牛津書蟲系列1-6級(jí) 雙語 3A-06.風(fēng)語河岸柳中英對(duì)照

/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)InTheWillows風(fēng)語河岸柳“你知道，”鼴鼠說，“我這輩子還從未坐過船?！薄笆裁?？”水鼠叫道?！拔矣H愛的伙計(jì)，你算白活了！相信我，沒有什么——真的光更愜意?！边咉w驗(yàn)到了一種新的生活。在河邊，在漫長(zhǎng)的金色的蛤蟆先生——著名的，聰明的，勇敢的，了不起的癩蛤蟆先生……，，極危險(xiǎn)的癩蛤蟆……床TheMoleworkedveryhardallmorningcleaninghislittlehome.Hebrushed,andhewashedhecleanedthefloorsandthewalls,hestoodonchairstowashthetopsofcupboardshegotunderthebeds,hetookupthecarpets.Hecleanedandhecleaned,untilhisarmsandhisbackachedwithtiredness.ItwasspringtimeandthesmellandthesoundofspringwereeverywhereevenintheMole'sdarklittlehouseundertheground.Andwiththespringcomesthepromiseofchangeofsunshine,ofnewgreenleaves.SoitwasnotsurprisingthattheMolesuddenlyputdownhisbrushesandsaid,'Ohbother!'andthen,'I'mtiredofcleaning!'Somethingupabovethegroundwascallingtohim,andheranoutofhishouseandbegantodighiswayupwardstothesun.Hedugandhepushedandhepushedandhedug'Upwego!Upwego!'hesaidtohimselfuntilatlasthisnosecameoutintothesunlight,andhefoundhimselfinthewarm第1頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)grassofafield.ThisisfinesaidtheMoleThisisbetterthancleaning'Thesunshinewaswarmonhisbackandtheairwasfilledwiththesongsofbirds.Hegavealittlejumpforhappiness,shookhimselfandthenbegantocrossthefieldtowardssometrees.Hereandtherehewentthroughthefieldsandthewoods,lookingandsmellingandlistening.Everywhereanimalsandbirdswerebusytalkingandlaughing,lookingforfood,makingnewhomesforthespring.TheMoleenjoyeditall.Thensuddenlyhecametoariver.Hehadneverseenariverbeforeinhislife-thiswonderfulbrightshiningthingwhichdanceditswayinandoutoftheshadowsunderthetrees.Itwasneverstillforaminute,hurryingandlaughingandtalkingtoitself.Andatonce,theMolewasinlovewithit.Hewalkedalongtheriverbank,listeningandwatchingallthetimeAtlasthesatdownonthegrassandlookedacrosstherivertothebankoppositeTherewasadarkholeinthebank,andtheMolewatcheditdreamily,thinkingthatitwouldbeverypleasanttohavealittlehousebytheriver.Ashewatched,hesawsomethingshininginthehole.Soonhesawthatitwasaneye,andthenafaceappearedaswell.Abrownlittleface,withwhiskers.Withbrighteyes,andsmallears,andthickshinyhair.eWaterRatThenthetwoanimalsstoodupandlookedateachother.HelloMole'saidtheWaterRat.HelloRat'saidtheMole.Wouldyouliketocomeover?'askedtheRat.OhitseasytotalksaidtheMolealittlecrossly.Theriverwasnewtohimandhedidnotknowhowtogettotheotherside.TheRatsaidnothinganddisappearedThenheappearedagain,inalittleblueandwhiteboatwhichcamequicklyacrosstherivertowardstheMole.Itstoppedbythebank,andamomentlatertheMole,tohisgreatsurpriseandexcitement,foundhimselfactuallysittinginarealboat.DoyouknowhesaidastheRatbegantorowawayfromthebank,'I'veneverbeeninaboatbeforeinallmylife.'WhatcriedtheRatMydearfellowyouhaventlivedBelieveme,'hewentonseriouslythereisnothingreallynothing-nicerthanjustmessingaboutinboats.Youcangoupriverdownriverstaywhereyouare,itreallydoesn'tmatter.There'salways第2頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)somethingtodobutyoudonthavetodoitifyoudon'twantto.YoucandowhatyoulikeLookhereIfyou'renotbusytoday,whydon'twespendthedayontheriveretherTheMolehadlistenedtoallthiswithgreatinterest.Nowhesatbackinthecomfortableseatandsaid,'Whatawonderfuldaythisis!Let'sstartatonce!'ButfirsttheRatwentintohisholeandafterawhilecameoutcarryingaverylargeandheavylunchbasket.Thiswentintotheboat,undertheMole'sfeet,andthentheRatbegantorowdownriver.Thetwofriendstalkedfromtimetotime,butmostlytheMolejustwatchedtheriverdreamily,enjoyingthesoundsandthesmellsandthesunlight.Atlasttheyturnedoffthebigriverintoalittlesideriverthatcamedowntojoinit.TheRatstoppedtheboatandtheygotoutontoabankofsoftgreengrassundertallwillowtrees.Itwasveryquietandverypeaceful.TheMolesatdownandlookedaroundhim'Whatabeautifulplace!'hesaidhappily.TimeforlunchsaidtheRatopeningthebasketComeonMole!Let'sgettowork.'TheMolewashappytoobeybecausehewasveryhungryindeedafterallhiscleaningearlierinthedayAndwhatalunchitwas!Therewerecoldmeatsandeggsandwiches,cookedchickenandtomatoes,applesandbananasandalargecake.Whenatlasttheycouldeatnomore,theMolelaybackandwatchedtheriverlazily.Afterawhilehesatup.'Icanseealonglineofbubblesinthewater,'hesaid.'Iwonderwhatitis.'BubblesOho!'saidtheRat,andhecalledoutacrosstheriverinafriendlykindofway.ThebubblesstoppedandturnedSoonawetwhiskerynoseappearedabovetheedgeofthebank,andtheOtterpulledhimselfoutandshookthewaterfromhiscoat.AlunchpartyhesaidgoingstraighttowardsthefoodWhydidn'tyouinviteme,WedidntplanitexplainedtheRatWeonlydecidedtocomethismorning.Oh,andthisismyfriend,MrMole.'Happytomeetyou'saidtheOtter,andthetwoanimalswerefriendsatonce.AlltheworldseemstobeoutontherivertodaysaidtheOtterwhileheate.'Icameupthissiderivertotryandgetamoment'speace,andthenIfindyoufellowshavingalunchparty!'Suddenlytherewasanoiseinthethickbushesbehindthemandabigblackandwhiteheadlookedoutatthem.第3頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)ComeonoldBadger!'shoutedtheRat.TheBadgercameforwardafewstepsthenstopped.'Hmm!Acrowd!'hesaidcrossly,andturnedhisbackanddisappearedagainintothebushes.WhatapitysaidtheRatDearoldBadgerHesagoodfellow,buthedoeshateacrowdWewontseehimagaintodayButtelluswho'soutontheriver?'ToadsoutforonerepliedtheOtterInhisshinynewboat.He'sgotnewboatingclothes,andeverything!'TheRatandtheOtterlookedateachotherandlaughed.ToadsalwaystryingsomethingnewtheRatexplainedtotheMoleButhealwaysgetsboredsoquickly.Lastyearitwasahouse-boat,andhewantedtospendtherestofhislifelivingontheriver.Thisyearit'srowing-boats.''He'sanicefellow,ofcourse,'saidtheOtter.'Butheneverlearnsfromhismistakes!'FromwheretheysattheycouldseeabitofthebigriverAndjustthentheysawarowing-boatgoingpast,andinitashortfatanimal,rowingveryhardandverybadly.TheresToadgoingpastnowsaidtheRatLookathimHe'llturnthatboatoverinaminute.'OfcoursehewilllaughedtheOtterToadhadnowdisappearedupriverandtheOtterwentonDidIevertellyouthatstoryaboutToadandthe…'Therewasasuddenmovementinthewaternearthebank.Somethingsilveryshoneforasecondthenitwasgone.AndsowastheOtter.TheMolelookeddown.TheOtter'svoicewasstillinhisears,buttheOtterhaddisappeared.Therewasjustalonglineofbubblesintheriver.TheRatsangalittlesongtohimselfandtheMolerememberedthatitwasnotatallpoliteintheanimalworldtosayanythingifyourfriendsdisappearedatanymoment,foranyreason.Well,well,'saidtheRat.'Isupposeweshouldthinkaboutgettinghome.'TheMolepackedthethingsawayinthelunchbasket,andsoontheRatbegantorowgentlyhomewardswhiletheafternoonsunwentdownbehindthetrees.TheRatwasdreamingquietlytohimself,buttheMolewasveryfulloflunchandtheexcitementsoftheday.Hebegantothinkthathekneweverythingaboutboatsnow.Andinawhilehesaid,'Ratty!Pleas,Iwanttorow!'TheRatshookhisheadwithasmileNotyet,myyoungfriend,'hesaid.'Waituntil第4頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)you'vehadafewlessons.It'snotaseasyasitlooks.'TheMolewasquietforaminuteortwoButhewantedtorowverymuchindeed.HewassurethathecouldrowaswellasRat.Then,beforetheRatcouldstophim,hejumpedupandpulledtheoarsoutofthesurprisedRat'shands.TheRatfellbackwardsoffhisseat,callingout,'Stopit,yousillyfellow!You'llhaveusintheriver!'TheMolemadeagreatdigatthewaterwiththeoars,buttheoarsnevertouchedthewateratall.TheMole'slegsflewupabovehishead,andhefoundhimselflyingontopoftheRatinthebottomoftheboat.Frightened,hetriedtogetup,gotholdofthesideoftheboatandthenextmoment-splash!OverwenttheboatandtheMoleandtheRatandthelunchbasketwereallinthewater.ItwastheRatofcoursewhopulledtheMoleoutofthewater,whoturnedtheboatrightwayup,whofoundtheoars,whogotthelunchbasketfromthebottomoftheriver.Andhelaughedandlaughed.Whenallwasreadyagain,theunhappyMolesatintheboatverywetandverymiserableAstheylefthesaidinalowvoice,'Ratty,mydearfriend!Ihavebeensosillyandsoungrateful.Ireallyamverysorryindeed.'ThatsallrightrepliedtheRatkindlyImalwaysinandoutofthewatermyself,sodontworryaboutit.ButIreallythinkyoushouldcomeandstaywithmeforawhile.Youllbeverycomfortable,andI'llteachyoutorowandtoswim.Soonyou'llbeasgoodaboatmanasanyofus.'TheMolewasalmosttoohappytospeakandcouldfindnowordstothankhisfriend.Whentheygothome,theyhadagoodhotsupperinfrontofabrightfirewhiletheRattoldexcitingstoriesoflifeontheriver.ThenhetooktheMoleupstairstothebestbedroom,andsoontheMolewaslyingwarmandcomfortable,listeningtothesoundofhisnewfriendtheRiverrunningpasthisbedroomwindow.ThatwasthefirstofmanywonderfuldaysfortheMole,asthespringturnedslowlyintoagoldensummer.Helearnttoswimandtorow,andhelearnttolovethesoundofthewindwhenitwentwhisperingitssecretsthroughthetreesandtheplantsbytheriver.小屋。他掃著，洗著；拖地板，撣墻壁，一會(huì)地第5頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)充滿了春天的氣息，就連鼴鼠這個(gè)地下陰暗的小窩里也洋著萬物變化，陽光明媚，新葉吐芽，所以大家一點(diǎn)也不奇怪鼴鼠鉆向有陽光照耀的地方。他至今還從未見過河水——這個(gè)明澈耀眼的奇妙之張?！澳愫?，鼴鼠！”“你好，水鼠！””水鼠問道?！班蓿f起來容易，”鼴鼠有點(diǎn)嗔怪地說。河，對(duì)他來說是很陌生的，他不知道怎又出現(xiàn)了，坐在一條藍(lán)白相間的小船上，它很快地向“你知道嗎，”當(dāng)水鼠將船劃離河岸時(shí)，鼴鼠對(duì)他說，“我這輩子還從未坐過船“什么？”水鼠叫道。“我親愛的伙計(jì)，你算白活了！相信我，”他一本正經(jīng)地繼第6頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)整天呢？”：“這將是多么美妙的一天！我們現(xiàn)在就出發(fā)吧！”“該用午餐了，”水鼠邊說邊打開籃子，“快點(diǎn)，鼴鼠！過來準(zhǔn)備吧?！贝髵叱_實(shí)非常餓。這是一頓多么豐富的，有炸雞和西紅柿、蘋果、香蕉，還有一大塊蛋糕。里有一長(zhǎng)串水泡，那是什么？”?！拔绮团蓪?duì)！”他邊說邊徑直向食物走去?！澳銥槭裁床谎?qǐng)我，阿鼠？”我的朋友，鼴鼠先生。”馬上就成了朋友。“今天所有人似乎都在河上，”水獺邊吃邊說，“我游到這條支流上是想安靜一會(huì)兒，不想?yún)s碰到你們哥倆在搞午餐派對(duì)！”