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He too has been watching all of these interpreters myself included— and look now, he comes to read, with that unearthly idiot face. Stand away again and hear him. Hark!
他也在看著所有這些解釋天書的人——包括我在內——唔，瞧著，他在念起來了，那張天下無比的蠢臉。那么，再站開些，聽聽他吧。聽著！
I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look.
我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我們瞧，你們瞧，他們瞧。
Upon my soul, he's been studying Murray's Grammar! Improving his mind, poor fellow! But what's that he says now—hist!
我保準，他一直在研究默里（林德利·默里（1745—1826）——美國語法家，《默里語法》出版于一七九五年。）的《語法》呢！可憐的家伙，他正在增進他的知識——但是，他這會兒在說些什么呀——噓！
I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look.
我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我們瞧，你們瞧，他們瞧。
Why, he's getting it by heart—hist! again.
唔，他在死背呢——噓！又在念啦。
I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look.
我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我們瞧，你們瞧，他們瞧。
Well, that's funny.
噫，這倒是怪。
And I, you, and he; and we, ye, and they, are all bats; and I'm a crow, especially when I stand a'top of this pine tree here. Caw! caw! caw! caw! caw! caw! Ain't I a crow? And where's the scare-crow? There he stands; two bones stuck into a pair of old trowsers, and two more poked into the sleeves of an old jacket.
我，你，他；我們，你們，他們，大家都是蝙蝠；我是只烏鴉，尤其是當我高高地蹲到這棵松樹冠上時。哇！哇！哇！哇！哇！哇！難道我不是烏鴉么？可稻草人在哪兒？啊，原來他就在那兒；兩根骨頭插在兩只破褲腳管里，還有兩根裝在兩只破袖筒里。
Wonder if he means me?—complimentary—poor lad!—I could go hang myself.
不知道他是不是指我說的？——真會說話！——可憐的伙伴！——我倒要去上吊了。
