008 猴群城市

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Baloo grinned proudly as Rann flew off

看着兰恩飞走，巴鲁骄傲地咧嘴笑了。

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" Mowgli remembered the hawk's language!

“毛克利还记得鹰的语言！

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And he found a way to send us a message."

而且还找到了办法给我们传信。”

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" See?" Bagheera said

“看到了吧？”巴希拉说。

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" I told you that he's very smart

“我告诉过你他很聪明。

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But we'd better get to Monkey City right away."

不过我们最好立刻赶往猴城。”

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Everyone knew where Monkey City was, but few jungle animals went there

大家都知道猴城在哪里，但很少有丛林动物会去那里。

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It was an old deserted city, buried in the jungle

那是一座埋在丛林深处的荒废古城。

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Only the monkeys liked to use places once used by people

只有猴子们喜欢用人类曾用过的地方。

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" It is half a night's journey — at full speed," Bagheera said, glancing at the old bear

“全速前进的话，要走半夜呢，”巴希拉说着，瞥了老熊一眼。

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" I'll go as fast as I can," Baloo promised

“我会尽可能快地赶去。”巴鲁保证道。

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" We can't wait for you," Bagheera said

“我们等不了你了。”巴希拉说。

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" Kaa and I will rush ahead. You can follow as best you can."

“我和卡阿先冲过去。你尽力跟上吧。”

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" I have no feet," Kaa said

“我没有脚。”卡阿说。

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" But I'm very fast. Let's go."

“但我速度很快。我们走吧。”

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Baloo hurried after Kaa and Bagheera, but soon he stopped, panting

巴鲁匆忙追赶卡阿和巴希拉，但很快就停下来，气喘吁吁。

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Bagheera kept running, while Kaa seemed to pour himself along the ground

巴希拉继续奔跑，而卡阿则像是把自己倾注在地面上蜿蜒流动。

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The snake found the quickest route through the jungle with his steady eyes and followed it

那条蛇用他沉稳的目光找到了穿过丛林最快的路线，并沿着它前进。

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Mowgli looked around Monkey City

毛克利环顾猴子城。

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It was in ruins now

它如今已是一片废墟。

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But some king had built it long ago

但这是一位国王很久以前建造的。

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Trees grew in and out of marble walls, and wild vines hung from windows

树木穿进穿出大理石墙，野藤蔓挂在窗边。

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There was a palace with no roof at the top of the hill

山顶上有一座没有屋顶的宫殿。

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Below the palace were rows of houses and empty pits

宫殿下方是一排排房屋和空坑。

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Shattered domes from temples lay on the ground

寺庙的破碎圆顶散落在地上。

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The monkeys called this place Monkey City

猴子们把这里叫做猴城。

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Yet they had no idea how to use the people's buildings

但它们完全不知道如何使用人类的建筑。

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They sat inside the marble rooms and scratched for fleas

它们坐在大理石房间里挠跳蚤。

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They raced along the terrace, shaking orange trees, just to watch the fruit fall

它们在露台上奔跑，摇晃橘子树，只为看果子掉落。

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They drank and fought at the water tanks

它们在水池边饮水、打斗。

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Every once in a while, the monkeys got tired of the city

每隔一段时间，猴子们就会对这座城市感到厌倦。

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Then they went back to the treetops

然后它们就会回到树梢上去。

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The monkeys reached the city late in the day

猴子们到达城市时，天色已晚。

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Instead of going to sleep after the long journey, the monkeys joined hands and danced

长途跋涉后，它们非但没有去睡觉，反而手拉手跳起舞来。

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One monkey even made a long speech

一只猴子甚至发表了一番长篇大论。

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" This man cub is going to change monkey history!" he announced

它宣布："这个人崽子将改变猴子的历史！"

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" This boy will show us how to weave sticks together. We can create shelters."

"这个男孩会教我们如何把树枝编织在一起。我们就能建造住所了。"

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With a sigh, Mowgli began to weave some sticks together

毛克利叹了口气，开始把一些树枝编织起来。

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A few monkeys tried to do just what he was doing

有几只猴子试着模仿他的动作。

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But one by one, they got bored and jumped up

但一个接一个地，它们感到无聊，就跳了起来。

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Some started pulling friends' tails

有的开始拉扯同伴的尾巴。

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Others jumped around, singing

其它的则蹦蹦跳跳，唱起歌来。

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Finally Mowgli gave up and put down the sticks." I'm hungry!"

最后，毛克利放弃了，放下树枝说："我饿了！"

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Twenty monkeys jumped up to bring him nuts

二十只猴子立刻跳起来，去给他拿坚果。

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They started fighting on the way — and forgot all about the food

它们在路上打了起来——把食物的事忘得一干二净。

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" Baloo was right," Mowgli thought

"巴鲁说得对，"毛克利心想。

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" Monkeys have no laws and no leader

"猴子们没有法律，也没有首领。

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All they do is steal and sing. I'm going home!"

它们只会偷东西和唱歌。我要回家！"

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Mowgli jumped to his feet and headed toward the gate

毛克利一跃而起，朝大门走去。

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But the monkeys quickly pulled him back

但猴子们很快又把他拽了回来。

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" Oh no! You're staying with us!"

"哦，不行！你得和我们待在一起！"

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" Why do you want to leave?" a monkey said

"你为什么想离开啊？"一只猴子说。

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" We're the most wonderful creatures in the jungle

"我们是丛林里最了不起的生物。

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We'll tell you all about how great we are!"

我们会告诉你，我们有多么伟大！"

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All the monkeys were gathering on the terrace to listen to the silly stories

所有的猴子都聚集在平台上，准备听这些傻乎乎的故事。

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Mowgli couldn't help laughing

毛克利忍不住笑了出来。

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" I wonder if they ever sleep," he thought

"真不知道它们到底睡不睡觉，"他心想。

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He looked up to see a cloud sliding toward the moon

他抬起头，看见一片云正缓缓飘向月亮。

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Soon it would be completely dark

很快，天就会完全黑下来。

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He'd try again to escape then

到那时，他再试着逃跑。