第7頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)新的劃船裝，總之，什么都是新的！”“當(dāng)然，他這哥們兒不錯(cuò)，”水獺接著說，“但是他從來不從他的錯(cuò)誤里吸取教一點(diǎn)風(fēng)景。這時(shí)，他們恰好看到一艘劃艇經(jīng)過，一只“正朝這邊來的就是蛤蟆，”水鼠說，“看他！很快就會(huì)把船弄翻的?！薄澳鞘钱?dāng)然的，”水獺笑道，癩蛤蟆此時(shí)已不在他們視線里了，水獺繼續(xù)著，“我曾告訴過你關(guān)于蛤蟆的故事和那……”見了，水獺也一晃眼就離開來了：在動(dòng)物世界里，不管你的朋友在何時(shí)為何事突何看法，否則就會(huì)被視為無禮?！昂昧?，好了，”水鼠說。“我想我們?cè)摐?zhǔn)備回家了?！甭暡豢猿两谧约旱膲?mèng)中，鼴鼠則滿肚子的午餐，滿腦子的興！拜托，我想劃船！”單?！背Ｏ雱澊?，他相信他能劃得像水鼠那樣好。緊水鼠還沒來得及阻止，他已從吃驚的水鼠手中抽過船槳。水鼠從座位上摔了下來，叫道：“停下，你這傻蛋！你會(huì)把我們弄下水的！”，但雙槳根本挨不著水，而他的腿已翹過他的第8頁共80頁好歹，我真的得一樣好。”的火爐前用著可口的熱乎乎的晚餐，水鼠邊吃邊說著河上的—流過窗邊的聲音。夏天轉(zhuǎn)變時(shí)，鼴鼠所經(jīng)歷的多彩生活的第一天。從那以后，學(xué)著去喜歡聽風(fēng)聲——聽它吹過河邊的樹木和花草時(shí)沙沙低語著OnebrightsummermorningtheMoleandtheRatwereoutontheriverbank,watchingtheworldgoby.TheRatwaswritingasongandwassingingquietlytohimselfashetrieddifferentwords.saidtheMolecouldIaskyousomethingMmmtheRatsaidnotreallylisteningSkyflyhigh,die,why…Ohdear!WhatdidyousayMole?'WillyoutakemetovisitMrToadIveheardsomuchabouthimandIdowanttomeethim.'WhyofcoursesaidtheRatkindlyGettheboatoutandwe'llrowuptherenow.Toad'salwayshappytoseehisfriends.'HemustbeaveryniceanimalsaidtheMoleashegotintotheboatandtooktheoarsHesthebestofanimalsrepliedtheRatKindfriendlynotveryclever,perhaps,andsometimeshe'sjustalittlebitboastful,buthe'sagoodfellowreally.'TheMolerowedharduptheriverandinawhiletheycametoalargeredhouse,withbeautifulgardensreachingdowntothewater'sedge.第9頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)TheresToadHallsaidtheRatItsalovelyoldhouseToadisveryrich,youknow,andthisisreallyoneofthenicesthousesontheriver.ButweneversaythattoToad,ofcourse.'Theylefttheirboatbytheboathouseattheendofthegarden.Theboathousewasfullofexpensiveboats,whichlookednewandmostlyunused.TheRatlookedaroundhimIseethatalltheboatsareoutofthewater,'hesaid.'IsupposeToadhasfinishedwithboatingnowandhassomenewinteresttoamusehim.'TheywalkedoverthegrasstowardsthehouseandsoonfoundToad,restinginagarden-chairandcarefullystudyingalargemap.WonderfulhecriedashesawthemYourejustthefellowthatIwantedtosee,RattyHejumpedupandcametowardsthem,talkingallthetime,andgavetheRatnotimetointroducetheMole'Ineedyouverymuch-bothofyou.You'vegottohelpme.It'smostimportant!'ItsaboutyourrowingIsupposesaidtheRatkeepinghisfaceveryserious.'Youwilllearntodoitintheend,youknow,ifyou'repatientandworkhardand----'OhbotherboatstheToadsaidcrosslyIvefinishedwithboatsSillywaytopassthetimeNoIvediscoveredtherealthing-thebestway,theonlyway,tospendone'slife.Comewithme,dearRatty,andyourkindfriendtoo,andIwillshowyou!'Hetookthemroundtotheothersideofthehouseandtheretheysawashinynewgipsycaravan.Ithadyellowandgreensides,andredwheels.ThereyouarecriedtheToadTheresreallifeforyou.Theopenroad,thefields,thehillsvillagestownscities!Heretoday,offtoadifferentplacetomorrow!Travel,change,interest-theworldinfrontofyou!'TheMolewasveryinterestedandexcitedandfollowedtheToadinsidethecaravantolookaround.ButtheRatshookhisheadandwaitedoutside.Whentheycamedownthestepsagain,theToadwasstilltalkingexcitedlytotheMole.'Soyousee,everythingisreadyforwhenwestartthisafternoon.'WhatwasthatsaidtheRatslowlyDidyousayweandstart”and“thisonNowdeargoodoldRattysaidToadquicklydonttalkinthatcrossvoice.YouknowyouvegottocomeYoucan'tstaybyyourboringoldriverallyourlife.Iwanttoshowyoutheworld!'IdontcaresaidtheRatcalmlyImnotcomingandthat'sfinal.I'mgoingtostaybymyoldriverandwhat'smore,Mole'sgoingtostaywithme,aren'tyou,Mole?'