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LESSON 15 The cat and the canary
第十五課 貓和金絲雀
Here is a cat with a poor little bird in its mouth. Perhaps you think it is
一只小貓嘴里叼著一只可憐的小鳥。或許你會覺得這是一只麻雀，
a sparrow, that had flown down on the road to pick up a few crumbs, and was seized by this cruel cat.
飛到路邊撿些面包屑吃，然后被這只兇猛的貓抓了。
You are wrong. This cat is the little bird's friend; and the bird is not a sparrow at all, but a pretty canary.
你錯了，這只貓是這只鳥的朋友，這只鳥并不是一只麻雀，而是一只漂亮的金絲雀。
Come and I shall tell you the story of this picture.
過來我將會告訴你這張圖畫的故事。
A lady had a canary, so tame that it would fly about her room,
一位女士養了一只金絲雀，因為被馴服所有會在房間里面飛，
perch on her chair, hop on her finger, and eat crumbs out of her hand.
停在椅子上棲息，跳來跳去，吃它手上的面包屑。
The lady had also a cat, which often came into the room where the bird's cage hung.
這位女士還有一只貓，經常進入懸掛這只鳥籠子的房間。
But the bird was in no danger from it. The cat had been taught,
但是鳥兒卻沒有危險。這只貓已經被教成了一只Hellokitty，
when quite a little kitten, to be kind to the bird; and the two were very good friends.
對鳥兒很和善，他們兩個是好朋友。
One day the lady went into the kitchen. Her bird was on her shoulder, and the cat came running after her.
一天這位女士進了廚房，這只鳥在她肩膀上，貓跟在她身后。
The canary flew down from the lady's shoulder, to pick up a crumb from the floor.
這只金絲雀從她肩膀上飛到地板上撿面包屑吃。
What was the lady's surprise, when in a moment the cat seized the bird in its mouth, and jumped upon the kitchen table with it!
令女士驚喜的是，這只貓把鳥叼在了嘴里，跳到了廚房飯桌上。
The lady was in terror at first, for the safety of her bird; but she soon saw the cause of the strange conduct of her cat.
起初女士很擔心鳥兒的安全，但是不久她就知道了貓奇怪舉動的原因。
Another cat was at the kitchen door, and her own cat had seized the bird to save it from danger!
廚房門邊有另外一只貓，她的貓就把鳥兒抓起來脫離危險。
No sooner was the stranger driven out of the house, than the lady's cat let the canary go; and away it flew to its mistress quite unhurt.
很快危險救不存在了，女士的貓就把金絲雀放走了。它安全無事的飛向了女主人那里。
QUESTIONS
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What kind of bird is that in the cat's mouth? Does it mean to hurt it?
貓嘴中的鳥是什么鳥？貓是要傷害它嗎？
Why has it carried it off? What cat is that at the door?
貓為什么要抓它？門邊的貓干什么的？
When did the cat let the bird go again? When had the cat been taught to be kind to the canary?
什么時候這只貓放走了這只鳥兒？這只貓什么時候被教要友好對待這只金絲雀？
