美国小学英语教材5:第149课 海华沙的童年(7)

 Hooting, laughing in the forest, 在森林里大喊大笑，

“What is that?” he cried in terror; “那是什么?他惊恐地喊道;

“What is that,” he said, “Nokomis?” “那是什么，”他说，“诺科米斯?”

And the good Nokomis answered: 善良的诺科米斯回答说:

“That is but the owl¹ and owlet. “那只是猫头鹰和小猫头鹰。

Talking in their native language, 用母语交谈，

Talking, scolding at each other.” 说话，互相责骂。”

Then the little Hiawatha 然后是小海华沙

Learned of every bird its language. 学会了所有鸟类的语言。

Learned their names and all their secrets— 学会了他们的名字和所有的秘密

How they built their nests in summer. 它们是如何在夏天筑巢的。

Where they hid themselves in winter— 他们冬天躲在哪里

 

1 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。