2017考研英語拓展閱讀：母親從獅口下救出孩子

考研英語來源：新東方網整理 2016-06-27　

A woman in Colorado has saved her five-year-old son by prying open a mountain lion’s mouth after the animal attacked the boy in their front yard, officials say.

美國科羅拉多州一位5歲男童在自家前院玩耍時，遭到一頭美洲獅攻擊，孩子母親撬開獅子嘴巴救出了兒子。

The mother heard screams and raced outside the house near Aspen, where she found the animal on top of her son, the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said.

比特金郡警方說，這家人住在阿斯彭附近，母親聽到孩子尖叫聲，跑出屋外察看，赫然發現一頭美洲獅正撲在兒子身上。

The boy suffered face, head and neck injuries and was said to be in fair condition at a hospital in Denver.

這名男童的臉、頭和脖子都遭爪子抓傷，但總體情況還算好，現在丹佛的一家醫院治療。

Officials said two lions were killed.

官方表示有兩頭獅子被殺。

The unidentified woman said she grabbed one of the animal’s paws and stuck her right hand in its mouth to pry it open and free her son’s head, Pitkin County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Buglione said.

有關方面未透露該女士的身份，據比特金郡警察局副局長邁克爾. 伯格利奧內說，這位母親上前去揪住了獅子的一只爪子，并把右手伸到獅子口里，把嘴撬開，使得她兒子的頭得以解脫。

The mother had bite marks on her hand and scratches on her leg after the lion, believed to be two years old, ran off, he added.

他補充說，這頭獅子看起來大約兩歲的樣子，隨后就跑掉了。這位母親的手上和腿上被獅子咬傷。

Wildlife officials said they killed a young lion near the home and a second one found in the area several hours later.

野生生物機構工作人員表示，他們在這所住宅附近殺了一頭年輕的獅子，幾小時后又在這個區域殺死了另一只。

The incident happened on Friday night in the community of Lower Woody Creek, north of Aspen.

事件發生在周五晚上阿斯彭北邊的下伍迪社區。

Officials say sightings are increasing across Colorado, where an estimated 4,500 mountain lions live.

有關方面表示，整個科羅拉多州估計有約4500頭美洲獅，近日他們在這里出沒的越來越頻繁。

The last known mountain lion attack in the state happened in July 2015 when a young animal attacked a man as he fished in a remote area in northwest Colorado, the wildlife department said.

野生生物機構說，該州最近一次的美洲獅襲擊人事件發生在2015年7月，當時一名男子在西北部的偏遠地區釣魚時被一只小獅襲擊。