046 浮岛

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Dr. Dolittle and his friends stayed on Spider Monkey Island for over a month

杜立特医生和他的朋友们在蜘蛛猴岛上待了一个多月。

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During that time, Dr. Dolittle and Long Arrow spent many days learning from each other

在那段时间里，杜立特医生和长箭花了许多天互相学习。

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Long Arrow taught the doctor about herbs and plants

长箭教医生有关草药和植物的知识。

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" Do not touch the leaves on this one," the Indian said in eagle talk

“不要碰这种植物的叶子，”印第安人用鹰语说。

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" Only pick it by its stem."

“只抓它的茎来摘。”

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Dr. Dolittle taught Long Arrow about modern medicine

杜立特医生教长箭现代医学知识。

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" Put this in your ears," he said

“把这个放进耳朵里，”他说。

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The doctor held up a stethoscope and passed it to the Indian

医生举起听诊器，递给印第安人。

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He held the metal disc against Long Arrow's chest

他把金属圆片贴在长箭的胸口。

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Long Arrow jumped back in fear

长箭吓得向后一跳。

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" Don't worry," laughed Dr. Dolittle

“别担心，”杜立特医生笑着说。

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" That's the sound of your heart beating."

“那是你心跳的声音。”

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As the days went by, Tommy noticed it getting colder and colder

随着日子一天天过去，汤米注意到天气越来越冷。

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" Brrrr," he shivered

“嘶——”他打着寒颤说。

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" It feels like winter."

“感觉像冬天一样。”

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" Yes, I noticed that, too," the doctor remarked

“是的，我也注意到了，”医生说道。

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He looked around the village of Popsipetal

他环顾波普西佩塔村。

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People everywhere seemed to be trembling and shaking from the cold

到处的人们似乎都因为寒冷而哆嗦发抖。

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Dr. Dolittle and Tommy walked to the beach

杜立特医生和汤米走向海滩。

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They saw a large flock of birds shivering in the cold

他们看到一大群鸟在寒冷中瑟瑟发抖。

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" Dr. Dolittle!" called out Polynesia

“杜立特医生！”波利尼西亚喊道。

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Tommy noticed that her beak was blue and her wings were shaking

汤米注意到她的喙发青，翅膀在发抖。

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" What's going on here, Polynesia?" the doctor looked around

“这里发生什么了，波利尼西亚？”医生环顾四周。

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" They're all leaving,"

“它们都要走了，”

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she replied, pointing to the birds

她指着那些鸟回答道。

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" It's too cold for them to live here."

“这里太冷了，它们没法住了。”

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" But what is causing this sudden cold?" the doctor asked aloud

“那是什么引起这突然的寒冷？”医生大声问道。

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" It's the island, Doctor," answered the parrot

“是这座岛，医生，”鹦鹉答道。

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" Spider Monkey Island is a floating island."

“蜘蛛猴岛是一座浮岛。”

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Dr. Dolittle slapped his knee

杜立特医生拍了拍膝盖。

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" That's right! So we must be moving south."

“没错！所以我们一定是在向南移动。”

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" Are we moving toward the South Pole?" asked Polynesia

“我们是在向南极移动吗？”波利尼西亚问。

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" It seems that way," the doctor answered

“看来是这样，”医生回答。

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" We must turn around, Doctor," said Tommy urgently

“我们必须掉头，医生，”汤米急切地说。

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" The Popsipetal people and the animals can't survive in a cold climate."

“波普西佩特尔人和动物们无法在寒冷的气候中生存。”

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As soon as Tommy had spoken, all the animals started to come out of the forest

汤米一说完，所有的动物都开始从森林里走了出来。

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There were monkeys, opossums, butterflies, pigs, and all kinds of insects

有猴子、负鼠、蝴蝶、猪，还有各种各样的昆虫。

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" Please help us, Dr. Dolittle," said one monkey

“请帮帮我们，杜立特医生，”一只猴子说。

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" We're all so cold."

“我们都好冷。”

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" All the plants and fruits are freezing," cried an opossum

“所有的植物和果实都要冻僵了，”一只负鼠叫道。

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" There is nothing to eat."

