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「“Welcome, Cousin!” said Country Mouse. “You are just in time for supper.”」
「“欢迎你，表弟！”乡下老鼠说道，“你正好赶上吃晚饭。”」
「Country Mouse gave Town Mouse a small bowl of nuts and grain.」
「乡下老鼠给了城市老鼠一个小碗，里面装着坚果和谷物」
「“Thank you,”Town Mouse said, but he did not eat very much.」
「“谢谢你。”城市老鼠说着，但并没有吃很多东西。」
「At bedtime, Country Mouse showed Town Mouse to his bed.」
「到了睡觉时间，乡下老鼠带着城市老鼠到他的床上去。」
「“Oh!” said Town Mouse. “Oh dear!”」
「“噢！”城市老鼠喊道，“噢，天哪！”」
「Town Mouse did not sleep very well.」
「城市老鼠睡得不是很好。」
So we can see Country Mouse lives out in the country, and we can see a Town Mouse. Now, Town Mouse at home has a really nice bed, very grand because he lives in a town. The country mouse, his house is a bit more rustic. It's a little bit more basic. It's not quite as nice as the Town Mouse's house.
所以，我们可以看到乡下老鼠住在乡村里，而且我们也能看到那只城市老鼠。现在，城市老鼠在家里有一张非常漂亮的床，房子非常富丽堂皇，因为他住在城里。而乡下老鼠的房屋更简单些。它不像城市老鼠的房子那么漂亮。
And look, Town Mouse says “Hmm...I don't think much of your bed. I'm used to sleeping in a really nice bed. Hmm...I'm not sure whether I'm going to sleep very well. ” And it tells us at the end, Town Mouse did not sleep very well.
看哪，城市老鼠仿佛在说：“嗯……我觉得你的床不怎么样。我习惯在一张很舒服的床上睡觉。嗯……我不确定我是否会睡得很好。”末尾处告诉我们，城市老鼠没有睡得很好。
「Country Mouse woke his cousin up very early the next morning.」
「第二天早上，乡村老鼠很早就叫醒了他的表弟。」
「“Come on, cousin,” he said. “It's a bright, sunny day. Time to get our breakfast.”」
「“来吧，表弟，”他说。“这是一个阳光明媚的日子。是时候去吃早餐了。”」
「The two mice worked hard gathering juicy berries, rosy apples, nuts and grains of wheat. 」
「两只老鼠努力工作，收集了很多多汁的浆果、红苹果、坚果和麦粒。」
So can you see what time it is? Hmm...It's 5 o'clock in the morning. I don't think that's a very good time to wake up. I don't think I would want to wake up at 5 o'clock in the morning.
你能看到现在几点吗？嗯……现在是早上5点。我不认为这是一个非常好的起床时间。我不认为我会想在早上5点起床。
Now, tradition in the countryside, lots of farmers live there, and they start work very early in the morning. So there's a bit of a tradition that people that live in the countryside wake up very early. You'll be pleased to know, that I often and don't. I think the thought of getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning wouldn't be much fun.
很多住在乡村的农民一大早就开始工作，这是乡下的传统之处。这是住在乡村的人的小传统，那就是人们都起得很早。我相信你会很高兴地知道，我并不经常那么早起。我认为早上5点起床的想法并非那么有趣。
「That evening, the two mice sat by the fireside. Country Mouse was happy, but Town Mouse was not happy.」
「那天晚上，两只老鼠坐在炉火边。乡下的老鼠很高兴，但城市老鼠却不高兴。」
「“I do not like the country,” he said. “It is hard work, and I do not like the food.”」
「“我不喜欢乡下的生活。”他说道，“工作很辛苦，而且我不喜欢吃这里的东西。”」
「“What do you mean, Cousin?” asked Country Mouse. 」
「“表弟，你的意思是？”乡下老鼠问道。」
「“Come home with me tomorrow,” Town Mouse replied, “I will show you how good life is in town.” 」
「“明天跟我回城里吧，”城市老鼠回道，“我会告诉你城里的生活有多好。” 」
So I think here what it's saying that in this story, is that Country Mouse has to get out every day and go and find the food where I think possibly, the Town Mouse goes and buys it from the shop. I'm not sure whether mice really could go and buy food from a shop, but I think that's probably true in this story.
所以我认为，在这个故事中，它的意思是乡下老鼠每天都要出去找食物，而我认为城市老鼠是去商店里买食物的。我不确定老鼠是否真的能去商店买食物，但我认为在这个故事里可能是真实情况。
「So off they went to Town Mouse's home. Country Mouse was amazed.」
「于是，它们前往城市老鼠的家中。乡下老鼠很惊讶。」、
「They had strawberries and cream for supper and soft beds to sleep in.」
「他们有草莓和奶油作为晚餐，还有柔软的床可以睡。」
「“You see?” said Town Mouse. “You will like living in town.”」
「“看哪，”城市老鼠说，“你会喜欢住在城里的。”」
So look at the house here. It's very different to the house where the Country Mouse has been and lives. The house looks very grand. And look what they're having to eat? Lovely strawberries. Can you also see that they're wearing different types of clothes? Country Mouse wears its clothes, wear it out in the garden farming. And Town Mouse looks very smart with a shirt and a tie on. I wonder whether you would like to wear smart clothes or country clothes.
