黑骏马牛津书虫中英文双版本.docx

1、黑骏马牛津书虫中英文双版本简介 “我还想要什么呢？”黑骏马描述他愉快的家和好心的主人时说。“自由！在我生命的头4年，我曾拥有那么广阔的田野，我可以在那儿全速奔驰没有缰绳，没有嚼口，也没有眼罩。现在，除了有活儿干的时候，我得日夜呆在马厩里”。 在19世纪70年代，有很多活儿要马来干在各种天气中，拉着各种车子穿过拥挤的城市，走过乡村的小道。 黑骏马受过良好的训练。他知道他永不能踢、咬或是逃跑，永远都得服从命令，不管多累多饿。他总是举止得体，但是当他从一个主人被卖到另一个主人，他懂得了一匹马的一生是多么艰难，某些人又是多么愚蠢和多么冷酷 安娜塞维尔于1820年生于诺福克，于1878年去世。出于对虐待

2、动物的强烈不满，她写下了黑骏马，以说服人们对马仁慈一些。这是她身染重病的时候花了6年的时间写的，也是她写的唯一的一本书。本书出版后不久她就去世了，从那时以来这本书销售了3，000多万本。 1 My first home The first place I can remember well was a pleasant field with a pond of clear water in itTrees made shadows over the pond，and water plants grew at the deep endOn one side was another field，a

3、nd on the other side we looked over a gate at our masters house， which stood by the roadsideAt the top of our field were more tall trees，and at the bottom was a fast-running stream While I was young，I lived on my mothers milk，but as soon as I was old enough to eat grass，my mother went out to work du

4、ring the day and came back in the evening There were six other young horses in me field，although they were older than I wasWe all galloped together round the field， and had great funBut sometimes the others would kick and bite They are young farm horses and havent learned how to behave，my mother tol

5、d meYou are differentYour father is well known， and your grandfather twice won the most important race at NewmarketYour grandmother was quiet and gentle，and you have never seen me kick or bite，have you？ I hope you will grow up to be gentle and a willing worker， and never bite or kick I have never fo

6、rgotten my mothers adviceShe was a clever and sensible old horseHer name was Duchess，but our master often called her PetHe was a good，kind man，and my mother loved him very muchWhenever she saw him at the gate，she trotted acrossHe used to pat her and say，Well，old Pet，and how is your little Darkie？I w

7、as a dull black colour，so he called me DarkieHe sometimes brought a piece of bread for me，or a carrot for my mother，and I think we were his favourites When I was two years old，something happened which I have never forgottenIt was early spring，and there was a light mist over the trees and fieldsI and

8、 the other young horses were feeding at the lower end of the field when we heard the distant cry of dogs The oldest among us lifted his head to listenThere are the hounds！he said，and immediately raced offThe rest of us followed him to the top of the field，where we could see several fields beyond My

9、mother and another old horse were standing nearTheyve found a hare，said my mother，and if they come this way，we shall see the hunt Soon the dogs were all racing down the field next to ours，making a loudyo-yo-yo-yo！sound at the top of their voicesAfter them came men on horses，some in green coats，and a

10、ll galloping as fast as they couldSuddenly，the dogs be-came silent and ran around with their noses to the ground Theyve lost the smell of the hare，said the old horsePerhaps it will escape But the dogs began theiryo-yo-yo-yo！again and came at full speed towards our fieldJust then a hare，wild with fea

11、r，ran towards the treesThe dogs jumped over the stream and ran across the field，followed by the huntsmen Six or eight jumped their horses over the stream，close behind the dogsBe-fore the hare could get away，the dogs were upon her with wild cries We heard a terrible scream，and that was the end of the

12、 hareOne of the men picked her up and held her by the legShe was covered in blood， but all the huntsmen seemed pleased I was so greatly surprised that at first I did not see what was happening by the stream， but when I did look， I saw a sad sightTwo fine horses were down，one in the stream and the ot