“没有吃的了。”

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Dr. Dolittle thought and thought about what he could do

杜立特医生想啊想，思考自己能做什么。

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" Polynesia," he said finally," we need the help of some whales."

“波利尼西亚，”他终于说道，“我们需要一些鲸鱼的帮助。”

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" Whales?" asked Tommy

“鲸鱼？”汤米问道。

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" Whales are big strong creatures," explained the doctor

“鲸鱼是又大又强壮的生物，”医生解释道。

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" Perhaps they can push the island back north."

“也许它们能把岛推回北方去。”

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So Polynesia and some other birds flew off in search of whales

于是波利尼西亚和其他一些鸟儿飞走寻找鲸鱼去了。

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Shortly, Polynesia returned with two dolphins

很快，波利尼西亚带着两只海豚回来了。

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" I asked for whales, Polynesia," sighed the doctor

“我要的是鲸鱼，波利尼西亚，”医生叹了口气。

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" Not to worry, Dr. Dolittle," said one dolphin

“别担心，杜立特医生，”一只海豚说。

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" The whales are already in the back pushing you along."

“鲸鱼们已经在后面推着你们前进了。”

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" But I can't feel anything," said Tommy

“可我什么也感觉不到呀。”汤米说。

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The dolphins stared at him with open mouths

海豚们张大了嘴巴盯着他。

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" He can speak our language, too?" they cried

“他也会说我们的语言？”它们叫了起来。

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" Yes, he's very clever," the doctor said proudly

“是的，他非常聪明。”医生自豪地说。

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" Now, how many whales are there?"

“那么，有多少头鲸鱼呢？”

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" We were lucky, and ran into a large herd," replied Polynesia

“我们运气好，碰上了一大队鲸群。”波利尼西亚回答。

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" Good work, Polynesia," smiled the doctor

“干得好，波利尼西亚。”医生微笑着说。

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" We should soon be heading back north."

“我们应该很快就能掉头往北去了。”

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All the animals, birds, and other creatures cheered loudly

所有的动物、鸟儿和其他生物都大声欢呼起来。

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Tommy wanted to ask the dolphins

汤米想问海豚们，

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" Why does this island float?"

“为什么这座岛会漂浮？”

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But he made a mistake in dolphin language and said instead

但他用海豚语说错了，说成了：

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" Do your toes float in water?"

“你们的脚趾头会在水里漂起来吗？”

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Dr. Dolittle, Polynesia, and the dolphins could not stop laughing

杜立特医生、波利尼西亚和海豚们都忍不住大笑起来。

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Poor Tommy turned bright red

可怜的汤米脸涨得通红。

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He asked again, correctly this time

他又问了一次，这次说对了。

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A big dolphin explained:

一头大海豚解释说：

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" Spider Monkey Island used to be a part of a large piece of land

“蜘蛛猴岛以前是一大片陆地的一部分。

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But for some reason it broke away and fell into the water

但不知什么原因，它断裂开，掉进了水里。

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Only part of the island is above the water

只有一部分岛屿露出水面。

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The other, bigger half is underwater."

另外一大半在水下。”

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Another dolphin continued: " See all those mountains

另一只海豚接着说：“看那些山。

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For some strange reason, they are hollow

不知道什么原因，它们都是空心的。

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When the land fell into the water, the air inside stopped it from sinking

当这块陆地掉进水里时，里面的空气阻止了它下沉。

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That is why the island floats."

这就是岛屿会漂浮的原因。”

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" Just like a balloon," Tommy exclaimed

“就像气球一样。”汤米喊道。

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" There must be a way to stop the island from floating," said Dr. Dolittle

“一定有什么办法能让这座岛不再漂。”杜立特医生说。

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" We need to get the air out of the mountains," said Polynesia

“我们得把山里的空气弄出来。”波利尼西亚说。

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" But how?" asked Tommy

“但怎么做呢？”汤米问。

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Everyone thought, but no one could come up with a solution

大家都在想，但谁也想不出办法来。