野性的呼唤牛津书虫中英文双版本.docx

1、野性的呼唤牛津书虫中英文双版本简 介 在加利福尼亚的家里，巴克过着安逸舒适的生活。他是那儿最高大强壮的狗，地位举足轻重。他和孩子们一同散步，在水中嬉戏，冬天的时候他就坐在主人的炉火边取暖。 但是在1897年，人们在育空河发现了金矿，他们需要像巴克这样的狗。于是巴克被从家乡偷运到北方。他在那里学会了拉雪撬，在冰天雪地中日复一日地跋涉。他学会了偷食以慰饥肠，破冰取水解渴，还学会了反击来对付那些欺负他的狗。而且他学得很快。 不久巴克成为了北方所有著名的拉雪撬的狗之一。但是北部是狼群出没的森林，在那里他们对着明月长嗥。野性的呼唤在巴克的梦中回响，越来越响亮 杰克伦敦1876年生于旧金山，死于 1916

2、年。他出身穷苦，在他短暂的一生中他有丰富的经历海员、工人、育空河的淘金人、旅行家、记者和作家。他写了很多书，但是其中以野性的呼唤和另一本写狗的书白芳，最广为流传。 1 To the north Buck did not read the newspapers He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California Men had found gold in the Yukon， and these men wanted big， strong dogs to work in the cold and sno

3、w of the north Buck lived in Mr Millers big house in the sunny Santa Clara valley There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house， and a river nearby In a big place like this，of course， there were many dogs There were house dogs and farm dogs， but they were not importantBuck was

4、chief dog；he was born here， and this was his place He was four years old and weighed sixty kilos He went swimming with Mr Millers sons，and walking with his daughters He carried the grandchildren on his back， and he sat at Mr Millers feet in front of the fire in winter But this was 1897， and Buck did

5、 not know that men and dogs were hurrying to north-west Canada to look for goldAnd he did not know that Manuel， one of Mr Millers gardeners， needed money for his large family One day，when Mr Miller was out， Manuel and Buck left the garden togetherIt was just an evening walk， Buck thoughtNo one saw t

6、hem go， and only one man saw them arrive at the railway stationThis man talked to Manuel， and gave him some money Then he tied a piece of rope around Bucks neck Buck growled， and was surprised when the rope was pulled hard around his neckHe jumped at the manThe man caught him and suddenly Buck was o

7、n his back with his tongue out of his mouth For a few moments he was unable to move， and it was easy for the two men to put him into the train When Buck woke up， the train was still moving The man was sitting and watching him， but Buck was too quick for him and he bit the mans hand hardThen the rope

8、 was pulled again and Buck had to let go That evening， the man took Buck to the back room of a bar in San Francisco The barman looked at the mans hand and trousers covered in blood How much are they paying you for this？he asked I only get fifty dollars And the man who stole himhow much did he get？ a

9、sked the barman A hundred He wouldnt take less That makes a hundred and fifty Its a good price for a dog like him Here， help me to get him into this They took off Bucks rope and pushed him into a wooden box He spent the night in the box in the back room of the bar His neck still ached with pain from

10、 the rope， and he could not understand what it all meant What did they want with him， these strange men？ And where was Mr Miller？ The next day Buck was carried in the box to the railway station and put on a train to the north For two days and nights the train travelled north， and for two days and ni

11、ghts Buck neither ate nor drank Men on the train laughed at him and pushed sticks at him through the holes in the box For two days and nights Buck got angrier and hungrier and thirsti-er His eyes grew red and he bit anything that moved In Seattle four men took Buck to a small， highwalled back garden

12、， where a fat man in an old red coat was waiting Buck was now very angry indeed and hejumped and bit at the sides of his box The fat man smiled and went to get an axe and a club Are you going to take him out now？ asked one of the men Of course， answered the fat man， and he began to break the box wit

13、h his axe Immediately the four other men climbed up onto the wall to watch from a safe place As the fat man hit the box with his axe， Buck jumped at the sides， growling and biting， pulling with his teeth at the pieces of broken wood After a few minutes there was a hole big enough for Buck to get out

14、 Now， come here， red eyes， said the fat man， dropping his axe and taking the club in his right hand Buck jumped at the man， sixty kilos of anger， his mouth wide open ready to bite the mans neck Just before his teeth touched the skin， the man hit him with the club Buck fell to the ground It was the f

