Question

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The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks,he see a strange expression come over the face of the hostess.she is staring straight ahead,her muscles contracting slightly.She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him.The boy's eyes widen:he quickly leaves the room.
Of the guests,none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors.
The American comes to with a start.In India,milk in a bowl means only one thing--bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room

Answer 1

那个美国人没有参加争论而是作壁上观。就在他静静地看着争论进行时，他发现一种难以言喻的奇怪神情出现在了女主人的脸上。她直勾勾地盯着前方，脸上的肌肉不自主地微微颤动。她向站在她椅子背后的那个土著男孩靠了过去，对他轻轻地耳语了几句。男孩的眼镜一下子瞪大了，然后便很快地离开了房间。

在这些客人当中，只有那个美国人注意到了这一幕，并发现那个男孩把一碗牛奶放在开着的门外的游廊上。

那个美国人开始明白了（原文是不是打错了）。在印度，人们常常用一碗牛奶来作为诱饵勾蛇上钩。他意识到房间里一定有一条眼镜蛇。