027 真正的绅士

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That winter was especially cold and wet

那个冬天格外寒冷潮湿。

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There was snow, sleet, or rain almost every day for weeks, and the wind made things even worse

连续几周几乎天天下雪、雨夹雪或下雨，寒风让情况更糟糕。

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It was miserable standing at the cab stand for hours at a time

在马车候客站一连站好几个小时，真是难受。

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At least Captain and I only had to put up with it for half a day each

至少我和船长每匹马只需忍受半天。

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Poor Jerry was out there all day, huddled in his cab trying to keep warm

可怜的杰里整天都在外面，缩在马车里想暖和些。

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To help him through it, Polly often sent Dolly to the cab stand with hot food

波莉常常让多莉带热食到候客站，好让他撑过去。

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One such cold, rainy day, Jerry had barely started eating when a gentleman came hurrying toward us, raising his umbrella to signal that he wanted to hire the cab

就在这样一个寒冷的雨天，杰里刚开始吃饭，一位绅士就急匆匆朝我们走来，举起伞示意要租马车。

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When Jerry saw him, he immediately handed his bowl back to Dolly, who was still standing there keeping him company

杰里一看见他，马上把碗递还给还站在那儿陪他的多莉。

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" No, no!" the gentleman cried when he saw what Jerry was doing

“不，不！”绅士看到杰里的举动，大声喊道。

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" Finish your soup, my friend

“先把汤喝完吧，我的朋友。”

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I don't have much time to spare, but I can wait until you're done and your little girl is safely off toward home."

我时间不多，但我可以等你吃完，等你女儿安全回家再走。

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With that, he climbed into the cab and sat down to wait

说完，他爬进马车，坐下来等候。

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Jerry thanked him, and then turned to Dolly

杰里向他道了谢，然后转向多莉。

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" That's a true gentleman, Dolly," he told her quietly

“那是位真正的绅士，多莉。”他轻声对她说。

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" He isn't too wrapped up in his own concerns to spare a thought for a poor cabman and his girl!"

“他没有只顾自己的事，还想着一个穷车夫和他的女儿！”

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He quickly finished his soup, and sent Dolly home

他很快喝完汤，就送多莉回家了。

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We drove the gentleman to his destination, and I suppose he was pleased with our work because after that he hired us on a regular basis

我们送那位绅士到了目的地，我想他对我们的服务很满意，因为从那以后他就定期雇我们了。

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The gentleman's name was Mr. Wright

那位绅士的名字是莱特先生。

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I think he was fond of horses, because he often stopped to pat me and give me a kind word

我觉得他喜欢马，因为他经常停下来拍拍我，对我说句好话。

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It's a rare thing indeed for customers to pay any attention to a cab horse

顾客会注意到一匹拉车的马，这实在是一件稀罕事。

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With few exceptions, most people would be just as likely to pat the engine of a train!

除了少数例外，大多数人很可能也会去拍火车的引擎！

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One day Mr. Wright and a gentleman friend of his hired our cab to take them to do some shopping

一天，赖特先生和他的一位绅士朋友雇了我们的马车，送他们去买东西。

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The second gentleman went into a store while Mr. Wright stood and waited outside

那位绅士进了一家商店，赖特先生则站在外面等候。

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I saw Mr. Wright watching a pair of fine-looking horses that were standing across the street in front of a wine seller's cart

我看到赖特先生正注视着街对面停在一辆酒贩马车前的一对漂亮的马。

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Their driver was nowhere in sight, and after a few minutes the horses grew restless

车夫不见踪影，几分钟后，那两匹马开始焦躁不安起来。

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They weren't tied, so they started forward on their own

它们没有被拴住，就自己往前走了起来。

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They'd only gone a few steps down the street when a man emerged from the nearest shop

它们沿街才走了几步，就有一个人从最近的店铺里冲了出来。

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He raced after the cart, shouting angrily

他追着马车跑，愤怒地大喊大叫。

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When he caught up to the horses, he immediately started whipping both of them as hard as he could

他一追上那两匹马，就立刻开始用尽全力抽打它们。

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He even struck them on their heads. It was terrible to watch!

他甚至打它们的头。那景象真让人看不下去！

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Mr. Wright saw it all. He crossed the street and hurried toward the wine cart

赖特先生看到了这一切。他穿过街道，快步走向那辆酒车。

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" Stop that right now!" he called to the driver in a stern voice

“马上停下！”他用严厉的声音对车夫喊道。

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" Otherwise I'll have you arrested for leaving your horses unattended and for cruel conduct!"

“不然我就让人逮捕你，告你把马丢下不管，还残忍对待它们！”

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The man spun around, looking surprised

那人转过身来，一脸惊讶。

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He frowned and cursed at Mr. Wright, but at least he stopped whipping the horses

他皱着眉头咒骂赖特先生，但至少停止了鞭打马匹。

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As the driver jumped into his cart, Mr. Wright pulled out a notebook and wrote down the name and address painted on the cart

车夫跳上马车时，赖特先生掏出笔记本，记下了车厢上漆的名字和地址。

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" What are you doing?" the driver demanded

“你在干什么？”车夫质问道。

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But Mr. Wright merely smiled and didn't answer

但赖特先生只是笑了笑，没有回答。

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He returned to the cab just as his friend came out of the shop

就在他的朋友从商店出来时，他回到了出租马车旁。

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When the friend heard what had been going on, he laughed

那位朋友听说了刚才发生的事后，笑了起来。

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" Don't you have enough business of your own to look after, Wright, without worrying about other people's horses and servants?" he said

“你自己要操心的事还不够多吗，赖特，还要管别人的马和仆人？”他说。

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Mr. Wright frowned and was silent for a moment

赖特先生皱了皱眉，沉默了一会儿。

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" Do you know why this world is as bad as it is?" he said at last in a serious tone

“你知道这个世界为什么如此糟糕吗？”他终于用严肃的口气问道。

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" No," his friend said." Why?"

“不知道，”他的朋友说，“为什么？”

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" It's because people think only about themselves," Mr. Wright told him

“因为人们只考虑自己，”赖特先生告诉他。

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" They aren't willing to help the oppressed or stand up to wrongdoers

“他们不愿帮助受压迫的人，也不愿站出来对抗作恶者。

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I can't watch anyone acting in a cruel way without trying to put a stop to it

我无法眼睁睁看着有人做出残忍的行为，却不设法去阻止。

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If I didn't, I'd consider myself just as guilty as the one committing the wrong."

如果不这样做，我会认为自己跟那个作恶的人一样有罪。”

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" I see your point, my friend," the other gentleman said, sounding impressed

“我明白你的意思，朋友，”另一位绅士说，语气里透着佩服。

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Mr. Wright nodded

赖特先生点了点头。

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" Many a business owner has thanked me for letting him know his horses were being mistreated

“许多老板都因我告知他们的马被虐待而感谢我。

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I'm sure the wine seller will be no exception

我相信这位卖酒的也不会例外。

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Let's go right now and let him know what I saw."

咱们现在就去，把我看到的情况告诉他。”

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Jerry had been sitting in the cab listening to all this

杰里一直坐在马车里，听着这一切。

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He tipped his cap to Mr. Wright

他朝赖特先生抬了抬帽子致意。

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" I wish there were more gentlemen like you, sir," he said

“先生，真希望有更多像您这样的绅士。”他说。

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" The city would be better for it."

“那样这个城市会变得更好。”