044 杜立德医生与长箭

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Dr. Dolittle, Polynesia, Tommy, and Charles all peered into the dark cave entrance

杜立德医生、波利尼西亚、汤米和查尔斯都朝黑暗的洞穴入口里张望。

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" Hello?" called out the doctor

“喂？”医生喊道。

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" Hello?" came back the echo

“喂？”回声传来。

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" Maybe we should go inside," the doctor said

“也许我们该进去，”医生说。

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But before they took a step, a tall dark shadow appeared

但他们还没来得及迈步，一个高大的黑影出现了。

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It was the great Indian Long Arrow

是伟大的印第安人长箭。

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He was the tallest man Tommy had ever seen

他是汤米见过最高的人。

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He wore a brightly woven cloth round his lower body

他下身围着一块色彩鲜艳的编织布。

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He carried a large pouch around his waist

他腰间挂着一个大袋子。

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Something heavy inside was pulling the pouch downward

里面沉重的东西把袋子往下坠。

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In his hair was a beautiful eagle's feather

他的头发上插着一根漂亮的鹰羽。

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The Indian's eyes were sharp and full of wisdom, just like an eagle's

这个印第安人的眼睛锐利而充满智慧，就像鹰的眼睛一样。

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He blinked them a few times and stared at Dr. Dolittle

他眨了几下眼睛，然后盯着杜立德医生。

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Dr. Dolittle was speechless

杜立德医生说不出话来。

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" Well, I, so...," he stuttered

“嗯，我，那个……”他结结巴巴地说。

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The tall Indian did not say a word

高个子印第安人一言不发。

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Finally, Dr. Dolittle took a deep breath and said

最后，杜立德医生深吸了一口气，说道：

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" It's a great pleasure to meet you, Long Arrow."

“长箭，见到你真是莫大的荣幸。”

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Long Arrow did not open his mouth

长箭没有张嘴。

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" Oh, how silly of me," gushed the doctor

“哦，我真是太傻了，”医生激动地说。

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" You don't understand me

“你听不懂我的话。”

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Let's see...," the doctor thought for a moment

“让我想想……”医生思索了片刻。

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Then he started to speak in dog language:

然后他开始用狗语说：

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" I am Dr. Dolittle."

“我是杜立德医生。”

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The Indian did not understand dog talk

那个印第安人听不懂狗语。

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" I can also speak other animal languages,"

“我还会说其他动物的语言，”

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Dr. Dolittle said in horse talk

杜立德医生用马语说道。

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The Indian blinked twice but remained silent

印第安人眨了眨眼，但还是沉默不语。

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" Dr. Dolittle," interrupted Tommy

“杜立德医生，”汤米打断道。

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The doctor shook his head

医生摇了摇头。

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" Not now, Tommy."

“现在别说话，汤米。”

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Then he tried pig talk:

然后他尝试用猪语说：

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" I have heard many great things about you," he said to the Indian

“久仰您的大名，”他对印第安人说道。

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The Indian scratched his ear

印第安人挠了挠耳朵。

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" Um, Doctor?" Tommy whispered again

“呃，医生？”汤米又低声说道。

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" What is it, Tommy?"

“怎么了，汤米？”

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The doctor turned to him impatiently

医生不耐烦地转向他。

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" Maybe he understands the eagles' language?" Tommy said shyly

“也许他懂鹰的语言？”汤米腼腆地说。

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The doctor nodded

医生点了点头。

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In eagle talk he said

他用鹰语说道，

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" Can you understand me now?"

“你现在能听懂我说话了吗？”

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The Indian's eyes suddenly became warm and friendly

印第安人的眼神突然变得温暖而友好。

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" At last, we can understand each other,"

“终于，我们能互相听懂了，”

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Long Arrow said in the eagle language

长箭用鹰语说道。

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Dr. Dolittle and Long Arrow exchanged a long, deep conversation using eagle talk

杜立德医生和长箭用鹰语进行了漫长而深入的交谈。

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Charles covered his ears

查尔斯捂住了耳朵。

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" It sounds like screaming," he said to Tommy

“听起来像在尖叫，”他对汤米说。

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Tommy agreed

汤米表示同意。

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But Polynesia told them that eagle talk was one of the most beautiful bird languages

但波莉尼西亚告诉他们，鹰语是最动听的鸟类语言之一。

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" We have brought you some food and water," the doctor said

“我们给你带了些食物和水，”医生说。

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" Thank you," replied Long Arrow as he took the things from the doctor

“谢谢你，”长箭接过医生手中的东西，说道。

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But rather than eat and drink, he walked back into the cave

但他没有吃喝，而是走回了洞穴深处。

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Dr. Dolittle and Tommy followed him inside

杜立德医生和汤米跟了进去。

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Polynesia and Charles stayed back at the cave entrance

波利尼西亚和查尔斯留在了洞口。

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It took a while for Tommy's eyes to get used to the dark

汤米的眼睛过了一会儿才适应黑暗。

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Long Arrow led them to two men lying on the ground

长箭把他们带到两个躺在地上的男人身旁。

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A little bit of light came through a crack in the ceiling

洞顶的裂缝透进一丝微弱的光。

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Tommy could see that the men were very sick

汤米看得出，这两个人病得很重。

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Long Arrow said something to them in his native tongue

长箭用他的土语对他们说了些什么。

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Then he opened his pouch and took something out

然后他打开袋子，取出了什么东西。

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It looked like plants and a heavy stone

像是些植物和一块沉重的石头。

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He poured water on the plants

他把水倒在那些植物上。

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Then he scraped them against the stone to make a paste

接着，他把它们放在石头上刮擦，做成了糊状。

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He put the paste on the men's foreheads

他把糊状物敷在两人的额头上。

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The two men slowly sat up and said something to Long Arrow

那两个人慢慢坐起来，对长箭说了些什么。

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Tommy watched in amazement

汤米看得目瞪口呆。

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The Indian spoke, and Dr. Dolittle translated

印第安人开口了，杜立德医生翻译道。

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" He says the men's pain is gone now."

“他说，这两个人现在不痛了。”

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" It's time to go home,"

“该回家了，”

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continued Long Arrow, still speaking in eagle talk

长箭继续用鹰语说道。

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Long Arrow and Dr. Dolittle helped the two men walk toward the cave entrance

长箭和杜立德医生搀扶着那两个人朝洞口走去。

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Tommy carried their things

汤米拿着他们的东西。

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" Come to our village," said one man in a weak voice

“到我们的村子去吧，”一个人用虚弱的声音说。

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" We are grateful to you for saving us," said the other

“感谢您救了我们。”另一个人说。

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But when they reached the entrance, trouble was waiting for them

可当他们走到洞口时，麻烦正等着他们。

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A group of the unfriendly natives had tied up Charles and Polynesia

一群不友好的土著把查尔斯和波利尼西亚绑了起来。

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They pointed their swords at the cave's entrance

他们把剑指向了洞口。

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When they saw Dr. Dolittle, they walked toward him angrily

一看见杜立德医生，他们就怒气冲冲地朝他走来。

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" Oh no," whispered the doctor

“哦，不，”医生低声说。

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" What are we going to do?"

“我们该怎么办？”