英國(guó)語(yǔ)文第二冊(cè)(雙語(yǔ)) 第15課:貓和金絲雀

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LESSON 15 The cat and the canary

第十五課 貓和金絲雀

Here is a cat with a poor little bird in its mouth. Perhaps you think it is

一只小貓嘴里叼著一只可憐的小鳥(niǎo)?；蛟S你會(huì)覺(jué)得這是一只麻雀，

a sparrow, that had flown down on the road to pick up a few crumbs, and was seized by this cruel cat.

飛到路邊撿些面包屑吃，然后被這只兇猛的貓抓了。

You are wrong. This cat is the little bird's friend; and the bird is not a sparrow at all, but a pretty canary.

你錯(cuò)了，這只貓是這只鳥(niǎo)的朋友，這只鳥(niǎo)并不是一只麻雀，而是一只漂亮的金絲雀。

Come and I shall tell you the story of this picture.

過(guò)來(lái)我將會(huì)告訴你這張圖畫(huà)的故事。

A lady had a canary, so tame that it would fly about her room,

一位女士養(yǎng)了一只金絲雀，因?yàn)楸获Z服所有會(huì)在房間里面飛，

perch on her chair, hop on her finger, and eat crumbs out of her hand.

停在椅子上棲息，跳來(lái)跳去，吃它手上的面包屑。

The lady had also a cat, which often came into the room where the bird's cage hung.

這位女士還有一只貓，經(jīng)常進(jìn)入懸掛這只鳥(niǎo)籠子的房間。

But the bird was in no danger from it. The cat had been taught,

但是鳥(niǎo)兒卻沒(méi)有危險(xiǎn)。這只貓已經(jīng)被教成了一只Hellokitty，

when quite a little kitten, to be kind to the bird; and the two were very good friends.

對(duì)鳥(niǎo)兒很和善，他們兩個(gè)是好朋友。

One day the lady went into the kitchen. Her bird was on her shoulder, and the cat came running after her.

一天這位女士進(jìn)了廚房，這只鳥(niǎo)在她肩膀上，貓跟在她身后。

The canary flew down from the lady's shoulder, to pick up a crumb from the floor.

這只金絲雀從她肩膀上飛到地板上撿面包屑吃。

What was the lady's surprise, when in a moment the cat seized the bird in its mouth, and jumped upon the kitchen table with it!

令女士驚喜的是，這只貓把鳥(niǎo)叼在了嘴里，跳到了廚房飯桌上。

The lady was in terror at first, for the safety of her bird; but she soon saw the cause of the strange conduct of her cat.

起初女士很擔(dān)心鳥(niǎo)兒的安全，但是不久她就知道了貓奇怪舉動(dòng)的原因。

Another cat was at the kitchen door, and her own cat had seized the bird to save it from danger!

廚房門(mén)邊有另外一只貓，她的貓就把鳥(niǎo)兒抓起來(lái)脫離危險(xiǎn)。

No sooner was the stranger driven out of the house, than the lady's cat let the canary go; and away it flew to its mistress quite unhurt.

很快危險(xiǎn)救不存在了，女士的貓就把金絲雀放走了。它安全無(wú)事的飛向了女主人那里。

QUESTIONS

問(wèn)題

What kind of bird is that in the cat's mouth? Does it mean to hurt it?

貓嘴中的鳥(niǎo)是什么鳥(niǎo)？貓是要傷害它嗎？

Why has it carried it off? What cat is that at the door?

貓為什么要抓它？門(mén)邊的貓干什么的？

When did the cat let the bird go again? When had the cat been taught to be kind to the canary?

什么時(shí)候這只貓放走了這只鳥(niǎo)兒？這只貓什么時(shí)候被教要友好對(duì)待這只金絲雀？