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《 Stanley》

斯坦利

by  Syd Hoff悉德·霍夫

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A long time ago

there were no houses and people lived in caves.

很久以前,

人们是住在山洞里而不是房子里。


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Stanley lived in a cave, but he did not like it.

斯坦利就住在一个山洞里,但并不喜欢它。

The cave was cold. So Stanley was cold.

山洞冷的时候,斯坦利就很冷 。


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His head hurt because

he had to sleep with it on arock.

他的头不舒服,因为他只能枕着石头睡觉。


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Bats flew around as though they owned the place.

蝙蝠在山洞里飞来飞去,就好像这里是属于它们的。


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“Why can't we find a better way

to live?” asked Stanley.

为什么我买不能找到一个更好的地方住?”斯坦利问道。


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“This is good enough for us,”

Said the other cavemen.  

"Why isn't it good enough for you?"

“对我们来说,这里已经足够好了” 一个山洞人说。

“为什么对于你它不好呢?”


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The cavemen carried clubs .

They were very tough.

山洞人们都带着棍棒。

他们都很粗暴。

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Stanley was tough ,too.

斯坦利也很粗暴。

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But he liked to plant seeds

in the ground and watch them grow.

但是他喜欢在地里种上种子,看着它们长大。

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He liked to paint pictures.

他喜欢画画。


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He liked to te nice to people.

他对其他人很友善。

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He was kind to animals.

他也很善待动物。


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The other cavemen did not  

want Stanley to act this way.

"Can t you act more like a caveman ?"they asked.

其他山洞人不喜欢斯坦利这样做。

“你不能像个山洞人那样做事吗?”它们问。

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Stanley did not anwer.  

He went on planting seeds and painting pictures.

斯坦利不回答。

他继续种东西和画画。


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He went on being kind to

animals and nice to people.

他继续善待动物和对他人友善。

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He even started saying things like “please,

”and “thank you,”and “lovely day today, isn t it?”

他甚至开始说些这样的话“请、谢谢”,

“多好的一天啊,是吗?

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This made the other cavemen very angry.

“You can t live here ,”they said.

“Beat it!”

这使其他山洞人很恼火。

“你不能住在这里”它们说。

“揍他!”


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They threw rocks at Stanley and chased him away .

它们向斯坦利扔石头,把他赶跑了 。


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"We're sorry you lost your cave," said the animals.
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It was cold anyway."

“对于你失去了你的山洞,我们很遗憾”动物们说。

“我不在乎”斯坦利说。

“山洞其实很冷。”   

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He looked for a place to live.9 h" r9 @! Q1 X* s* d) x8 S
"You can't live in
a nest," said the birds.

他要去到一个地方居住。

“你不能住在鸟巢里”鸟们说。


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“you can t live in the water ," said the fish.

“你不能住在水里”鱼说 。

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“you can t live in the ground ," said a worm.

“你不能生活在地下”蚯蚓说 。


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“Maybe I can live in a tree,” said stanley .

“也许我能只在一棵树上”斯坦利说。

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“Not while I m up here,” said an ape .

“当我不在树上的时候”一只猿猴说。


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“Maybe I can live in space,” said Stanley.

He jumped off a rock.

“也许我能住在太空”斯坦利说。

他从一块石头上跳下。


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“Ouch!”said Stanley.  

“I can t live in space!”

“哦”斯坦利说。

“我不能住在太空中。”


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Stanley saw a field.

“Does any body mind if I live here?” he asked.   

斯坦利看到一个地方,

“有人介意我住在这里吗?”他问。   


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"I don't mind if you don't snore." said an animal.

Who was going to sleep.

“如果你不打鼾的话,我不介意”一个动物说。

它正准备睡觉。

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"I don't mind if you don't eat too much grass,"

said an animal who was eating .

“如果你不吃太多的草,我不介意,”

一个正吃草的动物说。


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“I  don't mind if you don t take up too much room,”

said a very, very big animal.

“如果你不占很多空间的话,我不介意”,

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Stanley made himself at home.

“This is not bad,”he said.

斯坦利待在自己家里。

“这儿没有床”他说 。


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But suddenly the wind blew and Stanley was cold.

The rain fell and he was wet.

但是突然刮起风来了,斯坦利感到很冷。

下起雨来了,他全身湿透了。

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"This is worse than the cave,"said Stanley.

He made walls to keep out the wind.

这比在山洞里更糟”斯坦利说。

他开始修墙来挡风。


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He made a roof to keep out the rain.

他搭起房顶来挡雨。


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He made a door, windows and chimney.

He made a house !

他做了一个门,和窗户、烟囱。

他造好了一座房子!

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“That's the first house I ever saw,”

said a field mouse.

