2018年商务英语初级口语测试：红河猪

A mob of red river hogs.

They have travelled over two miles through the thick undergrowth

to get to this fall of fruit.

But in the African forest, little comes for free.

This feast is a bribe.

The hogs will carry the seeds in their stomachs

and deposit them far from the parent tree.

Night falls.

But one living community,

which is neither animal nor plant

continues its never ending work in the darkness.

This ground is alive with fungi

that digest all the litter discarded by the forest.

Some rare fungi do so with enzymes that are luminous.

一群红河猪来了

他们在茂密的灌木丛跋涉了两英里

才吃到这些落下的果实

但是在非洲森林里没什么可以不劳而获

这顿饕餮盛宴就当是贿赂了

那些猪会用自己的胃把树种

散播到远离母树的地方

夜幕降临了

但是一群既非动物又非植物的生灵

还在黑暗中继续着无穷无尽的工作

真菌的存在让这片土地充满生机

它们会消化森林产生的全部垃圾

一些稀有的菌类所用的酶能够发光

community [kə’mju:niti]n. 社区，社会，团体，共同体，公众，[生]群落

rare [rɛə]adj. 稀罕的，稀薄的，罕见的，珍贵的

luminous [’lu:minəs]adj. 发光的，发亮的，清楚的，明白易懂的

But in the African forest, little comes for free.但是在非洲森林里没什么可以不劳而获

for free免费

These cups are for free down at the new store.

这些杯子在那家新开的店里是免费提供的。

worked for free for a non profit organization.

我曾无偿为一个非赢利组织工作过。

But one living community, which is neither animal nor plant但是一群既非动物又非植物的生灵

neither ...nor...既不 ... 也不 ...

It is neither hot nor cold in winter here.

这里冬天既不热也不冷。

He has neither prepared his lesson nor gone to bed.

他没有准备功课也没有睡觉。

This ground is alive with fungi真菌的存在让这片土地充满生机

alive with充满着(拥挤着;洋溢着)

The lake was alive with fish.

湖里满是游来游去的鱼。

The house is alive with people.

屋里挤满人。