看看（绘本中的）这所房子。它与乡下老鼠住的房子很不一样。这座房子看起很富丽堂皇。再看看他们在吃些什么？可爱的草莓。你能看到两只老鼠穿着不同类型的衣服吗？乡村老鼠穿着它在花园里耕作用的衣服。而城市老鼠穿上了衬衫，打上了领带，看起来很光鲜亮丽。我想知道你是想穿光鲜亮丽的衣服，还是乡村质朴的衣服呢？
「Next day, Country Mouse stepped into the dining room. He saw a huge table covered with puddings and pies and delicious cakes.」
「第二天，乡村老鼠走进了餐厅。他看到一张巨大的桌子上摆满了布丁、馅饼和美味的蛋糕。」
「“This is my sort of food, Cousin,” said Town Mouse. “And we didn't even have to work to get it. Let us begin!”」
「“表哥，这是我喜欢的食物，”城市老鼠说道，“我们甚至不需要工作就能得到它。我们开始吧！”」
Can you see all the different foods? There's some grapes, some apples. And it looks like a rather big large chocolate cake. Hmm...A little bit different to all the berries and the different things that country Mouse had.
你能看到绘本上所有不同的食物吗？这里有一些葡萄、一些苹果。它看起来还有一个很大的巧克力蛋糕。嗯……它们和乡下老鼠所拥有的的浆果和其他的所有东西有点不一样。
「Suddenly, three fierce dogs burst in.」
「突然，三只凶猛的狗冲了进来。」
Now, fierce means really scary.
“fierce”的意思是真的很吓人。
「They chased the frightened mice round and round the dining room. Town Mouse pulled Country Mouse back to the hole.」
「它们追着受惊的老鼠们在饭厅里转了一圈又一圈。城市老鼠把乡下老鼠拉回了洞里。」
So look at these dogs. Look at their big teeth. They don't look very friendly at all. In fact, they look rather scary. And they had to pull the Country Mouse back into the hole. Otherwise, they might even get eaten.
看看这些狗。看看它们的大牙。它们看起来一点都不友好。事实上，它们看起来相当可怕。城市老鼠不得不把乡村老鼠拉回洞里。否则，他们可能会被吃掉的。
「Next morning, the two mice peeped out everything was quiet again.」
「第二天早上，这两只老鼠探出头来，一切又恢复了平静。」
「“All’s clear,” said Town Mouse. “You can come out now.”」
「“警报解除，”城市老鼠说道，“你现在可以出来了。”」
「But Country Mouse shook his head.」
「但乡下老鼠摇了摇头。」
「“Dear Cousin,” he said. “In town, you have lots of good things to eat and a soft bed to sleep in. But it is much safer in the country. I am going home. Goodbye.”」
「“亲爱的表弟，”他说，“在城里，你有很多好东西可以吃，还有一张柔软的床可以睡。但乡下要比这里安全多了。我得回家了。再见。”」
So I don't think Country Mouse likes being in the townin the same way that Town Mouse didn't enjoy being in the countryside.
我认为乡下老鼠不喜欢呆在城里，就像城市老鼠不喜欢呆在乡下一样。
「Country Mouse was glad to be home among the fields and hedgerows. 」
「乡下老鼠很高兴回到了自己田野和树篱之间的家中。」
「Sometimes as he nibbled his supper, he thought about Town Mouse in his grand house. 」
「有时候，他一边吃着晚饭，一边想着住在豪华房子里的城市老鼠。」
「So Town Mouse lived in his big house in the town. Country Mouse lived in his little house in the country. And they were both very happy.」
「所以，城市老鼠住在城里的大房子里。乡下老鼠住在乡下的小房子里。他俩都很高兴。」
Well, we got to the end of the story. So it says “Look at these 5 pictures put them in the right order.” I wonder whether you can work it out. And while you're doing that, I want you to think about what this book teaches us.
好了，我们的故事来到尾声。它说“请看这5张图片，并把它们按正确顺序进行排序”。（※音频无法共享画面，如您希望参加导读直播课、与Mr Moore实时互动，请关注UKTL公众号，即可获取入群方式）我想知道你们是否能解决这个问题呢。当你们排序时，我还想让你们想想这本书教给了我们什么道理。
It's a very simple story. It only has two main characters, the Country Mouse and the Town Mouse. And what this book teaches us is that, actually, we are all differentand we all like different things.
这是一个非常简单的故事。它只有两个主要人物，乡下老鼠和城市老鼠。这本书教给我们的是，我们实际上都不一样，我们都喜欢着不同的东西。
So in many ways, this story isn't really about a Town Mouse and a Country Mouse. What it shows us is that everyone is different. We all like different things. And actually...Let me stop the share now...Properly that is what makes life so interesting.
因此，在许多方面，这个故事并不是真正关于城市老鼠和乡下老鼠。它想告诉我们的是，每个人都是不一样的。我们都喜欢不同的东西。而实际上……让我暂停下屏幕共享……正确地说，这正是生活的有趣之处。
It would be really boring if we were all the same. We all like different things. But in our lives, we can't always have the things that we want. We can't always do the things that we want to. We have to think about other people as well.
如果我们都是一样的，那就真的太无聊了。我们都喜欢不同的东西。但在我们的生活中，我们不可能总是拥有我们想要的东西。我们不可能总是做我们想做的事情。我们也必须为他人着想。
And with these two mice, they find it a little bit difficult to change and to adapt. Town Mouse has got used to living in the town and Country Mouse has got used to living in the country. One doesn't like one, or one doesn't like the other.
对于这两只老鼠而言，他们发现去改变、去适应是有点困难的事情。城市老鼠已经习惯了城里的生活，乡下老鼠已经习惯了乡下的生活。一个不喜欢这个，一个不喜欢那个。
So I don't think they could ever really live together for very long. They both like different things, and they both enjoy doing different things. So it does teach us, doesn't it? That we're all a little bit different, and that is what actually makes life so wonderful.
所以，我不认为他们能长时间待在一块儿。他们喜欢着不同的事物，他们喜欢做不同的事情。这个故事教会了我们这一点，不是吗？我们都与别人不太一样，而这正是让我们的生活如此美妙的原因。
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