The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 4

English → Chinese Full Text Level 1/10

riddle-me-ree Flour of England, fruit of Spain, Met together in a shower of rain; Put in a bag tied round with a string, If you'll tell me this riddle, I'll give you a ring!"

猜谜歌英格兰的面粉，西班牙的果，在一阵雨中相遇聚合；装进袋子用绳子扎紧，若你猜出此谜，我赠你一枚戒指！"

Which was ridiculous of Nutkin, because he had not got any ring to give to Old Brown.

这实在是纳特金的痴话，因为他根本没有任何戒指可以送给老布朗。

The other squirrels hunted up and down the nut bushes; but Nutkin gathered robin's pincushions off a briar bush, and stuck them full of pine-needle pins.

其他松鼠在坚果丛中上下寻觅；而纳特金却从荆棘丛上摘下知更鸟针垫，把松针别得满满的。

On the fifth day the squirrels brought a present of wild honey; it was so sweet and sticky that they licked their fingers as they put it down upon the stone.

第五天，松鼠们带来了一份野蜂蜜作为礼物；蜂蜜又甜又黏，他们把它放在石头上时，忍不住舔起了手指。

They had stolen it out of a bumble bees' nest on the tippitty top of the hill.

那是他们从山顶上一个大黄蜂巢里偷来的。

But Nutkin skipped up and down, singing-- "Hum-a-bum! buzz! buzz! Hum-a-bum buzz! As I went over Tipple-tine I met a flock of bonny swine; Some yellow-nacked, some yellow backed! They were the very bonniest swine That e'er went over Tipple-tine."

而纳特金却蹦蹦跳跳地唱道—— "嗡嗡嗡！嗡！嗡！嗡嗡嗡嗡嗡！当我走过蒂普尔坦，遇见一群漂亮的猪；有的黄颈，有的黄背！它们是走过蒂普尔坦最漂亮的猪儿。"

Old Mr. Brown turned up his eyes in disgust at the impertinence of Nutkin.

老布朗先生对纳特金的无礼行为感到厌恶，翻了翻眼睛。

But he ate up the honey!

但他还是把蜂蜜吃光了！

The squirrels filled their little sacks with nuts.

松鼠们把小袋子装满了坚果。

But Nutkin sat upon a big flat rock, and played ninepins with a crab apple and green fir-cones.

而纳特金却坐在一块大平岩上，用一个野苹果和绿色松果玩九柱戏。

On the sixth day, which was Saturday, the squirrels came again for the last time; they brought a new-laid egg in a little rush basket as a last parting present for Old Brown.

