The Country Mouse and the City Mouse-乡下老鼠和城市老鼠

The Country Mouse and the City Mouse

乡下老鼠和城市老鼠

The City Mouse comes to visit his old friend, the Country Mouse, who lives in the country. They haven’t met for a long time. So they are very happy to see each other.

城市老鼠来拜访他住在乡下的老鼠朋友。他们很久没有见面了，所以他们很高兴见到彼此。

The City Mouse gets off the city bus.

城市老鼠下了城市巴士。

Country Mouse: WELCOME, my old friend! I am so happy to see you.

乡下老鼠:欢迎你，我的老朋友! 我很高兴见到你。

City Mouse: Hello there, my old friend! I missed you very much.

城市老鼠:你好，我的老朋友!我非常想念你。

Country Mouse: You must be very hungry. Let’s go to my house. I prepared two special dishes for you.

乡下老鼠:你一定很饿了。我们去我家吧。我为你准备了两道特别的菜。

City Mouse: Oh, thank you very much. I AM very hungry.

城市老鼠:哦，非常感谢。我很饿。

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse arrive at the Country Mouse’s tiny, old house. City Mouse looks surprised.

城里的老鼠和乡下的老鼠来到乡下老鼠的小屋。城市老鼠看起来很惊讶。

City Mouse: My goodness! How can you live here? The house is so small and old.

城市老鼠:我的天哪!你怎么能住在这里?这房子又小又旧。

Country Mouse: Perhaps. But it’s very quiet and cozy. And I am happy here.

乡下老鼠:也许。但是它非常安静舒适。我在这里很快乐。

City Mouse: Hmm. Really?! I can’t understand you.

城市老鼠:嗯。真的吗? !我不懂你。

Country Mouse: Sit here. I’ll bring out the food.

乡下老鼠:坐在这儿。我把食物端出来。

The Country Mouse puts the food on the table.

乡下老鼠把食物放在桌子上。

Country Mouse: Here is some lunch. Please eat.

乡下老鼠:这是午餐。请。

City Mouse: You must be kidding? Dry bread and corn? How can you eat such things?

城市老鼠:你在开玩笑吧?干面包和玉米?你怎么能吃这种东西?

Country Mouse: Why? They are the best foods in the county. They taste very good.

乡下老鼠:为什么?它们是这个县最好的食物。它们味道很好。

City Mouse: No, thank you. I don’t like dry bread and corn. I like cakes and cookies.

城市老鼠:不用了，谢谢。我不喜欢干面包和玉米。我喜欢蛋糕和饼干。

Country Mouse: Don’t you have any? What are they? I have never tasted them. Are they delicious?

乡下老鼠: 难道你有其他食物？它们是什么?我从来没吃过。他们是美味的吗?

City Mouse: Of course. They are so soft, so sweet, and so very delicious. I eat them very day in the city.

城市老鼠:当然。它们是如此的软，如此的甜，如此的美味。我在城里每天都吃这些美味的食物。

Country Mouse: Wow!!! You are a lucky mouse! I would like to taste them someday, too.

乡下老鼠:哇! ! !你真是一只幸运的老鼠!某天我也想尝一尝。

City Mouse: Please visit me anytime. I’ll show you the city. And you can eat delicious food every

day.

城市老鼠:请随时来找我。我带你去看看这个城市。你可以吃美味的食物

的一天。

Country Mouse: Really? I can eat cakes, cookies, and sweets every day?

乡下老鼠:真的吗?我可以每天吃蛋糕、饼干和糖果吗?

City Mouse: Of course.

城市老鼠:当然。

Country Mouse: I am so excited. Can I visit you tomorrow?

乡下老鼠:我太兴奋了。我能明天去拜访你吗?

City Mouse: I have a great idea!

城市老鼠:我有个好主意!

Country Mouse: What is it?

乡下老鼠:什么好主意?

City Mouse: Visit me today!

城市老鼠:今天来看我吧!

Country Mouse: Today?!

乡下老鼠:今天? !

City Mouse: Yes! Right now!

城市老鼠:是的!现在!

Country Mouse: Right now?

