《黑骏马》第13章 我最后的家（2）

Five pounds changed hands and，soon after，I was taken to my new home．

5英镑过了手，很快我就被带回了新的家。

The farmer gave orders for me to have hay¹ and oats every night and morning，and I was let out into a large field in the daytime．

农夫让我每天早晚吃草和燕麦，白天准我出去到大片田野中。

Willie，the young boy，was responsible² for me， and he came to see me every day，bringing carrots or apples．

威利，那男孩子，对我很负责。他每天来看我，给我带来胡萝卜或苹果。

During that winter，the rest，the good food，the soft grass and gentle running and trotting³ all helped to make me feel quite young again．

冬天里，休息和良好的食物；柔软的草和轻快的小跑都令我重新感到年轻。

When the spring came，the farmer tried me with a carriage， and I did the work quite easily．

春天来到的时候，农夫试着让我拉车，我干得相当轻松。

He's growing young，Willie，he said．We'll give him some gentle work and look for a good home for him.

他越来越年轻了，威利，他说，我们会给他些轻活干干，再为他找个好去处。

One day during this summer，the groom⁴ cleaned and dressed me with special care，

夏季里的一天，马夫仔细地给我清洗过，又给我打扮了，

and Willie seemed half-worried and half-excited as he got into the carriage with his grandfather．

威利看上去半喜半忧，和爷爷一起坐进马车。

I hope the ladies like him，said the farmer．

我希望小姐们喜欢他，农夫说。

A kilometre or two beyond the village，we came to a pretty house，and Willie went to knock on the door．

出村一两公里，我们来到了一栋美丽的房子前面，威利上前去敲门。

1 hay   

n.(用作饲料或覆盖的)干草

参考例句：

• Cows feed on hay.奶牛以干草为生。
• They usually keep the hay in the barn.他们通常将干草存放在谷仓中。

2 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。

3 trotting   

小跑，急走( trot的现在分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。
• Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. 艾伦抓住缰绳，小马开始慢跑起来。

4 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。