025 汤米与松鼠

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Tommy Stubbins had big dreams

汤米·斯塔宾斯有着远大的梦想。

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He dreamt of one day visiting faraway lands and seeing the world

他梦想着有一天能去遥远的国度，看看这个世界。

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But for now, his life was in Puddleby, where nothing much exciting happened

但眼下，他的生活还在普德尔比，那里没什么激动人心的事。

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" Tommy, take these to Colonel Bellowes

“汤米，把这些送到贝洛斯上校那儿。

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And be quick about it!" his father urged

快点去！”他的父亲催促道。

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Tommy's father was the shoemaker in Puddleby

汤米的父亲是普德尔比的鞋匠。

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He wanted Tommy to follow in his footsteps

他希望汤米能子承父业。

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But Tommy was not interested in fixing shoes

可汤米对修鞋并不感兴趣。

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People like Colonel Bellowes upset him

像贝洛斯上校那样的人让他心烦。

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" Your shoes, sir," Tommy said, smiling

“您的鞋，先生。”汤米微笑着说。

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The colonel rudely grabbed the shoes

上校失礼地一把夺过鞋子。

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Tommy wanted to kick the door

汤米真想朝那门上踢一脚。

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Fortunately, before Tommy could do that, a sound caught his attention

幸好他还没这么做，一阵声响就吸引了他的注意。

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He found a wounded squirrel

他发现了一只受伤的松鼠。

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Tommy was not fond of mean men like the Colonel, but he did love animals

汤米不喜欢像上校那样刻薄的人，但他确实爱惜动物。

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" You poor thing," he said gently

“可怜的小家伙。”他轻轻说道。

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He could not see what was causing the squirrel pain

他看不出松鼠是哪里受了伤。

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Tommy decided to take the squirrel home

汤米决定把松鼠带回家。

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Along the way, he ran into Matthew, a friendly old man he knew

半路上，他碰到了老马修，一位他相熟的、慈眉善目的老人。

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" What have you got there, Tommy?" Matthew pointed

“你怀里揣着什么，汤米？”马修指着问道。

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" A squirrel, but I don't know what's wrong with it," he answered

“是只松鼠，但我不知道它怎么了。”他回答。

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" You need to see Dr. Dolittle," Matthew advised

“你需要去看杜立德医生。”马修建议道。

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" Who is he? Is he a vet?" asked Tommy

“他是谁？是兽医吗？”汤米问。

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Matthew looked shocked

马修看上去很惊讶。

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" He's better than a vet!" he exclaimed

“他比兽医还厉害！”他大声说道。

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" One time, my duck Lulu was sick, so I took her to see the doctor."

“有一次，我的鸭子露露生病了，我就带它去看那位医生。”

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" What was the matter with her?" Tommy asked

“它怎么了？”汤米问。

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" Be patient. I'm getting to that part."

“耐心点。我正要说到那儿呢。”

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Matthew cleared his throat

马修清了清嗓子。

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" John Dolittle used to be a human doctor, but he realized he wanted to help animals."

“约翰·杜立德以前是给人看病的医生，但他意识到自己想要帮助动物。”

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" Like me! I like helping animals, too."

“和我一样！我也喜欢帮助动物。”

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" Do you want to hear this story or not?" Matthew sighed loudly

“你到底想不想听这个故事？”马修大声叹了口气。

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" Oops! Sorry," Tommy apologized

“哎呀！对不起。”汤米道歉说。

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" Not only does Dr. Dolittle help animals,"

“杜立德医生不仅帮助动物，”

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Matthew said, then lowered his voice mysteriously

马修说着，然后神秘地压低了声音，

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" but he can speak their language, too!"

“而且他还能说它们的语言！”

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" What?!" Tommy shouted

“什么？！”汤米喊道。

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Matthew told Tommy the whole story

马修把整个故事讲给了汤米听。

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Dr. Dolittle had examined Matthew's duck

杜立德医生曾给马修的鸭子做过检查。

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" You have a very bad throat," the doctor had told Lulu

“你的喉咙病得很厉害，”医生对露露说。

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" You mustn't quack so loudly."

“你不能这么大声嘎嘎叫。”

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" But I can't help it!

“可我忍不住啊！

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Those cows keep coming to my pond!" quacked Lulu

那些奶牛老跑到我的池塘来！”露露嘎嘎叫道。

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" Dr. Dolittle and the duck talked to each other?"

“杜立德医生和鸭子互相说话？”

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Tommy could not believe it

汤米简直不敢相信。

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Matthew nodded." They made strange clucking sounds."

马修点点头。“他们发出奇怪的咕咕声。”

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" Could you understand it?" asked Tommy

“你能听懂吗？”汤米问道。

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Matthew shook his head

马修摇了摇头。

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" No, I don't have the gift

“不，我没有那种天赋。

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Dr. Dolittle had to explain to me what they talked about."

杜立德医生得向我解释他们说了什么。”

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Then, Matthew said, the doctor wrote something on a slip of paper

接着，马修说，医生在一张纸条上写了些东西。

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" Lulu, I'm going to give this to Matthew," the doctor said

“露露，我会把这个交给马修。”医生说。

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" What is it?" quacked Lulu

“那是什么？”露露嘎嘎地问。

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" Every day you must drink juice made of barley, grass, onions, and carrots," Dr. Dolittle explained

“你必须每天喝用大麦、青草、洋葱和胡萝卜做的汁。”杜立德医生解释道。

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" Yuck! Quack!" shrieked Lulu

“呸！嘎嘎！”露露尖叫起来。

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" Lulu!" Dr. Dolittle said sternly

“露露！”杜立德医生严肃地说。

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" Uh, doctor, is she all right?" Matthew was worried

“呃，医生，她没事吧？”马修很担心。

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" Yes, Matthew. Just make sure she drinks this juice every day," said the doctor

“没事，马修。只要确保她每天喝这个汁就行。”医生说。

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" Did the juice work?" Tommy wanted to know

“那个汁管用了吗？”汤米想知道。

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" Lulu was back to normal in a few days," Matthew replied

“露露没几天就恢复正常了。”马修回答。

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Matthew began walking again

马修又开始走了起来。

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Tommy walked beside him

汤米走在他旁边。

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" I wonder if he can help this squirrel?" Tommy asked hopefully

“不知道他能不能帮帮这只松鼠？”汤米满怀希望地问。

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" John Dolittle can do it," said Matthew

“约翰·杜立德能办到的。”马修说。

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" But I'm afraid he's not here right now."

“不过，恐怕他现在不在这里。”

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" Where is he?" Tommy asked

“他在哪里？”汤米问。

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" Well, he's on a voyage, of course

“嗯，他当然是在航海啦。

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He loves to travel the world!" Matthew exclaimed

他喜欢周游世界！”马修感叹道。

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Tommy's eyes got bright

汤米的眼睛亮了起来。

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" I wonder if one day I can travel with him?" he said aloud

“不知道有一天我能不能和他一起去旅行？”他大声说道。

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Unknown to Tommy, his wish would soon come true

汤米还不知道，他的愿望很快就会实现。