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| Acountry maid was walking along with a can of milk upon her head, when she fell into the following train of reflections.The money for which I shall sell this milk will enable me to increase my stock of eggs to three hundred. | 一個村姑頭上頂著一罐牛奶在路上行走。走著走著，她的腦子里浮現出一連串的幻想：我賣了這罐牛奶后，用這筆錢買雞蛋，這樣我有的雞蛋可以增加到300個 |
| These eggs, allowing for what may prove addle, and what may be destroyed by vermin, will produce at least two hundred and fifty chickens | 用這300個雞蛋孵小雞，就算有壞的、生蟲的，至少也能孵出250只小雞。 |
| The chickens will be fit to carry to market just at the time when poultry is always dear;so that by the new year I cannot fail of having money enough to purchase a new gown. | 等小雞長大后，正好能趕上賣個好市價；那么到了新年，我就能有錢買一件新晚裝。 |
| Green - let me consider - yes, green becomes my complexion best, and green it shall be. | 買一件綠色的------讓我好好想想------對，綠色與我的膚色最相襯。 |
| In this dress I will go to the fair, where all young fellows will strive to have me for a partner; | 我穿上這件衣服去趕集，所有的年輕小伙子都會搶著邀請我做舞伴； |
| but no - I shall refuse every one of them, and with a disdainful toss turn from them." | 但是不行------我要輕蔑地把頭一揚，轉身過去不理他們，讓他們人人都碰個釘子。 |
| Transported with this idea, she could not forbear acting with her head the thought that passed in her mind, when down came the can of milk! | 她想得得意忘形，情不自禁地把頭一揚，剎那間，牛奶罐跌了下來！ |
| And all her imaginary happiness vanished in a moment | 她幻想的一切幸福瞬間破滅了。 |
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