011 危险敌人

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After his return from Monkey City, Mowgli lived happily among the wolf pack

从猴城回来后，莫格利在狼群中快乐地生活着。

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He grew taller and stronger

他长得更高更壮了。

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He hunted and swam

他打猎、游泳。

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He sat in the sun, and he ate and slept — then ate and slept again

他晒着太阳，吃了睡——接着又吃了睡。

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At Council Rock the wolves often asked Mowgli to pull sharp thorns from their paws

在议会岩，狼群常常请莫格利从爪子里拔出尖刺。

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Mowgli noticed something strange whenever he did it

每次这么做时，莫格利都注意到一件怪事。

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If he stared at the wolves, they quickly looked away

如果他盯着狼看，它们就迅速移开目光。

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" That's odd," he thought." Are the wolves afraid of me?"

“真奇怪，”他想，“狼群怕我吗？”

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Mowgli sometimes saw Shere Khan in the jungle

莫格利有时在丛林里见到谢利汗。

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Mowgli tried to keep his distance

莫格利尽量保持距离。

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But many of the young wolves were growing loyal to Shere Khan

但许多年轻的狼渐渐开始忠于谢利汗。

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The tiger tossed them scraps of food

老虎扔给它们一些食物碎屑。

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He praised them too

他还夸奖它们。

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" What fine, brave hunters you are!" Shere Khan purred

“你们是多么出色、勇敢的猎手啊！”谢利汗低声细语道。

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" I don't know why you let Akela lead you

“我不明白你们为什么让阿克拉领导你们。

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He's getting so old and weak."

他变得又老又弱了。”

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" Mowgli might lead the pack one day," a young wolf said

“莫格利以后可能会领导狼群呢，”一只年轻的狼说。

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" The man cub is very smart."

“那个人孩非常聪明。”

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" He can even remove thorns from our paws," another wolf said

“他甚至能从我们爪子里拔出刺来，”另一只狼说。

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" That man cub again!" Shere Khan growled

“又是那个人孩！”谢利汗低吼道。

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" He is no better than any of you!"

“他一点也不比你们强！”

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Some of the wolves growled too

一些狼也叫了起来。

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" You're right, Shere Khan. Mowgli is not even a wolf!"

“你说得对，谢利汗。莫格利甚至根本不是狼！”

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Bagheera watched what was happening within the wolf pack

巴希拉注视着狼群中发生的一切。

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And he didn't like it

他很不高兴。

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" Mowgli, how many times have I told you that Shere Khan is your enemy?" he asked one afternoon

“莫格利，我告诉过你多少次，谢利汗是你的敌人？”一天下午他问道。

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The two friends were lying on some leaves in the warm sun

两个朋友正躺在暖阳下的落叶上。

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Mowgli laughed." As many times as there are nuts on that tree!"

莫格利笑了。“跟那棵树上的坚果一样多！”

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He shook his head

他摇了摇头。

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Bagheera was always giving him warnings and advice

巴希拉总是给他警告和忠告。

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" Well, listen carefully," Bagheera said

“那么，仔细听好，”巴希拉说道。

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" Akela is getting old. Soon he will be too weak to lead the pack

“阿克拉正在变老。很快他就会衰弱得无法领导狼群。

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That's when the younger wolves will take action

到那时，年轻的狼就会采取行动。

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They will try to throw you out of the pack."

他们会试图把你赶出狼群。”

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" They won't throw me out of the pack!" Mowgli was still laughing

“他们不会把我赶出狼群的！”莫格利仍然在笑。

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" I live in the jungle. I obey its law

“我住在丛林里。我遵守丛林的法则。

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I even pull thorns from my brothers' and sisters' paws."

我甚至还帮兄弟姐妹们从爪子上拔刺呢。”

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" Those things are true," Bagheera said firmly

“这些事倒是真的，”巴希拉坚定地说。

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" But you're not a wolf

“但你不是狼。

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You're a human

你是人类。

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And someday you will live among them."

总有一天你会生活在他们中间。”

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" I don't think so, Bagheera." Mowgli yawned

“我不这么觉得，巴希拉。”莫格利打了个哈欠。

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" Sometimes I go to the hill to look down at the people's village

“有时候我会去山上，往下看看人类的村庄。

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But I never talk to the villagers

但我从不和村民说话。

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I don't hunt with them

我不和他们一同狩猎。

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Anyway, you've lived in the jungle for your whole life

再说了，你一辈子都住在丛林里。

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You don't know anything about people."

你对人类一无所知。”

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The panther shifted his paws and looked away

黑豹挪动了一下爪子，移开了视线。

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" I'm sorry to say this," he said

“我很抱歉这么说，”他说道。

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" But most of the wolves hate you

“但是大多数狼都恨你。

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They think you're wiser and stronger than they are

他们觉得你比他们更聪明、更强壮。

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That's why they look away when you stare at them

所以你盯着他们看时，他们才会移开目光。

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They are your enemies."

他们是你的敌人。”

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" What?" Mowgli felt stung, as if a bee had landed on his skin

“什么？”莫格利感到一阵刺痛，就像有只蜜蜂落在了他的皮肤上。

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He leaped up." I thought they were my friends! Bagheera, what should I do?"

他跳了起来。“我以为他们是我的朋友！巴希拉，我该怎么办？”

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" You must protect yourself," Bagheera said

“你必须保护自己，”巴希拉说。

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" Akela is not going to be able to lead the pack for much longer

“阿克拉领导不了狼群太久了。

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As soon as he fails at hunting, the young wolves will turn against him

一旦他狩猎失败，年轻的狼就会起来反对他。

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They'll go to Council Rock, and — I've got it!" Bagheera smiled

他们会去议事岩，然后——我有办法了！”巴希拉笑了。

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" You must go down to the humans' village in the valley

“你必须下到山谷里的人类村庄去。

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Get some of the red flower, which they grow there."

去取一些他们在那儿栽种的‘红花’来。”

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" The red flower?" Mowgli repeated

“红花？”莫格利重复道。

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Every beast in the jungle lived in fear of the humans' fire

丛林里的每只野兽都活在人类火焰的恐惧中。

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" The red flower grows outside their huts at twilight

“黄昏时分，红花就开在他们小屋的外面。

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I could try to get some."

我可以试着去取一些。”

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" Good!" Bagheera nodded

“很好！”巴希拉点点头。

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" Get it quickly and keep it nearby

“快去取来，带在身边。

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When the time comes, you will be ready with a mighty weapon."

时候一到，你就能准备好一件强大的武器了。”