看漫画学口语:珍珠猪系列之生存之道

Pig: Have any of your fellow zebras ever tried praying to ask for protection from the lions?

Zebra: Yeah, but they were all killed.

Pig: Why is that?

Zebra: Kneeling with your eyes closed is not conducive to survival.

fellow n. 朋友

try doing 试着做某事
Have you ever tried windsurfing?
你做过风帆冲浪运动吗?

pray vt. 祈求
We're praying for a fine day.
我们祈求好天气。

protection n. 保护

kneel vt. 跪

conducive adj. 有助于…的；有益于…的
Exercise is conducive to health.
运动有益于健康。

survival n. 生存

【参考译文】
Pig: 你的斑马伙伴们曾试着祈求狮子保护他们吗？

Zebra:是的，但是他们都被吃掉了。

Pig: 为什么会那样？

Zebra:闭着眼睛跪着是不利于生存的。