| 21. | The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job. |
| 驯象中至关生要的是指派一名专门的驯象员，全面负责这项工作。
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| 22. | There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer. |
| 甚至有这样的故事：训练了一半的小象，由于不可避免的情况与他们的主人分离后，竟拒绝吃食，消瘦至死。
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| 23. | Such extreme cases must probably be taken with a grain of salt, but they do underline the general principle that the relationship between elephant and mahout is the key to successful training. |
| 这种极端的事例虽不可全信，但强调了一项基本原则，象和驯象员之间的关系是驯象成功与否的关健。
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| 24. | The most economical age to capture an elephant for training is between fifteen and twenty years, for it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away. |
| 捕捉15至20岁之间年龄的大象进行驯象最为经济。 这个年龄的象差不多已能干重活，可以很快挣回饲养它的开支。
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| 25. | The captive elephant , still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear. |
| 捕来拴在树上的大象，每当有人走近它时，就会向前猛冲并发出尖叫，甚至一连几于都由于愤怒和恐惧而拒绝进食。
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| 26. | Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food. |
| 有时，把一头已驯服的象拴在旁边能给野象以信心。在大多数情况下，刚博来的象会慢慢静下来，接着开始吃食。
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| 27. | The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, a ticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side. |
| 下一步就是把象带到训练场所，这是一件棘手的事，需要在它两侧拴上两头驯服的大象才能完成。
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| 28. | The trainer stands in front of the elephant holding a long stick with a sharp metal point. |
| 驯练员手持一根有锋利金属尖头的长棒，站在象前。
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| 29. | This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant , and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets. |
| 据说这是为了使象产生愉快的感觉，为了加强这种效果，
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| 30. | The elephant is not son', or 'ho! |
| 如“嗬！我的孩子”、“嗬！
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