088 蚯蚓

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George hated worms

乔治讨厌蚯蚓。

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He didn't like to touch them

他不喜欢碰它们。

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He didn't even like to look at them

他甚至不喜欢看它们。

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" Yikes! It's a worm

“哎呀！是条蚯蚓。

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I hate worms," screamed George

我讨厌蚯蚓，”乔治尖叫道。

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" What? You hate me?

“什么？你讨厌我？

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Do you also hate those pretty flowers?" asked the earthworm

你也讨厌那些漂亮的花吗？”蚯蚓问道。

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" No, I like them," said George

“不，我喜欢它们，”乔治说。

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" Well, then, you must like me too

“那么，你也一定喜欢我。

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I help all of those grow," said the worm

我帮助它们生长，”蚯蚓说。

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George had never seen a talking earthworm

乔治从没见过会说话的蚯蚓。

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But he still didn't like worms

但他还是不喜欢蚯蚓。

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" I am a great digger

“我是挖洞高手。

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I dig holes that help air and water get into the ground," said the worm

我挖的洞能让空气和水进到土壤里，”蚯蚓说。

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" Plants need a lot of air and water to grow

“植物需要很多空气和水才能生长。

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Without me the plants could not grow," said the worm with pride

没有我，植物就长不了，”蚯蚓自豪地说。

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But George still didn't like worms

但乔治还是不喜欢蚯蚓。

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" I also make food for the plants," said the worm

“我还会给植物制造食物，”蚯蚓说。

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" Really? How?" asked George

“真的吗？怎么制造？”乔治问。

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" I eat soil that is filled with small bits of plants and bacteria

“我吃土，土里有很多植物碎屑和细菌。

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They go through my body and out the other end," said the worm

“它们穿过我的身体，从另一头出来。”蚯蚓说。

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" Plants eat your poo?" asked George with a laugh

“植物吃你的便便？”乔治笑着问。

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" That's right! It is called fertilizer," said the worm

“没错！这叫肥料。”蚯蚓说。

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" But you are so small

“可你这么小。

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How can one little worm help?" asked George

一条小小的蚯蚓能帮什么忙？”乔治问。

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George did not know that the earthworm was not alone

乔治不知道，那只蚯蚓并不孤单。

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Even in George's small garden, there were more than five hundred earthworms

就算在乔治的小花园里，也有五百多条蚯蚓呢。

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" All my friends work together to help your garden," said the worm

“我所有的朋友们一起努力，在帮助你的花园。”蚯蚓说。

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" So do you still hate me?"

“那你现在还讨厌我吗？”

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In a shy voice, George said," No, but you are very dirty and yucky."

乔治害羞地小声说：“不讨厌了，可是你脏兮兮的，好恶心。”

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" I'm not dirty. I am very clean

“我不脏。我很干净。”

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Feel me!" said the worm

“摸摸我！”蚯蚓说。

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" Well, I don't know," George said quietly

“嗯，我不知道。”乔治轻声说。

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" Come on!"

“来吧！”

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George carefully touched the worm

乔治小心地摸了摸蚯蚓。

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" See! I'm not so bad," said the worm

“看！我没那么坏。”蚯蚓说。

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" Actually, you are kind of soft," admitted George

“其实，你挺柔软的。”乔治承认道。

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Now George was beginning to like the worm

现在乔治开始喜欢蚯蚓了。

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" But, Worm, you don't have any bones," said George

“但是，蚯蚓，你没有骨头。”乔治说。

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" That's right! I don't have arms or legs

“没错！我没有胳膊也没有腿。

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I don't need them," explained the worm

我不需要它们。”蚯蚓解释道。

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" You don't need them?

“你不需要它们？

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How do you move?" asked George

那你怎么移动？”乔治问。

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" I have muscles that go all around my body

“我有环绕全身的肌肉。

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I use them to push through the ground. Watch!"

我用它们在地下穿行。看！”

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" It must take a long time for you to go anywhere," George said with a laugh

“你去哪儿肯定都要花很长时间。”乔治笑着说。

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" That's true. I am a very slow mover, but I like it here in your garden

“没错。我移动得很慢，但我喜欢你的花园。

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So I don't want to go very far," said the worm

所以我不想走很远。”蚯蚓说。

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" Well, I am glad you are in my garden

“嗯，我很高兴你在我的花园里。

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You are a great helper," said George with a smile

你是很棒的小帮手。”乔治微笑着说。

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" Remember, worms are your friends," said the worm

“记住，蚯蚓是你的朋友。”蚯蚓说。

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" I will!" said George

“我会的！”乔治说。