If You Give A Mouse A Cookie 如果你给了小老鼠一块饼干

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If you give a mouse a cookie

如果你给了小老鼠一块饼干

he's going to ask for a glass of milk.

他就会要你给他一杯牛奶。

When you give him the milk,

当你给了他牛奶，

he'll probably ask you for a straw.

他会跟你要吸管。

When he's finished,  he'll ask for a napkin.

当他喝完牛奶，他会要一块小纸巾擦擦嘴。

Then he'll want to look in a mirror to make sure 

然后他会想要照照镜子，

he doesn't have a milk mustache.

看看自己有没有留下牛奶胡子。

When he looks into the mirror, 

一照镜子，

he might notice his hair needs a trim.

他就会说头发也该剪了。

So he'll probably ask for 

他一定会跟你要

a pair of nail scissors.

一把剪指甲的小剪子。

When he's finished giving himself a trim, 

他给自己剪完头发，

he'll want a broom to sweep up.

就会开口要扫帚扫地，

He'll start sweeping.

他会认真地扫起地来。

He might get carried away 

他会越扫越起劲，

and sweep every room in the house.

把所有的房间都扫一遍。

He may even end up washing the floors as well!

他还会卖力地拖地板。

When he's done, 

干完了，

he'll probably want to take a nap.

他一定会想睡个觉。

You'll have to fix up a little box for him 

你就得替他弄个小盒子当小床，

with a blanket and a pillow.

还得有枕头，有小被子。

He'll crawl in, make himself comfortable 

他会爬上他的床，看看怎么躺才舒服，

and fluff the pillow a few times.

还会一遍又一遍地拍他的小枕头。

He'll probably ask you to read him a story.

他一定会叫你念个故事给他听。

So you'll read to him from one of your books, 

你依他的意思，给他念你的一本图画书，

and he'll ask to see the pictures.

他就会叫你让他看里面的插图。

When he looks at the pictures, 

他一看插图，

he'll get so excited he'll want to draw one of his own.

高兴起来，就会说自己也想画一幅。

He'll ask for paper and crayons.

他会跟你要纸和蜡笔。

He'll draw a picture.

他会认真地画一幅画。

When the picture is finished,

画完了，

he'll want to sign his name

他想签名

with a pen.

就会跟你要一支钢笔。

Then he'll want to hang his picture on your refrigerator.

签完名，他就会说想把他的图画挂在你的冰箱上。

Which means he'll need

他的意思是叫你帮他

Scotch tape.

找透明胶带。

He'll hang up his drawing and stand back to look at it.

他贴好了图画，就会退后几步，站着欣赏。

Looking at the refrigerator will remind him that

他看着冰箱，就会想起

he's thirsty.

他有点口渴。

So...

所以

he'll ask for a glass of milk.

他会跟你要一杯牛奶。

And chances are if he asks for a glass of milk,

他一开口要牛奶，

he's going to want a cookie to go with it.

十有八九，他还会要一块饼干，好让他就着牛奶一起吃。

If you give a mouse a cookie,

如果你给老鼠一个饼干

He's going to ask for a glass of milk...

他就会向你要杯牛奶

And that's only the beginning.

这可仅仅是个开始。