E01 001 黑骏马的第一个家

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0:11 What is it like to be a horse? 做一匹马是什么感觉呢？
0:17 I can tell you because I've been one all my life. And what a life it has been! 我可以告诉你，因为我这一辈子都是马。而且，这是多么精彩的一生啊！
0:24 The first thing I remember is the field where I was born 我能记起的第一件事，就是我出生的那片田野。
0:29 It had plenty of grass, a pond, and trees for shade 那里有充足的青草、一个池塘，还有可以遮荫的树木。
0:34 There was a shed at one end where we could stand when it was cold 田野的一头有个棚子，天冷的时候我们可以待在那里。
0:38 Outside the fence lay more fields, a stream, and our master's house 栅栏外，是更多的田野、一条小溪，还有我们主人的房子。
0:45 My mother's name was Duchess, and she was a favorite of the master because of her sweet nature 我妈妈名叫女公爵，因为她性情温顺，深得主人喜爱。
0:51 Whenever she saw him, she would neigh and trot over to greet him 每当她看到他，就会嘶鸣着，小跑过去迎接他。
0:57 There were other mares and foals in the field as well 田野里还有其他的母马和小马驹。
1:00 I ran and played with the other males 我常和其他的小公马一起奔跑玩耍。
1:04 These colts were all older and bigger than me 这些小马都比我年长，个头也比我大。
1:07 Sometimes their play turned rough, with lots of kicking and biting 有时它们玩闹起来会变得很粗野，又踢又咬。
1:12 One day my mother called me away from them 有一天，妈妈把我从它们身边叫开了。
1:17 " I hope you will grow up gentle and kind," she told me “我希望你长大后温和又善良，”她对我说。
1:22 " I do not want you to bite or kick, even in play “我不希望你咬或者踢，哪怕是在玩耍中。
1:25 You should always be good, and do your work as well as you can." 你应该永远做个好孩子，并且尽力做好你该做的事。”
1:30 I never forgot this advice from my mother 我从未忘记妈妈给我的这个忠告。
1:33 Our master's name was Farmer Grey 我们主人的名字叫农夫格雷。
1:35 He always had kind words and pats for all the horses 他总是对所有马儿说着温和的话语，并拍拍它们。
1:39 He was kind and fair to his workers as well 他对待雇工们也同样和善、公正。
1:42 One of those workers was a boy named Dick 其中一个工人是个名叫迪克的男孩。
1:46 Sometimes, after Dick finished his work, he came into our field to pick berries 有时，迪克干完活后，会到我们的牧场来采浆果。
1:52 And sometimes that wasn't the only thing he did 而有时候，他做的可不止这些。
1:55 " Hey, you!" he yelled at us one day “嘿，你们！”有一天他朝我们喊道。
1:58 I was grazing nearby with the other colts 我当时正和其它小马在附近吃草。
2:02 We all looked up at the sound of his voice 听到他的声音，我们都抬起了头。
2:05 One of the bigger colts took a step toward him 一匹个头大些的小马朝他迈了一步。
2:08 I could tell the colt was hoping for a treat like the ones Farmer Grey often brought us 我看得出来，那匹小马是希望能得到像农夫格雷常带给我们的那种零食。
2:13 " Go on!" Dick shouted." I want to see you run!" “快跑！”迪克喊道，“我想看你们跑起来！”
2:19 Then he threw a stick at the big colt! It hit him hard on the chest 接着，他朝那匹大个子小马扔了一根棍子！棍子重重地砸在了它的胸口。
2:24 The colt was so surprised that he snorted, whirled around, and kicked up his heels 小公马大吃一惊，打了个响鼻，猛地转过身，尥起了蹶子。
2:30 Then he galloped off toward the mares, who were grazing at the other end of the field 然后他朝田野另一头正在吃草的母马们跑去。
2:35 That made the rest of us run too. Behind us I heard Dick laughing loudly 这让我们其余的马也跟着跑了起来。我听到身后迪克在哈哈大笑。
2:41 After that Dick often hurled sticks and stones at us to make us run 从那以后，迪克就经常向我们扔棍子和石头，好让我们跑起来。
