络腮胡的塞缪尔

NowthisiswhathadbeenhappeningtoTomKitten,anditshowshowveryunwiseitistogoupachimneyinaveryoldhouse,whereapersondoesnotknowhisway,andwherethereareenormousrats.,现在，让我们讲一讲发生在小猫汤姆身上的遭遇吧，这个故事告诉我们，爬山一座老房子的烟囱里是一件多么不明智的事情，在里面很容易迷路，而且那里还有许多大耗子。,Unwise不明智的Chimney烟囱Enormous巨大的,THETALEOFSAMUELWHISKERS,络腮胡的塞缪尔,TomKittendidnotwanttobeshutupinacupboard.Whenhesawthathismotherwasgoingtobake,hedeterminedtohide.Helookedaboutforaniceconvenientplace,andhefixeduponthechimney.,小猫汤姆不想被关在碗橱里。当他看见妈妈要去烤面包时，便决定躲起来。他环顾四周，想找一个便于藏身的好地方，然后，他选中了烟囱。,Shutup关闭Cupboard碗橱Bake烘焙,Thefirehadonlyjustbeenlighted,anditwasnothot;buttherewasawhitechokysmokefromthegreensticks.TomKittengotuponthefenderandlookedup.Itwasabigold-fashionedfire-place.Thechimneyitselfwaswideenoughinsideforamantostandupandwalkabout.SotherewasplentyofroomforalittleTomCat.,壁炉里的火刚被点燃，还不算热，不过，呛人的白烟从绿色的柴枝上升起来。小猫汤姆爬山壁炉的炉围，向上看了看，这是一个很大的老式壁炉。烟囱内部非常宽敞，足够一个人站起来行走。因此，对小猫汤姆来说，这里有足够的空间让他躲藏。,Light点燃Choky窒息的,Hejumpedrightupintothefire-place,balancinghimselfupontheironbarwherethekettlehangs.,他正好跳进壁炉里，在挂水壶的铁杆上让身体保持平衡,TomKittentookanotherbigjumpoffthebar,andlandedonaledgehighupinsidethechimney,knockingdownsomesootintothefender.,小猫汤姆又往更高的地方跳了一大步，跳离了铁杆，跳到烟囱里的壁架上，他把一些烟灰碰掉了，散落在火炉的围栏上。,Ledge壁架Fender火炉的围栏,TomKittencoughedandchokedwiththesmoke;andhecouldhearthesticksbeginningtocrackleandburninthefire-placedownbelow.Hemadeuphismindtoclimbrighttothetop,andgetoutontheslates,andtrytocatchsparrows.Icannotgoback.IfIslippedImightfallinthefireandsingemybeautifultailandmylittlebluejacket.,小猫汤姆被烟呛的咳嗽起来，几乎窒息，他能听到下面的柴枝开始噼啪作响，在壁炉里燃烧起来。他决心爬到壁炉顶上，从石板瓦上逃出去，然后去抓麻雀。,他想着：“我不能往回走，如果我滑倒了，就会掉进火堆里，把我漂亮的尾巴和小蓝夹克烧焦。”,Crackle发出劈啪响Slate石板Sparrow麻雀Slip滑倒Singe烧焦,Thechimneywasaverybigold-fashionedone.Itwasbuiltinthedayswhenpeopleburntlogsofwooduponthehearth.Thechimneystackstoodupabovetherooflikealittlestonetower,andthedaylightshonedownfromthetop,undertheslantingslatesthatkeptouttherain.,那根烟囱巨大而古老，是在人们还在炉膛里烧圆木的时代建成的。那根烟囱直立在屋顶上，就像一座小石塔，阳光从烟囱顶端照进来，照射到用来防雨的倾斜石板瓦下面。,Hearth炉膛Slanting倾斜的,TomKittenwasgettingveryfrightened!Heclimbedup,andup,andup.,Thenhewadedsidewaysthroughinchesofsoot.Hewaslikealittlesweephimself.Itwasmostconfusinginthedark.Oneflueseemedtoleadintoanother.,小汤姆越来越害怕！他向上爬啊爬，爬呀，爬啊。,然后，他在厚厚的烟灰当中费力地向一侧爬去，他就像一把小扫帚清扫着烟囱，在黑暗当中最容易迷路，似乎一根烟道连着另一根烟道。,FrightenedWade走过Flue通道,Therewaslesssmoke,butTomKittenfeltquitelost.Hescrambledupandup;butbeforehereachedthechimneytophecametoaplacewheresomebodyhadloosenedastoneinthewall.,烟越来越少，但是小猫汤姆已经完全迷路了。他一直向上爬呀，爬呀，不过，在他快要爬到烟囱顶端时，他发现墙壁上有块石头被什么人弄松动了。,Scramble爬,ThereweresomemuttonboneslyingaboutThisseemsfunny,saidTomKitten.Whohasbeengnawingbonesuphereinthechimney?IwishIhadnevercome!Andwhatafunnysmell?Itissomethinglikemouse;onlydreadfullystrong.Itmakesmesneeze,saidTomKitten.,地上还有一些羊骨头散落在周围“这看起来真古怪”小猫汤姆说，“谁曾经在这么高的烟囱里啃骨头呢？我真不该来这个地方！这是什么奇怪的气味？有些像老鼠的气味，非常浓烈，熏得想让我真想打喷嚏”,Gnaw咬Sneeze打喷嚏,Hesqueezedthroughtheholeinthewall,anddraggedhimselfalongamostuncomfortablytightpassagewheretherewasscarcelyanylight.,他勉强挤进墙里的那个小洞里，拖着身体沿着一条非常狭窄的通道向里爬去，通道里几乎没有任何光亮。,Uncomfortable不舒服的,Hegropedhiswaycarefullyforseveralyards;hewasatthebackoftheskirting-boardintheattic,wherethereisalittlemark*inthepicture.,他小心翼翼地摸索着爬了一段路，来到了阁楼脚板的后面，就是图片中标有“*”的地方,Grope探索，摸索Carefully小心地,Allatoncehefellheadoverheelsinthedark,downahole,andlandedonaheapofverydirtyrags.WhenTomKittenpickedhimselfupandlookedabouthimhefoundhimselfinaplacethathehadneverseenbefore,althoughhehadlivedallhislifeinthehouse.,突然，他大头朝下跌进了黑暗里，掉进了一个洞里，掉在了一堆非常肮脏的抹布碎布上面。当小猫汤姆站起来，环顾四周时他发现自己来到了一个以前从未见过的地方，尽管他一出生就住在这座房子里面。,Rag碎片,Itwasaverysmallstuffyfustyroom,withboards,andrafters,andcobwebs,andlathandplaster.Oppositetohimasfarawayashecouldsitwasanenormousrat.Whatdoyoumeanbytumblingintomybedallcoveredwithsmuts?saidtherat,chatteringhisteeth.,那是一间通风不好而且散发着霉味的小房间，里面有木板，椽子，蜘蛛网，木板条和石膏。在他对面坐着一只体型颇大的耗子汤姆尽可能让自己坐的离他远一点“你满身烟灰的掉在我的床上想干什么？”那只耗子牙齿打着颤问。,Stuffy不通气的Fusty发霉的Smut烟灰,Pleasesir,thechimneywantssweeping,saidpoorTomKitten.,AnnaMaria!AnnaMaria!squeakedtherat.Therewasapatteringnoiseandanoldwomanratpokedherheadroundarafter.,