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Chapter 3
第三章
Professor Ueno packed up his books and left his classroom in a hurry.
上野教授收拾好他的书，匆忙地离开了教室。
He was so distracted by thoughts of Hachi, he almost collided with a delivery boy on a bicycle,
他一想到八公就心烦意乱，差点撞到一个骑自行车的送货员，
who was balancing a round tray stacked high with lunch boxes and rice bowls above his shoulder.
他正在平衡一个圆托盘，上面高高地堆放着午餐盒和饭碗。
“Excuse me."The Professor lowered his head in apology as the delivery boy swerved out of his way.
“对不起。教授低下了头，表示歉意，这时送货的男孩突然闪开了。
Hoping Hachi had not caused the Station Master any trouble, the Professor hurried along to board the train that would take him from the university back to Shibuya Station.
教授希望八公没有给站长带来任何麻烦，便匆匆上车，从大学回到涩谷车站。
Mr. Yoshikawa looked up at the big round clock hanging from the ceiling in the center of the train station.
吉川先生抬头看着挂在火车站中央天花板上的大钟。
It was almost three o' clock. Soon Professor Ueno would arrive, and the Station Master would have to tell him what had happened.
快三点了。不久，上野教授就要来了，站长必须告诉他发生了什么事。
The Professor had trusted him to taike care of his dog, and he had not done his job.
教授让他照顾他的狗，但他没有完成他的工作。
All day long he had asked people waiting for their trains if they had seen Hachi.
他一整天都在问等车的人有没有看到八公。
"He is a young golden-brown Akita-ken with a white patch of fur on his face,"
“他是一个年轻的金棕色Akita-ken，脸上有一块白色的皮毛，”
the Station Master said over and over.
站长一遍又一遍地说。
Every hour or so Mr. Yoshikawa went down to ask the food vendors if they had noticed Hachi sniffing around their booths in search of a snack.
大约每隔一个小时，吉川先生就会去问问食品摊贩，他们是否注意到八公为了找点心在摊位周围嗅来嗅去。
He bought a bowl of udon from a vendor, quickly gobbled down the wide noodles, and then spent the better part of his noontime break searching the neighborhood for Hachi.
他从一个小贩那里买了一碗乌冬面，很快地吞下了宽面条，然后花了中午休息的大部分时间在附近寻找八公。
But he had not been able to find him.
但是他没能找到他。
