The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 2

English → Chinese Full Text Level 2/10

By degrees, one after another, they were overcome with slumber, and lay down in the mown grass.

渐渐地，它们一个接一个地被睡意所笼罩，躺倒在割下的草丛中。

Benjamin was not so much overcome as his children.

本杰明不像他的孩子们那样被睡意完全征服。

Before going to sleep he was sufficiently wide awake to put a paper bag over his head to keep off the flies.

在入睡之前，他还足够清醒，将一个纸袋套在头上用来驱赶苍蝇。

The little Flopsy Bunnies slept delightfully in the warm sun.

小弗洛普西兔子们在温暖的阳光下睡得十分香甜。

From the lawn beyond the garden came the distant clacketty sound of the mowing machine.

从花园那边的草坪上，传来割草机远远的嗒嗒声。

The bluebottles buzzed about the wall, and a little old mouse picked over the rubbish among the jam pots.

绿头苍蝇在墙边嗡嗡地飞，一只年老的小老鼠在果酱罐之间翻拣着垃圾。

(I can tell you her name, she was called Thomasina Tittlemouse, a woodmouse with a long tail.)

（我可以告诉你她的名字，她叫托马西娜·蒂托尔鼠，是一只长着长尾巴的林鼠。）

She rustled across the paper bag, and awakened Benjamin Bunny.

她沙沙地爬过纸袋，惊醒了本杰明兔。

The mouse apologized profusely, and said that she knew Peter Rabbit.

老鼠不住地道歉，并说她认识彼得兔。

While she and Benjamin were talking, close under the wall, they heard a heavy tread above their heads; and suddenly Mr. McGregor emptied out a sackful of lawn mowings right upon the top of the sleeping Flopsy Bunnies!

当她和本杰明在墙脚下说话时，他们听到头顶上传来沉重的脚步声；突然间，麦格雷戈先生将一袋草坪割下的草倾倒在了正在熟睡的弗洛普西兔子们身上！

Benjamin shrank down under his paper bag.

本杰明缩在他的纸袋下面。

The mouse hid in a jam pot.

老鼠躲进了一个果酱罐。

The little rabbits smiled sweetly in their sleep under the shower of grass; they did not awake because the lettuces had been so soporific.

小兔子们在草的覆盖下，睡梦中甜甜地微笑着；它们没有醒来，因为那些莴苣实在太催眠了。

They dreamt that their mother Flopsy was tucking them up in a hay bed.

它们梦见它们的妈妈弗洛普西正在把它们裹进一张干草床里。

Mr. McGregor looked down after emptying his sack.

麦格雷戈先生倒完袋子后向下望去。

He saw some funny little brown tips of ears sticking up through the lawn mowings.

