美国语文第一册 第99期:猫捉老鼠

 “O Hattie! I just saw a large rat in the shed¹; and old Nero tried to catch it.” “噢，海蒂！我刚刚在车库里看见了一只大老鼠，老尼禄正试图抓到它。”

“Did he catch it, Frank²?” “弗兰克，尼禄抓到它了吗？ ”

“No; Nero did not; but the old cat did.” “没有，尼禄没抓到，但那只老猫抓到了。”

“My cat?” “我的猫？ ”

“No, it was the other one.” “不，是另一只。”

“Do tell me how she got it, Frank. Did she run after it?” “弗兰克，你一定得告诉我它是怎么抓到老鼠的。是跟在老鼠后面跑吗？”

“No, that was not the way. Puss was hid on a big box. The rat stole out, and she jumped at it and caught it.” “不是，不是这种方法。猫躲在一个大盒子上面。老鼠偷偷跑出来，猫一下子跳过去，然后抓到了它。”

“Poor rat! It must have been very hungry; it came out to get something to eat.” “可怜的老鼠！它一定很饿了，所以出来找些东西吃。”

“Why, Hattie, you are not sorry puss got the rat, are you?” “为什么？海蒂，猫抓住了那只老鼠，你感到很难过，是吗？ ”

“No, I can not say I am sorry she got it; but I do not like to see even a rat suffer pain.” “不，我不能说猫抓到了它我就很难过。但哪怕是一只老鼠遭受不幸，我也不愿意看到。”

1 shed   

n.车棚，小屋，脱落之物，分水岭；vt.使流出，放射，脱落，散发，摆脱；vi. 流出

参考例句：

• There are a lot of straws in the shed.棚子里有许多稻草。
• His nose told him that he was getting near the cow shed.他的嗅觉告诉他，他正走近牛棚。

2 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。