023 象群进军

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The next day Hathi lifted his trunk

第二天，哈蒂举起了它的鼻子。

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" Let's go!" he called, and then he and his three sons set out

“出发！”它喊道，然后它带着三个儿子启程了。

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The elephants marched in different directions

大象们朝不同方向行进。

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They reached the villagers' fields and marched around for days

它们到了村民的田地里，来回行进了好几天。

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They stomped on grass, crops, tools, and anything else they found

它们踩踏野草、庄稼、农具，以及任何它们发现的东西。

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At first the other jungle creatures watched the elephants' march from a distance

起初，其他丛林动物都远远地看着大象的行进。

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Then birds flew over the jungle, spreading the news

接着，鸟儿们飞过丛林，传播着消息。

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" Food! Food for everyone!"

“食物！大家都有食物啦！”

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Soon herds of deer, pigs, and porcupines joined the elephants

很快，成群的鹿、野猪和豪猪也加入了进来。

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They all began eating what was left of the crops

它们都开始吃掉剩下来的庄稼。

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Baloo came and found some tasty roots." Delicious!"

巴鲁来了，找到了一些美味的根茎。“真好吃！”

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Other animals knocked down barley and drank from the tank of water

其他动物撞倒了麦子，还从水槽里喝水。

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Birds flew down for seeds and grain

鸟儿们飞下来啄食种子和谷物。

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Monkeys scattered as the python Kaa slithered into the valley. He was hungry too

猴子们四下散开，这时蟒蛇卡阿蜿蜒滑进了山谷。他也饿了。

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On and on, round and round the fields, the elephants marched

大象们不停地在田地间绕来绕去地行进。

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Soon the people in the village grew desperate from hunger

很快，村里的人们因饥饿而变得绝望。

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" There are no more crops," a villager said

“庄稼都没了。”一个村民说。

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" We must look for food in the jungle."

“我们必须去丛林里找食物。”

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A group of people entered the jungle to look for nuts

一群人进入丛林寻找坚果。

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But shadows with glaring eyes spooked them, and they ran out

但是，有着怒视眼睛的黑影吓坏了他们，他们跑了出来。

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By the time the rainy season came, the four elephants had finished their work in the fields

到雨季来临时，四头大象已经完成了田里的工作。

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They began marching toward the villagers' huts

它们开始向村民的棚屋行进。

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" What are they doing now?" Bagheera asked Mowgli

“它们现在在做什么？”巴希拉问毛克利。

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" They're going to rip off the huts' roofs," Mowgli said

“它们要去掀掉棚屋的屋顶，”毛克利说。

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Most of the villagers had already left to find new homes

大多数村民已经离开去寻找新家了。

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Now it was time for the rest to go

现在是剩下的村民离开的时候了。

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A month later Mowgli and Bagheera returned to the village

一个月后，毛克利和巴希拉回到了村庄。

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The place was covered with mounds of grass and thick weeds

这个地方被成堆的草和茂密的杂草覆盖了。

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Six months later the two of them came back again

六个月后，他们俩又回来了。

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By now the jungle had roared back

到了这时，丛林已经喧嚣着回归了。

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" It's just as I imagined, Bagheera," Mowgli whispered

“正如我所想象的那样，巴希拉，”莫格里轻声说道。

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The wild jungle had swallowed up every trace of the people's village

狂野的丛林吞没了人类村庄的一切痕迹。

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After the elephants' march, Mowgli returned to the wolves' cave

大象行军之后，莫格里回到了狼群洞穴。

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He had found a way to punish the villagers for their cruelty

他找到了惩罚村民残忍行为的方法。

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According to the law of the jungle, this punishment settled things

根据丛林法则，这种惩罚解决了问题。

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Yet Mowgli was restless and unhappy

然而莫格里焦躁不安，并不快乐。

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He didn't feel hungry and he rarely slept

他不觉得饿，也很少睡觉。

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" What's wrong with me?" he wondered

“我怎么了？”他心想。

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One hot day Mowgli was splashing in the river

一个炎热的日子，莫格里在河里戏水。

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Suddenly eager to escape, he took off through the jungle, leaping from tree to tree

突然急于离开，他穿越丛林，从一棵树跳到另一棵树。

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He ran all afternoon — singing, swimming, and hunting

他跑了一整个下午——唱歌、游泳、狩猎。

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At last he found himself in a strange part of the jungle

最后他发现自己来到了丛林里一个陌生的地方。

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Near a marsh at the outskirts of a village, he heard several dogs barking

在村庄外围的一片沼泽附近，他听见几只狗在叫。

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" A man pack!" Mowgli thought

“是人群！”莫格里心想。

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Curious, he crept toward the sound of the barking dogs

出于好奇，他悄悄朝狗叫声的方向爬去。

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They were pacing around in front of a hut

它们在一间小屋前踱来踱去。

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Mowgli growled like a wolf, and they instantly stopped barking

莫格里像狼一样低吼了一声，它们立刻停止了吠叫。

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Then a woman came to the door

然后一个女人来到门口。

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She wore copper bracelets, and her hair was slightly gray

她戴着铜手镯，头发略微花白。

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" Who's there?" she called. Her voice shook with fear

“谁在那里？”她喊道。她的声音因恐惧而颤抖。

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" Is it another jackal?" she asked the dogs

“又是豺狼吗？”她问狗。

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As he gazed at her, Mowgli felt himself begin to shake too

当他凝视着她时，莫格里也感到自己开始颤抖。

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The woman looked a bit older, but he knew her voice

那女人看起来老了一些，但他认得她的声音。

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In fact, he knew it well!

事实上，他非常熟悉！

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" Messua?" he called. He stepped out of the tall grass that had been hiding him

“梅苏娅？”他喊道。他从藏身的高草丛中走了出来。

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The woman gasped and put a hand on her heart

那女人倒抽一口气，将手放在胸口。

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" Nathoo? Is that you — my son?"

“那图？是你吗——我的儿子？”