亚伯拉罕·林肯救雏鸟的故事

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[00:02.16]6 Saving the Birds	林肯与雏鸟
[00:07.14](By James Baldwin )	（译 / 张玲）
[00:10.60]One day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. 春日里的一天，四名男子骑着马走在一条乡间小路上。
[00:17.37]These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court. 这几个人是律师，他们要前往邻镇出庭。
[00:22.06]There had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. 刚下过一场雨，地面十分松软。
[00:26.00]The four lawyers rode along, one behind another; for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. 而且路两边的泥泞很深，因此四位律师骑着马，排成一列依次而行。
[00:33.90]They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very jolly. 他们骑得很慢，一路有说有笑，非常开心。
[00:38.15]As they were passing through a grove of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their heads and a feeble chirping in the grass by the roadside. 在穿过一片小树林时，他们听到头顶有猛烈拍打翅膀的声音，路边的草丛中还传来虚弱的鸣叫声。
[00:48.10]"Stith! Stith! Stith!" came from the leafy branches above them. “嘶！嘶！嘶！”这是从他们头顶上方茂密的树枝中传来的声音。
[00:53.02]"Cheep ! Cheep! Cheep!" came from the wet grass.	“吱！吱！吱！”这是从潮湿的草丛里传来的声音。
[00:57.72]What is the matter here? asked the first lawyer, Speed.	“这儿发生什么事了？”第一位律师斯皮德问。
[01:02.66]Oh, it's only some old robins! said the second lawyer, Hardin. “哦，只不过是几只老知更鸟！”第二位律师哈丁说，
[01:08.42]"The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. “刚才那场暴风雨把两只雏鸟从鸟巢里吹下来了。
[01:12.91]They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is making a great fuss about it."	它们太小，还不会飞，鸟妈妈正因为这事儿焦躁不安呢。”
[01:18.38]What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass, said the third lawyer, whose name I forget.	“太可怜了！它们会死在那片草丛里的。”第三位律师说，他的名字我忘记了。
[01:26.60]Oh, well! They're nothing but birds, said Mr. Hardin. “哦，行了！它们不过就是几只鸟而已，”哈丁先生说，
[01:30.04]Why should we bother?"	“我们又何必费那个心呢？”
[01:31.70]Yes, why should we? said Mr. Speed.	“是啊，我们何必呢？”斯皮德先生说。
[01:35.45]The three men looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass.这三名男子低下头，看到那两只小鸟在寒冷而潮湿的草丛里扑腾着翅膀。 
[01:41.20]They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate.他们看到鸟妈妈在空中飞来飞去，向它的伴侣哭诉着。 
[01:45.39]Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. 然后他们继续骑马前行，像刚才一样有说有笑。
[01:49.33]In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds.	几分钟后，他们就已经忘掉那几只鸟的事儿了。
[01:53.00]But the fourth lawyer, Abraham Lincoln, stopped. 但第四位律师亚伯拉罕・林肯却停了下来。
[01:56.93]He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. 他从马上下来，用他那双温暖的大手轻轻地将那两只小鸟捧了起来。
[02:03.31]"Never mind, my little fellows," said Mr. Lincoln. “别担心，小家伙们，”林肯先生说，
[02:08.00]"I will put you in your own little bed."	“我会把你们放回你们的小窝里的。”
[02:11.11]Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. 然后他抬头寻找它们摔下来之前住的那个鸟巢。
[02:14.89]It was much higher than he could reach. 鸟巢的位置很高，远远高于他可以够到的地方。
[02:17.78]But Mr. Lincoln could climb. 但林肯先生会爬树啊，
[02:19.47]He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy. 他小的时候可是爬过不少树呢。
[02:22.84]He put the birds softly into their warm little home. 他轻轻地把小鸟放进它们温暖的小窝里。
[02:26.78]Two other baby birds were there, that had not fallen out.那里面还有另外两只没有掉出来的雏鸟。
[02:30.78]All cuddled down together and were very happy. 四只小鸟紧紧地依偎在一起，非常开心。
[02:34.35]Soon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.	没过多久，那三位骑马走在前面的律师在一汪泉水边停下来让马饮水。
[02:40.63]Where is Lincoln? asked one. “林肯呢？”其中一位律师问。
[02:44.00]All were surprised to find that he was not with them.	三个人这才惊讶地发现林肯没有跟上他们。
[02:47.67]Do you remember those birds? said Mr. Speed. “你们还记得那几只鸟吗？”斯皮德先生说，
[02:51.98]"Very likely he has stopped to take care of them."	“他很可能停下来去照顾它们了。”
[02:55.51]In a few minutes Mr. Lincoln joined them. 几分钟后林肯先生赶上了他们。
[02:58.09]His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.	他鞋子上全是泥，身上的外套也被那棵满是荆棘的树刮破了。
[03:03.70]Hello, Abraham! said Mr. Hardin. “嗨，亚伯拉罕！”哈丁先生说，
[03:07.03]"Where have you been?"	“你刚才去哪儿了？”
[03:09.80]I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother, he answered.	“我停留了一小会儿，把那两只鸟送回了鸟妈妈身边。”他回答说。
[03:14.95]Well, we always thought you were a hero, said Mr. Speed. “好吧，我们以前一直觉得你是一个英雄，”斯皮德先生说，
[03:19.40]"Now we know it."	“现在我们可算是知道了。”
[03:21.64]Then all three of them laughed heartily.然后他们三个人都放声大笑起来 。
[03:24.28]They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.	他们觉得，一个身强力壮的男人竟然为了几只一文不值的雏鸟费那么多事儿，简直太愚蠢了。
[03:31.63]Gentlemen, said Mr. Lincoln, "I could not have slept tonight, if I had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass."	“先生们，”林肯先生说，“如果任由那几只无助的小知更鸟死在那片潮湿的草丛里，我今天晚上会睡不着的。”
[03:41.73]Abraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. 亚伯拉罕・林肯后来成了一位著名的律师和政治家。
[03:47.54]He was elected president and served from 1861 to 1865.	他还当选了总统，任期为1861～1865年。

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