Lesson 9 Kittie and Mousie 第9课 小猫咪和小老鼠

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Once there was a little kitty,

在很久以前,

White as the snow;

有一只小猫咪,

In a barn he used to frolic,

他的毛发雪一样白;

Long time ago.

在一个谷仓里,他总是嬉闹。

In the barn a little mousie

在很久以前,

Ran to and fro;

在谷仓里,有一只小老鼠,

For she heard the little kitty,

她总是跑来跑去,

Long time ago.

因为她听说猫咪来了。

Two black eyes had little kitty,

在很久以前,

Black as a crow;

小猫咪有两只乌黑的眼睛,

And they spied the little mousie,

就像乌鸦一样黑;

Long time ago.

他们发现了小老鼠的踪迹。

Four soft paws had little kitty,

在很久以前,

Paws soft as snow;

小猫咪有四只柔软的爪子,

And they caught the little mousie,

就像雪一样柔软;

Long time ago.

他们抓住了小老鼠。

Nine pearl teeth had little kitty,

在很久以前,

All in a row;

小猫咪有九颗珍珠般的牙齿,

And they bit the little mousie,

整齐地排成一排;

Long time ago.

牙齿咬住了小老鼠。

When the teeth bit little mousie,

在很久以前,

Mousie cried out"Oh!"

当牙齿咬住小老鼠,

But she slipped away from kitty,

小老鼠大叫“嗷!”

Long time ago.

从小猫咪嘴里逃走了。