E03 003 新朋友与新名字

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0:11 One morning after breakfast, a young man came into the stable with Farmer Grey 一天早上，早餐后，一个年轻人随农场主格雷走进了马厩。
0:20 " Here he is," my master said, stopping in front of my stall “他在这儿，”主人说着，在我马厩前停下脚步。
0:25 The stranger peered in at me." What a handsome horse 陌生人仔细打量着我。“真是一匹骏马。
0:29 I'm not surprised the squire chose him." 我一点都不奇怪乡绅会选中他。”
0:32 " Yes, I'm sure he'll enjoy this horse," Farmer Grey said “是啊，我相信他会喜欢这匹马的，”农场主格雷说。
0:36 " I will certainly miss him when he goes." “他离开时，我肯定会想念他的。”
0:41 The farmer led me out and gave me a pat 农场主把我牵出来，拍了拍我。
0:45 I didn't understand what was going on, or why his eyes looked sad 我不明白发生了什么，也不懂为什么他的眼神显得悲伤。
0:49 But I put my nose into his hand to try to make him feel better 但我把鼻子贴进他的手心，想让他感觉好受些。
0:54 " Good-bye, boy," my master said." Be a good horse, and always do your best." “再见，小伙子，”主人说，“做匹好马，永远尽力而为。”
1:01 Then he handed my lead rope to the other man 然后他把缰绳递给了另一个人。
1:04 The stranger and I walked out through the farm gates 陌生人和我一起走出了农场大门。
1:07 My mother and some of the other horses neighed to me from the pasture 我的妈妈和其他一些马从牧场上向我嘶鸣。
1:16 Soon we turned in through another gate, and I saw a fine estate 很快，我们拐进另一扇大门，我看到一座漂亮的庄园。
1:20 This was my new home, Birtwick Park 这就是我的新家，伯特维克庄园。
1:23 The man leading me was James, the head groom 牵着我的人是詹姆斯，他是马夫长。
1:28 He put me into a large, airy stall and gave me a handful of grain 他把我牵进一个宽敞通风的马厩，给了我一捧谷物。
1:33 " There you go," he said kindly." I'd better go tell the squire you're here." “好啦，”他温和地说。“我最好去告诉乡绅你来了。”
1:41 There were four stalls in this part of the stable, and mine was the largest 马厩的这个部分有四个马栏，我的最大。
1:46 In a smaller stall stood a fat, gray pony 在一个小一些的马栏里，站着一匹胖胖的灰色小马。
1:50 He had a thick mane and tail, and a pretty head 他有着浓密的鬃毛和尾巴，还有一颗漂亮的头。
1:53 " Hello," I said." What's your name?" “你好，”我说。“你叫什么名字？”
1:57 " I'm Merrylegs," the pony said “我叫欢蹄，”小马说道。
2:00 " I am very handsome so the young ladies love to ride me or drive me in a cart “我非常英俊，所以年轻女士们喜欢骑我或驾着马车带我。
2:06 Are you going to live next door to me now?" 你现在要住在我隔壁吗？”
2:10 " I think so," I answered “我想是的，”我回答。
2:13 " I hope you're a nice horse," Merrylegs said “我希望你是匹好马，”欢蹄说。
2:16 " I don't like living next door to anyone who bites." “我不喜欢住在爱咬人的邻居旁边。”
2:20 He looked over at the stall on his other side 他朝另一边的隔间看去。
2:23 A chestnut mare with a long, graceful neck stood there 一匹栗色母马站在那里，脖子修长而优雅。
2:28 " So you're the one who took my stall," she snapped “原来就是你占了我的马厩，”她厉声说道。
2:32 " How dare you put a lady out of her home!" “你怎么敢把一位女士赶出她的家！”
2:35 " Excuse me, but I did no such thing," I said politely “抱歉，但我绝没有做这种事，”我礼貌地说。
2:40 " The man who brought me here put me in this stall “是带我来的人把我安置在这个马厩的。
2:43 I truly had no choice in the matter." 这事我真的没有选择的余地。”
2:46 " Don't worry about her," Merrylegs said quietly as the mare turned away “别跟她计较，”等那匹母马转过身去，欢蹄便小声说道。
2:52 " Ginger knows it's her own fault she was moved out of that stall “金吉儿清楚，她被挪出那个马厩是她自己的错。
