The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 4

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He was sitting all over a small rocking-chair, twiddling his thumbs and smiling, with his feet on the fender.

他整个人坐在一把小摇椅上，拨弄着拇指，面带微笑，双脚搁在炉栏上。

He lived in a drain below the hedge, in a very dirty wet ditch.

他住在树篱下面的一条排水沟里，那是一条又脏又湿的沟渠。

[Illustration: Mr. Jackson]

【插图：杰克逊先生】

[Illustration: Sitting and dripping]

【插图：坐着滴水】

"How do you do, Mr. Jackson? Deary me, you have got very wet!"

「你好啊，杰克逊先生？哎呀，你全身都湿透了！」

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mrs. Tittlemouse! I'll sit awhile and dry myself," said Mr. Jackson.

「谢谢你，谢谢你，谢谢你，蒂托尔茉丝太太！我坐一会儿把自己晾干，」杰克逊先生说。

He sat and smiled, and the water dripped off his coat tails. Mrs. Tittlemouse went round with a mop.

他坐在那里微笑着，水从他的燕尾服下摆滴落下来。蒂托尔茉丝太太拿着拖把四处擦拭。

He sat such a while that he had to be asked if he would take some dinner?

他坐了好一阵子，以至于不得不问他是否要用些晚餐。

First she offered him cherry-stones. "Thank you, thank you, Mrs. Tittlemouse! No teeth, no teeth, no teeth!" said Mr. Jackson.

她先给他樱桃核。「谢谢你，谢谢你，蒂托尔茉丝太太！没有牙齿，没有牙齿，没有牙齿！」杰克逊先生说。

He opened his mouth most unnecessarily wide; he certainly had not a tooth in his head.

他把嘴张得大得毫无必要；他的口中确实一颗牙齿也没有。

[Illustration: Feeding Mr. Jackson]

【插图：喂食杰克逊先生】

[Illustration: Thistledown]

【插图：蓟花绒毛】

Then she offered him thistle-down seed--"Tiddly, widdly, widdly! Pouff, pouff, puff!" said Mr. Jackson. He blew the thistle-down all over the room.

然后她给他蓟花种子——「滴哩，威哩，威哩！噗，噗，噗！」杰克逊先生说。他把蓟花绒毛吹得满屋子都是。

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mrs. Tittlemouse! Now what I really--_really_ should like--would be a little dish of honey!"

「谢谢你，谢谢你，谢谢你，蒂托尔茉丝太太！现在我真正——真正想要的——是一小碟蜂蜜！」

"I am afraid I have not got any, Mr. Jackson," said Mrs. Tittlemouse.

「恐怕我这里没有，杰克逊先生，」蒂托尔茉丝太太说。

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse!" said the smiling Mr. Jackson, "I can _smell_ it; that is why I came to call."

「滴哩，威哩，威哩，蒂托尔茉丝太太！」微笑着的杰克逊先生说，「我能闻到它的味道；这就是我来拜访的原因。」

Mr. Jackson rose ponderously from the table, and began to look into the cupboards.

杰克逊先生从桌旁沉重地站起身来，开始翻看橱柜。

Mrs.

