美国小学英语教材4:第7课 小棕熊米舒克(2)

 　　THE FIRST WALK 第一次散步

　　Mishook and his little sister grew bigger every day. 米舒克和他的小妹妹一天天长大。

　　At last they had grown so strong that their mother thought it was time to take them out for a walk. 最终他们长得足够强壮，熊妈妈觉得是时候带他们出去散散步了。

　　So one fine morning, she told them to follow her. 于是在一个晴朗的早晨，她告诉小熊们跟她出去。

　　In front walked the old bear; behind her came Mishook and his young sister; last of all came the older cubs². 熊妈妈走在前面，后面跟着米舒克和他的小妹妹，大一点儿的熊殿后。

　　Mother Bruin showed her children how to find food. 熊妈妈布伦向她的孩子们展示如何寻找食物。

　　She squeezed some bugs³ in her paws and ate them. 她用爪子抓了一些虫子，并把它们吃了。

　　Then she caught a butterfly which was flying around her, and gave it to Mishook. 然后她捉了一只在她身旁飞舞的蝴蝶，并把它给了米舒克。

　　How happy the cubs were as they frisked about! 小熊们到处欢跳，玩得很开心！

　　The older cubs soon found some bushes covered with raspberries. 大熊很快发现了一些长满红草莓的灌木丛。

　　Then the mother bear saw some young pine trees on the other side of a swamp, 接着，熊妈妈看到沼泽地的另一边有几棵小松树，

　　and went to feast upon the pale-green twigs⁴. 于是去吃那嫩绿的细枝。

　　But the older cubs forgot their young brother and sister, and wandered away. 但是大熊们忘了他们的弟弟妹妹，走远了。

　　When the little ones found that they were alone, 当小熊发现自己孤零零的时候，

　　they started across the swamp to join their mother. 就开始穿过沼泽去找妈妈。

　　At that moment the old bear looked up and saw them. 就在这时，熊妈妈抬起头来，看见了它们。

　　With an angry cry, she called to her older son, who was now far off. 她愤怒地叫了一声，把走远的大儿子唤了回来。

　　When he hurried to his mother's side, she gave him a blow on the head. 当他快速回到妈妈身边时，被熊妈妈在头上打了一下。

　　The young cub¹ knew very well why he was being punished. 大熊非常清楚他为什么被惩罚。

　　So he went quickly to Mishook and carried him back across the swamp. 于是他快速地走向米舒克，并带着它穿过沼泽。

　　Then he went to get his little sister and started back with her. 然后他去找小妹妹，开始和她一起返回来。

　　But just before he reached the edge of the swamp, he let his sister fall into the water. 但在他到达沼泽边缘之前，他让妹妹掉进了水里。

　　At this his mother became so angry that she gave him another hard blow. 为此，他妈妈非常生气，又狠狠打了他一拳，

　　Then she herself carried the young cub to the shore. 然后自己带着小妹妹去了岸边。

　　They now went on their way. 现在他们继续上路。

　　But after a time, Mother Bruin lay down to rest, 但过了一段时间后，熊妈妈布伦躺下休息，

　　while the older cubs walked off, looking for something to eat. 而大熊们离开寻找吃的东西。

　　"Well, my dears," the old bear asked the little cubs, "is it not nice to go for a walk?" “我的宝贝们，”熊妈妈问小熊们，“散步不好吗?”

　　"Oh, mother dear, it is so nice, so very nice that we never want to go back to the den⁵ any more," “哦，亲爱的妈妈，散步非常好，好得我们再也不想回到洞穴里了。”

　　answered Mishook and his sister. 米舒克和他的妹妹回答。

　　Just then Mishook saw something that surprised him. 就在这时，米舒克看到了一件令他吃惊的事情。

　　"Oh, mother!" he cried, "what are those two ugly creatures up there in that tree?" “噢，妈妈”，他叫道，“树上那两个丑陋的家伙是什么？”

　　"What ugly creatures do you mean?" scolded his mother. “丑陋的家伙是什么意思？”熊妈妈责骂道，

　　"Don't you know your own brother and sister? Look how high they have climbed!" “你不认识自己的哥哥姐姐了吗？看，他们爬的多高！”

　　"Mother, do let us climb up to them!" cried the younger cubs eagerly. “妈妈，让我们爬上去追他们吧。”小熊们急切地叫着。

　　"Climb if you like." said the old bear. “愿意爬就爬吧。”熊妈妈说。

　　The cubs ran toward the tree. From the very first, they found it easy to climb, 小熊们向树跑去。一开始，他们发现爬树很容易，

　　for their sharp claws helped them to hold on to the bark. But getting down again was not so easy. 因为锋利的爪子帮助他们抓住了树皮。但再次下来就不容易了。

　　After this, the happy bears went on with their pleasant walk. 在这之后，快乐的熊一家继续他们愉快的散步。

　　All at once, a breeze came up, bringing the smell of something sweet to Mishook. 突然，一阵微风吹来，为米舒克带来了一股甜蜜的味道。

　　What could it be? He did not know; but his mother did, it was the smell of honey. 可它是什么呢？他不知道，但是他妈妈知道，那是蜂蜜的味道。

　　Then the whole Bruin family set off to find the honey. 于是布伦一家开始寻找蜂蜜。

　　They trotted⁶ along for about half a mile before they reached an old hollow tree, 他们小跑了大约半英里，才到达一棵中空的老树前，

　　which was the home of the bees. 这是蜜蜂的家。

　　Mother Bear broke the tree open with her strong paws, 熊妈妈用强壮的爪子把树敲开，

　　and the bear family began to eat the honey. 熊一家开始吃蜂蜜。

　　The poor bees tried to drive them away by stinging them. 那些可怜的蜜蜂试图用叮刺把它们赶走。

　　But this did not trouble the mother and the older cubs. 但这并没有伤害到母熊和小熊。

　　Their thick fur protected them, and they went on eating the sweet honey. 他们有厚厚的皮毛保护，并继续吃着香甜的蜂蜜。

　　Mishook enjoyed the honey, too, until one angry bee stung his tender nose. 米舒克也喜欢蜂蜜，直到一只愤怒的蜜蜂刺痛了他脆弱的鼻子。

　　Then the little cub growled⁷ furiously, shook his head, jumped, snorted, and spun⁸ around like a top. 接着，他狂怒地咆哮着、摇着头，蹦跳着，它哼哼着，像陀螺一样旋转着。

　　At last he beat off the bee with his paws. 最后他用爪子把蜜蜂打了下来。

　　By this time, the sun was high in the sky. 这时，太阳已经升得很高了。

　　The Bruin family grew very warm in their heavy fur; so they hurried back to the cool, shady den. 布伦一家在厚重的毛皮里变得非常热，于是他们赶紧回到阴凉的洞穴里。

1 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

2 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 twigs   

细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
• Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。

5 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

6 trotted   

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
• Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。

7 growled   

v.（动物）发狺狺声， （雷）作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 )；低声咆哮着说

参考例句：

• \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道：“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。