1. At any moment he expected to hear the creature, feel it knock him to the ground, smell its breath — meet death.
    每时每刻他都感到将会听到那只动物的声音，感觉到它将他扑倒在地，闻到它的呼吸——面临死亡。

2. "There I was, trying to get a little active boy named Julian to sit quietly and read a book — and pushing a thoughtful creature named Rory to play ball.
    "在托儿所里,有一次我想叫一个名字为朱利安的、活跃的小男孩静静地坐下来看书, 同时把一个喜欢沉思的、名叫罗里的孩子推出去打球。

3. For Humboldt, the eels raised a welter of questions: "Why didn´t the creature electrocute itself?
    对洪堡来说，电鳗带来了一连串的问题：“为什么电鳗自己不会电死？