美国语文第四册 第142期:鸟类趣闻(2)

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　　but before I arrived near the spot I heard a loud and tremendous cackling, and met two young, long-legged pullets, running with both wings and feet toward home. 可是还没到小树林，就听到了咯咯的尖叫声，两只小母鸡，张着翅膀，朝家的方向奔跑。

　　Jock pricked¹ up his sharp ears, and would have set off at full gallop² to the copse; 泽克马上立起了尖耳朵，朝小树林就要跑过去，

　　but I restrained him, hastening onward³, however, at the top of my speed, thinking I had as good a right to see what was the matter as Jock. 我拉住了他以最快的速度向那个方向跑去，我想我和泽克一样有权看一看究竟发生了什么。

　　Poor Yarico! An impertinent fox cub⁴ had attempted to carry off one of her children; 可怜的雅丽克！一只莽撞的小狐狸试图叼走她的一个孩子；

　　but she had managed to get them behind her in the hedge, and venturing boldly forth⁵ had placed herself in front, and positively⁶ kept the impudent⁷ animal at bay. 她设法把小鸡挡在身后的栅栏里，雅丽克冒着危险冲在前面，无礼的小狐狸明显被逼到了死胡同。

　　His desire for plunder⁸ had prevented his noticing our approach, and Jock soon made him feel the superiority of an Englishmastiff over a cub fox. 小狐狸一心做强盗，没注意到靠近的我们，泽克很快就让他感到了英国马士提夫獒犬的优势地位。

　　The most interesting portion of my tale is to come. 我就要讲到最有趣的地方了。

　　Yarico not only never afterward⁹ ventured to the copse, but formed a strong friendship for the dog which had preserved her family. 雅丽克此后不仅不再冒险去小树林了，而且还和保护了她一家的马士提夫獒犬结下了深厚的友谊。

　　Whenever he appeared in the yard, she would run to meet him, prating¹⁰ and clucking all the time,  不论泽克什么时候出现在鸡场，她都会跑去迎接他，咯咯地叫个不停，

　　and impeding¹¹ his progress by walking between his legs, to his no small annoyance¹². 还会走在泽克的两腿之间，给他造成了不小的烦恼。

　　If any other dog entered the yard, she would fly at him most furiously, thinking, perhaps, that he would injure her chickens; 如果别的狗进了鸡场，她会猛冲过去，担心她的孩子受到伤害；

　　but she evidently considered Jock her especial protector, and treated him accordingly. 可她显然觉得泽克是她的保护者，因此对泽克非常亲热。

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