038 斗牛

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Tommy was really worried about Dr. Dolittle

汤米真的很担心杜立德医生。

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" Have you ever fought a bull before?" he asked

“你以前和公牛打斗过吗？”他问。

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" Of course not, Tommy," the doctor replied

“当然没有，汤米，”医生回答。

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" I would never fight an animal."

“我绝不会和动物打斗。”

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Now Tommy was truly afraid

现在汤米真的害怕了。

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The black bulls were big, strong, and very angry

黑色的公牛体型庞大，强壮，而且非常愤怒。

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They kicked out their hind legs and snorted loudly

它们踢着后腿，大声地喷着鼻息。

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" Stay here," Dr. Dolittle instructed Tommy

“留在这里，”杜立德医生吩咐汤米。

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Then he opened the bull pen and went inside

然后他打开牛栏，走了进去。

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Tommy covered his eyes with his hands

汤米用手捂住了眼睛。

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" Please be careful," he cried to the doctor

“请小心！”他对着医生喊道。

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The bulls did not like humans

公牛们不喜欢人类。

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They made a circle around the doctor and glared at him

它们围着医生站成一圈，怒视着他。

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" What does this fool want?" snorted one

“这个傻瓜想干什么？”一头公牛哼了一声说。

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" I'm going to kick him out,"

“我要把他踢出去，”

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said another, lowering his sharp horns

另一头说道，低下了它锋利的角。

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" That's not very nice!" the doctor said to them

“这可不太友好！”医生对它们说。

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The bulls blinked their eyes in surprise

公牛们惊讶地眨了眨眼。

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" You can speak our language?" one said

“你会说我们的语言？”一头公牛说。

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" Of course! Now, I have to explain quickly," the doctor said

“当然！现在，我得快点解释，”医生说道。

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" Are you Dr. Dolittle?" another said in a trembling voice

“你就是杜立德医生吗？”另一头公牛颤抖着声音问。

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" Yes, yes, I am," the doctor said

“是的，是的，我就是。”医生说。

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" We've heard so many wonderful things about you!" they cried out happily

“我们听过好多关于你的神奇故事！”他们高兴地叫起来。

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" Thank you," the doctor said

“谢谢你们。”医生说。

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" But please listen to me!

“但请听我说！

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We don't have much time."

我们没有多少时间了。”

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The bulls all started talking at once

公牛们立刻七嘴八舌地说了起来。

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They wanted to know how the doctor had learned their language

他们想知道医生是怎么学会他们的语言的。

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" Stop!" the largest bull said

“停下！”最大的公牛说。

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" Let the doctor speak!"

“让医生说话！”

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So Dr. Dolittle told them his plan

于是，杜立德医生把他的计划告诉了他们。

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Meanwhile, Polynesia had an idea of her own

与此同时，波利尼西亚有了自己的主意。

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She and Charles went back to Don Enrique

她和查尔斯回去找唐·恩里克。

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" What do you want now?" he shouted rudely

“你们现在又想要什么？”他粗鲁地喊道。

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Polynesia whispered in Charles' ear

波利尼西亚在查尔斯耳边低语。

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" We'd like to place a small bet," he said

“我们想下个小赌注。”他说。

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Don Enrique liked bets

唐·恩里克喜欢打赌。

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That's how he had become so rich

他就是这样变得这么富有的。

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" How much do you want to bet and on whom?" he asked

“你们想赌多少，押谁？”他问。

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" Two thousand gold coins on John Dolittle," said Charles

“押约翰·杜立德，两千枚金币。”查尔斯说。

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" That man couldn't fight flies!" roared Don Enrique

“那个人连苍蝇都打不过！”唐·恩里克吼道。

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" He thinks he is better than the Great Pepito!"

“他以为他自己比伟大的佩皮托还厉害！”

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" I have changed my mind," said Charles

“我改主意了，”查尔斯说。

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" I knew you would," laughed Don Enrique

“我就知道你会这样，”唐·恩里克笑道。

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" I want to raise my bet to three thousand on Dolittle," Charles said

“我要把赌注加到三千，押杜立德，”查尔斯说。

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Don Enrique slapped his knee

唐·恩里克一拍膝盖。

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" You are going to make me even richer," he said

“你这是要让我变得更富了，”他说。

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He and Charles shook hands

他和查尔斯握了握手。

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The bet was made

赌约就这么定了。

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Inside the arena, the crowds shouted loudly for the fight to begin

竞技场内，人群大声呼喊，要求比赛开始。

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The mayor stood up and shouted," Ladies and Gentlemen!

市长站起身，大声宣布：“女士们，先生们！

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May I present the greatest fighter of all — Pepito!"

请允许我介绍最伟大的斗士——培皮托！”

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Tommy watched Pepito come out, holding a red cloak

汤米看着培皮托手持红披风走了出来。

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A large bull was let out of the pen

一头巨大的公牛被放出围栏。

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The bull turned around and ran toward Pepito

公牛转过身，朝培皮托冲去。

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Pepito swung his cloak and jumped away

培皮托挥动披风，跳闪到一旁。

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The people screamed in delight and called out his name

人们兴奋地尖叫，齐声呼喊着他的名字。

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After a little while, it was Dr. Dolittle's turn

过了一会儿，轮到杜立德医生了。

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" And now, John Dolittle," the mayor said quickly

“现在，有请约翰·杜立德。”市长飞快地说道。

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People booed and hissed

人们发出嘘声和倒彩声。

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The doctor walked to the middle of the arena

医生走到竞技场中央。

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An even bigger, angrier bull was let out

一头更大、更愤怒的公牛被放了出来。

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He threw his head back and snorted loudly

它昂起头，大声地喷着鼻息。

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Some women screamed in fear

一些妇女吓得尖叫起来。

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Dr. Dolittle held up his hands, but the bull began to charge

杜立德医生举起双手，但公牛开始猛冲过来。

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When the bull got close, the doctor clapped his hands once

当公牛靠近时，医生拍了一下手。

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The huge animal stopped and dropped to his knees

这只巨大的动物停了下来，跪倒在地。

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Then the doctor climbed onto its back

然后医生爬上了它的背。

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The audience held its breath

观众屏住了呼吸。

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Suddenly the doctor grabbed the bull's horns and did a handstand

突然，医生抓住牛角，做了一个倒立。

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Dr. Dolittle jumped off and the bull stood up again

杜立德医生跳了下来，公牛重新站了起来。

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" How was that?" whispered the bull

“我表现得怎么样？”公牛低声问道。

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" You were brilliant," answered the doctor

“你太棒了，”医生回答。

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" Now, one last thing."

“现在，最后一件事。”

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The doctor put out his hand and twirled it in a circle, faster and faster

医生伸出手，在空中快速画着圈，速度越来越快。

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The bull stood on its hind legs and danced around

公牛用后腿站立起来，四处舞动。

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Then it fell to the ground with a loud thump

然后它砰的一声倒在地上。

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The people went crazy

人们疯狂了。

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" The Great Dolittle!" they screamed

“伟大的杜立德！”他们尖叫道。

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Dr. Dolittle looked at the mayor

杜立德医生看着市长。

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The mayor was wiping tears from his eyes

市长正在擦拭眼角的泪水。

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" Ladies and Gentlemen," he cried

“女士们，先生们，”他喊道。

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" I have sad news

“我要宣布一个伤心的消息。

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This was our last bullfight."

这是我们最后一次斗牛了。”

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The crowds shouted angrily

人群愤怒地大喊。

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The bull opened one eye and smiled at the doctor

公牛睁开一只眼，对医生笑了笑。

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" Thank you," he said

“谢谢你，”它说。