn'tlikebeingkeptwaiting,soeventhoughIdidn'thavetherightclotheson,Iracedafterhim.Withoutpausingwejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheadedoutintothebay.Ilookeddownintothewateran
5、dcouldseeOldTomswimmingbytheboat,showingustheway.Afewminuteslater,therewasnoTom,soGeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoarandtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.Usingatelescopewecouldseethatsomethingwashappening.Aswedrewcloser,Ico
6、uldseeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixotherkillers."What'retheydoing?"IaskedGeorge.['telɪskəʊp]n.望远镜"Well,it'steamwork-thekillersovertherearethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhale'sblow-holetostopitbreathing.Andthoseothersarestoppingitdivingorfleeingo
7、uttosea,"Georgetoldme,pointingtowardsthehunt.Andjustatthatmoment,themostextraordinarythinghappened.Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.dive[daɪv]vi.&n.跳水（的动作）；潜水（的动作）；俯冲[ˈti:mwɜ:k]n. 协作；配合Thentheharpoonwasreadya
8、ndthemaninthebowoftheboataimeditatthewhale.Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot.Beingbadlywounded,thewhalesoondied.Withinamomentortwo,itsbodywasdraggedswiftlybythekillersdownintothedepthsofthesea.Themenstartedturningtheboataroundtogohome."What'shappened?
