The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 2

English → Chinese Full Text Level 2/10

Tabitha unwisely turned them out into the garden, to be out of the way while she made hot buttered toast.

塔比莎不明智地把他们赶到了花园里，好让他们別碍事，她好去做热黄油吐司。

"Now keep your frocks clean, children! You must walk on your hind legs.

「孩子们，别把裙子弄脏！你们必须用后腿走路。

Keep away from the dirty ash-pit, and from Sally Henny Penny, and from the pig-stye and the Puddle-Ducks."

离那脏脏的灰坑远点，也要离萨利·轻妮·班尼远点，还有猪圈和水坑鸭。」

Moppet and Mittens walked down the garden path unsteadily.

莫佩特和米滕斯摇摇晃晃地沿着花园小径走着。

Presently they trod upon their pinafores and fell on their noses.

不一会儿，他们踩到了自己的围裙，一头栽了下去。

When they stood up there were several green smears!

当他们站起来的时候，身上已经有好几道绿色的污迹了！

"Let us climb up the rockery, and sit on the garden wall," said Moppet.

「我们爬上假山，坐到花园的围墙上去吧，」莫佩特说。

They turned their pinafores back to front, and went up with a skip and a jump; Moppet's white tucker fell down into the road.

他们把围裙前后反转，蹦蹦跳跳地往上爬；莫佩特的白色领巾掉落到了路上。

Tom Kitten was quite unable to jump when walking upon his hind legs in trousers.

汤姆小猫穿着裤子用后腿走路，根本没办法跳跃。

He came up the rockery by degrees, breaking the ferns, and shedding buttons right and left.

他一步一步地爬上假山，压断了蕨类植物，纽扣也左一颗右一颗地崩掉了。

He was all in pieces when he reached the top of the wall.

当他爬到墙顶的时候，身上已经乱成一团了。

Moppet and Mittens tried to pull him together; his hat fell off, and the rest of his buttons burst.

莫佩特和米滕斯试图帮他整理一下；他的帽子掉了，剩下的纽扣也全崩开了。

While they were in difficulties, there was a pit pat paddle pat! and the three Puddle-Ducks came along the hard high road, marching one behind the other and doing the goose step--pit pat paddle pat! pit pat waddle pat!

正当他们手忙脚乱之际，传来了啪嗒啪嗒的声音！三只水坑鸭沿着坚硬的大路走来，一只跟着一只，迈着正步——啪嗒啪嗒！啪嗒摇摇啪嗒！

They stopped and stood in a row, and stared up at the kittens.

他们停下来排成一排，抬头盯着小猫咪们看。

They had very small eyes and looked surprised.

