100 重述故事

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The seasons changed, and years passed

季节变换，岁月流逝。

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The four friends grew old

四位朋友渐渐老了。

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Rat and Mole rowed on the river less

河鼠和鼹鼠去河上划船的次数少了。

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Toad stayed indoors most days

蟾蜍大多数日子都待在家里。

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Their neighbors wondered about them

邻居们开始关心起他们的近况。

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" Have you seen Rat and Mole?" they asked

他们问：“你们看见河鼠和鼹鼠了吗？”

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" Do you know what Toad is doing?"

“你们知道蟾蜍在做什么吗？”

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But once in a while, the friends did go out

不过偶尔，朋友们还是会出门走走。

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Then the Riverbankers noticed

这时，河岸边的居民们便注意到了。

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When Toad went for a walk, they pointed

蟾蜍出门散步时，他们便指指点点。

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" There goes the modest Mr. Toad."

那位谦虚的蛤蟆先生来了。

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" He is such a polite gentleman."

他真是位彬彬有礼的绅士。

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When Rat and Mole went boating, young Riverbankers shouted:

水鼠和鼹鼠划船时，年轻的河岸居民们喊道：

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" Look! There's the great fighter, Water Rat!"

“看！那位了不起的勇士水鼠来了！”

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The older ones said," And there's good old Mole!"

年长些的说：“还有善良的老鼹鼠呢！”

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Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger were famous

蛤蟆、水鼠、鼹鼠和獾都出名了。

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The reason was simple:

原因很简单：

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Rat wrote a fine poem

水鼠写了一首优美的诗。

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It told the story of the great fight at Toad Hall

诗里讲了蛤蟆府那场大战的故事。

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All the Riverbankers read it

所有河岸居民都读了它。

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Friends told the story to each other

朋友们互相讲述这个故事。

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Parents read the story to their children

父母们读给孩子们听。

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Everyone told new tales about the friends

人人都在讲朋友们的新故事。

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In these tales, Badger was always the scariest

这些故事里，獾总是最吓人的那个。

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" Badger is mean!" mothers told their children

“獾很凶！”母亲们对孩子们说。

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" Be good or Badger will get you!"

“乖乖的，不然獾会来抓你！”

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These stories about Badger were wrong

这些关于獾的故事都错了。

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True, he didn't like crowds

没错，他不喜欢人群。

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But he loved children

但他喜欢孩子。

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The stories about the friends were told and retold

朋友们的这些故事被讲了又讲。

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The tales became the music of the reeds

故事变成了芦苇丛里的音乐。

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The poems became the song of the woods

诗歌化作了树林的歌。

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And all became part of the wind in the willows

这一切都成了柳林风声的一部分。