他看见几个滑稽的棕色小耳朵尖从割下的草堆中冒了出来。

Vocabulary

渐渐: jiànjiàn — gradually, little by little over time
地: de — structural particle used after adverbs
它们: tāmen — they, them (referring to non-human things)
一个: yīgè — one, a single (general measure word)
接: jiē — one after another, to connect or receive
被: bèi — passive marker indicating action done to subject
睡意: shuìyì — sleepiness, feeling of wanting to sleep
所: suǒ — particle used in passive constructions with 被
笼罩: lǒngzhào — to envelop, shroud, cover completely
躺倒: tǎngdǎo — to lie down, to fall and lie flat
在: zài — at, in, on (location preposition)
割下: gēxià — to cut down, to mow and remove
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
草丛: cǎocóng — patch of grass, cluster of plants
中: zhōng — in the middle of, within
不像: bùxiàng — unlike, not resembling, different from
他: tā — he, him (third person singular male)
孩子们: háizimen — children, the kids (plural)
那样: nàyàng — like that, in that manner or way
完全: wánquán — completely, entirely, totally
征服: zhēngfú — to conquer, overcome, be overcome by
入睡: rùshuì — to fall asleep, to go to sleep
之前: zhīqián — before, prior to a certain time
还: hái — still, yet, also, in addition
足够: zúgòu — enough, sufficient, adequately
清醒: qīngxǐng — alert, wide awake, clear-headed
将: jiāng — to take, will (formal marker of future action)
纸袋: zhǐdài — paper bag, a bag made of paper
套: tào — to slip over, put over, cover with
头上: tóushàng — on top of the head, overhead
用来: yònglái — used to, used for a purpose
驱赶: qūgǎn — to drive away, chase off, repel
苍蝇: cāngyíng — housefly, common fly insect
小: xiǎo — small, little, young
兔子们: tùzimen — rabbits, the group of rabbits
温暖: wēnnuǎn — warm, cozy, pleasantly heated
阳光下: yángguāng xià — under the sunlight, in the sunshine
睡得: shuìde — sleep (degree complement structure)
十分: shífēn — very, extremely, fully ten parts
香甜: xiāngtián — sweetly, soundly (of sleep); fragrant and sweet
从: cóng — from, starting from a place or time
花园: huāyuán — garden, a place with flowers and plants
那边: nàbiān — over there, on that side
草坪: cǎopíng — lawn, grassy flat area
上: shàng — on, above, upper surface
传来: chuánlái — to come from, to be transmitted here
割草机: gēcǎojī — lawn mower, machine for cutting grass
远远: yuǎnyuǎn — from far away, at a great distance
嗒嗒声: dādā shēng — clacking or clicking sound, rhythmic noise
墙边: qiángbiān — beside the wall, near the wall
嗡嗡: wēngwēng — buzzing sound made by insects
飞: fēi — to fly, to move through the air
一只: yīzhī — one (animal), a single creature
年老: niánlǎo — old, elderly, aged
小老鼠: xiǎo lǎoshǔ — little mouse, small rodent
之间: zhījiān — between, among two or more things
翻拣: fānjiǎn — to rummage through, sort and pick over
着: zhe — ongoing action particle, indicating continuity
垃圾: lājī — garbage, trash, rubbish
我: wǒ — I, me (first person singular)
可以: kěyǐ — can, may, be allowed to
告诉: gàosu — to tell, to inform someone of something
你: nǐ — you (second person singular)
她: tā — she, her (third person singular female)
名字: míngzi — name, given name of a person
叫: jiào — to be called, to call out
是: shì — to be, is, are (linking verb)
长着: zhǎngzhe — having, growing (a feature on its body)
长尾巴: cháng wěibā — long tail, having an elongated tail
沙沙: shāshā — rustling sound, soft scratchy noise
爬过: páguo — to crawl past, to creep over
惊醒: jīngxǐng — to startle awake, to wake with a fright
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
兔: tù — rabbit, hare
老鼠: lǎoshǔ — mouse, rat (common rodent)
不住: bùzhù — unable to stop, repeatedly, continuously
道歉: dàoqiàn — to apologize, to say sorry
并说: bìng shuō — and said, also stated at the same time
认识: rènshi — to know, to be acquainted with someone
当: dāng — when, while, at the time of
和: hé — and, together with, also
墙脚下: qiángjiǎo xià — at the base of the wall, by the wall's foot
说话: shuōhuà — to speak, to talk, to converse
时: shí — when, at the time of, during
他们: tāmen — they, them (referring to people)
听到: tīngdào — to hear, to catch the sound of
头顶: tóudǐng — top of the head, directly overhead
沉重: chénzhòng — heavy, weighty, ponderous
脚步声: jiǎobù shēng — sound of footsteps, the noise of walking
突然间: tūránjiān — suddenly, all at once, without warning
先生: xiānsheng — mister, sir, adult male title
一袋: yī dài — a bag of, one sack of something
草: cǎo — grass, hay, plants
倾倒: qīngdào — to dump, to pour out, to tip over
正在: zhèngzài — currently doing, in the process of
熟睡: shúshuì — to sleep soundly, to be in deep sleep
身上: shēnshàng — on the body, on top of someone
缩: suō — to shrink, to huddle, to draw back
下面: xiàmiàn — below, underneath, the lower part
躲进: duǒjìn — to hide inside, to take shelter within
小兔子们: xiǎo tùzimen — the little rabbits, small bunny group
覆盖下: fùgài xià — under the cover of, beneath the covering
睡梦中: shuìmèng zhōng — in the midst of a dream, while dreaming
甜甜: tiántián — sweetly, in a sweet gentle manner
微笑: wēixiào — to smile, a gentle smile
没有: méiyǒu — did not, have not, there is no
醒来: xǐnglái — to wake up, to come to consciousness
因为: yīnwèi — because, due to, for the reason that
那些: nàxiē — those, referring to plural things over there
莴苣: wōjù — lettuce, a leafy green vegetable
实在: shízài — really, truly, indeed, honestly
太: tài — too, excessively, overly
催眠: cuīmián — to induce sleep, hypnotic, soporific
梦见: mèngjiàn — to dream of, to see in a dream
妈妈: māma — mom, mother, mama
把: bǎ — disposal marker, takes object before verb
裹进: guǒjìn — to wrap into, to tuck inside something
一张: yī zhāng — one (flat object), a single sheet or bed
里: lǐ — inside, within, in the interior of
倒完: dàowán — finished dumping, done pouring out
袋子: dàizi — bag, sack, pouch
后: hòu — after, afterwards, behind in time
向下: xiàngxià — downward, looking or moving down
望去: wàngqù — to gaze toward, to look in a direction
看见: kànjiàn — to see, to catch sight of something
几个: jǐgè — several, a few (general measure word)
滑稽: huájī — funny, comical, ridiculous-looking
棕色: zōngsè — brown color, brownish hue
草堆: cǎoduī — haystack, pile of grass or hay
冒: mào — to stick out, to poke up through
出来: chūlái — to come out, to emerge, to appear

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