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Dr. Dolittle and Polynesia arrived on the beach

杜立德医生和波利尼西亚来到了海滩。

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Tommy was so happy to see the doctor that he began to cry

汤米见到医生高兴得哭了起来。

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" Hush, now," the doctor said, comforting him

“嘘，没事了，”医生安慰他说。

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" It's good to have you back, Dr. Dolittle,"

“有你回来真好，杜立德医生，”

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Charles said as he brushed away a tear

查尔斯擦去一滴眼泪说。

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" We must get going before the natives find you are missing," said Polynesia

“我们得在土著人发现你不见了之前离开，”波利尼西亚说。

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" Will the people be all right?"

“那些人会没事吗？”

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the doctor asked, looking back toward the huts

医生回头望向小屋问道。

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" Of course," answered Long Arrow

“当然，”长箭回答道。

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" They already have a chief

“他们已经有酋长了。

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Do not worry, I will explain to them."

“别担心，我会向他们解释的。”

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" You're not coming with us?" the doctor said in surprise

“你不和我们一起走吗？”医生惊讶地说。

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" I'm afraid not, my friend," the Indian said sadly

“恐怕不行，我的朋友，”印第安人悲伤地说。

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" My journey is different from yours

“我的旅途和你的不同。

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You must go your way, and I must go mine."

你必须走你的路，而我必须走我的。”

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The two men did not speak for a minute

两个男人沉默了片刻。

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" Will we ever meet again?" asked Dr. Dolittle

“我们还会再见面吗？”杜立德医生问道。

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" As long as the eagles soar, our paths shall cross," replied Long Arrow

“只要雄鹰还在翱翔，我们的道路就会交会，”长箭回答道。

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A loud splash came from the waters

水面传来一声响亮的溅水声。

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" He is here," Polynesia said

“他来了，”波利尼西亚说。

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" Who is?" asked the doctor

“是谁？”医生问道。

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" Remember what the fidgit said?"

“还记得那只飞鼠说的话吗？”

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Tommy grabbed the doctor's hand excitedly

汤米兴奋地抓住医生的手。

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" He spoke about the great glass sea snail?"

“他说过那只巨大的玻璃海蜗牛？”

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Tommy led the doctor toward the edge of the water

汤米领着医生走向水边。

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Dr. Dolittle stopped in his tracks and gasped at the creature before him

杜立德医生停下脚步，看着眼前的生物倒吸了一口气。

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It was an enormous snail, the size of two large houses

那是一只巨大的蜗牛，有两座大房子那么大。

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Its shell was transparent and shone like a million diamonds

它的壳是透明的，像无数颗钻石一样闪闪发光。

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" It's beautiful!" sighed the doctor

“真美啊！”医生感叹道。

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" How did you find it?"

“你是怎么找到它的？”

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" When we told Long Arrow you wanted to learn shellfish language," explained Tommy," Long Arrow went in search of the snail."

“当我们告诉长箭你想学习贝类语言时，”汤米解释说，“长箭就去寻找这只蜗牛了。”

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Dr. Dolittle smiled at Long Arrow

杜立德医生对长箭笑了笑。

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" Now you can learn the language on your way back home," said Tommy

“现在你可以在回家的路上学习这种语言了，”汤米说。

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" What? Will the snail come with us?" the doctor said, confused

“什么？这只蜗牛会和我们一起走吗？”医生困惑地说。

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The snail let out a loud groan and shook its huge body

蜗牛发出一声低沉的呻吟，摇了摇它巨大的身体。

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The bottom of its shell came away from its body

它外壳的底部从身体上脱离开来。

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Dr. Dolittle's eyes grew big with excitement

杜立德医生激动地瞪大了眼睛。

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" You and your friends can ride inside the shell," Long Arrow explained

“你和你的朋友们可以乘坐在外壳里面，”长箭解释说。

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" The snail will take you on an underwater journey."

“这只蜗牛将带你进行一次水下旅行。”

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Dr. Dolittle wiped a tear from his eye

杜立德医生擦了擦眼角的泪水。

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" How can I ever thank you?" he said with emotion

“我该怎么感谢你呢？”他激动地说。

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" You are my dearest friend."

“你是我最亲爱的朋友。”

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Dr. Dolittle blew his nose

杜立德医生擤了擤鼻子。

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" You have made all my dreams come true."

