They were of different sizes, and some had their mahouts or palanquins on their backs.

它们大小不一，有象师或轿子。

The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job.

象中至关生要是指派一名专门象员，全面负责这项工作。

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.

这种极端事例虽不可全信，但强调了一项基本原则，象和象员之间关系是象成功与否关健。

Keep going quick, yells the Mahout.

快点继续，象人喊道。