蒂托尔茉丝太太

Vocabulary

他: tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
整个人: zhěng gè rén — The whole person; entire body or being.
坐在: zuò zài — To be sitting at or in a place.
一把: yī bǎ — A measure word for chair or handful of something.
小: xiǎo — Small, little, or young in size.
摇椅: yáo yǐ — A rocking chair that sways back and forth.
上: shàng — On top of; above; up on a surface.
拨弄: bō nòng — To fiddle with or toy with something idly.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuous action.
拇指: mǔ zhǐ — The thumb; the largest finger on the hand.
面带: miàn dài — To wear an expression on one's face.
微笑: wēi xiào — A gentle smile; to smile softly.
双脚: shuāng jiǎo — Both feet; a pair of feet.
搁在: gē zài — To place or rest something on a surface.
住在: zhù zài — To live or reside at a specific place.
下面: xià miàn — Below; underneath; the lower side of something.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
一条: yī tiáo — One strip or length; measure word for long things.
排水沟: pái shuǐ gōu — A drainage ditch or channel for water runoff.
里: lǐ — Inside; within a space or container.
那是: nà shì — That is; used to identify or describe something.
又脏又湿: yòu zāng yòu shī — Both dirty and wet at the same time.
插图: chā tú — An illustration or picture inserted in a text.
先生: xiān shēng — Mister; a polite title for an adult man.
坐着: zuò zhe — Sitting; in a seated position continuously.
滴水: dī shuǐ — Dripping water; water falling drop by drop.
你好啊: nǐ hǎo a — Hello there; a friendly informal greeting.
哎呀: āi yā — An exclamation expressing surprise or dismay.
你: nǐ — Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you'.
全身: quán shēn — The whole body; from head to toe.
都: dōu — All; both; indicating totality or inclusiveness.
湿透: shī tòu — Completely soaked through; drenched to the bone.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
谢谢你: xiè xiè nǐ — Thank you; expressing gratitude toward someone.
太太: tài tai — Mrs.; a polite title for a married woman.
我: wǒ — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
坐: zuò — To sit down; to take a seated position.
一会儿: yī huì r — For a little while; a short period of time.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; also measure word for handles.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; referring back to the subject.
晾干: liàng gān — To air-dry; to let something dry naturally.
说: shuō — To say or speak; to express in words.
那里: nà lǐ — Over there; referring to a distant place.
水: shuǐ — Water; a liquid essential for life.
从: cóng — From; indicating a starting point or origin.
他的: tā de — His; possessive form of third person pronoun.
滴落: dī luò — To drip and fall down drop by drop.
下来: xià lái — To come down; directional complement downward.
拿着: ná zhe — Holding something; carrying an object in hand.
拖把: tuō bǎ — A mop used for cleaning floors.
四处: sì chù — All around; everywhere in various directions.
擦拭: cā shì — To wipe or clean a surface carefully.
坐了: zuò le — Sat for a duration; completed act of sitting.
好: hǎo — Good; also intensifier meaning quite or very.
一阵子: yī zhèn zi — A period of time; a spell or while.
以至于: yǐ zhì yú — To the extent that; resulting in a consequence.
不得不: bù dé bù — Have no choice but to; must reluctantly do.
问: wèn — To ask; to pose a question to someone.
是否: shì fǒu — Whether or not; used in indirect questions.
要: yào — To want; to need; indicating desire or necessity.
用些: yòng xiē — To have some; to use a bit of something.
晚餐: wǎn cān — Dinner; the evening meal of the day.
她: tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
先: xiān — First; before other things; in advance.
给他: gěi tā — To give to him; offering something to someone.
没有: méi yǒu — To not have; there is none; negation of existence.
牙齿: yá chǐ — Teeth; the hard structures used for chewing.
嘴: zuǐ — Mouth; the facial opening used for eating and speaking.
张得: zhāng de — Opened to a degree; describing how wide something opens.
大得: dà de — So large that; to such a big extent.
毫无必要: háo wú bì yào — Completely unnecessary; without any need whatsoever.
口中: kǒu zhōng — Inside the mouth; within one's oral cavity.
确实: què shí — Indeed; truly; certainly without any doubt.
一颗: yī kē — One piece; measure word for small round objects.
也: yě — Also; too; used for addition or emphasis.
喂食: wèi shí — To feed; to give food to a person or animal.
绒毛: róng máo — Soft fluffy fibers; down or fluff on seeds.
然后: rán hòu — Then; after that; indicating the next step.
种子: zhǒng zi — A seed; the unit from which a plant grows.
吹得: chuī de — Blown to such a degree; indicating result of blowing.
满屋子: mǎn wū zi — All over the room; filling the entire room.
都是: dōu shì — All are; everything is a certain thing.
现在: xiàn zài — Now; at the present moment in time.
真正: zhēn zhèng — Truly; genuinely; the real or actual thing.
想要: xiǎng yào — To want; to desire or wish for something.
是: shì — To be; a linking verb indicating identity or state.
一小碟: yī xiǎo dié — A small dish or saucer of something.
蜂蜜: fēng mì — Honey; the sweet substance made by bees.
恐怕: kǒng pà — I'm afraid; expressing worry or reluctant admission.
这里: zhè lǐ — Here; this place nearby the speaker.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; expressing capability.
闻到: wén dào — To smell; to detect a scent through the nose.
它的: tā de — Its; possessive form for objects or animals.
味道: wèi dào — Taste or smell; the flavor or aroma of something.
这: zhè — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.
就是: jiù shì — Exactly is; precisely; that is the very reason.
来: lái — To come; to arrive at a place.
拜访: bài fǎng — To pay a visit; to call on someone formally.
原因: yuán yīn — Reason; cause; why something happened.
桌旁: zhuō páng — Beside the table; next to a table.
沉重地: chén zhòng de — Heavily; with great weight or difficulty.
站起身来: zhàn qǐ shēn lái — To stand up; to rise from a seated position.
开始: kāi shǐ — To begin; to start an action or process.
翻看: fān kàn — To flip through; to browse or search by turning pages.
橱柜: chú guì — A cupboard or cabinet used for storing items.

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