006 猴群逃脱

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The drought finally passed

干旱终于过去了。

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The old bear, Baloo, had already taught Mowgli many things about the law of the jungle

老熊巴鲁已经教会了莫格里许多关于丛林法则的知识。

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Mowgli learned important lessons from the wolves too

莫格里也从狼群那里学到了重要的课程。

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Father Wolf taught Mowgli to pay attention to sounds

狼爸爸教莫格里要注意声音。

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" Every sound in the jungle means something

“丛林里的每一种声音都有它的含义。

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Listen carefully to the rustle of the grass and the owls' song

仔细听草丛的沙沙声和猫头鹰的歌声。

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The owls can tell you when danger is coming."

猫头鹰能告诉你危险什么时候会来。”

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Mowgli's wolf brothers showed Mowgli how to watch how other animals acted

莫格里的狼兄弟们教莫格里怎样观察其他动物的行为。

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Bats scratched the trees before they rested

蝙蝠在休息前会抓挠树木。

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Fish splashed in the pools when they were hungry

鱼饿了的时候会在水塘里扑腾。

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Meanwhile the monkeys, up in the trees, watched Mowgli all day long

与此同时，树上的猴子们整天都盯着莫格里。

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They saw him weaving sticks to make a shelter

它们看见他用树枝编搭棚子。

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They watched him build little huts from rocks and stomp in the mud

它们看他用石头搭小房子，还在泥地里踩来踩去。

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Mowgli was just playing, like all children of his age

莫格里只是在玩耍，就像所有他这个年龄的孩子一样。

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But the monkeys didn't know it was just play

可猴子们并不知道那只是游戏。

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So they watched his movements with awe

于是，它们满怀敬畏地看着他的一举一动。

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" The man cub is very wise, with so many talents," one monkey said

“这个人孩非常聪明，有这么多本事，”一只猴子说道。

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" Hey!" another monkey said." Maybe he can be our leader!"

“嘿！”另一只猴子说，“说不定他能当我们的首领呢！”

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" Yes," another added

“是啊，”又一只猴子附和道。

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" Everybody in the jungle will envy us if he's our leader

“如果他当我们的首领，丛林里的每个人都会羡慕我们的。

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Let's find a way to bring him to Monkey City!"

我们来想办法把他带到猴子城去！

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One hot afternoon the monkeys spotted Mowgli napping with Bagheera and Baloo

一个炎热的下午，猴子们发现莫格里正和巴希拉、巴鲁一起打盹。

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" This is our chance to steal the man cub," a monkey whispered." Let's go!"

“这是我们偷走人崽的好机会，”一只猴子低声说，“我们走！”

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A group of monkeys swooped down

一群猴子猛扑下来。

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The next thing Mowgli knew, hands were grabbing his legs and arms

莫格里还没反应过来，就有手抓住了他的腿和胳膊。

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Then the two strongest monkeys grabbed Mowgli and swung off

接着，两只最强壮的猴子抓住莫格里，荡走了。

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Branches scratched his face

树枝划伤了他的脸。

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Then he heard Baloo

然后他听到了巴鲁的声音。

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The bear's loud cry woke up the entire jungle

熊的吼声吵醒了整个丛林。

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The monkeys just laughed

猴子们只是大笑。

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They flew through the treetops

它们从树梢飞过。

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" Whoa!" Mowgli felt dizzy. Branches and leaves slapped his face

“哇！”莫格里感到头晕目眩。树枝和树叶不断抽打他的脸。

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Bounding, crashing, whooping, and yelling, the whole tribe of monkeys swept through the jungle

整个猴群蹦跳着、冲撞着、呼喊着、叫嚷着，一路横扫过丛林。

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" Let me go!" Mowgli cried

“放开我！”莫格里喊道。

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They were up high in the trees

它们在高高的树上。

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He was terrified that the monkeys would drop him

他非常害怕猴子们会把他摔下去。

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Then he grew angry and started to think

接着他变得愤怒，开始思考。

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" Baloo and Bagheera will try to find me," he thought

“巴鲁和巴希拉会设法找到我，”他想。

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But the monkeys were traveling so fast, Mowgli's friends couldn't possibly catch up

但猴子们移动得太快了，莫格里的朋友们根本追不上。

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How could he leave them a clue about where he was?

他怎样才能给他们留下线索，告诉他自己在哪儿呢？

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It was useless to look down

往下看一点用也没有。

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That made Mowgli dizzy

那只会让莫格里头晕。

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So he looked up

于是他抬起头。

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And there, far away in the blue sky, he saw Rann, the hawk

在那遥远的蓝天之上，他看到了鹰儿兰恩。

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Rann was flying over the jungle, searching for something to eat

兰恩正在丛林上空飞翔，寻找食物。

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Rann finally looked down and spotted the monkeys

兰恩终于往下看，发现了那群猴子。

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" Hmm," he said

“嗯，”他自言自语道。

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" Are those monkeys carrying something?"

“那些猴子是不是在搬运什么东西？”

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He swooped down to get a better look

他俯冲下来，想看个仔细。

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Mowgli, of course, knew all the languages of the jungle

莫格里当然懂得丛林里所有的语言。

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He let out a loud whistle

他发出一声嘹亮的口哨。

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" Huh?" Surprised, Rann whistled back

“嗯？”兰恩吃了一惊，也吹了一声口哨回应。

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" Mowgli? Is that you?"

“莫格里？是你吗？”

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" Rann! Follow me!" Mowgli shouted to the hawk

“兰恩！跟着我！”莫格里对鹰儿喊道。

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" Then tell Baloo and Bagheera where I am!"

“然后告诉巴鲁和巴吉拉我在哪里！”

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Bagheera had climbed the tree after Mowgli, but the monkeys were too fast

巴吉拉曾爬上树追赶莫格里，但猴子们实在太快了。

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Then the thin branches snapped beneath his weight

接着，细树枝承受不住他的重量，折断了。

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The panther slipped down, his claws full of bark

黑豹滑落下来，爪子里抓满了树皮。

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Baloo had set off at a clumsy run." Come on, Bagheera!"

巴鲁笨拙地跑了起来。“快点，巴吉拉！”

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" You couldn't catch a wounded cow at that pace," Bagheera said

“你这速度连一头受伤的母牛都追不上，”巴吉拉说。

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" Sit still and let's make a plan."

“安静坐好，我们来制定个计划。”

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Baloo dropped to the ground

巴鲁一屁股坐到了地上。

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" This is terrible!" he moaned, rolling around

“这太可怕了！”他呻吟着，在地上滚来滚去。

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" Stop curling up like a porcupine," Bagheera snapped

“别像个豪猪似的缩成一团，”巴吉拉厉声说道。

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" We need to figure out what to do."

“我们得想清楚该怎么办。”

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" But..." Baloo gulped

“可是……”巴鲁哽咽了一下。

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" But Mowgli might be dead by now!"

“可是莫格里这会儿可能已经死了！”