041 汤米开口说话

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The storm ended just as quickly as it began — almost as if it had never happened

暴风雨结束得和开始时一样突然——仿佛它从未发生过。

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The next day was sunny, beautiful, and calm once again

第二天，阳光明媚，美丽而宁静，海面重归平静。

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The boat, however, did not survive the wind and rain

然而，小船没能撑过这场风雨。

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When Tommy opened his eyes, he found himself still holding onto the mast

汤米睁开眼睛时，发现自己还抱着桅杆。

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There were pieces of wood everywhere

到处都是木头碎片。

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Tommy even saw the boat's wheel floating by

汤米甚至看到船舵从旁边漂过。

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But there were no signs of Dr. Dolittle, Charles, or Polynesia

但完全没有杜立德医生、查尔斯和波利尼西亚的踪影。

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He was all alone

他只剩孤身一人。

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" I will not cry,"

“我不会哭的。”

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Tommy said as he wiped away his tears

汤米擦掉眼泪，说道。

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" They are alive, I know it!"

“他们还活着，我知道的！”

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Tommy tried to think of happy thoughts

汤米努力往好处想。

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" Someone will find me

“会有人找到我的。

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I will be together with my friends again," he said aloud

我会再和朋友们团聚的，”他大声说道。

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At that moment, Tommy looked into the water and screamed

就在这时，汤米朝水里一看，尖叫起来。

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There were two scary sharks swimming around him

两条吓人的鲨鱼正绕着他游。

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" Go away, please," he whispered

“请走开，”他小声说。

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One shark poked his head out of the water

一条鲨鱼把头探出水面。

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" He doesn't look too good," he said to his friend

“他脸色不太好，”他对同伴说。

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The other came out of the water and looked at Tommy

另一条也浮出水面，盯着汤米。

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" Not much meat on him, is there?"

“他身上没什么肉，对吧？”

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" Did you find anything else around?

“你在附近还找到别的什么了吗？

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Something tastier?" the first shark licked its lips

更美味的东西？”第一条鲨鱼舔了舔嘴唇。

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" Nope. This small human is the only thing I can see," the second one said

“没有。这小人是我唯一能看到的，”第二条鲨鱼说。

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Tommy wished he could speak their language

汤米希望自己能说他们的语言。

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He decided to use what he had already learned

他决定用他已经学会的东西。

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" Oink, quack, hee-haw, woof-woof," he said

“哼，嘎，呃啊，汪汪，”他说。

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The sharks looked confused

鲨鱼们看起来很困惑。

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" What's he doing?" one asked

“他在干什么？”一条鲨鱼问。

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" Don't ask me," said the other

“别问我，”另一条说。

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" I can never understand these humans."

"我永远搞不懂这些人类。"

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" Shall we eat him or not?"

"我们到底吃不吃他？"

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But before they could decide, a long, horrible screeching sound was heard

但还没等它们决定，就传来一声长长的、可怕的尖叫。

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Tommy and the sharks looked up

汤米和鲨鱼们抬头一看。

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" Polynesia!" cried Tommy joyfully

"波莉尼西亚！" 汤米高兴地喊道。

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She swooped down and started to bite the sharks' noses

她俯冲下来，开始咬鲨鱼们的鼻子。

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" Shame on you!

"真不害臊！

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Trying to eat a helpless boy!" she scolded them

竟然想吃一个无助的男孩！" 她训斥道。

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" That hurts!"" Aw!" the sharks cried and dived back into the water

"好疼！" "嗷！" 鲨鱼们叫着，潜回了水里。

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Tommy was so happy to see his friend

汤米见到朋友，开心极了。

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He could not stop crying

他哭个不停。

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" Now, now, Tommy," said the parrot, comforting him

"好了，好了，汤米。"鹦鹉安慰他说。

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" What about the doctor? Charles?" Tommy sobbed

"医生呢？查尔斯呢？"汤米抽泣着问。

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" We're all safe."

"我们都平安。"

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Polynesia explained everything that had happened

波莉尼西亚解释了发生的一切。

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" The doctor and Charles are on land, waiting for you

"医生和查尔斯在陆地上等你呢。

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So we should go to them as soon as possible."

所以我们得尽快去找他们。"

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" But how?" asked Tommy

"可怎么去呢？"汤米问。

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" I don't have anything to row with."

"我什么东西可以划船。"

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" We don't need oars," she replied

"我们用不着船桨。"她回答。

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" Our friends will help us."

“我们的朋友们会来帮我们的。”

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Tommy suddenly felt the mast gliding along in the water

汤米突然感觉到桅杆在水中滑行。

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" Hold on tight," Polynesia called out

“抓紧了，”波莉尼西亚喊道。

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Tommy turned around to see two beautiful dolphins

汤米转过身，看见了两只漂亮的海豚。

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They were using their long noses to push the mast forward

它们正用长长的鼻子推着桅杆前进。

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Tommy wanted to reach out and touch their smooth, shiny skin

汤米想伸手去摸摸它们光滑闪亮的皮肤。

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" Everything okay?" Polynesia called out to the dolphins

“一切都好吗？”波莉尼西亚朝海豚们喊道。

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" It certainly is!

“好得很！

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He's light as a feather!" one replied

他轻得像根羽毛！”一只海豚回答。

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" Not like Dr. Dolittle and that other man," called out the other

“可不像杜立德医生和另外那个人，”另一只喊道。

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" Now that was heavy!"

“那可真是沉！”

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The dolphins laughed out cheerfully

海豚们快活地大笑起来。

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" Yes, Dr. Dolittle told me he'd put on some weight," laughed Tommy

“是啊，杜立德医生跟我说他体重增加了，”汤米笑着说。

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Polynesia stared at Tommy

波莉尼西亚盯着汤米。

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The dolphins stopped pushing and poked their heads out of the water

海豚们停止了推桅杆，把头伸出水面。

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Tommy did not know why everyone was looking at him

汤米不知道大家都为什么看着他。

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" Did I say something wrong?" he asked shyly

“我说错什么了吗？”他不好意思地问。

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" Tommy," Polynesia said finally

“汤米，”波莉尼西亚终于开口了，

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" just now, you understood our language and spoke it."

“刚才，你听懂了我们的语言，还说出来了。”

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" What?" Tommy shook his head in confusion

“什么？”汤米困惑地摇了摇头。

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He thought about what had just happened

他想了想刚才发生的事。

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Yes, he clearly understood what the dolphins said

是的，他清清楚楚地听懂了海豚的话。

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" Oh, my!" he exclaimed

“哦，天哪！”他喊道。

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" I can speak! I can speak!"

“我会说话了！我会说话了！”

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Soon, Tommy saw the island ahead

很快，汤米看到了前方的岛屿。

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Dr. Dolittle and Charles were waving their hands excitedly

杜立德医生和查尔斯正兴奋地挥着手。

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Tommy did not know what made him happier:

汤米不知道哪件事更让他高兴：

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seeing his friends again or finally being able to speak animal language

是再次见到朋友们，还是终于学会了动物的语言。

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He decided that both things made him equally happy

他断定这两件事都让他一样开心。