015 坏决定与好决定

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I know that Little Joe meant to do his best for me after my exhausting run for the doctor

我知道小乔在我为医生拼命奔跑后是想尽力对我好的。

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But he hadn't been working at the stable long and didn't know much yet

但他刚在马厩工作不久，还不太懂。

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When he brought me into my stall, I was dripping with sweat

当他把我带进马厩时，我浑身是汗。

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He rubbed my legs and chest but didn't put anything over me to keep me warm

他擦了我的腿和胸口，但没有给我盖任何东西保暖。

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He thought I was so warm already that I wouldn't like it

他以为我已经很暖和了，不会需要。

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Then he brought me lots of cold water

然后他给我拿来了很多冷水。

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It tasted good when I was hot, so I gulped it all down

我热的时候喝起来很爽，所以就一口气全喝光了。

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Little Joe thought I must be hungry after working so hard

小乔觉得我这么辛苦工作后一定饿了。

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He brought me a bucket of corn

他给我拿来了一桶玉米。

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Not long after that, I began to tremble and feel very cold

没过多久，我开始发抖，感到非常冷。

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My legs and chest ached. My stomach felt tight. I was sore all over

我的腿和胸口疼得厉害。胃也揪得紧紧的。我全身都酸痛。

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Little Joe had left by then

那时小乔已经离开了。

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I stood there for a long time, wishing I wasn't so cold

我在那儿站了很久，多希望自己没那么冷。

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Finally I collapsed onto the straw and tried to sleep

最后，我瘫倒在草堆上，试着入睡。

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I woke up when I heard John at the door

听到约翰在门口的声音时，我醒了过来。

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He'd finally finished his long walk home and had come to check on me

他终于走完了漫长的路回到家，过来看看我。

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I let out a moan of distress. John was at my side in an instant

我发出一声痛苦的呻吟。约翰立刻来到了我身边。

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" Oh, Beauty," he exclaimed." What has that stupid boy done?"

"哦，美驹，"他惊叫道。"那个傻孩子都干了些什么？"

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I couldn't tell him how bad I felt, but he seemed to know

我无法告诉他我有多难受，但他似乎都明白。

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He grabbed a blanket and draped it over me

他抓起一条毯子，盖在我身上。

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Then he brought me some warm food

然后他给我拿来一些温热的食物。

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I felt a little better after I finished it, and I fell asleep

吃完后我感觉好了一点，然后睡着了。

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The next day I was still very sick

第二天我还是病得很重。

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I had a fever and couldn't breathe without pain

我发烧了，一呼吸就疼。

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John stayed by my side, and the squire came to my stall to see me several times

约翰陪在我身边，乡绅也来马厩看了我好几次。

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" My poor Beauty," he said." You saved your mistress's life, do you know that?

“我可怜的黑骏马，”他说，“你救了女主人的命，你知道吗？

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If it had taken the doctor any longer to get here, it would have been too late."

要是大夫再晚到一会儿，就来不及了。”

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" There was no chance of arriving too late with Beauty," John said

“有黑骏马在，根本不可能晚到，”约翰说。

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" I never saw a horse go so fast! It seemed as if he knew what was wrong!"

“我从没见过哪匹马跑这么快！它好像知道出了什么事！”

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Of course I knew, even if John didn't realize it

我当然知道，尽管约翰并没有意识到这一点。

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Maybe I didn't understand everything

也许我并非全然明白一切。

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But I understood that I had to go fast, and that it was for the sake of the mistress

但我明白我必须跑得飞快，这是为了女主人的缘故。

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I'm not sure how many days passed while I was sick. The vet came every day

我不确定生病时过了多少天。兽医每天都来。

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John moved Ginger and Merrylegs into another part of the stable so I wouldn't be disturbed

约翰把金凤和欢蹄移到了马厩的另一边，这样我就不会被打扰。

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Finally I got better, to everyone's relief

我终于好转了，大家都松了口气。

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I could tell that Little Joe felt terrible

我看得出小乔感到非常难受。

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He'd learned his lesson, and he'd never make those mistakes again

他吸取了教训，再也不会犯那些错误了。

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John stayed angry with Little Joe for a long while

约翰很长一段时间都对小乔很生气。

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But as time passed and Joe kept trying to learn, John started to trust him again

但随着时间的推移，小乔一直努力学习，约翰开始重新信任他了。

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One day the squire needed to send a note to a neighboring estate

一天，乡绅需要派人送一封信去邻近的庄园。

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John was out, so the squire told Little Joe to saddle me

约翰出门了，所以乡绅让小乔给我备鞍。

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" I know you haven't ridden much," he told Little Joe

“我知道你骑马不多，”他对小乔说。

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" But Beauty will take care of you. Just ride carefully and you'll be fine."

“但黑骏马会照顾好你的。只要小心骑，你就会没事的。”

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Little Joe wasn't a skilled rider, but he was gentle and careful

小乔骑术不精，但他很温柔，也很小心。

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We delivered the note, then started for home

我们送完了信，然后动身回家。

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On the way we passed a muddy field. A two-horse cart was stuck there

路上我们经过一片泥泞的田地。一辆双马货车陷在了那里。

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It was piled high with heavy bricks

车上高高地堆满了沉重的砖块。

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The driver was yelling and whipping his two horses again and again

车夫大声吼叫着，一遍又一遍地抽打着他的两匹马。

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Little Joe brought me to a halt." Stop beating those horses!" he called

小乔让我停了下来。“别再打那些马了！”他喊道。

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" They can't move the cart with all those bricks in it

“车里装了那么多砖块，它们拉不动的。

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The wheels are stuck in the mud!"

轮子都陷在泥里了！”

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The man ignored him. He lashed the horses once more

那人没理他。再次抽打马匹。

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" Please stop!" Little Joe cried." I'll help you unload some bricks

“请住手！”小乔喊道。“我来帮你卸下一些砖块。

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Maybe then they can pull out the cart."

也许那样它们就能把车拉出来了。”

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" Mind your own business!" the man yelled

“少管闲事！”那人吼道。

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Little Joe turned me around." Come on, Beauty," he whispered

小乔调转了我的方向。“来吧，黑骏马，”他低声说。

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" We'd better tell that man's boss what's going on before he kills those horses."

“我们最好在那人害死那些马之前，告诉他的老板这里发生的事。”

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He kicked me into a gallop

他踢了我一下，让我飞奔起来。

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We raced to the brickmaker's house, and Little Joe told him what was happening

我们快速赶到制砖匠的家，小乔把发生的事告诉了他。

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" Thanks for letting me know," the brickmaker said

“谢谢你告诉我，”制砖匠说。

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" I'll put a stop to it right now."

“我马上去制止这事。”

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When we got home, John could see that Little Joe looked angry

我们到家时，约翰看得出小乔一脸怒气。

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He asked what was wrong, and Little Joe told him the whole story

他问出了什么事，小乔就把整个故事告诉了他。

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" Well done," John said when the boy had finished

“做得好，”男孩说完后，约翰说道。

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" Many people would have ridden past and not done anything

“很多人可能会骑马经过，什么也不做。

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But it's everybody's business to put a stop to cruelty when they see it."

但见到残忍之事时，出手制止，是每个人的责任。”

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Little Joe looked shy and proud of himself at the same time

小乔看起来既有些害羞，又为自己感到骄傲。

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After that there was something different about him

在那之后，他有些不一样了。

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John said it was as if the boy had grown an inch taller that day

约翰说，那男孩那天仿佛长高了一英寸。

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I believe it was true

我相信这是真的。