乡下老鼠:现在？

City Mouse: Yes!

城市老鼠:是的!

Come with me now.

现在跟我来。

Country Mouse: Really? Okay!

乡下老鼠:真的吗?好吧!

City Mouse: Let’s go…

城市老鼠:我们走吧……

City Mouse:…TO THE CITY!!!

城市老鼠:……去城市!!!

Country Mouse: Y-a-h-o-o!

乡下老鼠:好耶！

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse get on a bus to the city.

城市老鼠和乡下老鼠上了一辆开往城市的公共汽车。

City Mouse: We get off here.

城里老鼠:我们在这儿下车。

Country Mouse: Wow! Look at the tall buildings and bright lights. The city is so beautiful. What is that?

乡下老鼠:哇!看那些高楼和明亮的灯光。这个城市是如此美丽。那是什么?

City Mouse: It’s a truck. Be careful!

城市老鼠:是一辆卡车。小心!

Country Mouse: Oh, I didn’t know.

乡下老鼠:哦，我不知道。

The city Mouse and the country Mouse finally arrive at the City Mouse’s red brick house.

城里老鼠和乡下老鼠终于来到城里老鼠的红砖房子前。

City Mouse: There is my house. Let’s go inside.

城市老鼠:这是我的房子。让我们进去。

Country Mouse: Wow! Your house is so big and beautiful. You are a lucky mouse.

乡下老鼠:哇!你的房子又大又漂亮。你是一只幸运的老鼠。

City Mouse: Let’s go into the kitchen. I’m so hungry.

城市老鼠:我们到厨房去吧。我太饿了。

Country Mouse: Look! Cheese! City Mouse: Stop! Don’t touch it!

乡下老鼠:看!奶酪!城市老鼠:停!别碰它!

Country Mouse: Why not? I love cheese.

乡下老鼠:为什么不呢?我喜欢奶酪。

City Mouse: That is a mousetrap. If you eat the cheese, you will get trapped. Be careful.

城市老鼠:那是一个捕鼠器。如果你吃了奶酪，你就会陷进去。小心。

Country Mouse: Oh, I didn’t know.

乡下老鼠:哦，我不知道。

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse climb up to the kitchen table.

城里的老鼠和乡下的老鼠爬到厨房的桌子上。

Country Mouse: You eat like this every day? There is so much food.

乡下老鼠:你每天都这样吃吗?有这么多食物。

City Mouse: Here, try this chocolate cake.

城市老鼠:来，尝尝这个巧克力蛋糕。

Country Mouse: Mmm. It’s so soft, so sweet, and so very delicious.

乡下老鼠:嗯。它是如此的柔软，如此的甜，如此的美味。

City Mouse: Try this butter cookie, too.

城市老鼠:也尝尝这个黄油饼干。

Country Mouse: Yummy! Yummy! I want some more.

乡下老鼠:好吃!好吃!我还要一些。

City Mouse: Ssh… Be quiet. I hear something.

城市老鼠:嘘……安静点。我听到一些东西。

Country Mouse: What?

乡下老鼠:什么?

City Mouse: Uh-oh. It’s Old Yellow.

城市老鼠:哦。这是老黄。

Country Mouse: Who’s Old Yellow?

乡下老鼠:谁是老黄?

City Mouse: It’s the master’s dog. Hide behind the cake!

城市老鼠:它是主人的狗。躲在蛋糕后面!

Country Mouse: Why?

乡下老鼠:为什么?

City Mouse: Don’t ask questions! Just hide!

城市老鼠:别问问题!快躲起来!

Old Yellow comes in the kitchen.

老黄走进了厨房。

Old Yellow: Grrrrrr…

老黄:吼叫……

Old Yellow starts sniffing around the kitchen table.

老黄开始在厨房桌子周围嗅来嗅去。

City Mouse: (in a whisper) Stay still!! Don’t breathe. Don’t make a sound!

城市老鼠:(小声说)别动!!不要呼吸。别出声!

Old Yellow: I smell mice. Come out, come out wherever you are! Arf! Arf! Arf!

