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三百名蔑儿乞部的骑士，朝铁木真的蒙古包冲来。十八年前，铁木真的父亲——一个名叫也速该的男人——曾从铁木真母亲的蔑儿乞部丈夫手中，将他母亲抢了过来。现在铁木真长大了，有了自己的妻子。蔑儿乞部想要伺机复仇。
Temujin"s clan jumped into action. But there were not enough horses for everyone to escape. In the confusion, Borte was kidnapped.
铁木真家族迅速做出反应，但是他们没有足够的马匹，能让所有人都逃跑。在一片混乱中，孛儿帖被劫走了。

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Temujin and his clan rode hard through the night. They tried to reach the safety of the forested mountains to the north. There was nowhere to hide on the treeless steppe.
铁木真和他的族人彻夜未眠，骑马狂奔。他们想要去到北边茂密山林中的安全地带。在树木稀疏的大草原，他们无处可藏。
For days, the Merkid searched for Temujin. Finally, they gave up and returned home with Borte as their prisoner.
蔑儿乞人搜寻了铁木真好几天。最后，他们放弃搜寻，带着他们的俘虏孛儿帖，回家去了。
Temujin climbed to the top of Burkhan Khaldun—"God mountain" in Mongolian. The Mongols worshipped the spirits of the earth, sun, and sky. Burkhan Khaldun, the tallest peak in the area, was the closest earthly place to the Eternal Blue Sky.