031 天堂紫鸟

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The first few months went by quickly

最初的几个月很快过去了。

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Although Tommy was a slow learner, he did not give up easily

虽然汤米学得慢，但他不轻易放弃。

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One day, he was having trouble with Gub-Gub

一天，他和古古之间出了点麻烦。

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" Dr. Dolittle?" he called out, holding the pig under his arm

“杜立德医生？”他把猪夹在胳膊下喊道。

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Dr. Dolittle had his head in the wiff-waff's tank

杜立德医生正把头探进威夫-瓦夫的水箱里。

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So all Dr. Dolittle heard was this: " Duroo Duroo-roo?"

所以杜立德医生只听到：“嘟噜 嘟噜噜？”

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Dr. Dolittle pulled his head out of the tank

杜立德医生把头从水箱里抽了出来。

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He did not look happy

他看起来不太高兴。

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" I can't do it," he sighed

“我做不到。”他叹了口气。

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" The wiff-waff isn't able to help me learn the shellfish language."

“威夫-瓦夫没法帮我学习贝类语言。”

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" But you can't give up!" Tommy pleaded

"可是您不能放弃！" 汤米恳求道。

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The doctor removed his goggles and gloves

医生摘下了护目镜和手套。

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" Well, there is one more hope," he said

"嗯，还有一个希望，" 他说。

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" But we will have to wait and see."

"但我们得等等看。"

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" Doctor, I don't know what's wrong with Gub-Gub."

"医生，我不知道古古怎么了。"

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Tommy handed him the wiggling pig

汤米把扭来扭去的小猪递给了他。

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The doctor looked Gub-Gub over

医生把古古检查了一遍。

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" He looks fine to me," Dr. Dolittle remarked

"我看他挺好的，" 杜立德医生说道。

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" I asked for a piece of cake and look what he gave me!" Gub-Gub cried

"我要的是一块蛋糕，看看他给了我什么！" 古古生气地叫道。

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" Yes, Gub-Gub. I told Tommy to give that to you," the doctor said in return

"是的，古古。是我让汤米把它给你的，" 医生回答道。

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" No! I hate apples!" pouted the pig

“不！我讨厌苹果！”小猪撅着嘴说。

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" You're on a diet

“你在节食。

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From now on, only fruits and vegetables for you!" the doctor said sternly

从今往后，你只能吃水果和蔬菜！”医生严厉地说。

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Just then, Polynesia flew into the room

就在这时，波利尼西亚飞进了房间。

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She was breathless

她上气不接下气。

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" Oh, doctor! The purple..." she gasped

“哦，医生！紫色的……”她喘着气说。

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" Tell me, what is it, Polynesia?" the doctor urged

“告诉我，怎么回事，波利尼西亚？”医生催促道。

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Polynesia took a few deep breaths

波利尼西亚深吸了几口气。

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" The purple bird of paradise is here

“紫极乐鸟来了。

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She brings bad news!"

她带来了坏消息！”

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" Oh, dear, oh, dear!" the doctor frowned

“天哪，天哪！”医生皱起了眉头。

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He dropped Gub-Gub and rushed into the kitchen

他放下古古，冲进了厨房。

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Tommy ran after

汤米跟在后面跑。

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A beautiful purple bird was sitting on the table

一只美丽的紫色鸟儿正停在桌子上。

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Her head was decorated with a crown of gold that matched her long sweeping tail

她头上装饰着一顶金色的冠冕，与她飘逸的长尾巴相得益彰。

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" Miranda!" the doctor shouted

“米兰达！”医生喊道。

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The beautiful bird dramatically opened one eye

那只美丽的鸟儿戏剧性地睁开了一只眼。

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" Dr. Dolittle!" she moaned

“杜立德医生！”她呻吟着说。

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" Long Arrow has disappeared!"

“长箭失踪了！”

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Dr. Dolittle swayed on his feet and fell into a chair

杜立德医生身子晃了晃，跌坐在椅子上。

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" Disappeared? What do you mean?"