13、her on the grass One rider， who seemed unhurt，was climb-ing out of the water，but the other lay quite still His neck is broken，said my motherI cant understand why men are so fond of this sportThey quite often hurt them-selves and ruin good horses，all for one hare that they could get more easily some

14、other way But we are only horses， and dont know why men do these things They carried the dead rider to our masters house， and I heard afterwards that it was George Gordon， the only son of a local landowner， and a fine young man A man from the village came to look at the black horse on the grassThe a

15、nimal was in great pain and one of his legs was brokenThe man began to feel the horse all over，then he shook his headSomeone ran to our masters house and came back with a gunSoon after， there was a loud bang and a terrible cry，then all was stillThe black horse did not move again My mother was very u

16、nhappyIve known that horse for years，she saidHis name was Rob RoyHe was a good brave horseShe never went near that end of the field again Not many days after，we heard the church bell and saw a long，strange black carriage，pulled by black horsesthey were taking the body of young George Gordon to the c

17、hurchyard to bury himHe would never ride againI never knew what they did with Rob Roy，but it was all for one little hare 1 我的第一个家 我记忆中的第一个地方是一大片美丽的田野和一个清澈的池塘。树影倒映在塘中，深水中长着水草。田野的一边连着另一片田野，从另一边越过一道门能看见主人的房子就在路边。田野高处是片高高的树林，低处是一条湍流不息的小河。 我小时候吃妈妈的奶，等我长大了，能吃草了，妈妈就白天出去干活，晚上回来。 在这片田野上还有另外6匹年轻的马，他们比我大。我们一起奔

18、跑着穿过田野，非常好玩。不过有时他们会踢打撕咬起来。 “他们是年轻的农场马，没学过怎么举手投足，”妈妈告诉我，“你是不同的。你爸爸很有名，你的祖父曾两次在纽马克特得过最重要的赛马比赛的冠军。你的祖母又安静又温和，你也没看见过我踢人或咬人，是吧？我希望你长大以后能够性情温和、工作勤劳，永远不要踢咬。” 我从没忘记过妈妈的忠告。她是一匹聪慧、明理的老马，叫杜琪丝，不过我们主人常叫她宝贝。他是一个善良的好人，我妈妈非常爱他。每当看到他出现在门口，妈妈就快步跑过去。他常拍拍她说：“喂，老宝贝，你的小黑好吗？”我全身都是深黑色，所以他叫我小黑。有时他带给我一片面包，或是给我妈妈一根胡萝卜，我觉得我们是他

19、的心头肉。 我两岁的时候，发生了一件我永远无法忘掉的事。那是一个初春，树林和田野都笼罩着一层薄雾。我和其他年轻的马们在田野的低地边吃草，这时我们听到远处传来狗的叫声。 我们中年纪最大的一个抬头听了听，说：“是猎犬！”然后他立刻跑了过去。我们也跟着他往高处跑，在那儿我们能看见远处的几片田野。 我妈妈和另一匹老马正站在附近。“他们发现了一只野免，”妈妈说，“如果他们往这边来，我们就能看到这场狩猎。” 很快猎犬们向我们旁边的田野冲下来，高声地狂吠着。随后人们骑着马跑来了，有的穿着绿色外衣，全都尽力飞奔。突然，狗们静了下来，边跑边用鼻子在周围的地面上嗅。 “他们闻不着兔子的味儿了，”那匹老马说，“也许

20、兔子能跑掉。” 但是狗们又叫开了，并全速向我们的田野冲来。这时一只野兔向树林冲来，简直吓疯了。狗们跳过小河跑过田野，猎人们紧随其后。6或8个人策马跃过小河，紧跟在狗后面。在野兔能逃走之前，狗们已经狂野地吠着扑到了她身上。 我们听到了一声可怕的尖叫，那只野兔就这么完了。一个人抓住她的腿把她拎了起来。兔子全身血淋淋的，但所有的猎人看上去都很高兴。 我吃惊地看着这一幕，没顾得上看河边的情形。可是当我望过去的时候，看到的则是一幅悲惨的景象。两匹好马倒在那里，一匹在河水里，另一匹在草地上。一个骑手正从水里往外爬，看上去没受伤，但另一个却静静地躺在地上。 “他脖子折断了，”我妈妈说。“我真不明白为什么人们