第10頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)OfcourseIamsaidtheMolebravelyButhisfacelookedsadPoorMole!Hethoughtthatlifeinacaravanontheopenroadwouldbeanexcitingadventure.TheRatsawhissadfaceandfeltworried.HelikedhisfriendstobehappyandhecouldseethattheMolereallywantedtogo.ToadwatchedthembothcarefullyComeinandhavesomelunch,'hesaidpleasantly,'andwe'lltalkitover.'DuringlunchwhichwasexcellentofcoursebecauseeverythingatToadHallalwayswastheToadtalkedandtalked.Hewasfullofwonderfulplans.Howinterestingeachdaywouldbe!Whatadventuresthethreefriendswouldhavetogether!Ah,thehappinessofthetravellinglifeIntheendofcoursetheRatagreedtogoandbytheeveningtheyfoundthemselvesonalonelyhillsidemilesfromhome.Ithadbeenagoldenafternoon,andeventheRathadenjoyedthejourneysofarOnlytheoldgreyhorsewasnotveryhappy.Hehadtodoallthehardworkofpullingthecaravan,andhewasnotatallpleasedaboutit.ThenextmorningtheToadwasstillsleepingdeeplywhentheothertwogotup.Theyshookhimveryhardbutcouldn'twakehim,sotheyhadtodoallthework.TheRattookcareofthehorse,litthefire,anddidlastnight'swashing-up.TheMolewalkedtothenearestvillage,alongwayaway,togetmilkandeggsandbread,whichtheToadhad,ofcourseforgottentobring.AndwhenatlasttheToadgotup,hesaidwhatapleasanteasylifeitwasontheopenroad.ThedaypassedhappilyastheytravelledovergreenhillsandalongnarrowcountryroadsButthenextmorningtheRatandtheMolegotToadoutofbedandmadesurethathedidsomeoftheworkBecauseofthis,Toadsaidverylittleaboutapleasanteasylife.Later,heeventriedtogetbackintobed,buttheMoleandtheRatpulledhimoutagain.Theendoftheirjourneycameverysuddenly.Intheafternoontheyweretravellingalongabigroad.TheMolewaswalkingbesidethehorse,andtheToadandtheWaterRatwerewalkingbehindthecaravan,talkingtogether.Actually,theToadwastalking,andtheRatwaslistening-someofthetime.Thentheyheardanoisebehindthem,andlookingback,theysawasmallcloudofdustItmadea'Poop-poop!'sound,anditwascomingtowardsthemveryfastindeed.SecondslaterthepeaceoftheafternoonwasdestroyedinastormofnoiseandwindanddustThepooppooprangwithashoutintheirears,andanenormous,long,shiningmotorcarroaredpastthemanddisappearedoverthehill.Theoldgreyhorsewildwithfear,triedtogetofftheroad.Thecaravan'swheelsbegantogodownintotheditchalongtheedge.Thentherewasaterriblecrash-andthebeautifulyellowandgreencaravanlayhelplesslyonitsside.