001 人类男孩毛克利

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It was a very warm evening in the jungle

那是丛林里一个非常温暖的傍晚。

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The moon shone brightly into the mouth of the wolves' cave

月光明亮地照进狼穴的洞口。

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Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest and yawned

狼爸爸从白天的休息中醒来，打了个哈欠。

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Mother Wolf lay nearby

狼妈妈躺在旁边。

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She kept her nose on their four tumbling, squealing cubs

她把鼻子贴在四只翻滚、尖叫的小狼崽身上。

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Father Wolf stretched

狼爸爸伸了个懒腰。

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" It's time to hunt again, Mother."

“该去狩猎了，妈妈。”

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Just then a shadow with a bushy tail appeared at the entrance of the cave

就在这时，一个拖着蓬松尾巴的影子出现在洞口。

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Father Wolf frowned

狼爸爸皱起了眉头。

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It was Tabaqui, the jackal

是豺狼塔巴克。

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The wolves disliked Tabaqui because he was always looking for food

狼群都不喜欢塔巴克，因为他总是在找吃的。

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They were afraid of him too, because he was cunning and had a bad temper

他们也怕他，因为他很狡猾，脾气又坏。

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Sometimes he ran madly through the forest, biting everything in his way

有时候，他会在森林里发疯似的狂奔，见什么就咬什么。

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When Tabaqui acted like that, even the fierce tiger, Shere Khan, stayed away from him

当塔巴克那样发疯的时候，连凶猛的老虎谢利·汗都躲着他。

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" I'm hungry," Tabaqui announced

“我饿了。”塔巴克宣布道。

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" Come inside and look around, Tabaqui," Father Wolf said with a sigh

“进来看看吧，塔巴克。”狼爸爸叹了口气说。

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" But I promise you. There is no food here."

“但我向你保证，这里没有食物。”

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" I might find something," Tabaqui replied

“说不定我能找到点什么。”塔巴克回答。

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He slunk toward the back of the cave and sniffed around

他悄悄溜向洞穴深处，到处嗅来嗅去。

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Soon he found an old bone with a scrap of meat

他很快就找到了一根上面还有一点肉渣的旧骨头。

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" Thanks for the good meal," he said, licking his lips

“谢谢这顿饭，”他舔着嘴唇说。

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He stared at the tiny wolf cubs

他盯着那些小小的狼宝宝。

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" I must say, your children are beautiful."

“我得说，你们的孩子真漂亮。”

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Mother Wolf moved closer to her cubs

狼妈妈靠近了她的孩子们。

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She and Father exchanged nervous glances

她和狼爸爸交换了一个紧张的眼神。

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" Oh, by the way," Tabaqui went on

“哦，对了，”塔巴克继续说道，

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" Shere Khan has found some new hunting grounds

“谢利·可汗找到了一些新的狩猎场。

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He told me he will be hunting here for a while."

他告诉我，他会在这里狩猎一阵子。”

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" Here?" Mother Wolf said in surprise

“这里？”狼妈妈惊讶地说。

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" But he has no right to hunt here!" Father Wolf exclaimed

“但他没权利在这里狩猎！”狼爸爸喊道。

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" Shere Khan must stay near the river

"谢利·可汗必须待在河边。

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That's the law of the jungle!"

这是丛林法则！"

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Tabaqui laughed." Shall I tell him about your concern?"

塔巴克笑了。"要不要我把你的担心告诉他？"

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" Out!" Father Wolf snapped at the jackal

"出去！"狼爸爸对豺狼厉声喝道。

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" Go hunt with your master, Tabaqui

"去跟你的主人一起狩猎吧，塔巴克。

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You've bothered us enough for one night."

这一晚你骚扰得够多了。"

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" I will go," Tabaqui said quietly

"我会走的，"塔巴克轻声说道。

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" But remember my warning about Shere Khan's new hunting place

"但记住我关于谢利·可汗新猎场的警告。

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You can hear him right now, in fact

事实上，你现在就能听到他。

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He's below, hunting among the bushes."

他就在下面，在灌木丛中狩猎。"

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After Tabaqui was gone, Father Wolf stepped out of the cave

塔巴克走后，狼爸爸走出洞穴。

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Below in the valley, he could indeed hear the low snarls of a tiger

在山谷下面，他确实听到了老虎低沉的咆哮声。

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Mother Wolf came out and stood beside him

狼妈妈走出来，站在他身旁。

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" It sounds like Shere Khan is not hunting animals tonight

“听起来谢利·可汗今晚不是来猎动物的。

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I think he is hunting humans."

我想他是在猎人类。”

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Father Wolf flashed his white teeth

狼爸爸龇起白牙。

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" There are plenty of beetles and frogs in the jungle

“丛林里有那么多甲虫和青蛙。

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Why must that tiger hunt humans?"

那只老虎为什么非要猎人类？”

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Mother Wolf grunted

狼妈妈哼了一声。

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An important law ruled the jungle

丛林里有一条重要的法则。

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Animals were not supposed to hunt humans

动物不应该猎杀人类。

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The tiger's snarls grew louder, and then there was a howl

老虎的咆哮声越来越大，接着传来一声嚎叫。

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The wolves could hear Shere Khan tumbling about in the bushes

狼夫妇听见谢利·可汗在灌木丛里翻滚。

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He was howling in pain

他正痛苦地嚎叫着。

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" That foolish tiger probably jumped at a human's campfire

“那只蠢虎大概是扑向人类的篝火了。

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It sounds like he burned his feet," Father Wolf said

听声音像是烧到脚了。”狼爸爸说。

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Mother Wolf twitched one ear, listening carefully

狼妈妈抖动着一只耳朵，仔细聆听。

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" Something is coming uphill!"

“有东西在往山上走！”

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The nearby bushes rustled

附近的灌木丛沙沙作响。

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Father Wolf dropped low, ready to pounce

狼爸爸伏低身子，准备猛扑。

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But then Mother Wolf let out a gasp

但这时狼妈妈倒吸了一口气。

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" It's a man cub!"

“是个小娃娃！”

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A very young boy stood in front of the wolves

一个很小的男孩站在两只狼面前。

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The tiny human blinked as he stared into Father Wolf's face

这个小不点儿人类盯着狼爸爸的脸，眨了眨眼。

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" Father!" Mother Wolf whispered

“孩子他爸！”狼妈妈低声说道。

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" Quick! Bring that man cub into our cave!"

“快！把那个人类幼崽带到我们的洞里来！”

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Father Wolf stepped forward and closed his jaws very gently on the child's neck

狼爸爸走上前，非常轻柔地用嘴衔住了孩子的脖子。

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Then he carried the boy into the cave, dropping him near his own small cubs

然后他把男孩叼进洞里，把他放在自己幼崽旁边。