他们的眼睛很小，看起来一副惊讶的样子。

Vocabulary

塔: tǎ — Tower or pagoda, tall structure.
比: bǐ — To compare; ratio; than.
不: bù — No, not; negation particle.
明: míng — Bright, clear; intelligent; understand.
智: zhì — Wisdom, intelligence, clever.
地: dì / de — Ground, earth; adverbial particle.
把: bǎ — To hold; disposal preposition for objects.
他: tā — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
们: men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people.
赶: gǎn — To drive away; hurry; catch up with.
到: dào — To arrive at; reach; directional complement.
了: le — Completion particle; indicates change of state.
花: huā — Flower; to spend (money/time).
园: yuán — Garden, park, enclosed planted area.
里: lǐ — Inside, within; a unit of distance.
好: hǎo — Good; so that; in order to.
让: ràng — To let, allow, permit someone to do.
別: bié — Don't; to separate; other; distinction.
碍: ài — To obstruct, hinder, be in the way.
事: shì — Matter, affair, thing, event.
她: tā — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.
去: qù — To go; to leave a place.
做: zuò — To do, make, perform an action.
热: rè — Hot, heat; warm; enthusiastic.
黄: huáng — Yellow; a common Chinese surname.
油: yóu — Oil, fat, grease; oily.
吐: tǔ — To spit out, toast; express.
司: sī — To manage; company; department.
孩: hái — Child; used in 孩子 (child).
子: zi — Child; noun suffix; seed.
别: bié — Don't; other; to leave; distinction.
裙: qún — Skirt, dress garment worn below waist.
弄: nòng — To mess up, handle, make dirty.
脏: zāng — Dirty, filthy, soiled, unclean.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
必: bì — Must, necessarily, certainly required.
须: xū — Must, need to; beard; necessary.
用: yòng — To use; with; using a means.
后: hòu — Behind, after, rear, back.
腿: tuǐ — Leg; limb used for walking.
走: zǒu — To walk, go, leave, move.
路: lù — Road, path, route, way.
离: lí — To leave; away from; distance from.
那: nà — That, those; then; in that case.
的: de — Possessive/attributive particle; structural word.
灰: huī — Grey; ash, dust; discouraged.
坑: kēng — Pit, hole, hollow in ground.
远: yuǎn — Far, distant, remote in space/time.
点: diǎn — A bit, dot, point; o'clock.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; even.
要: yào — Want, need, will, must, important.
利: lì — Profit, benefit, sharp, advantageous.
轻: qīng — Light in weight; gentle; slight.
班: bān — Class, group, team, shift.
还: hái — Still, yet, also, in addition.
有: yǒu — To have, exist, there is.
猪: zhū — Pig, hog, swine.
圈: quān — Circle, ring, pen enclosure for animals.
和: hé — And, with, together; harmonious.
水: shuǐ — Water; liquid; river.
鸭: yā — Duck; waterfowl.
莫: mò — Don't; no one; surname Mo.
佩: pèi — To wear; admire; ornament attached to belt.
特: tè — Special, particular, especially, unique.
米: mǐ — Rice; meter (unit); surname Mi.
摇: yáo — To shake, rock, wave, sway.
晃: huàng — To sway, wobble, rock back and forth.
沿: yán — Along, following a path or edge.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action/state.
小: xiǎo — Small, little, young, minor.
径: jìng — Path, trail, narrow road.
一: yī — One; a; once; as soon as.
会: huì — Can, able to; meet; moment.
儿: er — Diminutive suffix; child; son.
踩: cǎi — To step on, trample, tread upon.
自: zì — Self, oneself; from, since.
己: jǐ — Oneself; self; sixth heavenly stem.
围: wéi — To surround, encircle; around; collar.
头: tóu — Head; top; end; first.
栽: zāi — To fall headlong; plant; tumble down.
下: xià — Down, below, under; next; descend.
当: dāng — When; to serve as; should; at.
站: zhàn — To stand; station; stop.
起: qǐ — To rise, get up; start; raise.
来: lái — To come; directional complement particle.
时: shí — Time, moment, when; hour.
候: hòu — Time, season; to wait; condition.
身: shēn — Body, torso; oneself; personally.
上: shàng — Up, above, on; upper; previous.
已: yǐ — Already; to stop; thereafter.
经: jīng — Already (in 已经); scripture; pass through.
几: jǐ — Several, a few; how many.
道: dào — Road, way; measure word for lines/streaks.
绿: lǜ — Green color.
色: sè — Color; appearance; look; type.
污: wū — Dirty, filthy; stain, soil, contaminate.
迹: jì — Mark, trace, track, stain left behind.
我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
爬: pá — To climb, crawl, scramble up.
假: jiǎ — Fake, artificial, false; pretend.
山: shān — Mountain, hill, peak.
坐: zuò — To sit; travel by; ride.
墙: qiáng — Wall, partition structure.
吧: ba — Suggestion/assumption particle; right? let's.
说: shuō — To say, speak, talk, tell.
前: qián — Front, before, ahead, previous.
反: fǎn — Reverse, opposite, to turn over; rebel.
转: zhuǎn — To turn, rotate, revolve, change direction.
蹦: bèng — To jump, leap, bounce, spring up.
跳: tiào — To jump, hop, skip, leap.
往: wǎng — Toward, to, in the direction of.
白: bái — White; blank; plain; in vain.
领: lǐng — Collar, neck; to lead; receive.
巾: jīn — Cloth, kerchief, towel, scarf.
掉: diào — To fall, drop, lose; fall off.
落: luò — To fall, drop, descend, settle.
汤: tāng — Soup, broth; hot water; surname Tang.
猫: māo — Cat; feline animal.
穿: chuān — To wear, put on; to pierce through.
裤: kù — Trousers, pants, lower body clothing.
根: gēn — Root; basis; measure word for long objects.
本: běn — Root, origin; book; fundamental; originally.
没: méi — No, not have; without; lack.
办: bàn — To handle, manage, do; office.
法: fǎ — Method, way, law; cannot (没办法).
跃: yuè — To leap, jump, bound over.
步: bù — Step, pace, walk; stage.
压: yā — To press down, crush, suppress, weigh on.
断: duàn — To break, snap, cut off, sever.
类: lèi — Type, kind, category, class.
植: zhí — Plant, vegetation; to plant, grow.
物: wù — Thing, object, creature; matter.
纽: niǔ — Button, knob; New York (transliteration).
扣: kòu — Button; to button up; buckle; deduct.
左: zuǒ — Left side, left direction.
颗: kē — Measure word for small round objects.
右: yòu — Right side, right direction.
崩: bēng — To burst, collapse, crack, pop off.
顶: dǐng — Top, apex, crown of head; to push up.
乱: luàn — Messy, chaotic, disorderly, confused.
成: chéng — To become, form; succeed; into.
团: tuán — Ball, lump, group; rolled up mass.
试: shì — To try, attempt, test, examine.
图: tú — Map, diagram; to attempt, plan.
帮: bāng — To help, assist; group, gang.
整: zhěng — To tidy, straighten; whole, entire.
理: lǐ — To arrange, tidy; reason; manage.
帽: mào — Hat, cap, headwear.
剩: shèng — To remain, be left over, surplus.
全: quán — All, entire, complete, whole, total.
开: kāi — To open, start, turn on; open.
正: zhèng — Just when; upright; correct; straight.
手: shǒu — Hand; person skilled in something.
忙: máng — Busy, occupied, rushed, hectic.
脚: jiǎo — Foot; base, bottom of object.
之: zhī — Possessive particle (literary); of; this.
际: jì — Border, boundary; occasion, time; between.
传: chuán — To pass on, transmit; spread; biography.
啪: pā — Onomatopoeia for sharp slap/snap sound.
声: shēng — Sound, voice, noise; measure word for sounds.
音: yīn — Sound, tone, music, noise.
三: sān — Three; the number 3.
只: zhī — Measure word for animals; only, just.
坚: jiān — Hard, firm, solid, strong, steadfast.
硬: yìng — Hard, stiff, firm; rigid; stubbornly.
大: dà — Big, large, great, major.
跟: gēn — Heel; to follow; with; and.
迈: mài — To stride, step forward, take steps.
停: tíng — To stop, halt, pause, come to rest.
排: pái — Row, line, arrange;排列 to arrange.
抬: tái — To lift, raise up, carry together.
盯: dīng — To stare at, fix eyes on, gaze.
看: kàn — To look, watch, see, read.
眼: yǎn — Eye; hole; measure word for wells.
睛: jīng — Eyeball; used in 眼睛 (eyes).
很: hěn — Very, quite, rather; very much.
副: fù — Measure word for facial expressions/pairs.
惊: jīng — Startled, shocked, alarmed, surprised.
讶: yà — Surprised, astonished, amazed.
样: yàng — Appearance, manner, style, look.

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