"And I looked to see that she'd almost stepped into the snapping-turtle pond."
我看到她几乎要踩进啮龟池里了。
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I didn't point out the snapping-turtle pond between Raylou's workspace and our sliding glass door, for fear that my mother, who had suicidal tendencies, might dive in.
我没有提到蕾露的工作间和我们的滑动玻璃门之间的啮龟池塘,唯恐我那有自杀倾向的母亲会潜进水里去。
3
Although not among the most endangered tortoises and turtles according to the turtle Conservation Coalition, the snappingturtle is listed as threatened.