The Buffalo Hunt

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

Preparing for the Hunt Wind-in-the-Treetops was going out on the yearly buffalo hunt.

准备每年的野牛猎杀

Last year, he had followed the hunters with the women and other children.

去年,他跟随猎人 与妇女和其他孩子。

As a baby, he had been tucked on top of the packs that his mother’s pony carried.

作为婴儿,他被放在他母亲的小马所携带的包上。

As an older boy, he had had to share space on the pack ponies with several other children.

作为一名年长的男孩,他不得不与其他几个儿童分享小马包上的空间。

But now he had a pony of his own.

但是现在他有自己的小马

Wind-in-the-Treetops was going to ride with the men this year.

"风入"特立多克今年要同人出道.

He was so proud!

他很骄傲!

His younger brothers, who still had to stay behind, envied him.

他的弟弟们仍然不得不留在后方,羡慕他.

“I won’t tire out my pony by riding him before the hunt,” he said.

他说:「在狩猎前骑着小马,

“I will walk and lead him.

“我将走并领导他。

Then he will be fresh for the chase.”

然后他就会为追逐而活命 “

Wind-in-the-Treetops wanted his pony to run fast after the buffaloes.

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He did not ride his pony for four days.

他四天没骑马了

During those four days, the medicine men and the hunters prayed for the success of the hunt.

在这四天里,药人和猎人都为狩猎的成功祈祷.

In the medicine lodge, they held the sacred buffalo dance.

在药房里,他们举行了神圣的水牛舞会.

The young men dressed in buffalo skins.

青年穿水牛皮.

They put on buffalo masks with horns.

他们戴上有角的野牛口罩.

Then they danced until they were so tired that they fell down.

后相继起舞相继疲惫倒地.

When one man fell, the others would pretend he was a buffalo they had killed.

当一个人倒下,其他人会假装他是他们杀死的一头水牛。

They would pretend to skin and cut up the buffalo.

他们会假装被剥了皮并割了水牛

Meanwhile, another man picked up the mask and started dancing.

与此同时,另一个男人拿起面具并开始跳舞.

The tribe believed that this dance brought the buffaloes near.

部落认为这支舞将水牛带到了附近.

They danced night and day until news of the herds came.

他们夜以继日地跳舞,直到牧群的消息传来.

The Hunt Begins The men started out on the hunt before dawn.

狩猎开始 男人们在黎明前开始狩猎.

The women and children followed a short distance behind.

妇女和儿童紧跟其后。

The hunters rode in a line across the prairie.

猎人骑一行过草原。

A few men led the hunt.

几个人领导了狩猎.

No one was allowed to go ahead of these leaders.

不允许任何人超越这些领导人。

Men who had two ponies rode the slower one and led the faster one.

有两匹小马的男子骑着慢跑的马 带领快跑的马

Men who had only one pony, like Wind-in-the-Treetops, walked, to keep their ponies fresh.

男人只有一匹小马,如"风入""特丽托克""走来走去"来让小马保持新鲜.

The boy became very tired on the long walk.

男孩在漫长的行走中变得非常疲惫.

But he would not tire his pony.

但他不会厌倦他的小马。

So a kind old man named Eagle Chief said to Wind-in-the- Treetops, “Young friend, come and ride with me on my pony.

一个叫"鹰长"的善良老人对"风入树顶"(Wind-in-the-treatps)说:"年轻的朋友,跟我骑我的小马来.

You can lead your pony with my spare pony.”

你可以带领你的小马 与我的备用小马。 “

Wind-in-the-Treetops was very glad and grateful.

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After a long, long march, the scouts returned.

经过了漫长的征程后,侦察兵又返回了.

They said, “We see the buffaloes.”

他们说:我们看见了水牛。 “

Then every man got on his swiftest pony.

然后每个人都骑着他最快的马

The leaders of the hunt directed them to circle around the buffaloes.

猎杀的领袖们指示他们环绕水牛.

The hunters went very quietly so the buffaloes would not hear them.

猎人悄悄地走了 让水牛们听不到

Wind-in-the-Treetops saw the dark shapes of the buffaloes against the edge of the sky.

风入翠花相见出水牛相向相接相接相接.

He was so excited that he could hardly sit still.

他兴奋得不能坐着

He wanted to dash on ahead, but that was forbidden.

他想冲出前方 但这是被禁止的

Going ahead might stampede the herd and spoil the hunt for the whole tribe.

继续前进可能会把牲畜盖上 破坏整个部落的狩猎

So the hunters went on very softly and cautiously.

所以猎人们非常温和谨慎地前进.

Suddenly the buffaloes caught sight of them.

水牛突然发现他们

Their shaggy heads lifted, and they ran as fast as deer.

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Their slim legs seemed so small, and their great heads and chests seemed so big.

他们的瘦腿看起来那么小, 和他们伟大的头和胸部看起来那么大。

Now the leaders let every man ride as fast as he could.

现在领导者们让每个人骑得越快越好.

Surrounded on all sides, the buffaloes tried to fight their way out of the circle.

被四面围住,水牛想从圈外出打出道来.

But the men shot with wonderful strength and swiftness.

但这些人以惊人的力量和迅速的射杀.

One great beast after another fell wounded or dead.

一个伟大的野兽接一个地摔倒 受伤或死亡。

The men let them lie and continued their chase.

这些人让他们撒谎,继续追逐。

They knew that the rest of the tribe was close behind.

他们知道部落的其余部分在后面

Each woman would claim the buffalo shot by her husband or son.

每个女人都会声称水牛是被她丈夫或儿子射杀的.

All the men dashed ahead, trying to catch the buffaloes.

所有的人冲向了前面,试图抓住水牛。

Wind-in-the- Treetops’s pony was fast.

风入树顶小马快.

It carried him along with the lead hunters.

它带着他和猎人一起

He was dangerously close to the terrified buffaloes.

他危险地接近了被吓坏的野牛.

Pretty soon he saw his younger brother shouting, leaping, and waving his skinning knife.

很快,他看到弟弟大叫,一跃而起,挥起他的剥皮刀来.

His mother was bending over a huge buffalo with her knife.

他母亲用刀弯倒了一只巨大的水牛.

Wind-in- the-Treetops sprang from his pony.

风入地出自他小马.

He forgot all about being tired.

他忘记了疲倦

After the Hunt Wind-in-the-Treetops rode on until he had shot the very last arrow from his quiver.

猎取之风之后 他继续前进 直到他射出最后一箭

The last of the buffaloes had disappeared from view.

最后一头水牛从视线上消失了

He turned back very slowly.

他回头很慢

His pony was tired.

他的小马累了

He was tired, too.

他也觉得很累

He was so tired that he could hardly hold up his head.

他太累了,几乎不能举起头来。

All the way back, he saw women skinning buffaloes and cutting up the meat.

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“Did I kill it, Mother?”

“我杀了它吗,母亲? “

he cried.

他哭了起来。

“Did I kill it?”

“我杀了它吗? “

“Yes,” said his mother.

他的母亲说:“是的”。

“Here is your arrow, which I pulled from it.

“这是我拔出你的箭。

We will have meat for the winter and fine, warm fur.

冬天吃肉,温暖的皮毛

I am very proud that my son has become a great hunter.”

我非常自豪,我的儿子已经成为一个伟大的猎人。 “