walking down the road toward Zuckermans. 一路上朱克曼家去。

　　Her mother dusted the sitting room. 她妈妈在起居室做清洁。

　　As she worked she kept thinking about Fern. 她一面打扫一面还在想着弗恩。

　　It didn't seem natural for a little girl to be so interested in animals. 一个小姑娘家的，对动物这么着迷，似乎不正常。

　　Finally Mrs. Arable made up her mind she would pay a call on old Doctor Dorian 最后阿拉布尔太太拿定主意去看多里安医生，

　　and ask his advice. 要向他请教请教。

　　She got in the car and drove to his office in the village. 她坐上汽车，开到村子里他的诊所。

　　Dr. Dorian had a thick beard. 多里安医生有把大胡子。

　　He was glad to see Mrs. Arable 他看到阿拉布尔太太时很高兴，

　　and gave her a comfortable chair. 端了一把舒适的椅子请她坐下。

　　"It's about Fern," she explained. “是弗恩的事，”阿拉布尔太太开门见山说明来意。

　　"Fern spends entirely too much time in the Zuckermans' barn. “弗恩把太多的时间花在朱克曼家的谷仓了。

　　It doesn't seem normal. 这似乎不正常。

　　She sits on a milk stool in a corner of the barn cellar, near the pigpen, 她总是坐在仓底靠近猪圈的角落里的一把挤牛奶的凳子上，

　　and watches animals, hour after hour. 看那些动物，看一个钟头又一个钟头。

　　She just sits and listens." 她就在那里坐在听着。”