15、irst time anyone had hit him with a club and he did not understand He stood up， and jumped again Again the club hit him and he crashed to the groundTen times he jumped at the man， and ten times the club hit him Slowly he got to his feet， now only just able to standThere was blood on his nose and mou

16、th and ears Then the fat man walked up and hit him again， very hard， on the noseThe pain was terrible Again， Buck jumped at the man and again he was hit to the groundA last time he jumped， and this time， when the man knocked him down， Buck did not move He knows how to teach a dog a lesson， said one

17、of the men on the wall Then the four men jumped down and went back to the station His name is Buck，said the fat man to himself， reading the letter that had come with the boxWell， Buck， my by，he said in a friendly voice，weve argued a little， and I think the best thing to do now is to stop Be a good d

18、og and well be friends But if youre a bad dog， Ill have to use my club againUnderstand？ As he spoke， he touched Buck s head， and although Buck was angry inside， he did not move When the man brought him water and meat， Buck drank and then ate the meat， piece by piece， from the mans hand Buck was beat

19、en（he knew that） but he was not broken He had learnt that a man with a club was stronger than himEvery day he saw more dogs arrive， and each dog was beaten by the fat man Buck understood that a man with a club must be obeyed， although he did not have to be a friend Men came to see the fat man and to

20、 look at the dogs Some-times they paid money and left with one or more of the dogsOne day a short， dark man came and looked at Buck Thats a good dog！ he criedHow much do you want for him？ Three hundred dollars Its a good price， Perrault，said the fat man Perrault smiled and agreed that it was a good

21、price He knew dogs， and he knew that Buck was an excellent dog One in ten thousand， Perrault said to himself Buck saw money put into the fat man s hand， and he was not surprised when he and another dog called Curly were taken away by Perrault He took them to a ship， and later that day Buck and Curly

22、 stood and watched the coast get further and further awayThey had seen the warm south for the last time Perrault took Buck and Curly down to the bottom of the ship There they met another man， Francois Perrault was a FrenchCanadian， but Francois was halfIndian，tall and darkBuck learnt quickly that Pe

23、rrault and Francois were fair men，calm and honest And they knew everything about dogs There were two other dogs on the shipOne was a big dog called Spitz， as white as snow He was friendly to Buck at first， always smiling He was smiling when he tried to steal Buck s food at the first meal Francois wa

24、s quick and hit Spitz before Buck had time to move Buck decided that this was fair， and began to like Francois a little Dave， the other dog， was not friendly He wanted to be alone all the time He ate and slept and was interested in nothing One day was very like another， but Buck noticed that the wea

25、ther was getting colder One morning， the ships engines stopped， and there was a feeling of excitement in the shipFrancois leashed the dogs and took them outside At the first step Bucks feet went into something soft and white He jumped back in surprise The soft， white thing was also falling through t

26、he air， and it fell onto him He tried to smell it， and then caught some on his tongue It bit like fire， and then dis appeared He tried again and the same thing happened People were watching him and laughing， and Buck felt ashamed，although he did not know why It was his first snow 1 北部之旅 巴克不曾读过报纸，他不知

27、道人们需要高大强壮能够在北方的严寒和冰雪中工作的狗。人们在育空河发现了金矿，因此对加利福尼亚的每一条大狗来说都在劫难逃。 在阳光明媚的桑塔克拉拉山谷中，巴克的家就在米勒先生的大房子里。房子的周围是开阔的庄园和种满了果树的田野。一条小河从附近流过。这样一个辽阔的地方，是狗的乐园。诸如看门狗和牧羊犬，但他们是无足轻重的。真正的狗的首领是巴克；他生于斯长于斯，这儿简直就是他的天下。他4岁，体重60公斤。他同米勒先生的儿子一起游泳，也陪着他的女儿们一起去散步，有时他还会给米勒先生的孙儿们当马骑。冬天到了，他就偎着炉火蹲坐在米勒先生的脚边。 然而到了1897年，巴克不知道这一年人们都带着狗蜂涌到加拿大西