“这是我看到的第一所房子”一只地鼠说。

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“It's  the first one Iever made,” said Stanley.   

“Won't you stay here and live with me ?”

“这是我盖的第一所房子”斯坦利说,

“你愿意住在这里和我作伴吗?”   


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"I can't. I belong in the field.

But I will come and visit you

from time to time," said the field mouse.

“不行,我属于土地。

但是我会经常来拜访你的”地鼠说。


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Stanley painted pictures.

斯坦利又开始画画了。


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He planted seeds in the ground

and watched them grow.

他种上植物的种子,看着他们长大。  

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He loved his house .But he was lonesome.

“I wonder how my friends are,” he said.

他喜欢他的房子。但他很寂寞。

“我想知道我朋友们的看法”他说。   

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The cavemen were out hunting for animals .

They carried their clubs.

山洞人们出去狩猎。

他们带着他们的棍棒。


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“Look who's after us with their silly clubs ,”

said the animals.

“Let s chase them out of here.”

看看谁和这些愚蠢的棍棒在一起,这些动物说。

让我们把他们从这里赶走。


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They chased the cavemen .

Stanley saw the cavemen running.

他们追赶山顶洞人。

斯坦利看到山顶洞人在跑。

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“Don t be afraid,” he said .

“I won't let them hurt you.”

不要害怕,我不会让他们伤害你们的。

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He made the animals go away.

他让动物们离开了 。

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“You saved us , Stanley,” said the cavemen .

“Thank you.”

He loved his house .But he was lonesome.

“I wonder how my friends are,” he said.

他喜欢他的房子。但他很寂寞。

“我想知道我朋友们的看法”他说。   

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The cavemen were out hunting for animals .

They carried their clubs.

山洞人们出去狩猎。

他们带着他们的棍棒。


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“Look who's after us with their silly clubs ,”

said the animals.

“Let s chase them out of here.”

看看谁和这些愚蠢的棍棒在一起,这些动物说。

让我们把他们从这里赶走。


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They chased the cavemen .

Stanley saw the cavemen running.

他们追赶山顶洞人。

斯坦利看到山顶洞人在跑。

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“Don t be afraid,” he said .

“I won't let them hurt you.”

不要害怕,我不会让他们伤害你们的。

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He made the animals go away.

他让动物们离开了 。

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“You saved us , Stanley,” said the cavemen .

“Thank you.”

“你救了我们”,这些山顶洞人说,

“谢谢你。”

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Come back and live in our cave,” said one caveman.

“回来跟我们一起住在山洞里”山顶洞人说。

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“Caves are old-fashioned,”said Stanley.

“Come and see where I live.”

洞穴过时了,来看看我住的地方。


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He showed them his house.

他给他们展示了他住的房子。


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“A cave is for bears.

A house is for people,” said Stanley.  

“洞穴是给熊住的。

房子是人住的。”斯坦利说。

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“You are right ,Stanley,” said the cavemen.  

“This is the way we want to live.”  

“你是对的斯坦利,”山顶洞人说,

“这是我们想要的生活方式。”

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They all made houses.

他们都在建造自己的房子。
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Stanley showed them how to

paint pictures and plant seeds.

斯坦利给他们展示怎么样画画和种植物种子 。


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He showed them how to be nice

to each other and kind to animals ,

and everybody was happy.

他教他们如何需要彼此善待动物。

每个人都很高兴。


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  • A long time ago    很久以前; 悠远

  • caves     洞穴( cave的名词复数 )

  • flew     飞行; 飞( fly的过去式 )

  • as though     好像, 仿佛; 浑似

  • cavemen      史前石器时代的穴居人( caveman的名词复数 );

  • clubs      棍棒,狼牙棒(club的名词复数)

  • plant seeds    播种

  • paint pictures    画画

  • go on   继续

  • chased     追捕(chase的过去式与过去分词形式)

  • looked for    寻找,渴望

  • live in     住在学习[工作]的地方; 住在; 存在于…; 为…而生存

  • a nest    一窝

  • ape      猿猴

  • snore    打呼,打鼾

  • take up    占据

  • blew     吹,刮; 吹响; 吹气( blow的过去式 ); 刮风

  • worse than     坏于…

  • roof     屋顶

  • chimney     烟囱; 壁炉

  • live with    与…一起生活

  • belong in    属于

  • from time to time     不时,偶尔,间或; 时而

  • lonesome     寂寞

  • hunting for   狩猎,打猎

  • be afraid     恐怕,害怕. v% \- y/ Y9 ~, o( K

  • go away      离开; 消失

  • Come back     回来

  • old-fashioned    过时的

  • how to     如何做,操作方式

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