《黑骏马》第10章 在伦敦拉出租马车（4）

Larrys cab¹ was standing² next to ours．He opened the door and said，I'm your man，gentlemen！

拉利的车就在我们旁边，他打开门说：我为你们效劳，先生们！

My horse will get you there all right．And as he shut them in，with a smile at Jerry，he said，He always refuses to go faster than a trot³！

我的马能保证把你们按时送到。拉利把他们送进车，关门时，笑着看着杰利说：他总是不愿意比小跑更快一点！

Then，whipping his horse hard，he went off as fast as he could．

然后，他狠命抽打着他的马，飞快地跑走了。

Jerry patted⁴ me on the neck．Extra money wont⁵ pay for that kind of thing，will it，Jack？he said．

杰利拍着我的脖子说：多付钱也买不来那种事，对吗，杰克？

Although he was against hard driving to please careless peo－ple，he always went at a fair speed and was not against going faster if there was a good reason．

虽然他反对死命狂奔以取悦那些粗心大意的人，而总是按正常速度行驶，但是遇上理由正当时，他也不反对赶时间。

I remember one morning we were on the stand waiting for a passenger when a young man carrying a large suitcase went by．

我记得一天早上，我们正站在车站等旅客，一个小伙子拎着一只大箱子从旁边走过。

He stepped on a piece of apple which lay in the road，and fell down heavily．Jerry ran across the road and helped him up，then took him into a shop to sit him down．

他踩在了路上的一片苹果上，重重地摔倒了。杰利跑过去帮助他站起来，然后扶他到一家店铺里坐下。

Some time later，the young man，looking white and ill，came out again and called Jerry，so we went across the road．

过了一会儿，那小伙子苍白、病弱地走出店铺叫杰利，我们走了过去。

1 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 trot   

n.疾走，慢跑；n.老太婆；现成译本；(复数）trots:腹泻（与the 连用）；v.小跑，快步走，赶紧

参考例句：

• They passed me at a trot.他们从我身边快步走过。
• The horse broke into a brisk trot.马突然快步小跑起来。

4 patted   

v.轻拍( pat的过去式和过去分词 )；拍成，拍至；表扬，称赞（某人/自己）

参考例句：

• She patted the dog on the head. 她轻轻地拍着狗的头。
• He leaned forward and patted me on the shoulder. 他向前倾着身子并拍我的肩膀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。