079 鹿与猎人

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Once upon a time there lived a beautiful hart

从前，森林里住着一只美丽的雄鹿。

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The hart was tall, proud, and graceful

这只雄鹿高大、骄傲，而且姿态优雅。

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But his most outstanding feature was his antlers

但它最引人注目的特征，是它的鹿角。

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Every day the hart came to drink from the river

每天，雄鹿都到河边饮水。

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And every day, the hart would admire his reflection in the water

而且每天，雄鹿都会在水中欣赏自己的倒影。

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" Just look!" the hart exclaimed

“你瞧瞧！”雄鹿喊道。

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" Look at these magnificent antlers!

“瞧瞧这壮观华丽的鹿角！

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No one has such beautiful antlers as I!" he boasted

没有谁的鹿角像我的一样漂亮！”它夸口道。

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The hart stood and admired his antlers for a long time

雄鹿站在那里，久久地欣赏着自己的鹿角。

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No one was allowed to touch his precious antlers

谁也不准碰它那珍贵的鹿角。

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Not even little birds taking a little break!

连小鸟停下来歇歇脚都不行！

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" Shoo! Shoo!" he would swing his legs at the bird

“嘘！嘘！”他朝着小鸟甩腿。

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" How dare you sit on my beautiful antlers!" he scolded

“你竟敢坐在我美丽的鹿角上！”他斥责道。

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The hart looked to make sure his antlers were okay

雄鹿看了看，确保鹿角没事。

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" Oh!" he suddenly cried

“哦！”他突然叫道。

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The hart lifted his leg higher

雄鹿把腿抬得更高了。

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" What a shame!" he moaned

“真可惜！”他哀叹道。

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" These legs are not worthy to hold my great antlers!" The hart frowned

“这些腿配不上我雄伟的鹿角！”雄鹿皱起了眉头。

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" I wish my legs were more beautiful!"

“我希望我的腿更漂亮！”

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The hart was so distressed that he did not know he was being watched

雄鹿烦恼不已，根本没察觉到自己正被注视着。

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" Look at those magnificent antlers!"

“看看那些华丽的鹿角！”

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the hunter was thinking to himself

猎人心想。

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The hunter slowly took out his arrow

猎人慢慢拿出了他的箭。

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He aimed carefully at the hart

他仔细瞄准了雄鹿。

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The arrow flew but missed the hart

箭飞了出去，但没射中雄鹿。

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At that moment the hart turned and saw the hunter

就在那时，雄鹿转过身，看到了猎人。

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" Oh! Oh!" he cried as he quickly ran away

“哦！哦！”他叫着，飞快地逃跑了。

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The hart nimbly jumped over fallen trees

雄鹿敏捷地跳过倒下的树木。

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His legs gracefully carried him through the forest

他的腿优雅地带着他穿过森林。

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The hunter could not keep up with the hart

猎人跟不上雄鹿。

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The hart ran as swift as the wind

雄鹿跑得像风一样快。

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No one, not even the birds, were as fast as the hart

没有人，连鸟儿也没有雄鹿那么快。

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After some time, he turned around to look for the hunter

过了一会儿，他转过身寻找猎人。

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The hunter was nowhere to be seen

猎人已经不见踪影。

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The hart laughed with relief and joy

雄鹿松了一口气，开心地笑了。

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But not for long! Smash!

但好景不长！砰的一声！

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The hart was not watching where he was going

雄鹿没有注意看路。

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His great antlers got stuck in some branches

他巨大的鹿角卡在了树枝里。

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The hart tried to free himself

雄鹿试图挣脱。

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But no matter which way he turned, his antlers would not budge

但无论他怎么转动，鹿角都纹丝不动。

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" Oh, why are you so big and grand?" he shouted at his antlers

“哦，你为什么这么大、这么华丽？”他对鹿角喊道。

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Meanwhile, the hunter was able to catch up with the hart

与此同时，猎人追上了雄鹿。

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The hart looked down at his legs

雄鹿低头看着自己的腿。

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" Even though you are not as beautiful as my antlers," he said," you carried me fast and far!

“虽然你们不如我的鹿角好看，”他说，“但你们让我跑得又快又远！

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Oh, how we despise what is most useful to us!" the hart cried with regret

哦，我们多么轻视那些对我们最有用的东西啊！”雄鹿后悔地哭喊道。