Once when I was six years old, I saw a magnificent picture in a book,
译:当我六岁的时候,有一次,我在一本关于原始森林的书里看到了一幅壮丽的图画,
重点词汇:1)magnificent 壮丽的 2)primeval原始的
It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal.
译:这是一幅画,画的是一条蟒蛇正在吞食一只动物.
重点词汇:1)boa constrictor 蟒蛇 2)swallowing 吞咽
Here is a copy of the drawing.
译:这是那幅画的副本.
重点词汇:1)copy of 副本
In the book, it said: “Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it.
译:书中写道:“蟒蛇不加咀嚼就把猎物整个吞下.
重点词汇:1)chew 咀嚼
After that they are not able to move,
they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion.
译:在那之后,它们就不能移动了,
它们需要在六个月的时间里睡觉来消化.
重点词汇:1)digestion 消化
And after some work with a coloured pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing.
译:在用彩色铅笔做了一些工作之后,我成功地画出了我的第一幅画.