001 帕特拉斯的故事

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People say that the dog is man's best friend

人们常说狗是人类最好的朋友。

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They say this because dogs are loyal and loving pets

他们这么说是因为狗狗既忠诚又有爱心。

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Unfortunately, man is not always a good friend to dogs

不幸的是，人类并不总是狗狗的好朋友。

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This was the case with Patrasche and his master

帕特拉什和他的主人就是这样。

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Patrasche was a beautiful, sandy-colored working dog from Flanders in Belgium

帕特拉什是一只漂亮的沙色工作犬，来自比利时的法兰德斯。

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Dogs from Flanders were famous because they were so strong

法兰德斯的狗以强壮出名。

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They could pull heavy carts and work hard for hours, like small horses

它们能拉很重的货车，像小马一样连续干上好几个小时。

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When Patrasche was still a puppy, he was sold to a merchant

帕特拉什还小的时候，就被卖给了一个商人。

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His new master sold pots and pans for a living

它的新主人以卖锅碗瓢盆为生。

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He traveled all over Belgium with his cart of goods, from the blue sea to the green mountains

他推着货车走遍了整个比利时，从蔚蓝的大海到翠绿的山间。

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Patrasche's master was a drunkard and a fat, mean man

帕特拉什的主人是个酒鬼，一个又胖又刻薄的男人。

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He piled his cart high with pans, buckets, jars, brass tins, and cooking pots

他把平底锅、水桶、罐子、黄铜盒子和炖锅高高地堆在车上。

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Whenever Patrasche tired from the heavy load, his master beat him without mercy

每当帕特拉什因为沉重的货物而疲惫时，它的主人就会毫不留情地殴打它。

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One day, Patrasche was pulling the cart along a straight, dusty road

一天，帕特拉什沿着一条笔直、尘土飞扬的道路拉着车。

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They were heading to the lovely city of Antwerp, where the great painter Rubens once lived

他们正前往美丽的安特卫普市，伟大的画家鲁本斯曾在那里生活过。

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The merchant walked lazily beside the cart, smoking a pipe

商人懒洋洋地走在车旁，抽着烟斗。

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It was the middle of summer and very warm

当时正值盛夏，天气非常炎热。

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Patrasche's master stopped at every wine shop along the way

帕特拉什的主人沿途在每一家酒馆前都要停下来。

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But poor Patrasche─his master never unhooked him from the cart or gave him a drink of water

但可怜的帕特拉什——它的主人从不解开它身上的挽具，也不给它一口水喝。

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Patrasche was exhausted, but he was a hardworking dog and kept walking

帕特拉什已经筋疲力尽，但它是一只能干的狗，继续坚持走着。

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When he started to slow down, his master hit him with a whip

当它开始慢下来时，主人就用鞭子抽它。

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" Patrasche, you stupid dog, go faster!" he yelled

“帕特拉什，你这蠢狗，快点！”他吼道。

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The whip stung Patrasche's side

鞭子抽在帕特拉什的身侧，火辣辣地疼。

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His eyes were full of dust and his muscles ached

它的眼睛布满灰尘，肌肉酸痛。

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" Lazy beast," yelled his master

“懒畜生，”主人吼道。

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" We must reach Antwerp tonight

“我们今晚必须赶到安特卫普。

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There is a market there tomorrow."

那里明天有个集市。”

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Still Patrasche pulled with his tired legs, but the effort was too much

帕特拉什仍用疲惫的腿拉着车，但实在撑不住了。

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He staggered and fell over on his side

它踉跄几步，侧身倒了下去。

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He lay in the middle of the dusty road, motionless in the full heat of the sun

它躺在尘土飞扬的路中央，在烈日下一动不动。

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Patrasche's cruel master gave him his usual medicine─a kick in the ribs and a lash from his whip

帕特拉什残忍的主人又给了它惯常的“药”——朝它肋部踢一脚，又抽一鞭。

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Patrasche had received beatings many times before but this time he did not move or cry

帕特拉什以前挨过很多次打，但这次它既没动，也没叫。

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The merchant cursed Patrasche

商人咒骂着帕特拉什。

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" Get up, you lazy dog!" he shouted

“起来，你这懒狗！”他喊道。

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" We've still got three miles to walk!"

“我们还得走三英里呢！”

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But Patrasche did not hear him

但帕特拉什没听见他的话。

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He was too tired even to feel his master's blows

它累得连主人的殴打都感觉不到了。

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The merchant cursed the poor dog again

商人又咒骂了这条可怜的狗一番。

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He kicked his body off the road and into the grass

他把它的身体踢出路面，踢进草丛里。

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Patrasche's master lifted the front of the cart

帕特拉什的主人抬起车的前端。

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With a frown and a moan, he began to pull it down the road

他皱着眉头，哼了一声，开始自己拉着车沿路走去。

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For two long, cruel years, Patrasche had worked for his master from morning to night

在漫长而残酷的两年里，帕特拉什为主人从早干到晚。

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He had been loyal and strong

它一直既忠诚又强壮。

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But the merchant had forgotten him already

但商人转眼就把它忘了。

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Muttering to himself as he pulled his cart, the merchant left Patrasche to die

商人一边拉着车，一边喃喃自语，就这样把帕特拉什丢下等死。

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" When I reach the next village, I'll steal the first dog I see wandering around," the merchant thought

“等到了下一个村子，我看到的第一条乱逛的狗，就把它偷来，”商人想。

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He kept walking and didn't look back

他头也不回地继续赶路。

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Poor Patrasche was too exhausted even to lift his head and moan

可怜的帕特拉什筋疲力尽，连抬头呻吟的力气都没有了。