第10部分(第2/7 頁)

；　he　saw；　often　misled　people。

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狼圖騰（英文版）3（11）

The　old　man　helped　the　gazelle　to　her　feet　and　nudged　her　out　onto　the　snow；　in　a　spot　where　the　tips　of　a　few　weeds　poked　through　the　surface。　The　hungry　pregnant　gazelle　bent　down　and　gobbled　them　up。　Chen　hurriedly　pulled　up　the　felt。　The　gazelle　took　a　few　wobbly　steps；　spotted　the　tracks　of　other　gazelles；　and　ran　off　toward　the　ridge　with—out　looking　back；　she　quickly　vanished　in　the　mountains。

Batu　and　Gasmai　also　brought　up　a　live　animal；　a half…　grown　gazelle。　Gasmai　muttered；　“Huolehei；　huolehei”　（Mercy；　mercy）；　as　she　picked　it　up　in　her　arms；　set　it　down　on　the　snowy　ground；　and　sent　it　off　run—ning　toward　the　ridge　with　a　pat　on　its　rump。

Chen　gave　Gasmai　a　thumbs…up。　She　laughed　and　said；　“Its　mother　fell　into　a　hole　in　the　snow；　and　it　just　kept　running　around；　not　want—ing　to　leave。　We　had　a　terrible　time　trying　to　catch　it；　until　we　managed　to　hold　it　down　with　our　poles。”

The　other　snow　boats　drew　near；　and　the　surviving　gazelles　on　the　snow　lake　eventually　formed　a　small　cluster　that　went　over　the　moun—tain　ridge　and　disappeared。　The　old　man　said；　“Those　animals　have　learned　something　here。　In　the　future；　the　wolves　won’t　be　able　to　bring　them　down。”

狼圖騰（英文版）　4（1）

Finally；　the　people　were　able　to　claim　their well…deserved　New　Year’s　provisions。　The　freezing　air　over　the　snow　lake　was　be—ing　heavier；　the　snow　on　the　surface　harder。　The　old　man　said　to　the　hunters；　“Tengger　is　urging　us　to　move　quickly。”　So　the　men　ran　to　their　spots；　and　the　hunting　ground　once　again　steamed　with　exuber—ance。　Bilgee　led　Chen　Zhen　to　an　average…　sized　depression　in　the　snow；　where　they　stopped。　“Don’t　look　for　the　largest　depressions；”　he　said；　“because　they　usually