3 Success at Last!

CHAPTER 3 Success at Last! The butcher helped spread the word. Soon everyone knew that Doctor Dolittle was now

第三章终于成功了！屠夫帮助传播了这个消息。 很快，大家都知道杜立德医生已经死了

helping animals. Old ladies brought their poodles who had eaten too much cake. Farmers traveled many miles to bring him sick cows and sheep. Children carried their cats with the sniffles. Doctor Dolittle had many new patients, and he was a very happy man. One day a plow horse was brought to him. The poor thing was glad to find a man who could talk to him. It had been so hard for him not being understood. "You know, Doctor," the horse said, "the first vet they took me to knew nothing at all. For the past six weeks, he has been giving me medicine for headaches. What I really need is glasses! I'm going blind in one eye." Doctor Dolittle looked carefully into the horse's left eye. It was indeed cloudy. "I can make you some glasses right away," he said. "I'd like some just like yours," the horse said. "Except I would like green glass in mine. That will help block the sun when I am working in the

帮助动物。老太太们带来了吃了太多蛋糕的贵宾犬。 农民们长途跋涉，给他带来病牛和病羊。 孩子们带着他们的猫打喷嚏。 杜立特医生有许多新病人，他是一个非常快乐的人。 一天，有人给他牵来一匹犁地的马。 这个可怜的家伙很高兴能找到一个能和他说话的人。 不被理解对他来说太难了。 “你知道吗，医生，”马说，“他们带我去看的第一个兽医什么都不懂。 在过去的六个星期里，他一直给我吃治头痛的药。 我真正需要的是眼镜！我的一只眼睛就要瞎了。” 杜立特医生仔细地检查了马的左眼。 确实是多云。“我可以马上给你做几副眼镜，”他说。 “我也想要一些和你一样的，”马说。 “除了我想要绿色的玻璃。 当我在室内工作时，那将有助于遮挡阳光

field." "Of course," Doctor Dolittle replied. "Green ones you shall have!" He led the plow horse to the door of his office. "I'll have them ready for you next week," he said. "You know, Doctor," the horse said as he walked out the door, "the trouble with most vets is that they think everything they do is correct because the animals don't complain." "I'm a pretty quiet creature as a rule," the horse continued. "I'm usually patient with people. It's just so difficult when they are clearly paying no attention. I'm afraid that I sometimes lose my temper." "We must all try to be patient," the good doctor said. "You should try to remember that most people mean well." Doctor Dolittle patted the horse on the back and sent him on his way. When the horse returned a week later, the doctor gave him a big

场。”“当然，”杜立特医生回答。 “绿色的给你！”他牵着犁地的马走到办公室门口。 “我下星期给你准备好，”他说。 “你知道吗，医生，”马走出门时说，“大多数兽医的问题是，他们认为自己所做的一切都是正确的，因为动物们从不抱怨。” “一般来说，我是一个相当安静的动物，”马继续说。 “我通常对人很有耐心。 当他们明显不注意的时候，这太难了。 我怕我有时会发脾气。” “我们都必须尽量保持耐心，”好医生说。 “你应该记住，大多数人都是出于好意。” 杜立德医生拍了拍马的背，送他上路了。 一个星期后，马回来了，医生给它做了一次大检查

pair of green glasses. As you might imagine, people were surprised to see a horse wearing glasses. Whenever he was in the field working, people stopped and stared. However, they were not surprised to learn the glasses came from Doctor Dolittle. It was just the kind of thing they were coming to expect from him. It wasn't long before it was common to see a horse wearing glasses. Then there were dogs wearing casts and a cat walking with a crutch. There was a cow wearing a neck brace and a goat wearing a monocle.

一副绿色眼镜。正如你所想象的，人们看到一匹戴眼镜的马很惊讶。 每当他在地里干活时，人们就停下来盯着他看。 然而，当他们得知这副眼镜来自杜立德医生时，并不感到惊讶。 这正是他们期望他做的事。 不久之后，看到马戴眼镜就很常见了。 还有戴着石膏的狗和拄着拐杖走路的猫。 有一头戴着颈托的奶牛和一只戴着单片眼镜的山羊。

All these animals were so happy with Doctor Dolittle that they told other animals. Word spread from one county to the next. Creatures everywhere were excited to learn that an animal doctor could understand their language. He would listen to them and help them with any problem. Wild animals heard about Doctor Dolittle, too. Many came in from the forest to see him. Badgers, bats, squirrels, wolves, owls, and foxes all gathered in his yard. Eventually, there were so many animals that Doctor Dolittle had to

所有的动物和杜立特医生在一起都很开心，他们告诉了其他动物。 消息从一个县传到另一个县。 世界各地的动物都很兴奋，因为动物医生能听懂它们的语言。 他会倾听他们的意见，帮助他们解决任何问题。 野生动物也听说了杜立德医生。 许多人从森林里来看他。 獾、蝙蝠、松鼠、狼、猫头鹰和狐狸都聚集在他的院子里。 最后，动物太多了，杜立特医生不得不

organize them all. He made special signs to go above doors for the different kinds of animals. He wrote HORSES over the front door, COWS over the side door, and SHEEP over the kitchen door. Even the mice had their own tiny entrance by the cellar. This made things much easier for the doctor. He could then go see the animals as they lined up patiently by their door. Doctor Dolittle's life continued like this for several years. Animals from miles around came to Puddleby-on-the-Marsh to see him. In this way he became famous among the animals all over the world. Doctor Dolittle was happy, and he liked his life very much. One day, Polynesia sat on her usual perch at the window. She was looking outside. Suddenly she began to laugh. "Whatever is so funny?" Doctor Dolittle asked. He had been reading the morning paper and was surprised by the bird's laughter.

把它们都组织起来。他在门的上方为不同种类的动物制作了特殊的标志。 他在前门上写了马，在侧门上写了牛，在厨房门上写了羊。 就连老鼠也在地窖旁边有自己的小入口。 这对医生来说就容易多了。 然后，他可以去看动物们耐心地站在门口。 杜立德医生的生活就这样持续了好几年。 方圆几英里的动物都来到沼泽边的普德比来看他。 就这样，他在全世界的动物中出名了。 杜立德医生很快乐，他非常喜欢自己的生活。 一天，波利尼西亚坐在她常坐的窗台上。 她往外看。突然，她笑了起来。 “什么事这么好笑？”杜立德医生问。 他一直在看晨报，听到鸟儿的笑声很吃惊。