6 Phileas Fogg Rides an Elephant!

CHAPTER 6 Phileas Fogg Rides an Elephant! The whistle blew and the train set off right on time. Only one other person was sitting in the cabin with Passepartout and Phileas. His name was Sir Francis Cromarty. A tall, fair man of fifty, Sir Francis was on his way to join his British troops stationed at Benares,

第6章斐利亚·福克骑着大象！汽笛一响，火车就准点出发了。 舱里只有一个人和路路通和菲利亚坐在一起。 他的名字是弗朗西斯·克罗马蒂爵士。 弗朗西斯爵士是一个50岁左右的高个子、白皙的男人，他正要去参加驻扎在贝拿勒斯的英国军队，

another major city in India. Phileas and Sir Francis had met on board the Mongolia, where they had played cards together. Sir Francis, a general in the British army, thought Phileas was quite mad to attempt to travel the world in such a short time. In fact, he thought Phileas was a strange fellow indeed. They had been traveling for many hours when Sir Francis said, "Some years ago, Phileas, you would have gotten stuck here. It would have lost you your bet." "How so?" Phileas asked. "The railway used to stop at the base of these mountains. The passengers had to ride through on ponies to get to the other side." "Ah," Phileas said, "well, I would have planned for that. It would have been fine." While the two men spoke, Passepartout slept quietly wrapped up in a blanket. Finally the men stopped talking and rode in silence.

印度的另一个主要城市。 菲利亚和弗朗西斯爵士是在蒙古号上相遇的，他们在那里一起打牌。 弗朗西斯爵士是英国军队的一名将军，他认为菲利亚想在这么短的时间内环游世界简直是疯了。 事实上，他认为菲利亚确实是个怪人。 他们走了好几个小时后，弗朗西斯爵士说：“几年前，菲利斯，你可能会被困在这里。 这会让你输掉打赌的。” “怎么这么?”Phileas问道。“这条铁路过去常常停在这些山脚下。 乘客们必须骑着小马才能到达对岸。” “啊，”菲利亚说，“好吧，我早就计划好了。 本来会很好的。”两个人说话的时候，路路通裹着一条毯子，静静地睡着了。 最后，男人们停止了谈话，默默地骑着马。

The train drove on through the night. By morning, it had left the mountains behind. The first stop they made after leaving Bombay was Burhampoor. While the train stopped for supplies and coal, Passepartout bought himself some new shoes. After all, he had left his behind in the scuffle at the temple. The new shoes were Indian slippers decorated with false pearls. Passepartout had never owned anything so lovely. Once they were back on their way, Passepartout sat back down and looked out the window. He was amazed to be in India of all places. In fact, he was coming around to the idea of the whirlwind trip. He was even starting to enjoy himself. Then the train stopped. "All passengers will get out here!" the conductor shouted. Phileas looked over to Sir Francis, but he didn't know why they were stopping either. Outside was a small village surrounded by a

火车在夜间继续行驶。 到了早晨，它已经离开了山脉。 他们离开孟买后的第一站是伯罕普尔。 当火车停下来准备补给和煤的时候，路路通给自己买了一双新鞋。 毕竟，他在寺庙的混战中留下了他的尸体。 新鞋是印着假珍珠的印度拖鞋。 路路通从来没有过这么可爱的东西。 他们一上路，路路通就又坐了下来，望着窗外。 他很惊讶自己偏偏来到了印度。 事实上，他正在考虑旋风式旅行的主意。 他甚至开始乐在其中了。 然后火车停了下来。“所有的乘客都要在这里下车！”售票员喊道。 菲利亚望着弗朗西斯爵士，但他也不知道他们为什么停下来。 外面是一个被森林包围的小村庄

forest of palm trees. Passepartout rushed off the train to see what was going on. "Monsieur!" he said when he got back, "there's no more railroad!" "What do you mean?" Sir Francis asked. "I mean to say the train can go no farther," Passepartout answered. The general stepped out, followed by Phileas Fogg. They both went to talk to the conductor. "What's going on?" Sir Francis asked. "The railroad's not finished. There are still fifty miles to build. You'll need to find your own way from here." With that, the conductor left the three men. None of them knew quite what to do next. The London papers had all been wrong— the great railway across India was almost finished. "Surely this will be a problem. You'll never

