018 金妮的反抗

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The next day at three o'clock, we were back at the front door

第二天下午三点，我们又回到了前门。

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Once again there was a rustle of silk as the lady of the house approached

随着女主人走近，又响起一阵丝绸的窸窣声。

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But this time her frown was deeper

但这一次，她的眉头皱得更深了。

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" York, you must put those horses ' heads higher," she ordered

“约克，你必须把那些马的头抬高一点，”她命令道。

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" They aren't fit to be seen."

“它们这样没法见人。”

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" I beg your pardon, my lady," York said respectfully," but these horses are not accustomed to wearing a checkrein

“请恕我直言，夫人，”约克恭敬地说，“但这些马还不习惯戴勒马缰。

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Your husband thought it would be better to get them used to it slowly

您丈夫认为最好让它们慢慢适应。

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But if you prefer, I can tighten them up a little more."

不过如果您想的话，我可以再稍微收紧一些。”

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" Do so," she said

“就这么办，”她说道。

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York shortened our checkreins himself

约克亲自动手把我们的勒马缰收紧了。

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He did it only slightly, but even that made a difference

他只是稍微拉紧了一点，但即便如此，感觉也不一样了。

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At first it wasn't too bad

起初还不算太糟。

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Then we came to a steep hill, and I began to understand why Ginger hated the checkrein so much

然后我们来到一个陡坡，我开始明白为什么金杰如此痛恨勒马缰了。

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I wanted to put my head forward to help pull the carriage up the hill, as usual

我想像往常一样向前伸头，帮着把马车拉上山坡。

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But this time I couldn't, and my back and legs felt the strain

但这次我做不到了，我的背和腿都感到了吃力。

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" Now you see what it's like," Ginger said when we were back in our stalls

我们回到马厩后，金杰说：“现在你明白那是什么滋味了吧。”

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" It's still not too bad

“这还不算太糟。

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As long as it doesn't get much worse, I'll be fine

只要不再勒得更紧，我就能忍受。

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They treat us well otherwise. But if they try to make it too tight, look out!

除此之外，他们对我们还算不错。但如果他们想把它勒得太紧，可就要当心了！

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I can't bear it, and I won't!"

我受不了那样，也绝不会忍受！”

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Day by day, hole by hole, the reins were shortened

日复一日，一扣接一扣，缰绳越收越短。

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My work got more and more difficult and uncomfortable

我的活儿变得越来越艰难，越来越难受。

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I used to look forward to being put in harness. Now I hated it

我以前很期待被套上马具。现在，我讨厌它。

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Ginger seemed unhappy too. But she didn't say much about it

姜看起来也不开心。但她对此没多说什么。

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Several days passed where York didn't shorten the reins any more

好几天过去了，约克没有再缩短缰绳。

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I thought the worst was over. As it turned out, I was wrong

我以为最糟糕的时候已经过去了。结果证明，我错了。

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One day we pulled up to the house as usual

一天，我们像往常一样把车停到了房子前。

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" Aren't you going to get those horses ' heads up, York?" the lady complained

“你不打算让那些马抬起头来吗，约克？”女主人抱怨道。

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" Raise them right now — they've had plenty of time to adjust!"

“现在就让他们把头抬起来——他们有足够的时间去适应了！”

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York nodded without saying anything. He came to me first

约克点点头，什么也没说。他先向我走来。

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Lifting my head up, he fastened the checkrein so tightly that I could hardly move

他抬起我的头，把勒马缰系得紧紧的，我几乎动弹不得。

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Next he went to Ginger

然后他走向金杰。

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I could see by the look in her eyes that she knew exactly what was coming

从她眼神里我看得出，她很清楚接下来会发生什么。

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She started jerking her head up and down against the bit

她开始顶着马嚼子，上下猛甩头。

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Then, as soon as York unbuckled the rein to tighten it, Ginger reared up onto her hind legs

接着，约克一解开缰绳准备收紧，金杰就扬起前蹄，用后腿直立起来。

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Her knee hit York in the nose, knocking him back so hard that his hat flew off

她的膝盖撞上了约克的鼻子，把他撞得向后摔去，帽子都飞了。

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He hopped back up right away and rushed toward her head

他马上又跳起来，冲向她的头。

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A groom standing nearby also tried to grab her

站在旁边的一个马夫也想抓住她。

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Ginger was a match for both of them

金杰一个人对付他们两个都绰绰有余。

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She kept bucking, rearing, and kicking out frantically

她不停地弓背跳跃、扬起前蹄，疯了一样地乱踢。

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At last she tripped over the harness pole and fell, accidentally kicking one of my hind legs on her way down

最后她被车辕绊倒，摔倒时不小心踢到了我的一条后腿。

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There's no telling what she would have done next

谁也不知道她接下来会做什么。

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But this time York was too quick for her

但这次约克动作太快，她没来得及。

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He sat on her head to keep her from getting up

他坐在她头上，不让她站起来。

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Soon several people were cutting Ginger free from her harness, while a groom quickly unbuckled me from the carriage

很快，几个人在割断金杰身上的挽具，同时一个马夫迅速把我从马车上解下来。

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He led me back to my stall, put me inside, and hurried off again

他把我牵回马厩，关了进去，又匆匆离开了。

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I was still in my harness with my head tied up

我身上还套着挽具，头也被勒着。

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After what had just happened, I was feeling upset

刚刚发生那样的事，我心里很难受。

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If I'd ever been the type to kick or rear, I'm sure I would have done it then

如果我一向是那种会踢人或立起来的马，我肯定当时就那么做了。

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But instead I just stood there, angry and uncomfortable, with my leg throbbing from that kick

但我只是站在那儿，又气又不舒服，被踢的腿一阵阵地疼。

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A few minutes later two grooms led Ginger in. She looked tired and bruised

几分钟后，两个马夫把金杰牵了进来。她看上去又累又遍体鳞伤。

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York followed, and after watching them put her in her stall, he came to me

约克跟在后面，看他们把她关进单间后，朝我走来。

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" Stupid checkreins," he muttered as he set my head free

“该死的勒马缰，”他一边低声骂着，一边把我的头松开。

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" I suspected there would be a problem after what Manly told me

“曼利跟我说过后，我就猜会出问题。

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I wish the earl could have talked some sense into his wife

真希望伯爵能让他的妻子明白点事理。

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There was no reason for this to happen."

这事本不该发生的。”

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He noticed my injured leg

他注意到了我受伤的腿。

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Calling in a groom, he ordered him to clean it and put some lotion on it

他叫来一个马夫，吩咐他把伤口清洗一下，再涂点药水。

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Ginger was never hitched to the carriage again

金杰再也没被套上过马车。

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When she'd recovered from the incident, the earl's son said he wanted to try her as his riding horse

等她伤好了，伯爵的儿子说想试试让她当自己的坐骑。

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As for me, from then on I was paired with a horse named Max

至于我，从那以后，和我搭档的就换成了一匹叫麦克斯的马。

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He was used to the tight checkrein, and one day I asked him how he stood it

他习惯了很紧的勒马缰，有一天我问他怎么受得了。

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" I bear it because I must," he replied simply

“我忍着，因为不得不忍，”他简单地回答。

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" But I'm sure it's shortening my life, and it will shorten yours too."

“可我肯定这会缩短我的寿命，也会缩短你的。”

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I suspected he was right

我觉得他说得对。

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And that made me feel I had no friends at all among the humans at my new home

这让我觉得，在这个新家，人类当中根本没有我的朋友。