2 How the Camel Got His Hump骆驼背上的驼峰是怎么长出来的-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《远古传奇Just So Stories》

How the Camel Got His Hump Now this is the next tale,and it tells how the Camel got his big hump. In the beginning of years,when the world was so new and all,and the animals were just beginning to work for Man,there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work;and besides,he was a Howler himself.So he ate sticks and thorns and tamarisks and milkweed5 and prickles,most scruciating? idle;and when anybody spoke to him he said‘Humph⑧！’Just 'Humph!'and no more. Presently the Horse came to him on Monday morning,with a saddle on his back and a bit in his mouth,and said,'Camel,O Camel,come out and trot like the rest of us.' 'Humph!'said the Camel;and the Horse went away and told the Man. Presently the Dog came to him,with a stick in his mouth,and said, 'Camel,O Camel,come and fetch and carry like the rest of us.' 'Humph!'said the Camel;and the Dog went away and told the Man. Presently the Ox came to him,with the yoke2 on his neck and said, 'Camel,O Camel,come and plough like the rest of us.' 'Humph!'said the Camel;and the Ox went away and told the Man. At the end of the day the Man called the Horse and the Dog and the Ox together,and said,'Three,O Three,I'm very sorry for you (with ·016· 路驼背上的驼峰是怎么 长出来的 现在我来讲第二个故事：骆驼背上的驼峰是 ①hump /hAmp/n.圆形隆 怎么长出来的。 起物 ②howling'haulin/a.寂 世界刚诞生的时候，一切一切都是崭新的， 寥的 ③hom0:n/n.刺，荆棘 动物们刚刚开始为人干活儿。然而，在荒凉的沙 tamarisk /tamarisk/n. 漠中有一头骆驼，除了时不时哼两声以外，它什 撑柳 ③milkweed /'milkwi:dn 么活儿也不想干。它每天吃枯枝、红柳、乳草和 乳草属植物 ⑥prickle /'prik/n.(动物 荆棘，整日无所事事地闲逛。如果有人跟它说 或植物上的)刺，棘 话，它用鼻子“哼”一声就不再言语了。 scruciating=excruciat- ing hk'skru:fieiti/a. 星期一的早晨，马来找它。马的背上驮着鞍 极度的，非常的 子，嘴上戴着嚼子，它对骆驼说：“骆驼啊骆 ⑧humph /hAmf/imt.哼 ②saddle /saedl/n较 驼，来和我们一起忙碌奔跑吧！” 0 bit /bit/n马子 面trot /trDt/g.快步走，小 骆驼不屑地“哼”了一声。于是马走了，把 跑步走 这件事告诉了人。 狗来找它。狗的嘴里叼着一根棍子，对骆驼 说：“骆驼啊骆驼，来和我们一起送取物品吧！” 骆驼不屑地“哼”了一声。于是狗走了，把 @yoke /jauk/n.轭，套 Bplough/plau/用犁耕 这件事告诉了人。 田，耕型 牛来找它。牛的脖子上套着轭，对骆驼说： “骆驼啊骆驼，来和我们一起耕地吧！” 骆驼又不屑地“哼”了一声。于是牛也走 ·017· JustSoStories the world so new-and-all);but that Humph-thing in the Desert can't work,or he would have been here by now,so I am going to leave him alone,and you must work double-time to make up for it.' That made the Three very angry (with the world so new-and-all), and they held a palaver,and an indaba②，and a punchayet③，anda pow-wow on the edge of the Desert;and the Camel came chewing milkweed most scruciating idle,and laughed at them.Then he said “Humph！'and went away again. Presently there came along the Djinn in charge of All Deserts, rolling in a cloud of dust (Djinns always travel that way because it is Magic),and he stopped to palaver and pow-wow with the Three. 'Djinn of All Deserts,'said the Horse,'is it right for any one to be idle,with the world so new-and-all?' 'Certainly not,'said the Djinn. 'Well,'said the Horse,'there's a thing in the middle of your Howling Desert (and he's a Howler himself)with a long neck and long legs,and he hasn't done a stroke of work since Monday morning.He won't trot.' ‘Whew！'said the Djinn,whistling⑦，‘that's my Camel,.for al the gold in Arabia!What does he say about it?' ‘He says“Humph！”'