TPS News

 Suggested answer: “The hippopotami surfaced after being submerged for several minutes and, spotting the wayward tourist, churned the water with his powerful, short legs and charged.”

The hippopotamus is a huge, relatively slow-moving mammal with a notably gaping mouth. It doesn’t much care for human beings, particularly when a baby hippo is in the picture. In the sentence, the animal is aroused by the sight of a tourist and immediately pursues it. We believe the best verb to describe the animal’s leg movement is “churned,” meaning to “stir, or agitate violently.” This captures both intent and motion. Other useable words in this context include “chopped” and “cleaved,” but neither as effectively conveys the malevolent attitude of the hippo.
河馬這種哺乳動物體型巨大、行動較為遲緩，對人類沒什麼好感，尤其有小河馬要照顧的時候。本句中，河馬一看到遊客，立刻激動起來，起身追逐。我們認為要形容河馬腿部的動作，最好的動詞是「churned」，意思是翻攪或猛烈的攪動，這個動詞同時展現了河馬的意圖與動作。此處其他可用的動詞包括「chopped」（跺）或「cleaved」（切），但這兩個動詞都沒辦法確實傳達出河馬的攻擊態度。