21、如此喜爱这种游戏。他们经常伤了自己，也毁了好马，这一切就是为了一只野兔。而他们本可以很容易地以其他方式获得的。不过我们只是马，搞不懂人们为什么这样做。” 他们把死了的骑手抬到我们主人的房子里，后来我听说那是乔治高顿，本地农场主的独生子，一个挺不错的小伙子。 一个人从村里出来看草地上的那匹黑马。那马痛得要命，一条腿断了。那人摸了摸马的全身，然后摇了摇头。有人跑回我们主人的房子，拿来了一枝枪。随后是一声巨响和一声可怕的长嘶，一切便都静了下来。那匹黑马一动不动了。 我妈妈非常不高兴。“我认识那马有好几年了，”她说，“他叫罗伯罗伊，是一匹勇敢的好马。”她从此再没靠近过那片田野。 没过几天，我们听到了教

22、堂的钟声，还看见一辆长长的、奇怪的黑色马车，被几匹黑马拉着。他们是在把年轻的乔治高顿的遗体运到墓地去埋掉。他永远不能再骑马了。我不知他们对罗伯罗伊是怎么处置的，但这一切都不过是为了一只小野兔。 2 Birtwick Park I was beginning to grow handsomeMy coat was fine and soft， and was a shiny black I had one white foot，and a pretty white star on my forehead When I was four years old，Mr Gordon came to lo

23、ok at meHe looked closely at my eyes，my mouth， and my legs， and then I had to walk and trot and gallop for him When he has been trained，Mr Gordon said to my master，he will do very well My master liked to train his horses himself before selling them，and the next day my training began To train a horse

24、 is to teach him to wear a saddle，and to carry a man，woman or child on his backThe horse must also learn to wear a collar， and to stand still when it is put on；then to have a carriage fixed behind him， and to go fast or slow，whichever his driver wishes He must never bite or kick or talk to other hor

25、ses， and must always do what his master tells him，however tired or hungry he feels Like all horses that have grown up，I had to wear a bit and bridleA bit is a great piece of cold hard metal， as thick as a mans finger，which is pushed into a horses mouth between his teeth and over his tongue， with the

26、 ends coming out at the corners It is held there by straps which go over the horses head，under his neck，round his nose and under his chinReins，which the rider holds，are fastened to each end of the bitSlowly， with my masters kind words and gentle ways， I learned to wear my bit and bridle Next there w

27、as the saddleMy master put it on my back very gently， then fixed the straps under my body， speaking qui-etly to me all the timeThen one morning， he got on my back and rode me round the field on the soft grassHe did this every day until I was used to it Then he took me to the village where a man fixe

28、d metal shoes on to each hoofMy feet felt heavy and strange，but I got used to this，too There were more new things to wearFirst，a heavy collar on my neck，and a bridle with great side pieces against my eyes，called blinkersWith these on，I could only see in front of meBut in time I got used to everythin

29、g，and could do my work as well as my mother For a fortnight， my master sent me to a neighbours farm for another kind of training， which was very useful to meOne field was next to the railway and had sheep and cows in it， and I was put in among themI shall never forget the first train that thundered

30、by， and how I galloped to the far side of the field，trembling with fear at this terrible noiseBut after a few days I cared as little as the sheep and cows when a train passed by It was early in May when a man came to take me away to Mr Gordons houseMy master said，Goodbye，DarkieBe a good horse，and al

31、ways do your bestI put my nose into his hand and he patted me kindly，and then I left my first home * * * Mr Gordons house，which was called the Hall，stood in Birtwick Park，near the villageWe went into the Park through a large gate，then trotted along a smooth road between some trees to the house and gardensBeyond this were the stables There was room for many horses and carriagesMy stable had four good stalls and a large windowIt was very pleasantThe first stall was called a loose box，where a horse is not tied up all the time but is free to move around as he likesIt is a great t