That winter,at Dawson,Buck did something that made him even more famous in the north.

那个冬天,在道桑,使巴克在北方更加闻名遐尔的是他干的另一件事。

It was also very helpful to the three men.

对3个人来说也受益不浅。

They wanted to make a journey to look for gold in the east,and they needed money.

他们打算到东部去旅行寻找金矿,但他们缺钱。

They were in a bar one day when some of the men started to talk about dogs.

一天他们在酒吧的时候有一些人开始谈论狗。

One man said that he had a dog who was strong enough to pull a sledge with two hundred kilos on it.

有一个人说他有一只狗强壮得能拉200公斤重的雪撬。

Another said his dog could pull two hundred and fifty.

另一个人则夸耀他的狗能拉250公斤。

A third man,called Matthewson,said his dog could pull three hundred kilos.

第三个人叫马修逊,他甚至说他的狗可以拉得动300公斤。

'That's nothing,' said Thornton.'Buck can pull three hundred and fifty.'

“那算什么,”桑顿说。“巴克能够拉350公斤。”

' Can he break the sledge out when it's frozen to the ice and then start it moving？And pull it a hundred metres？'asked Matthewson.

“他能够把冻在冰上的雪撬拉动吗？再拉100米远？”马修逊问道。

'He can break it out,and start it,and pull it a hundred metres,said Thornton.

“他能破冰拉动雪撬,而且能拉100米远。”桑顿答道。

'Well,' said Matthewson,speaking slowly and loudly.'I've got a thousand dollars here,and I say he can't.'As he spoke,he took a bag of gold and put it down on thetable.

“好,”马修逊说,他的声音又慢又响亮,“我有1000美元,我打赌他办不到。”他一边说,一边掏出一袋金子放在桌上。