047 悬空石

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Dr. Dolittle told Long Arrow what the dolphins had said

杜立德医生把海豚们说的话告诉了长箭。

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The Indian listened quietly then replied with two words: " Follow me."

那个印第安人静静地听着，然后回了两个字：“跟我来。”

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So Dr. Dolittle and his friends did as he asked

于是杜立德医生和他的朋友们照做了。

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Long Arrow had lived on Spider Monkey Island for over three years

长箭在蜘蛛猴岛上已经住了三年多。

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He had discovered many places that even the natives did not know about

他发现了许多连当地人都不知道的地方。

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He knew one that was especially interesting

他知道一个地方特别有趣。

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But they had to walk all day to get to it

但要走上一整天才能到那里。

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Tommy's feet hurt, but he did not complain

汤米的脚疼，但他没有抱怨。

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Finally, Long Arrow stopped in the darkest part of the forest

最后，长箭在森林最黑暗的地方停下了。

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Tommy could barely see his hands in front of him

汤米几乎看不见眼前自己的手。

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" Over there." Long Arrow pointed upward

“那边。”长箭向上指了指。

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Everyone looked up

大家都向上看去。

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Beyond the tree tops they saw a very high mountain, the highest on the island

透过树梢，他们看到一座极高的山，那是岛上最高的山。

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On the edge of its cliff sat an enormous rock

在它的悬崖边上，坐着一块巨大的岩石。

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" It looks like it's going to fall," cried Charles

“看起来好像要掉下来了，”查尔斯喊道。

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Everyone agreed with him

大家都同意他的看法。

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" I call that the hanging stone," said Long Arrow

“我把那块石头叫做悬石，”长箭说。

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" It will help the island stop floating."

“它能帮助岛屿停止漂浮。”

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" How?" asked Charles

“怎么帮？”查尔斯问。

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But Long Arrow was already walking ahead

但是长箭已经往前走了。

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They walked for many more hours

他们又步行了好几个小时。

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Now Tommy was hungry, but he wasn't shivering

现在汤米饿了，但他不再瑟瑟发抖了。

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" Dr. Dolittle," he said

“杜立德医生，”他说，

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" I don't feel so cold anymore."

“我觉得没那么冷了。”

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

“是啊，我也注意到了，”医生回答说。

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" We must be moving toward warmer climates."

“我们一定是在向更温暖的地方靠近。”

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Long Arrow led them into an open area

长箭把他们带进了一片开阔地。

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The surface was rocky and hard

地面是岩石的，很坚硬。

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As they moved toward the center, they noticed a huge hole in the ground

当他们向中心走去时，他们注意到地上有一个巨大的洞。

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Dr. Dolittle bent down and looked into the hole

杜立德医生弯下腰，往洞里仔细端详。

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" Amazing!" he said, and his voice echoed deep and long

“太神奇了！”他说，声音又深又长地回荡着。

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Charles bravely looked down the hole

查尔斯勇敢地朝洞里看去。

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It was so deep that you could not see the bottom

洞深不见底。

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Dr. Dolittle stood next to him and said: " This must be an opening into the hollow area under the mountains."

杜立德医生站在他旁边说：“这一定是通往山底下空洞区域的入口。”

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" And look!" Charles pointed up excitedly

“看！”查尔斯兴奋地向上指着。

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The hanging stone was right above the huge hole

那块悬石正好在这个大洞的正上方。

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Dr. Dolittle looked at Long Arrow

杜立德医生看着长箭。

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" I understand now," the doctor said

“我现在明白了。”医生说。

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Tommy and Charles looked puzzled

汤米和查尔斯一脸困惑。

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" If the hanging stone falls into this hole," the doctor explained," it will drop all the way through the island

“如果那块悬石掉进这个洞里，”医生解释说，“它会一直掉下去，穿过整座岛屿。”

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When it hits the bottom, it will crack the hollow and the ocean will flood in."

