The Country Mouse and the City Mouse 乡下老鼠和城市老鼠 (下)

The Country Mouse and the City Mouse

Hide behind the cake!

Why?

Don't ask questions! Just hide!

Old Yellow comes in the kitchen.

Grrrrr ……

Old Yellow starts sniffing around the kitchen table.

 ( in a whisper ) Stay still!!! Don't breathe,Don't make a sound!

I smell mice, Come out, come out. Wherever you are!

Arf! Arf! Arf! 

Old Yellow starts barking and running around the table.

I'm so afraid.

Me, too, but, get ready to run!

(Voice come from the living room) Come here,old Yellow! You need a bath.

I'll be back, Grrrrr ……

Old Yellow leaves the kitchen growling.

Thank goodness! Old Yellow is gone, we are safe now.

My goodness! How can you live here?

It's not too bad. You just have to be careful. Let's have some more cookies.

Are you sure it is safe?

Of course. Let's eat, I am still hungry.

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse start eating again. This time, Fluffy, a cat ,appears .

Meow,Meow, Meow, I smell mice.

Come out,come out, wherever you are!

Fluffy sees the two mice and jumps up on the table.

Oh, there you are!

Quick!! Jump!! Run! Run! Run! Run for your life!

Help me! Help me! I didn't know where to run!

Here!This way! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Inside my hole! Quickly!

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse run into the mouse hole. Both of them are out of breath, but they are safe.

Are you okay? (out of breath )

Yes, But I am very scared.

Don't worry. Fluffy can't get in here.

How can you live here? It's so dangerous.

It's not too bad. You just have to be a fast runner.

I'm going back home.

Why?Please stay a little longer.

No,thanks. The city is too dangerous.

But there is still a lot of food left.

You can eat it all，I'm going back to the country, and eat my dry bread and corn.

But they taste terrible.

Perhaps.But there are not trucks , dogs , or cats in the country.

You are a lucky mouse.

词汇

hide  躲

behind  在…后面

ask  问

question 问题

just  仅仅，只管（做）…

come in 到达

start 开始

sniff  闻

around  在…周围

kitchen  厨房

table  桌子

staystill 保持不动

breathe  呼吸

make asound  发出声音

smell  闻到

mice 老鼠（mouse的复数）

bark  狗叫，尖叫

run  跑

so  如此

afraid  害怕

get readyto 准备好

need  需要

take a bath 洗澡

hole  洞

both of  两者都

out ofbreath 喘不过气来

thankgoodness  谢天谢地

scared  害怕的

dangerous 危险

a little  一点点

long  长的 ( longer更长的, longest最长的)

a lot of  许多

food  食物

terrible  糟糕的