said the Dog;‘and he won't fetch and carry.' 'Does he say anything else?' Only“Humph！”;and he won't plough,'said the Ox. very good,said the Djinn.I'll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute.' The Djinn rolled himself up in his dust--cloak⑧，and took a bearing⑨ across the desert,and found the Camel most scruciatingly idle,looking at his own reflection in a pool of water. 'My long and bubbling friend,said the Djinn,what's this I ·018· 远古传奇 了，把这件事告诉了人。 太阳下山的时候，人把马、狗和牛召集到一 起，对它们说：“我为你们三个感到非常难过 (世间万物还都是崭新的)，但是沙漠里那个只会 ①palaver /pa'la:va/n.交 ·哼'的家伙不愿意干活儿，否则它现在就该在 涉 ②indaba/'da:ba:/n部 这里了。我决定不管它，由它去吧。因此，你们 族的会议 三个必须加倍干活儿弥补它的空缺。” ③panchayet/pAn'tfarot/ m(印度的)村委员会 三个动物听了非常生气（世间万物都还是崭 ④pow-wow n.北美土著 新的)，于是来到沙漠边缘开了一场又一场会商 人聚集会议 量这件事。骆驼一边悠闲地嚼着草，一边嘲笑它 们。然后它“哼”了一声，扭头走了。 ⑤magic'mEd3k/n魔 法，魔术 这时卷起了层层黄沙，沙漠之王来了（他是 神，所以来来往往总是这样)。他停住脚步，开 始与三种动物交谈起来。 “沙漠之王啊，”马说道，“世界刚刚诞生， 难道就有人能整天无所事事吗？” “当然不能。”沙漠之王回答道。 ⑥a stroke of work一点工 “那么，”马说，“在你管辖的荒凉的沙漠中 作 有一种会哼哼的动物，它长着长长的脖子和长长 ⑦whistle(h)wisl/v.吹 的腿，但从星期一一大早开始，一丁点儿活儿也 口哨 没干过。它一步也不愿跑。” 沙漠之王吹了声口哨：“嘘一！天哪，那 是我的骆驼，我敢拿阿拉伯所有的黄金打赌，那 一定是骆驼。它是怎么说的？” “它‘哼’了一声，”狗说，“它也不想取送 ⑧cloak /klouk/n斗蓬 东西。” ⑨bearing /beori/n.方 位 “它还说别的了吗？” reflection /ri'flekfan/n. “它只会‘哼'，也不想耕地。”牛又补充道。 倒影 ①bubble /'bAbl/y洋溢： “很好，”沙漠之王说，“你们耐心等一会 兴高采烈 儿，我去‘哼’它一回。” 沙漠之王一抖风沙袍，在沙漠中确定了一下 ·019· JustSoStories hear of your doing no work,with the world so new-and-all?' 'Humph!'said the Camel. The Djinn sat down,with his chin in his hand,and began to think a Great Magic,while the Camel looked at his own reflection in the pool of water. 'You've given the Three extra work ever since Monday morning, all on account of3 your 'scruciating idleness,'said the Djinn;and he went on thinking Magics,with his chin in his hand. Humph!'said the Camel. ‘I shouldn't say that again if I were you,’said the Djinn;‘“you might say it once too often.Bubbles,I want you to work.' And the Camel said 'Humph!'again;but no sooner had he said it than he saw his back,that he was so proud of5,puffing up and puffing up into a great big lolloping⑦humph®. 'Do you see that?'said the Djinn.'That's your very own humph that you've brought upon your very own self by not working.To-day is Thursday,and you've done no work since Monday,when the work began.Now you are going to work.' 'How can I,said the Camel,'with this humph on my back?' 'That's made a purpose,'said the Djinn,'all because you missed those three days.You will be able to work now for three days without eating,because you can live on your humph;and don't you ever say I never did anything for you.Come out of the Desert and go to the Three,and behave.Humph yourself!' And the Camel humphed himself,humph and all,and went away to join the Three.And from that day to this the Camel always wears a humph (we call it 'hump'now,not to hurt his feelings);but he has never yet caught up with the three days that he missed at the beginning3 of the world,and he has never yet learned how to behave. ·020· 远古传奇【 ①hear of听说 方位。他发现骆驼正优哉悠哉地在水潭边端详着 自己的影子。 “我亲爱的朋友，”沙漠之王说，“这世界刚 刚诞生，我却听说你什么活儿也不想干？” 骆驼“哼”了一声。 于是沙漠之王坐下来。他双手托腮，开始酝酿 ②extra /ekstra/a.额外 的 一个强大的魔咒。骆驼依旧在一旁欣赏着自己在水 ③on account of因为 中的倒影。 “从星期一早晨开始，因为你的无所事事， 那三种动物已经多干了很多活儿。”沙漠之王说。 他继续双手托腮，酝酿着那个魔咒。 骆驼又“哼”了一声。 ④no sooner..,than,,. “我如果是你，就不会‘哼’第二声，”沙漠 一…就… ⑤be proud of为…骄傲 之王说，“你再‘哼’一次就要倒霉了。朋友， @puff /pAf引v.喷出 我希望你去干活儿。” ⑦lollop /lolap/摇晃着 走 骆驼又“哼”了一声。但它马上看到曾使它 ⑧humph /hamf/此处为 十分骄傲的脊背鼓了起来，鼓出了一个摇摇晃晃 大包的意思 的大包。 “看见了吗？”沙漠之王问道，“这就是你 ‘哼’出来的‘峰’。今天是星期四；工作从星期一 开始，而你至今还没干过活儿。现在该开始了。” 骆驼问：“我背上有‘峰’，怎么干活儿 啊？” “这是特意安排的。”沙漠之王说，“因为你 ⑨live on靠…生活 错过了三天时间，现在你可以靠驼峰里的给养， 0 come out of从…出来 不吃不喝地干三天活儿。别说我没为你做什么。 离开沙漠去找那三种动物吧，规矩点儿，好好表 ⑩wcar/wea/穿着，戴 现。快点行动吧！” 于是骆驼行动了起来，去找另外三种动物。 从那一天起直到现在，骆驼背上总是驮着那个驼 @catch up with赶上 峰（我们管它叫“峰”而不叫“哼”，是不想伤 3 at the beginning of 害骆驼的感情)。但它永远也没有追回在世界诞 在…初 生时错过的那三天时间，而且至今也没学会该怎 ·021· Just SoStories This is the picture of the Djinn making the beginnings of the Magic that brought the Humph to the Camel.First he drew a line in the air with his finger,and it became solid and then he made a cloud,and then he made an egg-you can see them both at the bottom of the picture-and then there was a magic pumpkin 5 that turned intoa big white flame.Then the Djinn took his magic fan and fanned that flame till the flame turned into a magic by itself.It was a good Magic and a very kind Magic really,though it had to give the Camel a Humph because the Camel was lazy.The Djinn in charge of All Deserts was one of the nicest of the Djinns,so he would never do anything really unkind. 沙漠之王正施展魔法，让骆驼的背上长出驼峰。他先用手指在空中 划了一道，空中出现了一条线。接着他又变出一朵云，变出一个鸡 蛋一这些你在插图的底部都可以看到。不一会儿，一只神奇的南瓜变 成了一团巨大的白色火焰。然后沙漠之王拿出魔扇对着火焰扇起来。他 扇啊扇啊，最后火焰变成了一股有魔法的力量。其实这个魔咒并无恶 意，只是因为骆驼大懒了，沙漠之王不得已才给它安上驼峰。沙漠之王 是最善良的神灵之一，他从来不会做坏事。 ·022· 远古传奇【 ①draw a line画一条线 ②in the air在空中 ③solid'sold/a.结实的 ④at the bottom of在… 底部 ⑤pumpkin'pAmpkin/i 南瓜 ⑥tum into变成 ⑦lame/eIm/n火焰 ⑧fan以编，煽动 ⑨by itselfi单独地，独自地 ①in charge off负责，主管 ·023· Just SoStories Here is the picture of the Djinn in charge of All Deserts guiding the Magic with his magic fan..The Camel is eating a twig②of acacia③，and he has just finished saying "humph"once too often (the Djinn told him he would),and so the Humph is coming.The long towelly -thing growing out 5 of the thing like an onion is the Magic,and you can see the Humph on its shoulder.The Humph fits on the flat part of the Camel's back.The Camel is too busy looking at his own beautiful self in the pool of water to know what is going to happen to him. Underneath the truly picture is a picture of the World-so-new-and- all.There are two smoky volcanoes in it,some other mountains and some stones and a lake and a black island and a twisty river and a lot of other things,as well as a Noah's Ark.I couldn't draw all the deserts that the Djinn was in charge of,so I only drew one,but it is a most deserty desert. 图中描绘的是沙漠之王用魔扇施展魔法的情景。骆驼嘴里正嚼着 一根刺槐树枝，它刚刚又不厌其烦地“哼”了一声（虽然沙漠之王警告过 它)，于是驼峰就出现了。从洋葱状物体上升腾起一簇毛巾样的东西，那 就是带有魔法的力量，它正载着驼峰向骆驼飘近。驼峰恰好落在骆驼的 平背上。这时它正投入地欣赏着自己在水中的倒影，丝毫没有想到一件 大事要发生在自己身上。 此图下面还有一幅画，勾勒出世界刚刚诞生时的情形。图中有两座 冒烟的火山，还有其他山脉、一堆石头、一个湖泊、一个黑色的岛屿、一 条弯曲的小河…还有很多别的东西，比如诺亚方舟。我无法画出沙漠 之王管辖下的所有沙漠，所以只画了一个，但这可是世界上最荒凉的沙 漠。 ·024· 远古传奇【 ①guide/gad/指导，支 配 ②twig作wIg/n小枝 ③acacia/hkea/n.洋槐 ④towelly 1aul/a.毛巾状的 ⑤grow out of从…长出 来 6 underneath /Anda'ni:0/ ad.在下面 volcano /vol'kemnau/n. 火山 as well as也 ⑨Noah'sArk诺亚方舟 deserty荒凉的 ·025·