《黑骏马》第10章 在伦敦拉出租马车（1）

Chapter 10 A London cab horse

第10章 在伦敦拉出租马车

Jerry Barker was a small man，but well－made and quick in all his movements．

杰利·巴克尔是个小个儿男人，但他结实、健壮、动作敏捷。

He lived in London and was a cab driver．Jerrys wife，Polly，was a little woman with smooth dark hair and dark eyes．

他住在伦敦，是个赶出租马车的。杰利的妻子波莉身材小巧，有一头光滑的黑发和一双乌黑的眼睛。

His son，Harry¹，was nearly twelve years old， and was a tall，good－tempered boy．

他儿子叫哈利，快12岁了，个子高高的，脾气挺好。

His daughter，Dolly，was eight，and she looked just like her mother．

女儿多莉8岁，看上去和妈妈很像。

Jerry had his own cab and two horses，which he drove and groomed² himself．

杰利有自己的一辆马车和两匹马，他自己赶马、料理马。

His other horse was a tall，white animal called Captain．

他的另外一匹马高大洁白，名叫上尉。

The next morning，Polly and Dolly came to see me．

第二天上午，波莉和多莉来看我。

Harry had helped his father since early that morning and had already decided³ that I would be a good horse．

哈利从那天一大早就帮父亲干活儿，已断定我是匹好马。

Polly brought me a piece of apple and Dolly brought me some bread．

波利给我带来一片苹果，多莉给我拿了些面包。

Well call him Jack，after the old one，said Jerry．Shall we，Polly？

我们叫他杰克吧，和上回那匹一样，杰利说，好吗，波莉？

Yes，she said．I like to keep a good name going．

好，她说，我喜欢沿用一个好名字。

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 groomed   

v.照料或梳洗（马等）( groom的过去式和过去分词 )；使做好准备；训练；（给动物）擦洗

参考例句：

• She is always perfectly groomed. 她总是打扮得干净利落。
• Duff is being groomed for the job of manager. 达夫正接受训练，准备当经理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。