老黄:我闻到老鼠的味道了。出来，出来，不管你藏在哪里! 汪！汪！汪！

Old Yellow starts barking and running around the table.

老黄开始在桌子周围又叫又跑。

Country Mouse: I’m so afraid.

乡下老鼠:我好害怕。

City Mouse: Me too.

城市老鼠:我也是。

But, get ready to run!

但是，准备跑吧!

Mr. Strawberry: (voice coming from the living room) Come here, Old Yellow!You need a bath.

草莓先生:(从客厅传来的声音)过来，老黄!你需要洗个澡。

Old Yellow: I’ll be back. Grrrrrr…

老黄:我会回来的。吼叫……

Old Yellow leaves the kitchen growling.

老黄咆哮着离开厨房。

City Mouse: Thank goodness! Old Yellow is gone. We are safe now.

城市老鼠:谢天谢地!老黄不见了。我们现在安全了。

Country Mouse: My goodness! How can you live here?

乡下老鼠:我的天哪!你怎么能住在这里?

City Mouse: It’s not too bad. You just have to be careful. Let’s have some more cook.

城市老鼠:还不错。你只要小心就行了。让我们再多吃点。

Country Mouse: Are you sure it is safe?

乡下老鼠:你确定它安全吗?

City Mouse: Of course. Let’s eat. I am still hungry.

城市老鼠:当然。让我们吃。我还是很饿。

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse start eating again. This time, Fluffy, a cat, appears.

城里的老鼠和乡下的老鼠又开始吃东西了。这一次，猫毛绒绒出现了。

Fluffy: Meow. Meow. Meow. I smell mice. Come out, come out wherever you are!

弗拉菲:猫叫。猫叫。猫叫。我闻到老鼠。出来，出来，不管你在哪里!

Fluffy sees the two mice and jumps up on the table.

弗拉菲看到两只老鼠，跳到桌子上。

Fluffy: Oh, there you are!

弗拉菲：哦，你在这儿!

City Mouse: Quick!! Jump!!! Run! Run! Run! Run for your life!

城市老鼠:快! !跳! ! !快跑!快跑!快跑!逃命吧!

Country Mouse: Help me! Help me! I don’t know where to run!

乡下老鼠:救救我!帮帮我!我不知道该往哪儿跑!

City Mouse: Here! This way! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Inside my hole!Quickly!

城市老鼠:这里!走这边!快点!快点!快点!快躲到我的洞里面!快!

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse run into the mouse hole. Both of them are out of breath, but they are safe.

城里的老鼠和乡下的老鼠跑进了老鼠洞。他们俩都上气不接下气，但他们安全了。

City Mouse: Are you okay?(out of breath)

城市老鼠:你没事吧?(上气不接下气)

Country Mouse: Yes. But I am very scared.

乡下老鼠:是的。但是我很害怕。

City Mouse: Don’t worry. Fluffy can’t get in here.

城市老鼠:别担心。弗拉菲进不来。

Country Mouse: How can you live here? It’s so dangerous.

乡下老鼠:你怎么能住在这儿呢?那太危险了。

City Mouse: It’s not too bad. You just have to be a fast runner.

城市老鼠:还不错。你只要跑得快就行了。

Country Mouse: I’m going back home.

乡下老鼠:我要回家了。

City Mouse: Why? Please stay a little longer.

城市老鼠:为什么?请多待一会儿。

Country Mouse: No, thanks. The city is too dangerous.

乡下老鼠:不用了，谢谢。这个城市太危险了。

City Mouse: But there is still a lot of food left.

城市老鼠:但是还有很多食物。

Country Mouse: You can eat it all. I’m going back to the country and eat my dry bread and corn.

乡下老鼠:你可以把它都吃了。我要回乡下去吃干面包和玉米。

City Mouse: But they taste terrible.

城市老鼠:但是它们尝起来很难吃。

Country Mouse: Perhaps. But there are no trucks, dogs, or cats in the country.

乡下老鼠:也许（这些很难吃）吧。但是乡下没有卡车、狗或猫（这些威胁）。

City Mouse: You are a lucky mouse.

城市老鼠:你真是一只幸运的老鼠。