108 遇见切罗基人

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Hours passed as Vinnie and Mandy rode along the trail with the cowboys and cattle

文尼和曼迪随着牛仔们和牛群沿小径骑行，时间一点一点过去。

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But then, another group of cowboys approached

但就在这时，另一群牛仔走近了。

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As they passed each other, the cowboys nodded silently to one another

当他们擦肩而过时，牛仔们默默地互相点了点头。

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Some said a simple " Howdy," but none of them waved

有些人简单说了声“你好”，但没有人挥手。

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" Those cowboys are dressed differently," remarked Mandy to Cookie

“那些牛仔穿得不一样。”曼迪对库奇说。

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" They are Spanish cowboys from California

“他们是来自加利福尼亚的西班牙牛仔。

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They know horses better than anyone in the West," explained Cookie

在西部，没人比他们更懂马。”库奇解释道。

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" On this trail, we meet cowboys from all over."

“在这条路上，我们会遇到来自各地的牛仔。”

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" Why don't you wave at each other?" Vinnie asked Frank

“你们为什么彼此不挥手呢？”文尼问弗兰克。

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They were riding next to Cookie's wagon

他们当时正骑在库奇的马车旁边。

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" That's a cowboy rule," said Frank

“那是牛仔的规矩，”弗兰克说。

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" You see, if we raise our hand, the horses might get scared

“你看，如果我们举起手，马可能会受惊。

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So we nod instead."

所以我们改为点头。”

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" What other cowboy rules are there?" asked Vinnie

“还有哪些牛仔规矩？”文尼问。

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Frank thought for a moment

弗兰克想了一会儿。

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" We don't ride another man's horse

“我们不骑别人的马。

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And we never wear another cowboy's hat."

而且我们绝不戴其他牛仔的帽子。”

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The cowboys continued along the trail

牛仔们沿着小路继续前行。

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Vinnie was beginning to get bored when his horse began to whinny

文尼开始觉得无聊时，他的马突然嘶鸣起来。

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Other horses shook their heads and snorted nervously

其他马也摇着头，不安地打着响鼻。

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" What's the matter?" asked Vinnie

"怎么了？" 文尼问道。

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" Something or someone is coming," said Frank

"有东西或人过来了，" 弗兰克说。

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He put a hand on his gun and looked around

他一手按在枪上，环顾四周。

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Suddenly, six men on horses appeared

突然，六个骑马的人出现了。

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Vinnie could tell immediately that they were not cowboys

文尼立刻看出他们不是牛仔。

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" It's a Cherokee hunting party," explained Frank

"是切罗基人的狩猎队，" 弗兰克解释道。

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The cowboys lined up their horses in front of the cattle

牛仔们把马排在牛群前面。

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They pulled out their guns

他们拔出了枪。

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The Cherokee slowed down and stopped

切罗基人放慢速度，停了下来。

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Their leader called out," We come in peace."

他们的首领喊道："我们为和平而来。"

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" What can we do for you?"

“我们能为你做什么？”

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asked Frank, motioning his men to put down their guns

弗兰克问道，示意手下放下枪。

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Mandy noticed that the Cherokee dressed differently from the Iroquois

曼迪注意到切罗基人的穿着与易洛魁人不同。

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Vinnie and Mandy had met the Iroquois on an earlier trip

文尼和曼迪在前一次旅行中遇到过易洛魁人。

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" We wish to speak with you,"

“我们想和你谈谈，”

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said the Cherokee man, getting off his horse

切罗基男人说着，下了马。

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Frank and another cowboy went to speak with him

弗兰克和另一名牛仔上前与他交谈。

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Vinnie noticed a young boy in the hunting party

文尼注意到狩猎队中有一个男孩。

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Vinnie got off his horse and smiled at the boy

文尼下了马，对男孩笑了笑。

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" Hello," Vinnie said

“你好，”文尼说。

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" Hello," the boy answered without smiling

“你好，”男孩回答，脸上没有笑容。

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Vinnie introduced himself

文尼做了自我介绍。

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The Cherokee boy, still on his horse, moved closer to Vinnie

切罗基男孩仍骑在马上，靠近了文尼。

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" Tell your father to give us some of his cattle," he said in a threatening voice

“告诉你父亲，给我们一些他的牛，”他用威胁的语气说。

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" Who? Frank? He's not my father," Vinnie said

“谁？弗兰克？他不是我父亲，”文尼说。

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" And why should he give you anything?"

“而且他为什么要给你们任何东西？”

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Still on his horse, the boy circled Vinnie slowly

男孩仍骑在马上，慢慢绕着文尼转圈。

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Vinnie felt frightened

文尼感到害怕。

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" Your people have taken everything from us," he said angrily

“你们的人夺走了我们的一切，”他愤怒地说。

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" Those animals belong to the people of this land. That's us!"

“那些动物属于这片土地的人民。就是我们！”

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Vinnie thought about Magua, his Mohawk friend

文尼想起了他的莫霍克朋友马瓜。

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His people were angry with whites too

他的族人也对白人充满愤怒。

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Vinnie did not know what to say

文尼不知道该说什么。

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" And besides," continued the Cherokee boy

“而且，”切罗基男孩继续说道。

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" If you don't give us cattle, we will attack

“如果你们不给我们牛，我们就会进攻。

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We will kill all of you."

我们会把你们全杀光。”