第11頁共80頁TheRatjumpedupanddownintheroad,shoutingangrily.'Stupid,dangerouspeople!Thepoliceshouldlockyouupinprison!'HeandtheMolemanagedtocalmthehorseandthentheywenttolookatthecaravanTwowheelshadcomeoffthewindowswerebrokenandbitsofwoodlayeverywhere.Theytriedtopullitoutoftheditch,buttheycouldn'tmoveit.'Hi!Toad!'theycried.'Comeandhelpus,can'tyou!'TheToadneveransweredawordsotheywenttoseewhatwasthematterwithhim.Theyfoundhimsittinginthemiddleoftheroad,withadreamysmileonhisfaceandhappilywhispering,'Poop-poop!'TheRatshookhimnotverygently'Areyoucomingtohelpus,Toad?'heaskedcrosslyOhwhathappinesswhisperedToadtohimselfTherealwaytotravel!Theonlywaytotravel!Hereoneminute-milesawayinseconds!Wonderful!Poop-poop!'Ohdostopbeingsosilly,Toad!'criedtheMole.AndIneverknewtheToadwentondreamilyIneverdreamt!WhatcloudsofdustwillflyupbehindmeasIdrivelikethewind!I'vefinishedwithsillyoldcaravansforever.Poop-poop!'Whatarewegoingtodowithhim?'theMoleaskedtheWaterRat.NothingrepliedtheRatTheresnothingthatwecandoIknowToad.Whenhegetsanewideaintohisheadhealwaysgoescrazyatfirst.He'llbelikethisforsomedaysnow.Comeon,we'llhavetodoeverythingbyourselves.'Theyhadtoleavethecaravanintheditchandwalktothenearesttown,fiveorsixmilesawayTheretheyaskedsomebodytotakecareofthehorse,andfoundsomebodywhoagreedtofetchthebrokencaravan.ThentheycaughtatraintoastationnearToadHalltookToadhome,wentdowntotheboat,andthenatlasttheysatdowntoalatesupperinRat'scomfortablelittlehomebytheriver.Thenextdaywasalazyone.IntheeveningtheMolewassittingontheriverbankfishing,whentheRat,whohadbeentovisitfriends,cametofindhim.HeardthenewstheRatsaidEverybodystalkingaboutitallalongtheriverbank.Toadwentuptotownbyanearlytrainthismorning.Andhehasorderedalargeandveryexpensivemotor-car.'第12頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)鼠在河岸邊散步，欣賞著世界的變幻。水鼠正在寫地自哼自唱。“阿鼠，”鼴鼠說，“我能問你一些事嗎？”你說什么，鼴鼠？”“你能帶我去拜訪癩蛤蟆先生嗎？我已聽了許多有關(guān)他的事，我確實(shí)想見他?！薄斑?，當(dāng)然，”水鼠和善地說，“把船拉出來，我們現(xiàn)在就劃過去，蛤蟆一直都很樂意見他的朋友?！薄八欢ㄊ侵缓懿诲e(cuò)的動(dòng)物，”鼴鼠邊說邊走上船拿起雙槳?！八莿?dòng)物中最好的，”水鼠回答道?！吧屏?，友好——也許不很聰明，有時(shí)他僅點(diǎn)愛吹牛，但是他確實(shí)是個(gè)好人?！眰兊搅艘凰蟠蟮募t房子前面，那兒美麗的花那是蛤蟆宅第，”水鼠說，“一所可愛的老宅——癩蛤蟆很富有，你知道吧，這是河邊最好的房子之一。當(dāng)然我們從來沒有對(duì)蛤蟆這樣說過?！蔽野l(fā)現(xiàn)所有的船都沒停在水里，我猜蛤蟆現(xiàn)在不再玩船了，肯定又有什么新鮮有趣的東西吸引著他。”去，很快便看見了癩蛤蟆，他正坐在花園椅里仔細(xì)地研究著“太棒了！”癩蛤蟆一看到他們就叫了起來?！拔艺胍娔隳?，阿鼠，”他跳了起你們倆。你們得幫我，這是最最重要的！”“我想，是關(guān)于劃船吧，”水鼠一本正經(jīng)地說?！澳憧偹阋獙W(xué)了，你知道吧，如果—”朋友，我要帶你們?nèi)タ纯?！”?3頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)你的面前！”鼠搖著頭，在你看見了，一切已準(zhǔn)備就緒，我們今天下午就出發(fā)?！薄澳阏f什么？”水鼠慢慢地說，“你是說‘我們’‘今天下午’‘出發(fā)’？”一輩子呆在你那條乏味的老河邊，我想帶你看看外面的世“我不在乎，”水鼠平靜地說，“我不想有所改變，這就是我最終的決定，我將呆在我的老河旁，另外，鼴鼠將和我呆在一起，是不是，鼴鼠？”公路上的生活一定是很刺激有趣的經(jīng)歷。癩蛤蟆審視著他們倆，然后愉快地說：“進(jìn)來用點(diǎn)午餐，然后再聊這事?！泵恳惶於紝⒍嗝从腥?！他們?nèi)慌笥言谝黄饘?huì)有多么刺激興奮至水鼠也非常喜歡這次旅行。只有老灰馬不很樂意，他得干所有村莊去弄些牛奶、雞蛋和面包，這些，癩蛤蟆當(dāng)然忘了隨車他說，在寬敞公路上的旅行生活是多么輕松愉快。著一條狹窄的鄉(xiāng)村小路旅行著，就這樣快快樂樂地過了一第14頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)聲音，便回過頭，他們看見一小團(tuán)塵霧，發(fā)著“撲撲-撲大篷車的輪子便開始順著路沿向溝里滑去，然后只地喊道：“愚蠢、危險(xiǎn)的人！警察應(yīng)該把你們關(guān)在監(jiān)獄里！”“嗨，癩蛤蟆！”他們叫道，”過來幫幫我們，行不行，你！”因此他們走過去看看他是怎么了。只見他坐在公路中間，臉上能過來幫幫我們，癩蛤??？”他生氣地問。“噢，多么幸福！”癩蛤蟆自言自語道，“旅行的真正方式！旅行的唯一方式！剛“而我竟不知道！”癩蛤蟆仍然魂?duì)繅?mèng)縈似地繼續(xù)著，“我從未夢(mèng)想過！當(dāng)我風(fēng)馳揚(yáng)起！那輛可笑的愚蠢的大篷車將永遠(yuǎn)消失。撲水鼠?！皼]辦法，”水鼠回答道，“我們什么也幫不了。我了解癩蛤蟆，當(dāng)他有了新的想們坐上船，最后終于坐在了水鼠舒服的河邊小屋吃遲到的晚餐。？河岸邊的每個(gè)人都在談?wù)撨@件事。癩蛤蟆今早搭頭班火車去了城鎮(zhèn)，訂購(gòu)了一輛非常昂貴的大汽車。”