2:47 Once we understood his game, we stayed far enough away so he couldn't hit us 我们一明白他的把戏，就躲得远远的，这样他就打不到我们了。
2:52 But once in a while a stone would hit me, and it hurt 但偶尔还是会有石头打中我，很疼。
2:56 None of us liked that boy very much 我们全都不太喜欢那个男孩。
2:59 One day Dick began his game as usual 一天，迪克像往常一样开始了他的恶作剧。
3:02 But he didn't know that Farmer Grey was in the next field 但他不知道农夫格雷就在旁边的田里。
3:05 When our master saw what was going on, he rushed over and grabbed Dick by the arm 主人看到发生的事，冲过去一把抓住了迪克的胳膊。
3:11 " Bad boy!" he scolded Dick sternly “坏小子！”他严厉地斥责迪克。
3:15 " I can tell this is not the first time you've chased the colts 我看得出来，这不是你第一次追赶小马们了。
3:18 But it will be the last time. You're fired!" 但这将是最后一次。你被解雇了！”
3:22 That was the last time we saw Dick 那是我们最后一次见到迪克。
3:25 Other than Dick's visits, most of our days were quiet and pleasant 除了迪克的骚扰，我们大部分日子都过得宁静而愉快。
3:29 Yet there was one other incident that I have never forgotten 然而，还有另一件事我至今难以忘怀。
3:34 I was grazing in the field with the other colts 当时我正和其它小马在田野里吃草。
3:37 We all looked up when we heard dogs howling in the distance 听到远处传来猎犬的嚎叫声，我们都抬起了头。
3:41 The oldest colt pricked his ears and listened 最年长的小马竖起耳朵仔细听。
3:44 " Those are the hounds!" he said, cantering over to the fence “是猎犬！”他说着，慢跑到围栏旁边。
3:49 The rest of us followed 我们其余的都跟了过去。
3:52 " What's happening?" I asked my mother, who stood there, looking out “发生什么事了？”我问站在那儿向外望的妈妈。
3:57 " It's the hunt," she told me “是狩猎，”她告诉我。
4:00 " Humans sometimes chase rabbits and foxes on horseback “人类有时会骑在马上追赶兔子和狐狸。
4:04 The hounds help them follow the trail." 猎犬帮他们追踪气味。”
4:07 We all watched as the hunters came into sight 我们都看着猎人们出现在视野中。
4:10 The hounds came first, racing after a speedy rabbit 猎犬跑在最前面，紧追着一只敏捷的兔子。
4:14 Next came a group of riders 接着来了一群骑手。
4:17 The rabbit scampered down the hill and leaped across the stream 兔子连跑带跳地冲下山坡，跃过小溪。
4:21 The hounds followed 猎犬紧随其后。
4:23 Most of the horses jumped the stream easily 大多数马都轻松跳过了小溪。
4:26 But one slipped on the grass and fell down 但其中一匹马在草地上滑倒了。
4:30 His rider, a handsome young man, was flung off 马背上的骑手是个英俊的年轻人，被甩了出去。
4:34 He landed hard and lay still on the grass 他重重地摔在地上，躺在草地上不动了。
4:37 The others returned to check on him 其他人返回来查看他的情况。
4:40 But he never got up, and finally they carried him away 但他再也没能站起来，最终他们把他抬走了。
4:45 Later we heard that the fallen rider was George Gordon 后来我们听说，坠马的是乔治·戈登。
4:49 He was the only son of Squire Gordon, the richest man in the area 他是乡绅戈登的独子，戈登是这一带最富有的人。
4:53 George had broken his neck and died in the fall 乔治摔断了脖子，坠马而死。
4:57 When my mother heard the news, she looked sad 妈妈听到这消息时，神情悲伤。
5:01 " I don't understand why people are so interested in hunting," she said “我不明白人类为什么对狩猎这么感兴趣，”她说。
5:06 " Then again we're only horses “不过，我们毕竟只是马。
5:09 Who expects us to understand the ways of humans?" 谁会指望我们理解人类的行为呢？”
5:12 I didn't know the answer to that 我也不知道这个问题的答案。
5:15 But soon I would learn more about the mysterious ways of humans, when I left that pleasant field behind forever 但很快，当我永远离开那片愉快的田野时，我就会更多地了解人类神秘的行为了。