英国语文第一册 第52期:老鼠

 　　LESSON 52 MICE 第五十二课 老鼠

　　The merry mice stay in their holes, 快乐的老鼠安静的躲在洞里

　　And hide themselves by day; 远离白日的危险

　　But when the house is still at night, 一旦整个屋子淹没在黑暗中

　　The rogues¹ come out to play. 这些流氓就跑出来玩耍

　　They climb upon the pantry shelf, 他们爬上物品储藏室的架子上

　　And taste of all they please; 尽情的享受美味

　　They drink the milk that's set for cream, 他们喝着用来制作冰激凌的牛奶

　　And nibble² bread and cheese. 啃咬这面包和奶酪

　　But if they chance to hear the cat, 但是如果他们碰巧听到猫叫

　　Their feast will soon be done; 他们的盛宴就结束了

　　They scamper³ off to hide themselves, 他们惊慌奔跑隐藏自己

　　As fast as they can run. 越快越好

1 rogues   

n.流氓( rogue的名词复数 )；无赖；调皮捣蛋的人；离群的野兽

参考例句：

• 'I'll show these rogues that I'm an honest woman,'said my mother. “我要让那些恶棍知道，我是个诚实的女人。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• The rogues looked at each other, but swallowed the home-thrust in silence. 那些恶棍面面相觑，但只好默默咽下这正中要害的话。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛

2 nibble   

n.轻咬，啃；v.一点点地咬，慢慢啃，吹毛求疵

参考例句：

• Inflation began to nibble away at their savings.通货膨胀开始蚕食他们的存款。
• The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。

3 scamper   

v.奔跑，快跑

参考例句：

• She loves to scamper through the woods of the forest.她喜欢在森林里的树林中穿梭嬉戏。
• The flash sent the foxes scampering away.闪光惊得狐狸四处逃窜。