第15頁共80頁TheMolehadwantedforalongtimetomeettheBadger.HeoftenspokeabouthiswishtotheWaterRat,buttheRatdidn'tseemtowanttodoanythingaboutit.ItsallrighttheRatalwayssaidBadgerwillcomepastoneday,andthenI'llintroduceyou.'Couldntyouinvitehimtodinnerorsomething?'askedtheMole.HewouldntcomesaidtheRatHehatescrowdsandpartiesanddinners,andallthatkindofthing.'nshallwegoandvisithimOhnotheRatsaidHesveryshyandhewouldn'tlikethatatall.IknowhimverywellbutIvenevervisitedhishome.Andit'snotreallypossibletogothere,becausehelivesrightinthemiddleoftheWildWood.'YousaidyouwouldtellmeabouttheWildWoosaidtheMolebutyouneverdid.Aren'tthey-aren'ttheyverynicepeopleinthere?'WellsaidtheRatthesquirrelsareallrightandtherabbitsmostofthem.AndBadger,ofcourse.Helikeslivingthere.Andnobodygiveshimanytrouble.'Butwhocouldgivetrouble?'askedtheMole.TherearewellotherstheRatwentonslowlyWeaselsstoatsferrets,andsoon.Theyreallrightinaway.Mostofthetime.But,well,youwouldn'twanttoturnyourbacktotheminthedarkandthat'safact.Don'tworryaboutBadger.He'llcomealongoneday.'ButthesummerpassedandtheBadgernevercamealong.SoonthedaysgrewshorterandthecoldweatherkepttheanimalsinsidetheircomfortablehousesTheRatsleptalotinthewinter,goingtobedearlyandgettinguplateDuringhisshortday,hewrotesongsanddidsmalljobsinthehouse.And,ofcourse,therewerealwaysanimalscallinginforacomfortabletalkroundthefire,tellingstoriesandrememberingthegoodtimesandtheadventuresofthepastsummer.OneafternoonwhiletheRatwassleepingpeacefullyinfrontofthefiretheMoledecidedtogooutbyhimselfandtakeawalkintheWildWood.'Perhaps,'hethought,'I'llmeetMrBadger,andthenIcanintroducemyself.'第16頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)ItwasacoldafternoonwithahardgreyskyTheMolehurriedalong,enjoyingthequietnessofthewinterday,andafteratimehesawinfrontofhimtheblackshapeoftheWildWood.HewasnotatallfrightenedatfirstItwasastrangedarkplace,buttheMolefoundthatexcitingHewentdeeperanddeeperintothewood,wherethelightwaslessandthetreesgrewclosetogether.Everythingwasverystillnow,andthedarknessseemedtocomedownquickly,shuttingtheMoleofffromtheoutsideworld.Thenthefacesbegan.OutofthecornerofhiseyetheMolethoughtthathesawafacelookingathimfromaholealittlenarrowfacewithhardunfriendlyeyes.Whenheturnedtolookstraightatit,thethinghaddisappeared.HehurriedontellinghimselfnottobesillyHepassedanotherholeandanother,andyesEyeswerelookingathimthendisappearingagainintothedarkness.Soon,everyholehadaface,whichwatchedhimwitheyesfullofhate.TheMolefelthehadtogetawayfromthesefaces.Heturnedoffthepathandhurriedintothethickestpartofthewood.Thenthewhistlingbegan.ItwassoftandfarbehindhimwhenhefirsthearditThenitseemedtocomefrominfrontofhimmoreloudly.TheMolestoppedandlistened,thenwentonagain.Hewastryinghardtostaycalmbuthisheartwasbeatingveryfast.Hewasalone,andfarfromhelp,andthenightwascomingdownquickly.Thenthepatteringbegan.Atfirsthethoughtitwasonlyfallingleaves,butthenthenoisegrewlouderandnearerandtheMoleknewwhatitwas.Itwasthesoundoflittlefeetrunning-behindhim,infrontofhimonallsidesofhim.Allthewoodseemedtobealive,running,following,chasingsomethingorsomebody.ThefrightenedMolebegantoruntoo,buthedidnotknowwhereHeranintotreesandbushes,hefelloverthingsandintothings,hepickedhimselfupandranonAtlasthefoundadeepdarkholeinthebottomofanoldtreeandfellintoittootiredtorunanotherstep.Helaythere,shakingwithfear,andlistenedtothewhistlingsandthepatteringsoutside.NowheunderstoodwhytheRatdidnotwanttotalkaboutit,andwhyothersmallanimalsfromthefieldsandtheriverbanknevercamehere.Becausenow,theMolehadfeltithimself-theTerroroftheWildWood.AllthistimetheRat,warmandcomfortable,wassleepinginfrontofhisfire.Whenhewokeuphelookedroundforhisfriend,buttheMolewasnotthere.Hecalledout'Molyseveraltimesandwhenheheardnoanswer,hegotupandwentoutintothehall.第17頁共80頁/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)/原版英語閱讀網(wǎng)TheMole'shatwasmissing,andsowerehisboots.TheRatleftthehouseandlookedaroundThegroundwassoftfromrain,andhecouldseeclearlywhichwaytheMolehadgone-straighttowardstheWildwood.TheRatstoodthinkingforamomentlookingveryserious.Thenhewentbackintothehouse,tookagunandathickheavystick,andhurriedawayacrossthefields.InsidethewooditwasnearlydarkandthewhistlingandthepatteringbeganalmostatonceButwhenthefacesintheholessawtheRat'sgunandhisthickheavystick,theydisappearedimmediatelyandeverythingbecamestillandquiet.Patiently,theRatbegantosearchthewoodfromendtoend,callingallthetime,'Moly,Moly!Whereareyou?It'sme-it'soldRat!'Atlasttohisgreathappiness,heheardalittleansweringcry,andsoonhefoundtheMoleinhishiding-placeinthetree.OhRattycriedtheMoleImsopleasedtoseeyouI'vebeensofrightened,Ican'ttellyou!'IcanunderstandthatsaidtheRatkindlyYouseeMoleitsreallynotagoodideatocomeherealoneWeriverbankersalwayscomeintwosorthrees,ifwehavetocomehere.Ofcourse,ifyou'reBadgerorOtter,thenthere'snoproblem.'SurelythebraveMrToadishappytocomeherealone,isn'the?'askedtheMole.OldToadsaidtheRatlaughingloudlyHedoesntputhisnoseinsidetheWildWood-muchtoofrightened!'TheMolefeltalittlehappierwhenheheardthis,buthewasstilltootiredtostartthejourneyhome.Sohelaydowntosleepundersomedryleaves,whiletheRatsatnexttohim,patientlywaiting.TheMolewokeupfeelingmuchbetterandreadytoleave.TheRatputhisheadoutoftheentranceofthehole,andthentheMoleheardhimsay,'Ohdear,ohdear!'WhatsthematterRatty?'askedtheMole.SnowrepliedtheRatItssnowinghardButwecantstayhereallnight-it'stoocoldandtoodangerousWelljusthavetostartwalking,andhope.Thetroubleis,Idon'treallyknowwhereweare,andinthesnoweverythinglookssodifferent.'ItdidindeedThewhiteblanketofsnowcoveredeverythinghidingthepathschangingtheshapesofthetreesandbushes.Anhourlater,theywerewet,cold,achingwithtiredness,andhadnoideawheretheywere.TheysatdownforarestandweremovingonagainwhentheMolegaveasuddencryandfellforwardonhisface.第18頁共80頁'Oh,myleg!'hecried.'I'vehitmylegonsomethingreallyhard.'LetshavealooksaidtheRatsittingdownbesidehimThatsaverydeepcut,'hesaid,surprised.'Iwonderwhat…'Suddenly,hegotupandbegantodiginthesnow.Whatareyoudoing,Ratty?'saidtheMole.TheRatjustwentondiggingThenhefoundsomething,andimmediatelybegantodancerounditexcitedly.'Lookatthis,Mole!'heshouted.'Justlookatthis!'TheMolelookedThenhelookedathisfried.'It'sadoors-craper.WhygetexcitedadoorscraperDontyouunderstandyousillya