棕榈树的森林。路路通急忙下了车，想看看发生了什么事。 “先生！”他回来后说，“再也没有铁路了！”“你是什么意思？”弗朗西斯爵士问道。 “我的意思是说火车不能再往前走了。”路路通回答。 将军走了出来，后面跟着斐利亚·福克。 他们俩都去找列车长谈话。 “发生什么事了？”弗朗西斯爵士问道。 “这条铁路还没有完工。 还有五十英里要修。 你得自己找路了。” 说完，列车员离开了那三个人。 他们谁也不知道下一步该怎么办。 伦敦的报纸都错了——横穿印度的大铁路几乎完工了。 “这肯定会是个问题。 你永远不会

make your connection in Calcutta now," Sir Francis said. "On the contrary," Phileas said, "I have a few days to spare. Today is only October twenty-second. The steamer doesn't leave for Hong Kong until the twenty-fifth. We'll make it to Calcutta yet. "We'll have to go by foot," Phileas decided. Passepartout looked down at his new shoes. They would not make a fifty-mile walk. He looked around him for a minute and then said, "Monsieur, I think I might have found another way!" "What's that, Passepartout?" Phileas said. "An elephant!" He pointed to a small hut a few yards from the station. Indeed, there was an elephant standing there. The three men walked over to the hut and knocked on the door. An Indian man came outside and showed them Kiouni, for that was the elephant's name.

现在就在加尔各答转机，”弗朗西斯爵士说。 “正相反，”菲利亚说，“我还有几天的空闲时间。 今天才10月22日。 这艘轮船要到25号才去香港。 我们还能赶到加尔各答。 “我们只好步行了。”菲利斯决定。 路路通低头看了看他的新鞋。 他们不愿走五十英里路。 他向四周看了一会儿，然后说：“先生，我想我可能找到了另一条路！”“那是什么，路路通？”Phileas说。 “一头大象!”他指着离车站几码远的一间小茅屋。 确实，有一头大象站在那里。 三个人走到小屋前，敲了敲门。 一个印度人走了出来，给他们看Kiouni，因为这是大象的名字。

Phileas tried to hire the elephant to take them to Allahabad, where the train tracks started again, but her owner said no. He offered more money, but the answer was still no. After many minutes of this back-andforth, Phileas offered a price of six hundred pounds. Still no! Then he tried to buy Kiouni for one thousand pounds. Still no! It took an offer of two thousand pounds for the man to agree. "Two thousand pounds!" Passepartout said, "for an elephant!" He was amazed that his boss was willing to spend so much money! But now the men had to find a guide. In town they found a nice young man named Ali. They hired him right away. They bought supplies and were soon ready to go. Phileas and Sir Francis sat in seats on either side of the elephant. These were called howdahs. Passepartout sat in between the two men. He was right on Kiouni's back. The guide sat on

菲利亚想雇这头大象带他们去阿拉哈巴德，那里的火车又重新开始了，但她的主人拒绝了。 他给了更多的钱，但答案仍然是不。 经过几分钟的讨价还价，菲利亚提出了600英镑的价格。 仍然没有!然后他试图用1000英镑买下基奥尼。 仍然没有!出价两千英镑，那人才同意。 “两千英镑！”路路通说：“为了一只大象！”他很惊讶他的老板愿意花这么多钱！但现在他们得找个向导了。 在镇上，他们发现了一个名叫阿里的好年轻人。 他们马上雇用了他。 他们买了补给品，很快就准备出发了。 菲利亚和弗朗西斯爵士分别坐在大象两边的座位上。 这些被称为howdahs。 路路通坐在这两个人中间。 他就在基乌尼的背上。 导游坐在