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As I approached, the big bull, sensing danger, goose-stepped forward a few paces.
當我靠近它們的時候，大公象嗅到了危險，它昂首挺胸，向前邁了幾步。
Then he saw me. Instantly his trunk went up and his ears spread.
接著，它看到了我。它的象鼻子立刻揚了起來，大耳朵也舒展開了。
For the space of five seconds we gazed at each other silently.
我們默默地注視著對方，大約停滯了五秒。
Then his feet stamped angrily, and he snorted with rage.
忽然，它生氣地跺跺腳并且憤怒地噴起鼻息。
I knew what was coming and prepared myself as, with a furious grunt,
我知道等待我們的將是什么，我做好了準備。這只長牙獸憤怒地哼了一聲，
the big tusker lowered his trunk and charged.
把象鼻降下來，然后向我猛沖過來。
I turned and ran for my life while Osa cranked away with a will.
我轉(zhuǎn)過身，拼命地跑。就在這時，奧薩努力轉(zhuǎn)動攝像機拍攝。
It was by the use of such methods that we sometimes obtained our best pictures,
通過這種方法，我們有時才能得到最好的圖像。
but this time I had gone too close, and this old bull seemed particularly revengeful.
但是這一次，我走得太近了，這只老象看起來報復(fù)心特別重。
The other six elephants came tearing after him,
其他六頭大象也跟在它的后面奔跑。
and then to my surprise and dismay a dozen more burst out from the woods behind and joined the stampede.
接下來更令人驚訝和沮喪的是，又有一打多大象從樹林里沖出來，加入到了奔襲的隊伍中。
The world seemed suddenly filled with elephants, and they were all headed in my direction.
這里一下子變成了大象的世界，而且它們?nèi)汲覜_過來。
I ran toward the camera, while Osa continued turning the crank.
我朝著攝像機跑去，而奧薩仍然轉(zhuǎn)動著攝像機不斷地拍攝，
Not that she was enjoying it, but she knew she was getting a wonderful bit of film,
并不是她喜歡這樣，她只知道自己正在拍攝非常棒的影像，
and there was nothing she could do for me yet.
而且此時她并不能為我做什么。
As I tore up to the camera, she snatched her rifle from her gun boy and fired.
當我狂奔到攝像機旁，她從拿槍的男孩那里抓過步槍，開了一槍。
The big bull stumbled, nearly knocking over the camera as he crashed by, and fell with a mighty thud.
猛沖在前面的大公象踉蹌了一下，差點兒撞翻攝像機，接著轟然倒地。
Fortunately for us, the balance of the herd split and passed on.
幸運的是，整個象群的協(xié)調(diào)一致也隨之瓦解了。
