026 汤米遇见杜立德医生

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The very next day, Tommy went to Dr. Dolittle's house

就在第二天，汤米去了杜立德医生的家。

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Of course, the doctor wasn't home

医生自然不在家。

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But Tommy got to meet a very friendly dog

但汤米见到了一只非常友好的狗。

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For a week, Tommy went to Dr. Dolittle's house every day

一连七天，汤米每天都去杜立德医生的家。

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Every time he visited, though, he found that the doctor still had not returned

但每次去，他都发现医生还没回来。

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" When is he coming back?" Tommy asked the dog

“他什么时候回来？”汤米问那只狗。

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The dog let out two short barks

狗叫了两声。

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" I wish I could understand animal language, too,"

“真希望我也能听懂动物的语言。”

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sighed Tommy before he went home

汤米叹了口气，然后回家了。

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The friendly dog's name was Jip

这只友好狗的名字叫吉普。

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He liked Tommy the first time he saw him

它第一次见到汤米就喜欢他。

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He especially liked the treats he brought

它尤其喜欢他带来的小零食。

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That's why he didn't growl or bark at him

所以它才没对他低吼或吠叫。

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" Jip, you're supposed to be guarding the house!" Dab-Dab the duck scolded him one day

“吉普，你应该在看家才对！”一天，鸭子达布达布责备它。

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" I'm just taking a break," Jip replied sleepily

“我只是歇口气。”吉普睡眼惺忪地回答。

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Dab-Dab swatted Jip with his broom

达布达布用他的扫帚拍了吉普一下。

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" Did that boy come again?" he asked

“那个男孩又来了吗？”他问。

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" Ouch!" Jip jumped up." Yes, he did!"

“哎呀！”吉普跳起来。“是的，他来了！”

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" I wonder what he wants?"

“我想知道他想要什么？”

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Dab-Dab said as he swept the steps

达布达布边扫台阶边说。

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Gub-Gub the pig came out munching on a cake

小猪咕咕吧唧吧唧地嚼着蛋糕走了出来。

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" You're dropping crumbs all over the steps!" Dab-Dab shouted

“你把台阶上掉得全是渣！”达布达布嚷道。

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Gub-Gub tried to pick up his mess, but succeeded only in stepping on Jip's tail

咕咕想收拾自己弄的残局，结果却踩到了吉普的尾巴。

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" Oh!" Jip yelped and chased after the pig

“嗷！”吉普尖声一叫，追赶起那头猪来。

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" Jip! Gub-Gub! Stop it!" Dab-Dab shouted after them

“吉普！咕咕！别闹了！”达布达布冲着它们喊道。

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Meanwhile, Tommy was getting worried about the squirrel

此时，汤米开始担心起那只松鼠来。

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" It doesn't look good," he told Jip the next time he visited

“情况看起来不妙，”他下次来访时对吉普说。

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" I hope the doctor comes home soon."

“我希望医生能快点回家。”

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Jip barked. Just then Tommy heard a low rumbling sound

吉普叫了一声。就在这时，汤米听到了一阵低沉的隆隆声。

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He looked up at the sky

他抬头望向天空。

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" It looks like a big storm

“看起来要下暴雨了。

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I'd better get home," he said

我最好快点回家。”他说。

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Suddenly Jip sniffed the air and began barking excitedly

突然，吉普嗅了嗅空气，兴奋地叫了起来。

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" What is it, boy?" Tommy looked around

“怎么了，伙计？”汤米环顾四周。

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But he could not see anything

但他什么也没看见。

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Tommy ran down the path

汤米沿着小路跑去。

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Just as he turned onto the road, a heavy rain started to fall

他刚拐上大路，大雨就倾盆而下。

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He covered his head and ran as fast as he could

他护着头，拼命地跑。

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He didn't see the man walking toward him

他没看见迎面走来的男人。

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" Oooh! Aw! Ouch!" they exclaimed as they crashed into each other

“哎哟！啊！好痛！”他们撞在一起，同时叫了起来。

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" I'm terribly sorry, sir!"

“非常抱歉，先生！”

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Tommy shouted over the sounds of the storm

汤米在风雨声中大声喊道。

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" I'm the one who should be sorry," the man said, chuckling

“该道歉的是我才对，”男子轻声笑道。

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Tommy was amazed

汤米惊讶不已。

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No adult had ever been so kind to him before

从来没有一个大人对他这般友善。

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" Do you live far from here?" the man yelled

“你住得离这儿远吗？”男子喊道。

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" Yes, sir," Tommy answered

“是的，先生，很远。”汤米回答。

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" Then come to my house and wait till the storm stops."

“那就到我家避避吧，等暴风雨停了再走。”

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The man began walking

男子起步走。

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Tommy followed him

汤米跟在后面。

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But in the heavy wind and rain, it was hard to see where they were going

但在狂风暴雨中，很难看清他们正走向哪里。

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They arrived at a gate and walked up to the man's house

他们走到一扇大门前，然后进了那名男子的房子。

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" What a storm!" the man said

“好大的暴风雨！”男子说。

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He had very kind eyes and a kind smile

他有一双非常和善的眼睛和亲切的笑容。

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Tommy liked him immediately

汤米立刻就喜欢上了他。

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" That's odd. Where is everyone?"

“真奇怪。大家都去哪儿了？”

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the man said after he opened the door

男子打开门后说道。

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Suddenly the room was filled with bright lights and loud barnyard noises

突然间，房间里亮起灯光，响起热闹的农场动物叫声。

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Tommy hid behind the man

汤米躲到了男子身后。

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" Oh, how delightful! Oh, wonderful!"

“哦，太有趣了！哦，太棒了！”

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the man said and clapped excitedly

男子兴奋地拍着手说。

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Tommy could not believe his eyes

汤米简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。

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Surrounding him were all kinds of animals

他周围全是各种各样的动物。

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They snorted, quacked, barked, hooted, squeaked, and chirped happily at the man

它们对着男子开心地哼哼、嘎嘎、汪汪、呜呜、吱吱、啁啁叫个不停。

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But more amazingly, the man answered them back

但更神奇的是，男子也回应了它们。

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Tommy recognized the dog he saw every day

汤米认出了他每天见到的那只狗。

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Suddenly he realized they were at the famous doctor's house!

他突然意识到，他们就在那位著名医生的家里！

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Meanwhile, the man was talking to the dog in strange barking sounds

而此时，男子正用奇怪的吠叫声和那只狗交谈。

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What he was really saying was:

他实际上说的是：

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" Do you know this boy, Jip?"

“你认识这个男孩吗，吉普？”

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" Yes, doctor! He came every day to wait for you," Jip replied

“认识，医生！他每天都来等你，”吉普回答道。

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" How do you do?" the man shook Tommy's hand

“你好！”男子和汤米握了握手。

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" I'm Dr. Dolittle."

“我是杜立德医生。”

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Tommy was speechless

汤米说不出话来。