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LEADING HIS OWN HERD
領(lǐng)導(dǎo)象群
It was not only Kubwa’s strength that made him win, for often he tackled elephants who were really stronger than himself. But he was quick to think and could get into action before the other fellow had decided on his plan of attack. As Kubwa got bigger and bigger, he got deadlier and deadlier in action.
庫(kù)巴的力量不僅使他獲勝，因?yàn)樗?jīng)常對(duì)付比他強(qiáng)壯的大象。而且他反應(yīng)敏捷，能在另一個(gè)人決定進(jìn)攻計(jì)劃之前就采取行動(dòng)。隨著庫(kù)巴變得越來(lái)越大，他在行動(dòng)中變得越來(lái)越致命。
The time came when he only snorted when his mother spoke to him, and he threw dust in his older brother’s eyes, which was not a respectful thing to do. Finally he fought his uncle, who started out to teach him his place, and gave his uncle such a horrid poke in the shoulder with his long sharp tusks that the old leader went off in a huff. Several of the older ones went with his uncle, but the others stayed and listened politely and lazily to this energetic young boss, and Kubwa began to lead his own herd.
當(dāng)他媽媽跟他說(shuō)話(huà)的時(shí)候，他才哼了一聲，然后把塵土撒在哥哥的眼睛里，這是不禮貌的。最后他和他的叔叔打了一架，他的叔叔開(kāi)始教他自己的位置，并且用他的長(zhǎng)而鋒利的長(zhǎng)牙在他的肩膀上戳了一個(gè)可怕的洞，以至于老領(lǐng)頭象氣沖沖地走了。幾個(gè)年紀(jì)大一點(diǎn)的跟著他的叔叔去了，其他的留在那里，禮貌而懶散地聽(tīng)著這位精力充沛的年輕領(lǐng)頭說(shuō)話(huà)。
Kubwa adored commanding! He said when it was time to go into the swamp, and when into the forest, and he led the way to the grazing grounds and sampled all the best places for miles around. Soon he began bullying any strangers or any small groups that wandered into the grazing grounds when he was there; mild-mannered elephants, who wanted a quiet life and good food, began to come and join his herd in order to get the benefit of his protection and his leadership.
庫(kù)巴崇拜指揮！他指導(dǎo)大家，什么時(shí)候該去沼澤，什么時(shí)候該去森林，然后他帶路來(lái)到牧場(chǎng)，在方圓數(shù)英里內(nèi)的所有最好的地方取樣。不久，他就開(kāi)始欺負(fù)任何陌生人或在他在場(chǎng)時(shí)溜達(dá)到牧場(chǎng)的小團(tuán)體；溫文爾雅的大象想要安靜的生活和美味的食物，為了得到他的保護(hù)和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，它們開(kāi)始加入他的象群。
