精灵鼠小弟 第49期:咨询鸟儿的去向

 　　"This is my friend, Stuart Little," he said to the man with the gauze in his cheek.

　　“这是我的朋友，斯图亚特·利特尔，”他对这个嘴里塞着棉球的男人说。

　　"How 'oo oo, Soo'rt," replied the man, as best he could.

　　“你…好…斯…特，”这个男人尽可能地回答着。

　　"Very well, thank you," replied Stuart.

　　“很好，谢谢你，”斯图亚特回答。

　　"Well, what's on your mind, Stuart?" asked Dr. Carey, seizing hold of the man's tooth with a pair of pincers and giving a strong pull.

　　“嗯，有什么事吗，斯图亚特？”凯里医生问着，用钳子夹住那个男人的一颗牙使劲拽着。

　　"I ran away from home this morning," explained Stuart.

　　“我今早从家里跑出来了，”斯图亚特解释。

　　I am going out into the world to seek my fortune and to look for a lost bird.

　　我要到这个世界里碰碰运气。还要寻找一只丢失的鸟。

　　Which direction do you think I should start out in?

　　你认为我该先往哪个方向走呢？

　　Dr. Carey twisted the tooth a bit and racked it back and forth¹.

　　凯里医生转着圈儿的来回拉着那颗牙。

　　"What color is the bird?" he asked.

　　“那鸟是什么颜色的？”他问。

　　"Brown," said Stuart.

　　“棕色，”斯图亚特说。

　　"Better go north," said Dr.Carey.

　　“那你最好往北去，”凯里医生说。

　　Don't you think so, Mr. Clydesdale?

　　你不也这么认为吗，克莱德代勒先生？

　　"ook in 'entral 'ark," said Mr. Clydesdale.

　　“…去…园…找…”克莱德代勒先生说。

　　"What?" cried Stuart.

　　“什么”，斯图亚特哭着说。

　　"I 'ay, 'ook in 'entral 'ark," said Mr. Clydesdale.

　　“我…去…园…找…”克莱德代勒先生说。

　　"He says look in Central Park," explained Dr. Carey, tucking² another big wad of gauze into Mr. Clydesdale's cheek.

　　“他说去中央公园找找看，”凯里医生解释着，又把一团大棉球塞到了克莱德代勒先生的腮帮子里。

　　And it's a good suggestion.

　　这是个好主意。

　　Oftentimes people with decayed³ teeth have sound ideas. Central Park is a favorite place for birds in the spring.

　　看来嘴里有坏牙的人也常常能说出好主意。春天的中央公园是鸟儿们喜爱的地方。

　　Mr.Clydesdale was nodding his head vigorously⁴, and seemed about to speak again.

　　克莱德代勒先生拼命的点着头，好像还要说些什么。

 

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 tucking   

手压实（砂型）

参考例句：

• He crouched, tucking his knees under his chin. 他蜷曲着，把两个膝盖缩拢在颚下。
• I can assure you that we have every chance of tucking his ass into jail. 我敢向你担保，我们完全有把握将这头蠢驴塞进监狱。

3 decayed   

a.腐败的，被蛀的

参考例句：

• New Shoreham, now sadly decayed, has barely 100 inhabitants. 如今已经衰落的新肖勒姆仅有100 名居民，很令人伤感。
• The place stank of decayed fish. 那地方有烂鱼的臭味。

4 vigorously   

ad.用力地；有力地；剧烈地

参考例句：

• He rubbed his limbs vigorously to get the blood circulating. 他用力摩擦四肢让血液循环开来。
• He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust. 他使劲抖动毯子以抖掉尘土。