1. But then we were sold to a man in London who drove us with a bearing rein—a rein to hold our heads up unnaturally high and to keep them there, for hours and hours, until the pain was terrible.
随后我们被卖到伦敦。新主人用缰绳把我们的头勒得老是不自然地高昂着，一连好几个小时，直到我们痛得受不了。
2. 'Well, that helped, 'said Jakes, 'but if I went without a bearing rein all the time, the other cart drivers would laugh at me. It's fashionable, you see.'
咦，倒是管用，贾克说。可是如果我一直不用绳套，其他车夫会笑我的。这是潮流，你知道吧。
3. We've never used a bearing rein with either of them.
我对他们从不用绳套。
4. I was sold to a baker who Jerry knew, but the baker's bearing rein up.
我被卖给了杰利认识的一位面包师。这面包师的车夫是个叫贾克的男人。
5. The driver told him I had a bad temper but would soon get used to the bearing rein.
马夫告诉他说我的脾气很坏，但很快就会适应缰绳。
6. After that, Jakes always took off my bearing rein when I was going up a hill, and that made my life easier.
从那以后，贾克在我上山时就摘下绳套，这让我的日子好过了一些。
7. The bearing rein annoyed me but did not pull my head any higher than I was used to carrying it.
绳套弄得我挺烦，不过倒没把我的头拉高到不舒服的地步。
8. Jerry took a lot of care to make sure that my col－lar and bridle were comfortable——and there was no bearing rein!
杰利非常注意我的轭具和笼头是否舒服——而且也没有绳套儿啦！
9. The bearing rein annoyed me but did not pull my head any higher than I was used to carrying it. I was worried about Gin - ger, but she seemed quite happy.
绳套弄得我挺烦，不过倒没把我的头拉高到不舒服的地步。我为金儿担心，但她看上去倒还开心。
10. 'Well, that helped,'said Jakes,'but if I went without a bearing rein all the time, the other cart drivers would laugh at me. It's fashionable, you see.'
咦，倒是管用，贾克说。可是如果我一直不用绳套，其他车夫会笑我的。这是潮流，你知道吧。
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