野性的呼喚 中英雙語EPUB與單字表下載

原著正文 · 英語

Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.

對照譯文

巴克不看報紙，否則牠就會知道大禍正在醞釀之中，而且這禍事不僅針對牠自己，也針對從普吉特海灣到聖地牙哥每一隻肌肉強健、毛長而厚實的沿海大狗。

原著正文 · 英語

Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry coats to protect them from the frost.

對照譯文

因為人們在北極的黑暗中摸索探尋時發現了一種黃色的金屬，又因為輪船和運輸公司大肆宣傳這一發現，成千上萬的人正湧入北方荒原。這些人需要狗，而且他們要的是體型壯碩、肌肉有力能幹重活、皮毛厚實能抵禦嚴寒的大狗。

原著正文 · 英語

Buck’s first day on the Dyea beach was like a nightmare. Every hour was filled with shock and surprise. He had been suddenly jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things primordial.

對照譯文

巴克在戴伊海灘的第一天簡直像一場噩夢。每個鐘頭都充滿了震驚與意外。牠突然被人從文明世界的中心拽了出來，猛地拋進了洪荒原始的野蠻世界。

原著正文 · 英語

No lazy, sun-kissed life was this, with nothing to do but loaf and be bored. Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moment’s safety. All was confusion and action, and every moment life and limb were in peril.

對照譯文

這裡可不是那種無所事事、只需懶洋洋曬太陽混日子的悠閒生活了。這裡既沒有平靜，也沒有休息，連片刻的安全都談不上。一切都混亂而激烈，每時每刻性命與肢體都處於危急之中。