062 乡村鼠与城市鼠

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Once there were two mice, Tony and Rick

从前有两只老鼠，托尼和瑞克。

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They were cousins. When they were young, they lived together in the country

他们是表兄弟，小时候一起住在乡下。

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When they grew up, Rick moved to the city, but Tony stayed in the country

长大后，瑞克搬到了城市，但托尼留在了乡下。

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Tony loved the country, but Rick did not

托尼喜欢乡下，但瑞克不喜欢。

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" I love the country. It's clean, it's quiet, and it's safe."

“我喜欢乡下。这里干净、安静，又安全。”

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One day Tony got a letter from Rick

一天，托尼收到了瑞克的来信。

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" Rick is coming to visit me here in the country

“瑞克要来乡下看我了。

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This is so fantastic! I can't wait to see my cousin again."

真是太好了！我迫不及待想再见到我的表弟。”

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" Hello, Tony."

“你好，托尼。”

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" Hello, Rick. I missed you very much."

“你好，瑞克。我好想你啊。”

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" I have missed you too, cousin."

“我也很想念你，表兄。”

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Now Tony had a very humble house. He lived in the back of an old barn

托尼的房子非常简陋。他住在一个旧谷仓的后面。

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He also had little to eat, just a few crumbs

他也没什么吃的，只有一点点面包屑。

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But he had worked very hard to prepare a nice dinner for his cousin Rick

但他非常努力地为表兄瑞克准备了一顿不错的晚餐。

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" I have made you a very fancy dinner, Rick

“我给你做了一顿很讲究的晚餐，瑞克。

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Tonight we will eat some very nice carrots and cabbage."

今晚我们要吃一些很美味的胡萝卜和卷心菜。”

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After dinner was finished, Rick smiled at Tony and said," Tony, my country cousin, you are very poor

晚饭后，瑞克微笑着对托尼说：“托尼，我的乡下表弟，你太穷了。

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Your house is nothing but a barn, and you have almost nothing to eat

你的房子只不过是个谷仓，而且你几乎没东西吃。

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In the city I eat cheese, meat, and bread every night."

在城里，我每晚都吃奶酪、肉和面包。”

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Tony looked very surprised

托尼看上去非常惊讶。

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He said with envy," Cheese, meat, and bread every night?"

他羡慕地说：“每天晚上都有奶酪、肉和面包？”

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" Oh yes. And I live in a beautiful, warm house

“哦，是的。而且我住在一栋又漂亮又暖和的大房子里。

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Your barn is cold and dark."

你的谷仓又冷又暗。”

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Tony became very envious of the city mouse

托尼变得非常羡慕城里老鼠。

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He decided to leave his poor country house

他决定离开自己贫穷的乡下房子。

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" I want to live in the city. I want to live in a beautiful, warm house."

“我想住在城市里。我想住在一栋又漂亮又暖和的大房子里。”

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" Come with me to the city. You can have all you want."

“跟我到城里去吧。你想要什么都能有。”

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So the next day, the two mice went to the city

于是第二天，两只老鼠去了城市。

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But Tony didn't like the city." The city is very dirty and noisy

但托尼不喜欢城市。“城市又脏又吵。

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Where are the birds? I can't hear them sing."

鸟儿都去哪儿了？我听不到它们唱歌。”

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" We don't have any birds."

我们这儿没有鸟。

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" Where are the frogs? I can't hear them croak."

青蛙在哪儿？我听不到它们的叫声。

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" No frogs here."

这里没有青蛙。

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" Where is the sun? I don't see it shine."

太阳在哪儿？我看不到阳光。

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" It's behind the tall buildings. Would you like to see my beautiful house?"

它在高楼后面。你想看看我漂亮的房子吗？

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" Of course."

当然。

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So off they went to Rick's house

于是他们动身去了瑞克的家。

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The house was indeed beautiful and very large

房子确实漂亮又很大。

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When Tony saw the house, he was amazed." What a wonderful house!"

托尼看到房子时，惊叹不已。“多漂亮的房子啊！”

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" Shh! You must be very quiet or the woman will see you

“嘘！你必须非常安静，否则女人会看到你。

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If the woman sees you, she will kill you."

如果女人看到你，她会杀死你。”

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Tony was very afraid. He did not want the woman to see him

托尼非常害怕。他不想让女人看到他。

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" Let's eat!"

“我们吃吧！”

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When Tony saw the wonderful pile of food scraps, his eyes almost popped out of his head

当托尼看到那堆美味的食物残渣时，他的眼睛差点从眼眶里掉出来。

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" Look at this food. I have never seen so much food in my life."

“看这些食物。我这辈子从没见过这么多食物。”

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Tony began to eat the wonderful food

托尼开始吃那些美味的食物。

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But then, bam! A large broom came crashing down in front of him

但突然间，砰！一把大扫帚猛地砸在他面前。

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" Run, cousin! Run! If the woman catches you, she will kill you."

“快跑，表哥！跑！如果女人抓住你，她会杀了你。”

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Tony ran and he ran and he ran. He ran all the way back to the country

托尼跑啊跑，跑啊跑。他一口气跑回了乡下。

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He was very frightened. He did not stop running until he was safe in his barn

他非常害怕。直到安全回到谷仓才停下脚步。

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" I will never go back to the city. I love the country. I am safe here

“我再也不会回城市了。我爱乡下。我在这里很安全。

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It is clean and quiet. I love the birds. I love the frogs. I love the sun."

这里干净又安静。我爱小鸟。我爱青蛙。我爱阳光。”

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Tony never ever left the country again

托尼再也没离开过乡下。