野性的呼唤~5

"Well , Buck , my by , " he said in a friendly voice , we've argued a little , and I think the best thing to do now is to stop .

“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。

Be a good dog and we'll be friends.

做一只好狗，我们会成为朋友的。

But if you're a bad dog , I'll have to use my club again. Understand?

“但是你若使坏，我就不得不用棍子对付你了。明白吗？”

As he spoke, he touched Buck's head, and although Buck was angry inside, he did not move .

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。

When the man brought him water and meat , Buck drank and then ate the meat , piece by piece , from the man's hand .

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。

Buck was beaten but he was not broken.

巴克挨了打，但是他并未就此垮掉。

He had learnt that a man with a club was stronger than him.

他知道那个拿棍子的男人比他强大。

Every day he saw more dogs arrive, and each dog was beaten by the fat man.

每一天他都看见许多沟被送进去，每条狗都被那胖子痛打过。

Buck understood that a man with a club must be obeyed , although he did not have to be a friend .

巴克明白他虽然不必成为那人的朋友，却必须听从他。

Men came to see the fat man and to look at the dogs .

人们来找胖子看狗。

Some - times they paid money and left with one or more of the dogs .

有时他们付了钱牵走一只或更多的狗。

One day a short , dark man came and looked at Buck .

一天一个黑矮的人来了，他看见了巴克。

' That's a good dog !' he cried . ' How much do you want for him ?'

“那是一条好狗。”他大叫着。你想要多少钱？