精灵鼠小弟 第12期:用锤子打开水龙头

 Stuart, after examining this mess, turned to his father again.

斯图亚特察看了这些工具后，又来找他的父亲。

"Maybe I could pound the faucet¹ with something and turnit on that way," he said.

"大概我可以用什么东西来把水龙头打开，"他说。

So Stuart's father provided him with a very small, light hammer made of wood; and Stuart found that by swinging it three times around his head and letting it come down with a crash against the handle of the faucet, he could start a thin stream of water flowing--enough to brush his teeth in, anyway, and moisten his washcloth.

于是斯图亚特的父亲就给他找来一把很小的木锤子；斯图亚特发现，只要把它从头上挥动三次，击向水龙头开关，就能让细细的水流出来--这些水就足够让他刷牙，浸湿他的毛巾了。

So every morning, after climbing to the basin, he would seize his hammer and pound the faucet, and the other members of the household, dozing² in their beds, would hear the bright sharp plink plink plink of Stuart's hammer, like a faraway blacksmith³, telling them that day had come and that Stuart was trying to brush his teeth.

所以在每天早晨爬上洗脸池后，他就抓起他的锤子去击打水龙头，而这时还没完全睡醒的家里人就会从床上听到斯图亚特的锤子发出"噹噹噹"的清脆敲击声，就像是远处有铁匠在打铁一样，这使他们知道白天已经来了，斯图亚特正在刷牙呢。

1 faucet   

n.水龙头

参考例句：

• The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。
• She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头，把手擦干。

2 dozing   

v.打瞌睡,假寐 n.瞌睡

参考例句：

• The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
• He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。

3 blacksmith   

n.铁匠，锻工

参考例句：

• The blacksmith is hammering the red-hot metal.铁匠正在锤烧红的铁。
• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。