E02 002 开始训练

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0:11 I was almost four years old when Farmer Grey brought another man to see me 我差不多四岁时，格雷农夫带着另一个人来看我。
0:21 It was Squire Gordon 那是戈登乡绅。
0:23 " What a fine-looking horse," the squire said, gazing at me “多漂亮的马啊，”乡绅看着我说。
0:28 Indeed I was growing up to be very handsome 确实，我越长越英俊了。
0:31 I was jet-black except for one white hoof and a white star on my forehead 我通体乌黑，只有一只白蹄和额头上的一颗白星。
0:37 " I'll start training him soon," Farmer Grey said “我很快会开始训练他，”格雷农夫说。
0:41 " I like to let horses grow up before I ride them “我喜欢让马儿长大一些再骑。
0:44 Boys should not work like men." 男孩子不应该像成人一样干活。”
0:48 Squire Gordon chuckled, and then looked into my eyes 戈登乡绅轻声笑了笑，然后凝视着我的眼睛。
0:51 He gently opened my mouth to examine my teeth, and ran his hands up and down my legs 他轻轻掰开我的嘴检查牙齿，又用手上下抚摸着我的腿。
0:57 " May I see how he moves?" he asked “我能看看它怎么走吗？”他问道。
1:01 " Of course," Farmer Grey replied “当然可以，”格雷农夫回答。
1:04 I walked, trotted, and cantered while the two men watched 我走了起来，小跑，然后慢跑，两位男士在旁边观看。
1:13 When I finished, the squire looked pleased 我展示完后，乡绅看起来很满意。
1:17 " Please call me when he's trained," he said “等它训练好了，请打电话给我，”他说。
1:19 " This horse is exactly what I'm looking for." “这匹马正是我想要的。”
1:24 The next day I began my training 第二天，我开始了训练。
1:27 I already knew how to do lots of things 我已经会做很多事情了。
1:30 I could wear a halter and walk calmly beside a human 我可以戴上笼头，平静地走在人类身旁。
1:34 I could pick up my feet nicely so my hooves could be trimmed 我可以乖乖地抬起蹄子，好让人修剪马蹄。
1:37 But now I found there was much more to learn! 但现在我发现要学的东西还多着呢！
1:41 First came the bridle, which looked a little like a halter 先来的是笼头，看起来有点像缰绳。
1:45 But there was one big difference: the bit 但有一个很大的不同：衔铁。
1:48 That was a piece of metal attached to the leather straps 那是一块连在皮条上的金属。
1:52 Imagine my surprise when Farmer Grey put the bit into my mouth! 你能想象当格雷农夫把衔铁放进我嘴里时，我有多惊讶吗！
1:56 I tried to spit it right back out 我马上就想把它吐出来。
1:59 But Farmer Grey used kind words and some grain to convince me not to do so 但格雷好言相劝，还用一些谷物让我接受了它。
2:05 Still, having the bit in my mouth was a very strange feeling 不过，嘴里含着衔铁的感觉还是很奇怪。
2:09 I did not like it at all! 我一点也不喜欢！
2:11 Next Farmer Grey set a saddle gently on my back 接下来，格雷农夫轻轻地在我背上放了一个马鞍。
2:15 There was a strap that he fastened under my body to hold the saddle in place 他还在我肚子下面系了一根带子，把马鞍固定住。
2:20 I didn't mind that too much — especially when he gave me more grain 我倒不怎么介意——尤其是他还会多给我一些谷物。
2:25 After that Farmer Grey saddled and bridled me every day and led me around 从那以后，格雷农夫每天都给我备上鞍、套上笼头，牵着我到处走走。
2:32 He also gave me extra grain, along with lots of pats and kind words 他还额外给我谷物，并且不停地拍拍我，说些鼓励的话。
2:37 Before long I looked forward to my training sessions 没过多久，我就开始期待训练了。
2:41 Then one day Farmer Grey lifted himself into the saddle and sat on my back 然后有一天，格雷农夫翻身坐上了马鞍，骑在了我的背上。
2:46 It felt strange, but I could hear his voice talking to me from up there, so I wasn't afraid 感觉怪怪的，但我能听到他从上面传来的说话声，所以我并不害怕。