“失踪了？这是什么意思？”

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Tommy could see that the doctor was very upset

汤米看得出医生非常难过。

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" Long Arrow doesn't go anywhere without telling us birds," Miranda continued

“长箭不管去哪里，都会告诉我们鸟类的，”米兰达继续说道。

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" But now he's gone!

“可现在他不见了！

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Not even a word to the eagles."

连句话都没给老鹰们留。”

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" That doesn't make sense!" The doctor shook his head

“这说不通啊！”医生摇了摇头。

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" Long Arrow and the eagles are the closest friends!

“长箭和老鹰们是最亲密的朋友！

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He always tells them where he is going."

他总告诉他们自己要去哪里的。”

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" That is why we fear the worst," the beautiful bird cried

“所以我们就怕出了最坏的情况，”这只美丽的鸟儿哭着说。

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Dr. Dolittle paced back and forth

杜立德医生来回踱着步。

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" No. There has got to be some explanation," he kept muttering

"不，肯定有什么解释的。"他不停地低声咕哝着。

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" Where was the last place you saw him?"

"你最后一次见到他是在哪里？"

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" On Spider Monkey Island," replied Miranda

"在蜘蛛猴岛。"米兰达回答。

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" Then that is where he must be!" exclaimed the doctor

"那他一定还在那儿！"医生大声说道。

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" We searched everywhere for the great Indian," said Miranda

"我们到处搜寻了那位伟大的印第安人，"米兰达说，

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" We flew over the entire island."

"我们飞遍了整个岛屿。"

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" I believe... no, I KNOW he is still there!" the doctor said stubbornly

"我相信……不，我肯定他还在那里！"医生固执地说。

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" We will go to Spider Monkey Island and find Long Arrow!"

"我们要去蜘蛛猴岛，找到长箭！"

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At this point, Tommy could take it no longer

这时，汤米再也忍不住了。

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" Excuse me, Dr. Dolittle," interrupted Tommy

"打扰一下，杜立德医生。"汤米打断了他。

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" Please tell me what's going on."

“请告诉我发生了什么事。”

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The doctor turned to him and grabbed his shoulders

医生转向他，抓住他的肩膀。

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" Tommy, Long Arrow is missing and we are going to find him!"

“汤米，长箭失踪了，我们要去找他！”

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" Who is Long Arrow?" Tommy asked

“长箭是谁？”汤米问道。

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" Long Arrow is the greatest naturalist in the world," said the doctor

“长箭是世界上最伟大的博物学家。”医生说。

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" What's a naturalist?" asked Tommy

“什么是博物学家？”汤米问。

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" A person who studies nature — plants, animals, insects, everything that lives."

“就是研究大自然的人——植物、动物、昆虫，所有有生命的东西。”

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Tommy said," Can he speak to animals like you?"

汤米说：“他能像你一样跟动物说话吗？”

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" He can communicate with all forms of life

“他能够与所有形式的生命交流。

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Long Arrow and I have communicated through Miranda for many years," continued the doctor

长箭和我通过米兰达交流了很多年。”医生继续说。

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" I recently sent a message asking for his help."

“我最近发了个消息，请他帮忙。”

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" For what?"

“帮什么忙？”

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" To understand the language of the shellfish

“为了弄懂贝类的语言。

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But now the great Long Arrow is missing

但现在伟大的长箭失踪了。

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And," added Dr. Dolittle firmly

而且，”杜立德医生坚定地补充道，

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" it looks as if I will have to go and find my friend!"

“看来我必须得去找到我的朋友了！”

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" Can I come with you?" Tommy asked excitedly

“我能跟你一起去吗？”汤米兴奋地问。

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He had long dreamed of going off on a voyage with the doctor

他一直梦想着能和医生一起出海远航。

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" Yes, but we don't have much time," said Dr. Dolittle

“可以，但我们时间不多了。”杜立德医生说。

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Tommy could hardly believe it

汤米几乎不敢相信。

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He was finally going to travel the world

他终于要去环游世界了。