摘要：I was in Philadelphia for a conference when I saw an ad in the hotel. A nearby theater was showing a documentary (纪录片) about sever

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I was in Philadelphia for a conference when I saw an ad in the hotel. A nearby theater was showing a documentary (纪录片) about several local animal shelters that were helping to save abandoned dogs across the country. I love animals, and I felt an urge to go to this fundraising event. However, none of my co-workers would go with me, and I was worried about walking on the street alone at night.

I resigned myself to spending the evening in my hotel room, but as soon as I got back to my room I felt restless and bored. The theater where the event was taking place was only about five blocks from the hotel, and the area around the hotel didn’t seem particularly dangerous. So, I decided to brave it. I gathered up my wallet and room key and set off.

It was already getting dark and the streets were nearly deserted. I managed to find the street the theater was on, but when I turned the corner, I stopped in shock. In front of the theater were a group of bikers–very big, tough-looking bikers.

I've known lots of motorcycle enthusiasts and most are nice people. However, in this case, I was a woman all alone, in a strange neighborhood, at night, and there were twenty or so very large men–all wearing insignia (徽章) that indicated they were in some sort of club–standing before me. Warning bells began to sound in my head, and my heart was pounding. Was I at the right theater? Had I misread the date of the event?

A sign outside the theater told me that I was in the right place on the right evening. Nevertheless, I wondered if I should rush back to my hotel instead of walking through that crowd of bikers. I finally decided that I would be safer inside the theater. Hopefully, the bikers would have gone away by the time the film was over.

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I hurried into the theater, only to find there were even more bikers inside.

When the film began, I realized that the bikers were an animal rescue group.

参考译文：

我在费城参加一个会议时看到了酒店里的一则广告。附近的一家剧院正在放映一部纪录片，讲述了几个当地的动物收容所在全国范围内帮助拯救被遗弃的狗。我喜欢动物，我有一种冲动想去参加这个筹款活动。然而，我的同事都不愿意和我一起去，我很担心晚上一个人走在街上。

我只好在酒店房间里度过一晚，但一回到房间，我就感到烦躁和无聊。举行活动的剧院距离酒店只有五个街区，酒店周围的区域似乎并不特别危险。所以，我决定勇敢面对。我收拾好钱包和房间钥匙就出发了。

天已经黑了，街上几乎没有人。我设法找到了剧院所在的街道，但当我转过街角时，我震惊地停了下来。剧院前面有一群骑手——块头很大，看起来很凶。

我认识很多摩托车爱好者，大多数人都很好。然而，在这种情况下，我是一个女人，独自一人，在一个陌生的社区，在晚上，有二十个左右的大个子男人站在我面前——他们都戴着徽章，表明他们在某个俱乐部。我的脑子里开始响起警钟，我的心怦怦直跳。我走对剧院了吗？是我看错了活动的日期吗？

剧院外的指示牌告诉我，我在正确的夜晚来到了正确的地方。尽管如此，我还是想知道我是否应该赶回酒店，而不是穿过那群骑手。我最后决定我待在剧院里会更安全。希望在电影结束的时候，那些骑手已经离开了。

参考范文：

I hurried into the theater, only to discover even more bikers sitting inside.I paid for a ticket and moved insidewith butterflies in my stomach. I found the big, tough-looking bikersfilled almost every seatof the theater.Their eyes followedme as I walked in, making my heart poundand my palms sweat.My anxiety and fear skyrocketed as I scanned for an empty seat, trying to avoid making eye contact with any of them. When Ifinallyspotted a single empty seat in the back row,I quickly made my way over, sitting down as discreetly as possible.

When the film started, I learned that the bikers were actually part of an animal rescue group. At the beginning of the documentary, I suddenly noticed the figures of manybikers in the film.They were busyrescuing abandoned dogs, taking care ofthem, and finding them new homes. My initial fearand anxietygradually turned into admiration and warmthwhenI watched their dedicationand kind actions. These tall, tough bikers have gentle, kind heartsthat command respect, reminding me that the toughest appearance may hide the softest hearts. I finally realized that it was our sharedlove for dogs that brought us together as a group of animal lovers.

参考译文：

我匆匆走进电影院，却发现里面坐着更多的摩托车手。我买了票，忐忑不安地走进去。我发现剧院里几乎每个座位上都坐满了身材高大、看起来很彪悍的摩托车手。我走进去时，他们的目光一直盯着我，我的心怦怦直跳，手心冒汗。当我寻找空座位时，我的焦虑和恐惧激增，尽量避免与他们中的任何一个人进行眼神交流。最后，我在后排发现了一个空座位，便迅速走过去，尽可能小心地坐了下来。

电影开始后，我才得知这些骑手其实是动物救援组织的成员。在纪录片的开头，我突然注意到影片中有许多骑手的身影。他们忙着营救被遗弃的狗狗，照顾它们，并为它们寻找新家。当我看到他们的奉献和善良的行为时，我最初的恐惧和焦虑逐渐变成了钦佩和温暖。这些身材高大、面容粗犷的骑手有着温柔善良的心灵，令人肃然起敬，让我明白外表再强悍也可能藏着最柔软的心。我终于意识到，正是我们对狗狗的共同热爱让我们这群爱狗人士走到了一起。

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