出卖博克瑟
类别:经典文学
忠诚的博克瑟受伤后,被掌权的猪以看病为名卖给屠宰场,最终悲惨死去。
时长 65 秒 · 语速 175 wpm
字幕原文
For two days, Boxer rested in his stall, 拳击手在他的马厩里休息了两天,
and the pig said a doctor would come from town. 猪说会有医生从镇上过来。
The animals took turns sitting with him. 动物们轮流陪伴他。
They brought him food and spoke to him softly. 他们给他送食物,并且轻声细语地和他说话。
Boxer seemed calm. He only wanted to grow strong enough to enjoy his retirement. 拳击手看起来很平静。他只希望自己能恢复足够的力量,以便享受他的退休生活。
Then, one afternoon while the others were working, a van came to take him away. 后来,一天下午,当其他动物都在工作的时候,一辆货车来了,要把他带走。
Benjamin, the old donkey, suddenly came galloping across the yard. 老驴本杰明突然飞奔着穿过院子。
"'Fools!' “傻瓜们!”
he cried. 他喊道。
"'Look at the writing on that van! “看看那辆货车上的字!
Read it!' 念出来!”
An animal read the words aloud, slowly. Horse slaughterer. 一只动物慢慢地把那些字念了出来:屠马者。
Buyer of dead horses. 死马收购商。
The animals froze in horror. 动物们惊恐地僵住了。
The pigs were not sending Boxer to a hospital. 猪们不是要把拳击手送去医院。
They were selling him to be killed for money. 他们是把他卖了去宰杀。
Boxer, “拳击手,
get out, 出来,
they screamed. 他们尖叫道。
They are taking you to your death. 他们要把你带去送死。
Inside the van, Boxer's face appeared at the small window. 在货车里,拳击手的脸出现在小窗户那里。
He tried to kick his way out. 他试图踢开挣脱出来。
Once, his kick could have smashed the van to pieces, 曾经,他的一踢就能把货车踢成碎片,
but his strength was gone. 但他的力气已经没了。
The van rolled away, and Boxer was never seen again. 货车开走了,拳击手再也没有出现过。
The animal who gives everything is thrown away the moment he can give no more. 那个付出一切的动物,在他无法再付出的时候,就被抛弃了。