088 鸟儿飞得低的时候

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Sammy was a cute sparrow

萨米是一只可爱的小麻雀。

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He flew over the river with his mom

他和妈妈一起飞过河流。

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" Oh, Mom, it's cloudy today," Sammy said

“哦，妈妈，今天阴天呢，”萨米说。

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" Yes, Sammy," said Mom

“是的，萨米，”妈妈说。

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" It looks like it will rain soon."

“看起来很快就要下雨了。”

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" Mom, I'm hungry," Sammy complained

“妈妈，我饿了，”萨米抱怨道。

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" Yes, I'm also hungry

“是啊，我也饿了。

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Let's find something to eat."

我们找点东西吃吧。”

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" Mom, Mom!" Sammy said

“妈妈，妈妈！”萨米说。

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" Rest in the woods

“在树林里休息吧。

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I will go and get some food."

我去找些吃的。”

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" Can you do it by yourself?" Mom asked

“你自己能行吗？”妈妈问。

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" Sure, I can!" Sammy was old enough to find food on his own

“当然，我能行！”萨米已经长大了，可以自己找食物了。

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He was a good flier too

而且，他飞行技术也很好。

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He flew around the river to look for insects

他飞到河附近，四处寻找昆虫。

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But he couldn't find a single one

可是一只也找不到。

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" Hmm, this is strange

“嗯，这真奇怪，

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Why can't I find any insects?" he wondered

我为什么找不到虫子呢？”他感到纳闷。

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Sammy felt tired and went back to his mom

萨米觉得累了，就回到了妈妈身边。

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" Mom, I searched hard, but I couldn't find a single insect

“妈妈，我努力找了，可一只虫子也找不到。

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I used to see insects everywhere, but now they are gone."

“我以前到处都能看到昆虫，可现在它们都不见了。”

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" Sammy, why don't you fly low?" Mom suggested

“萨米，你为什么不飞低一点呢？”妈妈建议道。

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" What? You want me to fly low?" Sammy asked

“什么？你想让我飞低一点？”萨米问。

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" Yes, fly low

“是的，飞低一点。

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Then you will see the insects."

这样你就会看到那些昆虫了。”

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Sammy took his mom's advice

萨米听从了妈妈的建议。

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He flew around the river again

他再次飞到河边。

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This time he flew low

这次他飞得很低。

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" Wow! I couldn't find a single one when I flew high," he said

“哇！我飞得高的时候，一只都找不到，”他说。

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" Now I can see many insects. Yay!"

“现在我能看到好多昆虫啦。耶！”

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Sammy caught a big insect and brought it to his mom

萨米抓了一只大昆虫，带给了妈妈。

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" Mom, I don't understand

“妈妈，我搞不懂。

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Why are all the insects so close to the ground?"

为什么所有的昆虫都离地面这么近？”

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His mother explained

他的妈妈解释道。

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" Before it rains, the air gets moist

“下雨前，空气会变得潮湿。

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The moisture in the air makes insects' wings heavy

空气中的湿气会让昆虫的翅膀变重。

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So the insects fly in the grass and bushes near the ground."

所以昆虫就在靠近地面的草丛和灌木丛里飞。”

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Sammy understood." I get it!

萨米懂了。“我明白了！

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So when it looks like it will rain, I should fly low to look for insects."

所以，看着要下雨的时候，我就应该飞低一点去找昆虫。”

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" Right!" said Mom

“没错！”妈妈说。

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Just then it started to rain

就在这时，天开始下雨了。

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Sammy and his mom watched the raindrops and smiled

萨米和妈妈看着雨滴，笑了。