Cockfighting Craze Lives on in Colombian Villages

文章真精彩！它把我们带到了南美洲西北部的哥伦比亚,在那里观赏了一次斗鸡竞赛。文章可读,原因有四: 描写精致:The referee rings a bell and the two angry birds erplode into thering,colliding(碰撞;抵触)recklessly(鲁莽地;不顾一切地)and exchangingmidair(半空中)kicks with the curved,razor-sharp spikes fastened to their legs。(三个动词可以玩味:explode/collide/exchange) 历史回顾:The stranger,said Don Pedro,tied his mule to a tree,and withoutsaying a word to the wide-eyed locals,challenged the foreman(领班;工头)of theUnited Fruit Company to a cockfight。 科学分析:The roosters fight for the hen。They can live together in peace but ifyou release a hen not a single one of them will remain alive。 冷静观察:At the pit,class divisions melt。Workers pit their roosters againstthose of landowners,greeting each other with handshakes before the fight。】