017 峡谷风险

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Mowgli explained his plan to Akela

莫格里向阿克拉解释了他的计划。

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Then Akela and Gray Brother got to work

然后阿克拉和灰兄弟开始行动。

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The two wolves ran in and out of the herd of buffalo

两只狼在水牛群中来回奔跑。

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They separated the herd into two groups

他们把牛群分成了两组。

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The females and young buffalo were in one group

母牛和小水牛在一组。

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They glared and pawed, ready to attack the wolves

它们瞪着眼，刨着地，准备攻击狼群。

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The male buffalo stood together in the other group

公水牛则聚在另一组。

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They were bigger and looked more threatening

它们体型更大，看起来更具威胁性。

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But Mowgli knew they were less dangerous than the females

但莫格里知道它们不如母牛危险。

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The males had no young calves to protect

公水牛没有小牛犊需要保护。

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Mowgli slipped onto Rama's back

莫格里悄悄爬上了拉马的背。

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" Akela, drive your herd left, toward the head of this big ravine

"阿克拉，把你的牛群往左边赶，赶到这条大峡谷的顶端。

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Gray Brother, drive the females to the ravine's other end

灰兄弟，把母牛赶到峡谷的另一端去。

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Keep them there till we come down."

把它们留在那里，直到我们下来。"

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Akela howled and his group took off

阿克拉嚎叫一声，他的狼群便出发了。

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Gray Brother began to lead the females in the opposite direction

灰兄弟开始带领母牛朝相反的方向跑去。

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Meanwhile some of the village children were watching the scene

这时，村里的几个孩子正看着这一幕。

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They hurried home with the cattle as fast as their legs could carry them

他们带着牛群，拼命地往家跑。

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" The buffalo have gone mad. They're running away!"

"水牛发疯了。它们都跑啦！"

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Mowgli's plan was simple

莫格里的计划很简单。

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He planned to trap Shere Khan in the ravine, between the two herds

他计划把谢利汗困在峡谷里，夹在两群牛之间。

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Shere Khan had just eaten a large meal

谢利汗刚饱餐了一顿。

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It would be hard for him to fight or climb up the sides of the ravine

他要搏斗或爬上峡谷的峭壁会很困难。

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Mowgli rounded up the confused males at the head of the ravine

莫格里把惊散的公牛赶往峡谷顶端。

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They stood on a grassy slope that led down to the ravine

它们站在一片通往峡谷的草坡上。

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" Good," Mowgli thought, looking at the sides of the ravine

“很好，”莫格里看着峡谷的两侧峭壁想道。

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The sides ran nearly straight up and down

两侧几乎垂直陡立。

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Thick vines hung over them

厚厚的藤蔓垂挂下来。

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That would make it even harder for the tiger to climb out

这让老虎更难爬出来了。

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Mowgli held up a hand to signal Akela

莫格里举起一只手给阿克拉发信号。

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Then he put his hands to his mouth and shouted down the ravine

然后他把双手拢在嘴边，朝着峡谷下方大声呼喊。

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" Shere Khan!" Echoes jumped from rock to rock

“谢利汗！” 峡谷中回声阵阵。

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A snarl echoed back." Who calls me?"

一声咆哮回应过来。“谁在叫我？”

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" It's me — Mowgli!" He turned to Akela

“是我——莫格里！” 他转头看向阿克拉。

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" Bring the herd down now!

“立刻把牛群赶下来！

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Down, Rama, down!" he commanded the buffalo

下去，拉玛，下去！” 他向水牛下达命令。

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The male herd stood at the edge of the slope

公牛群站在斜坡的边缘。

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Akela gave a hunting yell, and they fell forward

阿克拉发出一声狩猎时的嚎叫，牛群便向前猛冲下去。

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They fell, one after the other, like boulders crashing down during a flood

它们一个接一个地冲下去，如同洪水中山崩滚落一般。

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In the ravine Rama quickly caught Shere Khan's scent

在峡谷中，拉玛很快嗅到了谢利汗的气味。

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Now the buffalo knew what their job was — it was a charge against a tiger

水牛现在明白了自己的任务——这是向老虎发起的冲锋。

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Shere Khan first heard a thunder of hooves

谢利汗最先听到的是一阵雷鸣般的蹄声。

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He picked himself up and looked from side to side, trying to find a way out of the ravine

他爬起身来，左右张望，试图找到逃离峡谷的路。

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But its walls were straight and full of twisting vines

但峡谷的岩壁陡峭，还缠满了藤蔓。

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And he was still sleepy and heavy from his large meal

而且他刚饱餐一顿，依然又困又沉。

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The stampede splashed through a pool of water

狂奔的兽群哗啦啦地冲过一片水洼。

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The animals bellowed loudly

水牛们大声地吼叫着。

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Mowgli heard a reply from the females at the other end of the ravine

莫格里听到峡谷另一头传来的母牛群的回应。

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Shere Khan turned to look toward the females too

谢利汗也转身向母牛群那边望去。

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Then the tiger whirled back toward the males

接着，老虎又猛地转身朝向公牛群。

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The tiger knew by instinct that it was better to face them than any protective mothers

出于本能，老虎知道面对它们总比面对任何护崽的母牛要好。

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Just then Rama tripped and stumbled

就在这时，拉玛绊了一下，踉跄了几步。

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The beasts behind him crashed hard into the approaching females

它身后的公牛们重重地撞上了正在逼近的母牛群。

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Soon both herds were charging through the ravine, stamping and snorting as they ran

很快，两群水牛都在峡谷里狂奔起来，边跑边跺脚、喷着鼻息。

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Mowgli slipped off Rama's neck

莫格里从拉玛的脖子上滑了下来。

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" Quick, Akela! Break them up before they start fighting one another."

“快，阿克拉！在它们打起来之前，把它们分开。”

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Akela and Gray Brother ran around the buffalo, trying to separate them

阿克拉和灰兄弟绕着牛群跑，试图把它们分开。

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Suddenly the herd turned toward Mowgli

突然，牛群朝着莫格里转了过来。

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They were ready to charge through the ravine again

它们准备再次冲过峡谷。

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But Mowgli held up his hand

但莫格里举起了他的手。

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Shere Khan was already dead

谢利汗已经死了。

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Soon hungry birds would be coming for him

饥饿的鸟儿很快就会冲他而来。