2:57 She has a bad habit of biting, and the young ladies were becoming afraid to visit me." 她有个爱咬人的坏毛病，让年轻小姐们越来越不敢过来看我了。”
3:04 " They won't have to worry about me," I said “她们不必担心我，”我说。
3:07 " The only things I bite are grass, hay, and grain. Why does Ginger bite?" “我只会咬青草、干草和谷物。金吉儿为什么咬人呢？”
3:13 " She says no one was ever nice to her before," Merrylegs said “她说以前从来没有人对她好过。”欢蹄说。
3:19 " John and James hope she'll be better tempered now that she's here." “约翰和詹姆斯希望她来到这里后脾气能变好。”
3:26 The next day John Manly led me out of my stall. John was the head coachman 第二天，约翰·曼利把我牵出马厩。约翰是马车夫的头儿。
3:32 James and the other stable hands worked for him 詹姆斯和其他马夫都归他管。
3:36 John had kind eyes and a calm manner 约翰眼神和善，性情沉稳。
3:39 He groomed me from head to hoof, making my dark coat gleam 他从头到蹄将我全身刷了个遍，让我深色的毛皮闪闪发光。
3:43 He was almost finished when the squire arrived 他快要刷完的时候，乡绅来了。
3:47 " Hello, John," the squire said “你好，约翰。”乡绅说。
3:50 " I wanted to try out my new horse this morning, but I'm too busy “我本想今早试试我的新马，但我太忙了。
3:55 Would you ride him for me and let me know how he goes?" 你能替我骑骑他，然后告诉我他跑得怎么样吗？”
3:59 " Of course, sir," John said “当然，先生。”约翰说。
4:02 He brought out a saddle along with a bridle 他拿出了一副马鞍和缰绳。
4:05 When he set the saddle on my back, it pinched my shoulders 当他把马鞍放到我背上时，它夹得我肩膀疼。
4:09 Luckily John immediately saw that it didn't fit 幸好约翰立刻看出它不合适。
4:12 He took it away and brought out a different one 他把它拿走，又拿出了另一副。
4:17 John was a very good rider, and I was happy to do exactly what he asked 约翰是位非常好的骑手，我很乐意完全照他的要求做。
4:22 We walked for a while, and then we trotted 我们慢步走了一会儿，然后小跑起来。
4:26 Finally he urged me into a fast gallop 最后，他催我快速飞奔起来。
4:30 We were riding back toward the stable when we passed the squire walking with his wife 我们正骑马返回马厩，路上遇到了和夫人一起散步的乡绅。
4:35 " How was your ride, John?" the squire asked “骑得怎么样，约翰？”乡绅问道。
4:39 " Very good, sir," John answered, sounding pleased “非常好，先生。”约翰回答，听上去很高兴。
4:42 " It's obvious the horse has been well-treated and well-trained." “很明显，这匹马一直得到了善待和良好的训练。”
4:46 " Excellent," the squire said." I'll try him myself tomorrow." “棒极了，”乡绅说，“我明天亲自试试他。”
4:51 The next day the squire took his turn on me 第二天，轮到乡绅骑我了。
4:54 He was a good rider too, and we had a pleasant ride 他也是位好骑手，我们骑得很愉快。
4:59 When we passed the house, his wife came out 当我们经过房子时，他的夫人走了出来。
5:04 " How do you like him?" she asked “你觉得他怎么样？”她问道。
5:07 " I've never ridden a finer horse," the squire replied “我从没骑过这么好的马。”乡绅回答。
5:10 " Now all this fellow needs is a name." “现在这家伙就缺个名字了。”
5:14 " Should we call him Blackbird, like your uncle's old horse?" his wife asked “我们该叫他‘黑鸟’吗？像你叔叔那匹老马一样？”他夫人问。
5:19 The squire shook his head." He is handsomer than Blackbird ever was." 乡绅摇了摇头。“他比黑鸟那时可英俊多了。”
5:24 " He really is a beauty," his wife agreed." We could call him Black Beauty." “他确实是个美人，”他夫人赞同道，“我们可以叫他黑骏马。”
5:31 " Black Beauty," the squire said thoughtfully." I like it." “黑骏马，”乡绅若有所思地说，“我喜欢这个名字。”
5:36 And so I had a new home and a new name 就这样，我有了一个新家和一个新名字。