28、北部寻找金矿。他更不知道，米勒先生的一个园丁曼纽埃勒需要钱养活他的一大家子。有一天，米勒先生出去了，曼纽埃勒带着巴克离开了庄园。对于巴克来说，他还以为这只是傍晚的散步。没有人看到他们，只有一个人看见他们到了火车站。这个人同曼纽埃勒说了什么，然后塞给他一些钱，随后他将一条绳子系到巴克的脖子上。 巴克咆哮起来，却吃惊地发现脖子上的绳索勒得紧紧的。他跳起来直扑向那个人。那人一把抓住了巴克，突然巴克就被仰面朝天摔在地上，舌头也被拽了出来。过了好一会儿他都动弹不得，于是两个人轻而易举地把他送上了火车。 当巴克醒过来的时候，火车仍然在开。那人坐在那儿注视着他，然而巴克却更加迅疾，狠狠地咬住了那人的手。但脖

29、子上的绳索又一次勒住了他，巴克不得不松了口。 那天晚上，那个人把巴克带到旧金山一间酒吧的后屋里。酒吧老板看了看那人血迹斑斑的手和长裤。 “他们付你多少钱？”他问。 “我只挣50美元。” “那么那个偷狗的人他又赚多少？”酒吧老板问道。 “100美元。他不肯少一个子儿。” “也就是说150美元。对于这样一条狗可真是个好价钱。这边来，帮我把他弄到这里去。” 他们解开巴克的绳索然后把他推进一只木箱。他在酒吧的后屋里在那个木箱中过了一夜。他的脖子仍然因为绳子勒过而疼痛不已，而且他对于所有的一切都如坠五里云中。这些陌生人他们想让他做什么呢？米勒先生又在哪里呢？ 第二天巴克被关在木箱里运到火车站，送上了北去

30、的列车。火车向北开了两天两夜。这两天两夜，巴克忍饥挨饿，滴水未进。火车上的人们嘲笑他，把木棍从箱子上的洞中伸进去捅他。这两天两夜，巴克越来越怒火中烧，也越来越饥渴难忍。他红着眼睛，撕咬所有移动的东西。 在西雅图，四个人把巴克抬进一座小小的但却有高高院墙的庄园里。一个身着旧红外套的肥胖男人等在那里。这当口儿巴克已经愤怒到了极点。他跳着，咬着木箱的边缘。那胖子微微一笑，拿来一把斧子和一根木棍。 “你打算现在就把他放出来吗？”其中一人问道。 “当然。”胖子说。他开始用斧子劈开木箱。 立即，另外4个人爬到院墙上去，从安全的地方观望着。 当那个胖子用斧头劈开木箱时巴克在边缘处跳着，咆哮着、撕咬着，用牙齿

31、扯着碎木片。一会儿，就有一个洞，大到足可以让巴克钻出来。 “现在，过来，你这急红了眼的。”那胖子说着扔下斧头，右手抄起木棍。 巴克60公斤的愤怒之躯扑向那人，他大张着嘴准备一口咬住那人的脖子。就在他的牙齿刚刚碰到皮肤的时候，那人用棍子给了他一下，巴克摔倒在地。这还是头一次有人用棍子打他，他不知所措。他站起来，再次猛扑过去，木棍再次击中了他使他瘫倒在地。他扑了10次，木棍就打他10次。他慢慢地站起来，现在他仅能勉强站住。鲜血从他的口鼻和耳朵中涌出来。然后那人走上前又打了他，狠狠地击中了他的鼻子。剧痛袭来，巴克再一次扑向那人，但他又被打倒在地。最后一次他扑上去，而这一次，当那人把他打倒时，巴克再也没有动弹一下。 “他可知道如何把狗制得服服帖帖的，”墙上的一个人说。然后这4个人跳下来，回车站去了。 “他的名字叫巴克。”那胖子自言自语道，读着写在木箱上的字母。“咳，巴克，我的孩子，”他用友好的语气说道。“我们有个小小的争斗，现在我想我们最好停战。做一只好狗，我们会成为朋友的。但是你若使坏，我就不得不用棍子对付你了，明白吗？” 他一边说，一边抚摸着巴克的头。虽然巴克愤恨难平，他却没有再反抗。当那人给他拿来水和肉时，巴克喝了水，又从那人的手上一片又一片地吃着肉。 巴克挨了打（