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"What's that?" he demanded.
“那是什么玩意兒？”他問道，
"What's Fern got?"
“弗恩得到什么了？”
"She's got a guest for breakfast," said Mrs. Arable.
“她來了位吃早飯的客人，” 阿拉布爾太太說，
"Wash your hands and face, Avery!"
“你去洗手洗臉吧，艾弗里！”
"Let's see it!" said Avery, setting his gun down.
“讓我看看它，”艾弗里放下槍說，
"You call that miserable thing a pig?
“這么可憐的小東西也能叫做豬？
That's a fine specimen of a pig,
它真是豬中楷模，
it's no bigger than a white rat."
還沒有一只白老鼠大。”
"Wash up and eat your breakfast, Avery!" said his mother.
“快去洗洗，來吃早飯，艾弗里！”他媽媽說，
"The school bus will be along in half an hour."
“還有半個鐘頭校車就到。”
"Can I have a pig, too, Pop?" asked Avery.
“我也可以有只豬嗎，爸爸？”艾弗里問道。
"No, I only distribute pigs to early risers," said Mr. Arable.
“不，我只把豬送給早起的人，” 阿拉布爾先生說，
"Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice.
“弗恩天一亮就起來打抱不平，要掃盡天下不平事。
As a result, she now has a pig.
結果呢，她現在得到了一只小豬。
A small one, to be sure, but nevertheless a pig.
沒錯，它是很小，只有一丁點大，不過到底還是豬。
It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly.
這正好證明，早起的人會有什么好處。
Let's eat!"
我們吃早飯吧！”
