We've never used a bearing rein with either of them.'

我对他们从不用绳套。”

'I knew those bearing reins would cause trouble, 'he said to himself.

“我就知道那些绳套会惹麻烦，”他自言自语。

'Don't make the bearing rein too tight at first, and I'll mention it to my wife.'

“一上来别把绳套勒得太紧，我也会对太太说的。”

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。

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。

'He can't use all his strength when his head is held back with that bearing rein, 'the woman went on.

“他的头被绳套向后拉得抬起来，这样他就使不上力气，”妇女接下去说。

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。

Jerry took a lot of care to make sure that my collar 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！

'Well, that helped, ' said Jakes, 'but if I went without a bearing rein all the time, the other cart drivers would laugh at me.

“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。

I was sold to a baker who Jerry knew, but the baker's cart drive was a man called Jakes, who drove with 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。他喜欢把绳套收得紧紧的。

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。