061 老鼠的秘密会议

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Some things never change

有些事永远不会改变。

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For example, mice have always been afraid of cats

比如，老鼠总是怕猫。

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When cats are hunting, some mice are lucky

猫捕猎时，有些老鼠是幸运的。

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Others are not

另一些则没那么幸运。

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The mice in Cheese Town never knew when a cat might appear

奶酪镇的老鼠从来不知道猫什么时候会出现。

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They couldn't tell how many cats were near

他们不清楚附近有多少只猫。

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There was no safe place for a mouse

对老鼠来说，没有安全的地方。

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Cats were everywhere

猫无处不在。

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Finally, the mice realized that they had to do something

终于，老鼠们意识到他们必须做点什么。

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They decided to hold a meeting

他们决定召开一次会议。

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" Quiet, please," said Mr. Whiskers, the mayor of the mice

“请安静，”老鼠市长威斯克先生说。

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" As you know, we have a big problem with cats

“大家都知道，我们和猫之间有个大麻烦。

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What can we do?" he asked

我们能做些什么呢？”他问道。

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A mouse named Luke waved his hand

一只叫卢克的老鼠举起了手。

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" Yes, Luke? Do you have any ideas?" asked Mr. Whiskers

“好的，卢克？你有什么主意吗？”威斯克先生问。

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" We can make cat traps!" Luke said excitedly

“我们可以做捕猫陷阱！”卢克兴奋地说。

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" Instead of cheese, we can use fake mice."

“不用奶酪，我们可以用假老鼠当诱饵。”

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" Any other ideas?" Mr. Whiskers asked." Yes, Alice?"

“还有其他想法吗？”威斯克先生问。“好的，爱丽丝？”

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" We can poison them," suggested Alice

“我们可以给它们下毒，”爱丽丝提议。

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" When the cats are sleeping, we can put poison in their milk."

“等猫睡觉时，我们往它们的牛奶里放毒药。”

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Mr. Whiskers shook his head

威斯克先生摇了摇头。

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" Any more ideas?"

“还有别的想法吗？”

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All the mice began to speak at once

所有老鼠立刻开始七嘴八舌地说话了。

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Every mouse had a different idea

每只老鼠都有不同的主意。

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Then, a wise old mouse stood up

这时，一只聪明的老老鼠站了起来。

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He spoke slowly and quietly

他缓慢而轻声地开口了。

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" If we could hear a cat coming, then we could hide."

“如果我们能听见猫来了，那我们就能躲起来。”

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" But how will we hear if a cat is coming?" Mr. Whiskers asked

“但我们怎么才能听见猫来了呢？”威斯克先生问。

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The old mouse paused and thought

老老鼠停下来想了想。

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" We can tie bells around the cats' necks while they are sleeping," he said

“我们可以趁猫睡觉的时候，把铃铛系在它们的脖子上，”他说。

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" When we hear a bell, we will know a cat is coming."

“当我们听到铃声，就知道猫来了。”

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All the mice stood up and cheered

所有老鼠都站起来欢呼。

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It was a great idea!

这真是个好主意！

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It seemed like all their troubles were solved

似乎所有麻烦都解决了。

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" But who will tie the bells to the cats?" asked a small mouse

“但是谁去给猫系铃铛呢？”一只小老鼠问道。

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Everyone stopped cheering

大家停止了欢呼。

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Finally, the old mouse spoke," Some things are easier said than done."

最后，老老鼠开口说：“有些事说起来容易，做起来难。”