003 毛克利初长成

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The small man cub sat in the circle with the wolf cubs

小人类幼崽和狼崽们一起坐在圈子里。

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He was playing with some white pebbles that glowed in the moonlight

他在玩几颗在月光下闪闪发亮的白色小石子。

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Father Wolf nudged Mowgli forward with his nose

狼爸爸用鼻子轻轻把莫格里往前推了推。

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" Look well, oh, wolves!" Akela cried, as he'd done with the other cubs

“好好看着，哦，狼群们！”阿凯拉喊道，就像他之前对其他幼崽做的那样。

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Before any wolves could respond, a muffled roar came from behind the rocks

没等任何狼回应，岩石后面传来一声低沉的咆哮。

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It was Shere Khan

是谢尔汗。

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" The cub is mine!" the tiger growled

“这崽子是我的！”老虎低吼道。

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" Give him to me!"

“把他交给我！”

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" Look well, oh, wolves!" Akela called

“好好看着，哦，狼群们！”阿凯拉喊道。

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" Look well upon this cub!"

“好好看看这只幼崽！”

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The law of the jungle was that two wolves had to speak for the cub

丛林法则规定，必须有两只狼为幼崽说话。

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This was how the pack accepted the wolf cubs

狼群就是这样接纳幼狼的。

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" Who will speak for this cub?" Akela called

“谁来为这个幼崽说话？”阿克拉喊道。

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Mother Wolf tensed, ready to defend Mowgli

狼妈妈绷紧了身体，准备保护毛克利。

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Akela was still waiting for someone to speak

阿克拉还在等人开口说话。

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Besides the wolves in the pack, only one other animal was allowed at the pack council

除了狼群里的狼，只有另一种动物被允许参加狼群会议。

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It was Baloo, a sleepy brown bear who taught the wolf cubs the law of the jungle

那就是巴鲁，一只睡眼惺忪的棕熊，他教幼狼们丛林法则。

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Baloo ate only nuts, roots, and honey, so none of the other jungle creatures feared him

巴鲁只吃坚果、树根和蜂蜜，所以丛林里的其他动物都不怕他。

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As Shere Khan stepped closer, the brown bear rose on his back legs

当谢尔汗走近时，棕熊用后腿站立起来。

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He grunted loudly." I speak for the human cub

他大声咕哝道：“我为这个人类幼崽说话。

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Let him run with the pack

让他跟着狼群一起跑。

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I will teach him, as I teach the other cubs."

我会教他，就像教其他幼崽一样。"

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" Who else will speak for the human cub?" Akela called

"还有谁愿意为这个人类幼崽说话？" 阿克拉喊道。

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Just then a black shadow dropped down into the circle

就在这时，一个黑影跳进了圈子里。

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It was Bagheera, the black panther

那是黑豹巴希拉。

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The wolves quickly backed away from him

狼群迅速从他身边退开。

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" Akela, I have no right to be here."

"阿克拉，我无权出现在这里。"

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The black panther's voice was as soft as honey dripping from a tree

黑豹的声音像从树上滴落的蜂蜜一样柔和。

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" But the law of the jungle says a cub's life may be bought. Am I right?"

"但丛林法则说，幼崽的生命是可以买下的。对吗？"

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" Yes!" a few young wolves replied eagerly

"是的！" 几只年轻的狼迫不及待地答道。

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The young wolves were always hungry

小狼们总是饥肠辘辘。

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" Akela!" one wolf called." Listen to Bagheera

“阿克拉！”有只狼喊道。“听听巴希拉怎么说。

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The cub can be bought for a price. It is the law of the jungle."

这幼崽是可以出价买下的。这是丛林法则。”

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The black panther smiled gently

黑豹温和地笑了。

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" I'd like to propose a deal. Baloo has already spoken for the boy

“我来谈谈条件。巴鲁已经为这孩子说过情了。

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If the rest of you accept him, I will share some delicious food with you

如果你们其余各位接受他，我就跟你们分享些美食。

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It's a fat bull, freshly killed."

一头肥公牛，新宰的。”

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Mother Wolf looked at Father

狼妈妈看看狼爸爸。

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" Why is the panther speaking up for Mowgli?" she said. Father shrugged

“黑豹为什么要替毛克利说话？”她说。狼爸爸耸了耸肩。

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The other wolves had gathered to discuss the situation

其他狼已经聚在一起讨论这个情况。

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" The boy will die in the winter rains," one said

"这孩子会死于冬雨，" 一个说。

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" He will burn in the sun," another added

"他会被太阳晒死，" 另一个补充道。

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" What harm can a little cub do?"

"一个小崽能造成什么伤害呢？"

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" Come on. Let's let him run with the pack."

"来吧。让他跟我们狼群一起奔跑吧。"

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Finally the wolves agreed to accept Mowgli

最终，狼群同意接纳毛克利。

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Mowgli sat calmly, playing with the white pebbles

毛克利平静地坐着，玩着白色小石子。

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Akela's cry rose as they each inspected him

当每只狼上前检查他时，阿克拉的呼喊声响起。

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" Look well — look well, wolves!"

"好好看看吧——好好看看，狼群们！"

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Soon the pack started down the hill to eat the meal promised by the panther

很快，狼群下山去享用黑豹承诺的那顿美餐。

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Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, and Mowgli's family stayed behind at the rock

阿克拉、巴希拉、巴鲁，还有毛克利的家人留在了岩石边。

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With a furious roar, Shere Khan stalked away from them

谢尔汗发出一声怒吼，大步走开了。

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" Roar all you want, tiger," Bagheera muttered

"尽管吼吧，老虎，" 巴希拉咕哝道。

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" I have a feeling about this man cub

"我对这个人崽有预感。

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One day Mowgli will make you roar for another reason, Shere Khan."

总有一天，毛克利会让你换个理由吼叫的，谢尔汗。"

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Akela turned to Mother and Father Wolf with a smile

阿克拉微笑着转向狼妈妈和狼爸爸。

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" Humans are very wise. Perhaps your man cub can help our pack in some way."

"人类非常聪明。或许你们的人崽能以某种方式帮助我们的狼群。"

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Mowgli's parents nodded their thanks

毛克利的父母点头致谢。

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Then Father Wolf turned to the bear

接着，狼爸爸转向了那头熊。

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" And thank you for your help today, Baloo

"也感谢你今天帮忙，巴鲁。

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Please begin training little Mowgli as soon as possible

请尽快开始训练小毛克利。

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He must learn how to be a wolf."

他必须学会如何做一只狼。"