015 丛林故事

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For the next three months, Mowgli didn't leave the village

接下来三个月，莫格里没有离开过村庄。

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He was too busy learning the ways and customs of humans

他忙着学习人类的生活方式和风俗习惯。

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First he found out he had to wear clothing all the time

首先，他发现自己得一直穿着衣服。

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" This is so annoying," he thought

“真烦人。”他心想。

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His shirt felt itchy

他的衬衫穿着很痒。

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His shoes pinched his toes

他的鞋子挤脚趾。

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Then he had to learn how to count money, which he didn't understand at all

接着，他还得学数钱，这他可完全搞不懂。

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" Why do humans have to buy things from each other?" he asked Messua

“为什么人类非得互相买东西呢？”他问梅苏阿。

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" In the jungle you can just take what you want."

“在丛林里，想要什么直接拿就是了。”

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Messua laughed." That's a good question," she said

梅苏阿笑了。“这个问题问得好。”她说。

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" I don't have an answer for you."

“我没有答案给你。”

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On top of these things, the village children often made him angry

除此之外，村里的孩子们还常常惹他生气。

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When they played games together, Mowgli stood by himself and watched

当他们一起玩游戏时，莫格里独自站在一旁看着。

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The girl laughed at him

那个女孩嘲笑他。

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" The jungle boy doesn't know how to play any games!"

“这个丛林男孩什么游戏都不会玩！”

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" He can't make a fire either," one of the boys added

“他也不会生火。”一个男孩补充道。

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" And he says the wrong words all the time."

“而且他总是说错话。”

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Mowgli felt angry but he stayed quiet

莫格里感到很生气，但他保持安静。

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Whenever he got mad, he tried to think of Baloo

每当他感到愤怒时，他就努力去想巴鲁。

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" The law of the jungle says, keep your temper," the old bear had taught him

“丛林法则说，要控制你的脾气。”老熊曾这样教导他。

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" In the jungle your life and food depend on this."

“在丛林里，你的生命和食物都取决于此。”

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Here in the village his life might depend on it too

在村庄里，他的生命也可能依赖于此。

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One night Mowgli joined the circle that formed every evening under a fig tree

一天晚上，莫格里加入了每晚在无花果树下聚成的圈子。

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The people met to tell stories and gossip

人们聚在一起讲故事、闲聊。

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Monkeys sat in the fig tree's upper branches

猴子们坐在无花果树高处的树枝上。

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They chattered away for hours too

它们也叽叽喳喳地聊了好几个小时。

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Mowgli listened as the people told tales about gods, humans, and ghosts

莫格里听着人们讲述关于神、人和鬼魂的故事。

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Buldeo was the village's chief hunter

布尔迪奥是村里的首席猎人。

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He told long stories about all the beasts in the jungle

他讲述关于丛林里各种野兽的长篇故事。

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The children's eyes went wide as they listened to tales about panthers, elephants, and wild pigs

听着黑豹、大象和野猪的故事，孩子们的眼睛睁得大大的。

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Mowgli had to cover his face

莫格里不得不捂住脸。

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He didn't want anyone to see him laughing at Buldeo's silly tales

他可不想让别人看到他在嘲笑布尔迪奥那荒唐的故事。

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But as Buldeo told one story after another, Mowgli couldn't help himself

可是布尔迪奥一个接一个地编故事，莫格里实在忍不住了。

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The boy's shoulders shook with laughter

这男孩笑得肩膀直抖。

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Then Buldeo started a new ghost story

接着，布尔迪奥讲起了一个新的鬼故事。

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" This ghost lives inside a jungle tiger's body

“这个鬼魂附在丛林里一只老虎的身上。

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It's the tiger who stole Messua's son."

就是那只叼走梅苏瓦儿子的老虎没错。”

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" What?" Mowgli burst out

“什么？”莫格里脱口而出。

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He couldn't sit there and stay quiet any longer

他再也坐不住、保持沉默了。

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" The jungle tiger isn't a ghost

“那只丛林老虎根本不是什么鬼魂。

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He's real. His name is Shere Khan."

他是真实存在的。他叫谢利·可汗。”

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Everyone turned to stare at Mowgli

所有人都转过头盯着莫格里。

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Buldeo was speechless with surprise for a few moments

布尔迪奥一时惊得说不出话来。

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Then he glared at the boy

然后他怒视着这个男孩。

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" Oh! The jungle brat is speaking up!

“噢！这丛林小鬼居然插嘴了！

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If you're so wise, why don't you hunt down the tiger?

你要是这么聪明，那你怎么不去猎杀那只老虎？

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There is a reward for his hide."

剥下他的皮可是有赏金的。”

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" I will hunt him down one day," Mowgli said under his breath

“总有一天我会去猎杀他的。”莫格里低声说道。

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The hunter sneered." Well, from now on, keep your mouth shut when your elders are speaking."

猎人讥讽地接话：“哼，从现在起，长辈说话的时候，把你的嘴闭上。”

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A few minutes later, Mowgli got up

几分钟后，莫格里站起身。

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" I've been listening all evening," he said loudly

“我已经听了一整晚，”他大声说道，

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" And Buldeo has spoken only one or two words of truth."

“而布尔迪奥今晚满篇鬼话里，只有一两句是真话。”

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As Mowgli left the circle, Buldeo puffed and snorted

莫格里离开人群时，布尔迪奥气鼓鼓地直喘着粗气。

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" How dare the boy embarrass me like that!" the hunter said

“这小子竟敢这样让我难堪！”猎人气愤地说。

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" This is not something that I will forget."

“这事我可不会就这么算了。”

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That night the priest visited Messua and her husband

那天晚上，祭司拜访了梅苏瓦和她丈夫。

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He said it was time to give Mowgli a job

他提议说，该给莫格里安排份差事了。

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The next morning Mowgli was sent out with the other village children

第二天早上，莫格里和其他村里的孩子一起被派了出去。

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From now on, he would help to herd the village's buffalo and cattle

从现在起，他得帮忙放牧村里的水牛和牲口。