2017考研英语拓展阅读：母亲从狮口下救出孩子

考研英语来源：新东方网整理 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.

美国科罗拉多州一位5岁男童在自家前院玩耍时，遭到一头美洲狮攻击，孩子母亲撬开狮子嘴巴救出了儿子。

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.

比特金郡警方说，这家人住在阿斯彭附近，母亲听到孩子尖叫声，跑出屋外察看，赫然发现一头美洲狮正扑在儿子身上。

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

这名男童的脸、头和脖子都遭爪子抓伤，但总体情况还算好，现在丹佛的一家医院治疗。

Officials said two lions were killed.

官方表示有两头狮子被杀。

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.

有关方面未透露该女士的身份，据比特金郡警察局副局长迈克尔. 伯格利奥内说，这位母亲上前去揪住了狮子的一只爪子，并把右手伸到狮子口里，把嘴撬开，使得她儿子的头得以解脱。

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.

他补充说，这头狮子看起来大约两岁的样子，随后就跑掉了。这位母亲的手上和腿上被狮子咬伤。

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

野生生物机构工作人员表示，他们在这所住宅附近杀了一头年轻的狮子，几小时后又在这个区域杀死了另一只。

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

事件发生在周五晚上阿斯彭北边的下伍迪社区。

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

有关方面表示，整个科罗拉多州估计有约4500头美洲狮，近日他们在这里出没的越来越频繁。

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.

野生生物机构说，该州最近一次的美洲狮袭击人事件发生在2015年7月，当时一名男子在西北部的偏远地区钓鱼时被一只小狮袭击。