野鸭沃利的故事：有一种安逸叫作“温水煮青蛙”

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[00:01.81]38 Barnyard Duck	野鸭沃利的故事
[00:06.62](From skywriting.net)	（译 / 张丽）
[00:09.29]A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation , heading south for the winter. 一群野鸭排着整齐的队形飞往南方过冬。
[00:16.26]They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below.	他们在空中组成一个美丽的V字，地面上的人抬头仰望，无不赞叹。
[00:23.79]One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground. 一天，队伍中的野鸭沃利发现了地面上的一些东西。
[00:30.53]It was a barnyard with a flock of tame ducks who lived on the farm. 原来在谷仓前的一块空地上，一群在农场饲养的家鸭正摇摆着走来走去，
[00:35.50]They were waddling around on the ground, quacking merrily and eating corn that was thrown on the ground for them every day. 欢快地嘎嘎叫着，啄食着人们每天撒在地上喂它们的谷物。
[00:44.51]Wally liked what he saw. 沃利喜欢眼前的景象。
[00:46.63]"It sure would be nice to have some of that corn," he thought to himself. “吃点儿那种谷物应该不错，”他暗想，
[00:51.30]"And all this flying is very tiring. “这样的飞行实在令人疲惫不堪。
[00:54.56]I'd like to just waddle around for a while."	我还真想下去溜达一会儿。”
[00:57.48]So after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp dive, and headed for the barnyard. 于是，考虑片刻之后，沃利离开了野鸭队伍，一个急速俯冲，朝着谷仓飞去。
[01:07.07]He landed among the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack merrily. 他落在了家鸭群中，开始四处踱来踱去，欢叫个不停，
[01:13.26]He also started eating corn. 还吃起了地上的谷物。
[01:15.75]The formation of wild ducks continued their journey South, but Wally didn't care. 天上的野鸭群继续着他们的南方之旅，但沃利毫不在意。
[01:22.00]"I'll rejoin them when they come back North in a few months," he said to himself.	“几个月后，等他们飞回北方的时候，我再归队。”他自言自语道。
[01:27.58]Several months went by and sure enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks in formation, heading north. 几个月过去了，果不其然，沃利仰望天空，找到了那群队形整齐的北归野鸭。
[01:36.84]They looked beautiful up there. 他们在空中看起来很美。
[01:39.07]And Wally was tired of the barnyard. 而沃利也早已在这块空地上待腻了。
[01:41.33]It was muddy and everywhere he waddled, there was nothing but duck doo . 这里满是泥泞，所到之处都是鸭屎。
[01:47.15]"It's time to leave," said Wally.	“该离开这儿了。”沃利 说。
[01:49.89]So Wally flapped his wings furiously and tried to get airborne . 于是沃利拼命拍打翅膀，试图飞上蓝天。
[01:55.70]But he had gained some weight from all his corn-eating, and he hadn't exercised his wings much either. 可因为吃了谷物，他的体重增加了不少，再加上他不经常活动翅膀，
[02:03.00]He finally got off the ground, but he was flying too low and slammed into the side of the barn. 所以尽管他最终飞离了地面，但却飞得很低，而且还撞到谷仓的侧围上，
[02:10.47]He fell to the ground with a thud and said to himself, "Oh, well, I'll just wait until they fly south in a few months. 砰的一声摔到了地上。沃利自言自语道：“哦，好吧，那就再等几个月，等他们再次南飞时，
[02:20.35]Then I'll rejoin them and become a wild duck again."	我再归队，再变回一只野鸭。”
[02:24.38]When the flock flew overhead once more, Wally again tried to lift himself out of the barnyard. 当野鸭群再次飞过时，沃利又试图飞出谷仓，
[02:31.21]But he simply didn't have the strength. 但他就是没有足够的力气飞起来。
[02:34.92]Every winter and every spring, he saw his wild duck friends flying overhead, and they would call out to him. 每年的冬天和春天，沃利都能看到他的野鸭朋友们从头顶飞过，他们也会呼唤沃利，
[02:42.79]But his attempts to leave were all in vain .	但沃利的努力却总是徒劳。
[02:46.30]Eventually Wally no longer paid any attention to the wild ducks flying overhead. 最终，沃利不再去关注头顶飞过的那些野鸭群，
[02:51.96]He hardly even noticed them. 甚至对他们视而不见。
[02:53.50]He had, after all, become a barnyard duck.	他终究变成了一只家鸭。

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野鸭沃利的故事：有一种安逸叫作“温水煮青蛙”