等它砸到底，就会撞裂空洞，海水会涌进来。"

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Charles shook his head

查尔斯摇了摇头。

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" What if it sinks the whole island?" he asked

"那要是把整个岛都沉没了怎么办？" 他问道。

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The doctor thought about Charles' words

医生思考着查尔斯的话。

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" We will need to find a place where the ocean is not so deep," he replied

"我们得找个海水不那么深的地方，" 他回答。

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" Then the island will sink a little

"那样岛只会下沉一点点。

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But there will still be lots of land sticking up above the waves."

海面上还是会剩下大片陆地。"

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Tommy clearly understood now

托米现在完全明白了。

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" Come, Tommy," said the doctor," we must tell the whales

"来吧，托米，" 医生说，"我们必须去告诉鲸鱼们。

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The whales can help us find a place."

鲸鱼能帮我们找到这样的地方。"

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Dr. Dolittle and Tommy ran to the other side of the mountain

杜立德医生和汤米跑到了山的另一边。

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From where they stood, Tommy could see waves and water splashing everywhere

从他们站的地方，汤米能看见四周波涛汹涌，水花四溅。

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It was the herd of whales working hard

那是鲸群，它们正在努力干活。

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" Hello?" the doctor called out

“喂——”医生高声喊道。

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A large gray head popped up and sprayed water out through its blowhole

一个巨大的灰色脑袋冒了出来，从呼吸孔里喷出一股水柱。

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The size and strength of the great creature made Tommy tremble

这头巨鲸的庞大身躯和力量，让汤米不禁战栗起来。

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Dr. Dolittle, however, was not afraid

然而，杜立德医生却毫不畏惧。

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He walked up and said a few words to the whale

他走上前，对鲸鱼说了几句话。

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The whale let out a loud sound through its blowhole

那头鲸鱼通过呼吸孔发出一声巨响。

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Soon a series of toots were heard from all the other whales

很快，其他所有鲸鱼都发出了连绵的嘟嘟声，此起彼伏地呼应回响。

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Dr. Dolittle turned back toward Tommy

杜立德医生转身回到汤米身边。

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" Now we must return to the village," he said

“现在我们必须回村子了。”他说。

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A few days later, Dr. Dolittle gathered all the Popsipetal people near the hanging stone

几天后，杜立德医生把波普西佩特尔岛全体岛民召集到了悬石附近。

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Through Long Arrow, he explained what they were going to do

他通过长箭，向大家解释他们接下来要做什么。

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In his hand Dr. Dolittle held a large stick

杜立德医生手里拿着一根大棍子。

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He lifted it high and then, giving the signal, he dropped his hand

他将棍子高高举起，然后发出信号，把手向下一挥。

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Everyone started to stamp their feet and play the drums as loudly as they could

所有人都开始跺脚，并用尽全力敲响手鼓。

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The ground began to rumble and shake

地面开始轰然震动，剧烈摇晃。

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But the stone did not move

但巨石纹丝不动。

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" Louder!" shouted the doctor

“再大声一点！”医生喊道。

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Tommy felt his feet moving on the shaking ground

汤米感觉到脚下的地面不断晃动，他的双脚也跟着移动。

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Suddenly from the sky came a sound like thunder

突然，天空中传来一声雷鸣般的巨响。

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Long Arrow was riding on an eagle and leading hundreds of the birds toward the stone

长箭正骑在一只老鹰背上，率领着数百只巨鸟朝着悬石飞来。

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The eagles called out with loud screeches

鹰群发出响亮的尖叫。

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They flew past the stone so fast that they created a strong wind

它们从悬石边疾速掠过，速度之快，产生了强劲的强风。

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The hanging stone began to sway back and forth

那块悬石开始前后晃动起来。

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A few moments later, the huge stone fell off the cliff and into the hole

片刻之后，那块巨石从悬崖上脱落，掉进了那个深洞。

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Everyone stopped and waited holding their breath

所有人都停了下来，屏住呼吸等待着。

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Then the entire island shook as if a volcano had erupted

接着，整座岛屿都剧烈震动起来，仿佛火山爆发了一样。