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CHAPTER 19 Home The boy and his uncle were very happy to see each other! The uncle picked his nephew up and

第十九章家男孩和他的叔叔很高兴见到彼此！叔叔把他的侄子抱起来

gave him a big hug. "What happened to you?" the boy asked. "When I wouldn't join the pirates," his uncle began, "they left me on that rock all alone. I only had a little food and water. It's good that you found me when you did!" "Yes, we're all very lucky," Doctor Dolittle agreed. "Now I think we should get you home. I'm sure everyone will be worried." Doctor Dolittle followed the uncle's directions back to his home, where they arrived in only a few hours. Townsfolk ran to meet them as they docked in the harbor. As soon as they saw it was the little boy and his uncle, they began to cheer. The townsfolk gathered around the boy. They listened as he told them what had happened. "If it weren't for Jip, we never would have found him!" he said. A woman rushed through the crowd and grabbed the boy. She lifted him up into her arms. "My little boy!" she cried.

给了他一个大大的拥抱。“你怎么了？”男孩问。 “当我不愿意加入海盗时，”他的叔叔开始说，“他们把我一个人留在那块岩石上。 我只有一点食物和水。 幸亏你找到了我！”“是的，我们都很幸运。” “现在我想我们该送你回家了。 我相信每个人都会担心的。” 杜立特医生按照叔叔的指示回到了他的家，他们几个小时后就到了。 当他们停靠在港口时，市民们跑去迎接他们。 他们一看到是小男孩和他的叔叔，就开始欢呼起来。 镇上的人聚集在男孩的周围。 他们听着他告诉他们所发生的事情。 “要不是吉普，我们根本找不到他！”他说。 一个女人冲过人群，抓住了那个男孩。 她把他抱在怀里。 “我的小男孩！”

"Mother!" he said. He hugged her tight and began to cry. The mayor of the town walked over to Doctor Dolittle. "How ever can we thank you?" he asked. "We surely would have lost them both without your help." "We always help whenever we can," Doctor Dolittle said. "Please stay for the night," the mayor said. "We'll have a feast and a dance to celebrate. It would be our honor." So everyone walked back to the town. A long table was set up in the middle of the town square. They put up decorations and lit all the street lamps. Everyone brought food to share, so there was plenty to eat. They all sat down and had a wonderful meal. After dinner, the mayor made a speech. He thanked Doctor Dolittle and the animals again. "And now we would like to give a present to Jip— something special for a special dog."

“妈妈！”他说。他紧紧地抱住她，哭了起来。 镇长走到杜立德医生跟前。 “我们该怎么感谢你呢？”他问道。 “如果没有你的帮助，我们肯定会失去他们两个。” 杜立德医生说：“我们总是尽可能地提供帮助。” “请留下过夜，”市长说。 “我们将举行宴会和舞会来庆祝。 这将是我们的荣幸。”于是大家都走回了镇子。 在镇广场中央摆了一张长桌。 他们布置了装饰品，点亮了所有的路灯。 每个人都带了食物来分享，所以有很多吃的。 他们都坐下来美美地吃了一顿。 晚饭后，市长发表了讲话。 他再次感谢了杜立德医生和动物们。 “现在我们想给吉普一份礼物——一份特别的礼物，送给一只特别的狗。”

The mayor held out a small box. Doctor Dolittle opened it up for Jip. "My goodness," the doctor said. "How beautiful!" He held it out for Jip. It was a collar made of solid gold, which read: TO JIP: THE CLEVEREST DOG IN THE WORLD! Jip wagged his tail to say "Thank you." He asked Doctor Dolittle to pass the message on in human language, as well. The celebration went long into the night. Everyone sang and danced and laughed. Doctor Dolittle could not remember the last time he'd had so much fun. And Jip could not remember a time when he'd felt so proud. The next morning, Doctor Dolittle prepared to set sail again. "Wouldn't you like to stay awhile longer?" the mayor asked.

市长拿出一个小盒子。 杜立德医生给吉普开了门。 “我的天哪，”医生说。 “多漂亮!”他把它递给吉普。 那是一个纯金的项圈，上面写着：给吉普：世界上最聪明的狗！吉普摇着尾巴说：“谢谢你。” 他要求杜立德医生也用人类的语言传递这个信息。 庆祝活动一直持续到深夜。 大家又唱又跳又笑。 杜立德医生已经不记得上次这么开心是什么时候了。 吉普不记得有什么时候他感到如此自豪。 第二天早上，杜立德医生准备再次起航。 “你不想多待一会儿吗？”市长问。

"Yes," the boy added. "Why don't you stay until winter?" "I'm sorry," Doctor Dolittle said. "I really must be going. I've been away for far too long already." So the doctor and his animals all piled back on the boat. They set sail once again. All the townsfolk gathered on the beach and waved good-bye. They arrived back in England on a bright sunny day. They did not go home right away, though. First of all, Doctor Dolittle sent the boat to his friend the fisherman. He hoped he would be pleased with the new pirate ship. The pushmi-pullyu had grown to love the doctor and all the animals. He thought of them as his new family. He knew the doctor needed money to run his home. So the pushmi-pullyu told the doctor that would like to help. He offered to go on display. "Are you sure?" the doctor asked. "I know you are shy. I don't want you feel uncomfortable."

“是的，”男孩补充道。“你为什么不留到冬天呢？”“对不起，”杜立特医生说。 “我真的得走了。我已经离开太久了。” 于是医生和他的动物们都挤回了船上。 他们再次起航。所有的市民都聚集在海滩上挥手告别。 他们在一个阳光明媚的日子回到了英国。 不过，他们并没有马上回家。 首先，杜立德医生把船送给了他的渔夫朋友。 他希望他会对这艘新的海盗船感到满意。 pushmi- pulllyu已经爱上了医生和所有的动物。 他把他们当作他的新家人。 他知道医生需要钱来经营他的家。 于是推推搡搡地告诉医生，他想帮忙。 他提出要去展出。 “你确定吗？”医生问。 “我知道你很害羞。我不想让你感到不舒服。”

"It would be my pleasure to help," the pushmipullyu said. "I don't feel so shy with all of you. I don't feel as lonely as I did in the jungle." So the doctor and his animals toured the country. They stopped in every town along the way. They put up a sign that said: SEE THE PUSHMI-PULLYU! ONLY FIFTY CENTS! People came from miles around to see this strange creature. They became so popular that they bought a tent, where more people could see the pushmipullyu at the same time. Of course, Doctor Dolittle let children in for free when he thought no one was looking. This made Dab-Dab angry but she did not try to stop it. How could she complain when it made the doctor so happy? Eventually their show grew so well known

“我很乐意帮忙，”推手说。 “和你们在一起我就不那么害羞了。 我不像在丛林里那样感到孤独了。” 于是医生和他的动物们周游了全国。 他们在沿途的每个城镇都停了下来。 他们挂了一块牌子，上面写着：看PUSHMI-PULLYU！只要五毛钱！人们从几英里外赶来观看这种奇怪的生物。 他们变得如此受欢迎，以至于他们买了一个帐篷，在那里更多的人可以同时看到推拉。 当然，当杜立德医生认为没人注意的时候，他会让孩子们免费进去。 这让哒哒很生气，但她并没有试图阻止它。 医生都这么高兴了，她怎么能抱怨呢？ 最终，他们的演出变得非常有名