| 1. | When i was eight ， dad brought home a horse named chubby
我8岁那年，爸爸带回家一匹叫查比的马。 |
| 2. | When i mounted chubby ， i sensed immediately that i was in for a completely different barrel race
我跨上查比，立刻感到这会是一场截然不同的绕桶比赛。 |
| 3. | Dan ， of course ， got first pick of the horses ， so i was left with a slower ， lazier horse named stormy
当然，查比给我哥哥丹先挑走了，留给我的马叫斯托米，它跑得慢，而且不勤快。 |
| 4. | Chubby ， a smallish ， charcoal - gray6 horse ， had been a tri - state7 rodeo8 champion in roping and bulldogging9
查比个头不大，颜色碳灰，曾经是三州马术竞技会上套绳和摔倒小公牛的双项冠军。 |
| 5. | The owner thought that we would give chubby a good home , so he gave the sixteen ? year ? old gelding to my parents for free
马主认为我们能给查比一个好的家，就把这匹16岁的骟马送给了我父母。 |
| 6. | As we waited for the start signal that day ， chubby was prancing14 in place ， alert15 and obviously eager to be running
那天，在我们等待出发信号时，查比在原地腾跳，全神贯注，明显表现出要奔跑的强烈愿望。 |
| 7. | Chubby was probably too much horse for a boy of eight anyway ， but i envied my brother and wished fervently that chubby were my horse
也许我这么一个8岁的男孩骑查比那样的马不合适，可我还是嫉妒丹，朝思暮想查比归我所有。 |
| 8. | This horse had given me my blue ribbon ， but more important ， chubby had shown me what it means to give yourself to what you do with your entire mind ， body and soul
这匹马为我赢得了蓝飘带，但更重要的是，查比使我懂得了全身心投入的真正含义。 |
| 9. | With a new respect ， i got a bucket of rolled oats ， his favorite grain ， and let him eat it while i got out the currycomb and gave him a thorough brushing
对查比有了一层新的理解，我给了它一桶它爱吃的压过的燕麦；它边吃着，我边用马栉好好地刷了它一遍。 |
| 10. | My heart light once more ， i vowed that for the rest of his days ， i was going to make sure chubby got his reward in horse currency21 ： grain ， sugar ， brushing ， the chance to run ? ? and lots of love
我的心情又好了，我立誓在查比的余生，确保它将以马的货币形式? ?谷物、白糖、刷身、奔跑机会? ?获得它的奖赏，还有许多的爱。 |