2:52 Soon Farmer Grey was riding me around the farm every day 很快，格雷农夫每天都骑着我在农场里转。
2:56 Then he brought out a driving harness 接着，他拿出了一副驾车用的挽具。
2:59 My mother and the other adult horses wore this harness whenever they were hooked to a cart or carriage 我妈妈和其他成年的马在被套上货车或马车时，都会佩戴这种挽具。
3:05 The harness had a stiff, heavy collar and a bridle with two squares of leather, called blinkers, attached to it 马具有一个又硬又重的轭，还有一副笼头，上面连着两块方形的皮革，叫做眼罩。
3:12 With the blinkers on, I could see straight ahead, but not to the sides 戴上眼罩后，我只能直视前方，却看不到两边。
3:17 More harness pieces crossed my body, and a stiff strap went under my tail 更多的马具部件绕过我的身体，还有一条硬邦邦的皮带勒在我的尾巴下面。
3:22 The tail strap was called a crupper, and I liked it even less than the bit 那条尾巴上的皮带叫做尾鞦，我对它的厌恶甚至超过了衔铁。
3:27 The first time Farmer Grey put the crupper on me, I felt like kicking 格雷农夫第一次给我戴上尾鞦时，我真想尥蹶子。
3:31 But my mother had taught me well, and I kept my feet on the ground 但我的母亲把我教得很好，所以我管住了自己的蹄子。
3:36 I almost forgot to mention one more part of my training 我差点忘了提我训练的另一部分。
3:40 My master sent me to a nearby farm for a couple of weeks 我的主人把我送到附近的一个农场待了几周。
3:44 I was put out in a field with some sheep and cows 我被放开到一片牧场上，和几只绵羊、几头奶牛待在一起。
3:47 There was plenty of delicious grass, so I started to eat 那里有很多美味的青草，于是我开始吃了起来。
3:51 Then I heard a roar in the distance 接着，我听到远处传来一声咆哮。
3:54 Seconds later a huge, noisy black monster rushed into view! 几秒钟后，一个巨大、吵闹的黑色怪物冲进了视野！
3:59 It terrified me so much that I galloped to the far end of the field 它把我吓坏了，我飞奔到了牧场的另一头。
4:03 To my surprise, though, the sheep and cows didn't react at all! 不过，令我惊讶的是，那些绵羊和奶牛竟然毫无反应！
4:07 I soon found out that the monster was called a train 我很快就发现，那个怪物叫做火车。
4:11 And I learned why none of the other animals seemed to notice the noise 我也明白了为什么其他动物似乎都对那噪音毫不在意。
4:16 Trains raced past that field several times every day 每天，火车都会从那片牧场旁疾驰而过好几次。
4:19 At first I ran away each time 起初，我每次都会跑开。
4:22 Then I stopped running and just lifted my head to watch 后来，我不再跑了，只是抬起头看着。
4:28 Finally I got used to the trains, just as I'd grown used to the bit, the saddle, the harness, and even the crupper 最终，我习惯了火车，就像我已经习惯了衔铁、马鞍、马具，甚至是尾鞦一样。
4:36 I returned home, and Farmer Grey started hooking me to a cart and driving me around the neighborhood 我回到了家，格雷农夫开始把我套在一辆马车上，赶着我在附近转悠。
4:42 He usually hitched my mother beside me 他通常把我母亲套在我旁边。
4:45 She was a good, calm horse who helped to teach me what to do 她是一匹优秀、沉稳的马，帮着我教我该怎么做。
4:49 " You're learning fast, my son," she told me “你学得很快，我的孩子，”她对我说。
4:53 " I'm glad because the better you behave, the better humans will treat you." “我很高兴，因为你表现得越好，人类就会对你越好。”
4:58 " What do you mean?" I asked her “你这话是什么意思？”我问她。
5:01 " Farmer Grey always treats all the horses well." “格雷农夫对所有的马一直都很好的啊。”
5:04 " Yes," she agreed." But other humans aren't always as kind as our master." “是的，”她同意道。“但别的人并不总是像咱们主人一样善良。”
5:10 I wasn't sure why I should worry about what other humans were like 我不太明白，为什么我要担心别人是什么样子。
5:14 But later I would find out more about that 但后来，我对这件事有了更多的了解。