第六天，也就是星期六，松鼠们最后一次来到这里；他们带来了一个小灯芯草篮子，里面装着一枚新鲜的鸡蛋，作为送给老布朗的最后一份临别礼物。

Vocabulary

猜谜歌: cāi mí gē — A riddle song or guessing rhyme.
英格兰: Yīnggélán — England, country in the United Kingdom.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
面粉: miànfěn — Flour, finely ground grain powder for cooking.
西班牙: Xībānyá — Spain, a country in southwestern Europe.
果: guǒ — Fruit; result or outcome of something.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicating location or ongoing action.
一阵: yī zhèn — A burst or spell of something, like rain.
雨: yǔ — Rain, water droplets falling from clouds.
中: zhōng — In the middle of; among; within.
相遇: xiāngyù — To meet each other by chance.
聚合: jùhé — To gather together; to converge or combine.
装进: zhuāng jìn — To put into; to load something inside a container.
袋子: dàizi — A bag or sack for holding items.
用: yòng — To use; to employ a tool or method.
绳子: shéngzi — A rope or string used for tying.
扎紧: zhā jǐn — To tie tightly; to fasten securely with cord.
若: ruò — If; supposing that a condition is met.
你: nǐ — You, second-person singular pronoun.
猜出: cāi chū — To guess correctly; to figure out the answer.
此谜: cǐ mí — This riddle or puzzle being presented.
我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
赠你: zèng nǐ — To give you a gift; to present to you.
一枚: yī méi — One piece, used for small flat or coin-like objects.
戒指: jièzhi — A ring worn on the finger as jewelry.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
实在: shízài — Really, truly; honest and genuine in nature.
是: shì — Is, are, am; the verb to be.
痴话: chīhuà — Foolish talk; nonsensical or silly words spoken.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; gives the reason for something stated.
他: tā — He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
根本: gēnběn — Fundamentally; not at all; basic foundation.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is none of something.
任何: rènhé — Any; whatever; used in negative or question contexts.
可以: kěyǐ — Can, may; to be allowed or able to.
送给: sòng gěi — To give as a gift; to present something to someone.
老: lǎo — Old; elderly; a respectful prefix for names.
其他: qítā — Other; the rest; referring to remaining items.
松鼠: sōngshǔ — A squirrel, small bushy-tailed tree-climbing rodent.
坚果丛: jiānguǒ cóng — A nut thicket or cluster of nut-bearing bushes.
上下: shàngxià — Up and down; above and below; all around.
寻觅: xúnmì — To search for; to look around seeking something.
而: ér — But, yet; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses.
却: què — But, yet; indicates an unexpected contrast or turn.
从: cóng — From; starting from a point in time or place.
荆棘丛: jīngjí cóng — A briar or thorn bush thicket, prickly shrubs.
上: shàng — On top of; above; upper surface of something.
摘下: zhāi xià — To pick off; to pluck something from a surface.
知更鸟: zhīgēngniǎo — A robin, small red-breasted songbird common in Europe.
针垫: zhēn diàn — A pincushion used to hold needles and pins.
把: bǎ — Grammatical particle marking direct object manipulation.
松针: sōng zhēn — Pine needles, the thin leaves of a pine tree.
满满: mǎnmǎn — Full to the brim; completely filled up.
第五天: dì wǔ tiān — The fifth day of a sequence or period.
松鼠们: sōngshǔmen — The squirrels; plural form of squirrel.
带来了: dài lái le — Brought along; carried something to a place.
一份: yī fèn — One portion or serving; one share of something.
野: yě — Wild; occurring naturally in nature, uncultivated.
蜂蜜: fēngmì — Honey, sweet substance produced by bees.
作为: zuòwéi — As; serving the role or function of something.
礼物: lǐwù — A gift or present given to someone.
又甜: yòu tián — Also sweet; sweet in addition to another quality.
又黏: yòu nián — Also sticky; having a sticky texture as well.
他们: tāmen — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.
放在: fàng zài — To place on or at a specific location.
石头: shítou — A stone or rock, solid mineral material.
时: shí — When; at the time of a specific moment.
忍不住: rěn bu zhù — Cannot help but; unable to resist doing something.
舔起: tiǎn qǐ — To start licking; to lick upward or repeatedly.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.
手指: shǒuzhǐ — Finger; one of the digits on a hand.
那: nà — That; referring to something distant or previously mentioned.
山顶: shāndǐng — The top or summit of a mountain or hill.
一个: yī gè — One; a single unit of something countable.
大黄蜂: dàhuángfēng — A bumblebee or hornet, large buzzing stinging insect.
巢: cháo — A nest or hive where animals live and breed.
里: lǐ — Inside; within a contained or enclosed space.
偷来: tōu lái — To steal and bring; obtained by sneaking or pilfering.
蹦蹦跳跳: bèngbeng tiàotiào — Bouncing and hopping about; moving in a lively manner.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking manner to a verb.
唱道: chàng dào — To sing out; to express something through singing.
嗡嗡嗡: wēng wēng wēng — Buzzing sound made by bees or insects.
嗡: wēng — Buzz; onomatopoeia for a humming or droning sound.
当: dāng — When; at the moment that something occurs.
走过: zǒuguò — To walk past; to pass by a place on foot.
遇见: yùjiàn — To encounter; to meet someone unexpectedly.
一群: yī qún — A group or flock of animals or people.
漂亮: piàoliang — Pretty, beautiful; attractive in appearance.
猪: zhū — A pig, common domesticated farm animal.
有的: yǒude — Some; certain ones among a group.
它们: tāmen — They, them; third-person plural for animals or objects.
最: zuì — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.
猪儿: zhū er — Little pig; an affectionate diminutive for pig.
先生: xiānsheng — Mister; a polite title for a male person.
对: duì — Toward; regarding; directed at someone or something.
无礼: wúlǐ — Rude, impolite; lacking in manners or respect.
行为: xíngwéi — Behavior, conduct; the way one acts or behaves.
感到: gǎndào — To feel; to experience a particular emotion.
厌恶: yànwù — Disgust, aversion; strong dislike or repulsion toward something.
翻了翻: fān le fān — Rolled (eyes); flipped briefly as a gesture of annoyance.
眼睛: yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
但: dàn — But; however; introduces a contrasting statement.
还是: háishi — Still; nevertheless; used despite previous conditions.
吃光: chī guāng — To eat all up; to finish every bit of food.
小: xiǎo — Small, little; diminutive in size or age.
装满: zhuāng mǎn — Filled up; packed completely full with something.
坚果: jiānguǒ — Nuts, hard-shelled edible seeds like acorns or walnuts.
坐在: zuò zài — To sit at or on a particular place.
一块: yī kuài — One piece or block; a chunk of something.
大: dà — Big, large; great in size or extent.
平岩: píng yán — A flat rock or level stone surface.
野苹果: yě píngguǒ — A crab apple or wild apple from uncultivated trees.
和: hé — And; connecting two nouns or phrases together.
绿色: lǜsè — Green color; the color of leaves and grass.
松果: sōng guǒ — A pine cone, the seed-bearing cone of a pine.
玩: wán — To play; to engage in recreational activity.
九柱戏: jiǔzhù xì — Ninepins or skittles, a traditional bowling-like game.
第六天: dì liù tiān — The sixth day of a sequence or period.
也就是: yě jiùshì — That is to say; in other words; namely.
星期六: xīngqīliù — Saturday, the sixth day of the week.
最后: zuìhòu — Last, final; at the end of a sequence.
一次: yī cì — One time; a single occurrence or instance.
来到: lái dào — To arrive at; to come to a specific place.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here; this place where the speaker is located.
灯芯草: dēngxīncǎo — Rushes, marsh plants with pithy stems used in weaving.
篮子: lánzi — A basket, woven container for carrying items.
里面: lǐmiàn — Inside; the inner part or interior of something.
装着: zhuāngzhe — Containing; filled with or holding something inside.
新鲜: xīnxiān — Fresh; newly made or recently obtained, not stale.
鸡蛋: jīdàn — Chicken egg, a common food item.
临别: lín bié — At parting; just before leaving or saying goodbye.

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