“你让我所有的梦想都成真了。”

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Tommy felt a lump in his throat

汤米觉得喉咙哽咽。

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He looked around the island

他环顾了一下小岛。

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The sun was starting to come up

太阳开始升起来了。

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He realized that he had learned much more on this voyage than he had ever expected

他意识到，在这次航行中学到的东西，远比他预想的要多。

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But he also realized how much he missed his parents and Puddleby

但他也意识到，自己有多么想念父母和泥洼镇。

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He was ready to go home

他准备好回家了。

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It was very sad to say good-bye to Long Arrow

与长箭告别让人非常难过。

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He had a gift for each of his new friends

他为自己每一位新朋友都准备了礼物。

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To Charles he gave a beautiful stone with a red dot in the middle

他送给查尔斯一块中间带有红点的美丽石头。

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To Tommy he gave a large eagle's feather

他送给汤米一根巨大的鹰羽。

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Tommy wore it in his hair, just like Long Arrow

汤米把它戴在头发里，就像长箭一样。

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For Polynesia, Long Arrow had a tiny necklace made of flowers

长箭为波利尼西亚准备了一条用鲜花编成的小小项链。

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She wore it proudly around her neck

她骄傲地将它戴在脖子上。

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And finally, to Dr. Dolittle Long Arrow gave his pouch

最后，长箭把自己的小袋子送给了杜立德医生。

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" I can't accept this," the doctor said, his voice choking

“我不能收下这个，”医生说，声音哽咽了。

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" It is my most treasured item," said the Indian

“这是我最珍贵的物品，”这位印第安人说，

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" and I want my most treasured friend to have it."

“我只想把它送给最珍视的朋友。”

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The two friends cried as they finally said good-bye

最终离别时，两位朋友都落泪了。

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Dr. Dolittle and his friends climbed into the sea snail's shell

杜立德医生和他的朋友们爬进了海蜗牛的壳里。

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Inside the shell, it was comfortably warm

壳里暖和又舒适。

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There were no chairs, but Tommy found that the snail's back was soft to sit on

虽然没有椅子，但汤米发现蜗牛的背坐上去软软的。

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He looked outside

他向外面望去。

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It felt strange to view the world from inside a shell

从贝壳里看外面的世界，感觉挺奇妙的。

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After everyone was settled in, the snail groaned once again

大家坐稳后，蜗牛又发出了一声低沉的声音。

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Its shell locked in place and slowly it moved into the water

它的壳咔嚓一声合拢，然后慢慢地滑进了水里。

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Dr. Dolittle and his friends waved to Long Arrow as they disappeared below the waves

杜立德医生和朋友们在沉入波浪下时，一直朝着长箭挥手。

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" Now the real voyage begins!" Charles shouted joyfully

“真正的航行现在才开始呢！”查尔斯高兴地喊道。

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Yes, returning home was yet another adventure

是啊，回家本身就是另一场冒险。

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After returning to Puddleby, Tommy's life changed quite a bit

回到泥洼镇后，汤米的生活改变了不少。

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He could now speak more animal languages

他现在能说更多种动物的语言了。

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He was no longer afraid of any kind of animal

他也不再害怕任何一种动物了。

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And he was certain that he wanted to be an animal doctor when he grew up

而且他很确定，自己长大想当一名动物医生。

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But some things would never change

但有些事情永远不会变。

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" Tommy! Come listen to this!"

“汤米！快来听听这个！”

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the doctor would shout excitedly, pulling his head out of the shellfish tank

医生会兴奋地从贝类水缸里探出头来喊道。

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" I think I've got it!"

“我想我成功了！”

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Whenever Charles came to visit, Dr. Dolittle and his friends would talk about their trip

每次查尔斯来访，杜立德医生和朋友们都会聊起他们的那趟旅行。

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The other pets never got tired of hearing all the exciting stories

其他宠物对这些精彩故事从来都听不腻。

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But Tommy was ready for a new voyage

但汤米已经准备好来一场新的航行。

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During one of Charles' visits, Dr. Dolittle looked at Tommy and winked

在一次查尔斯来访时，杜立德医生看着汤米，朝他眨了眨眼。

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It seemed as if Dr. Dolittle were ready too

看来杜立德医生也准备好了。

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Tommy thought of places they could travel

汤米构思着他们可以去旅行的地方。

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It didn't matter where they went

不管去哪里都行。

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As long as Tommy was with Dr. Dolittle, every voyage would be an adventure

只要和杜立德医生在一起，每一次航行都将会是一场冒险。