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They learned to jump from one branch to another and to run up and down the tree trunk.
小松鼠們學(xué)會(huì)了在樹(shù)枝上跳來(lái)跳去，也學(xué)會(huì)了在樹(shù)干上跑上跑下。
They learned where to find the best branches to nibble at.
他們學(xué)會(huì)了到哪去找最好咬的樹(shù)枝。
And they, learned to follow their mother wherever she went.
還學(xué)會(huì)了媽媽走到哪就跟到哪。
Sometimes one of the little squirrels would start to go somewhere by himself.
有時(shí)一只小松鼠會(huì)自己一個(gè)人外出。
Then Mother Squirrel would give him a hard pat with her paw and make him go back.
這時(shí)，松鼠媽媽便會(huì)用爪子重重地拍一下他，讓他回來(lái)。
Day after day, Billy watched the little gray squirrels learning their lessons.
日復(fù)一日，比利每天都會(huì)看到灰色的小松鼠不斷學(xué)習(xí)。
How he hoped that he would see them when they made their first trip to the ground.
他多么希望看到他們第一次落地行走的樣子。
One Saturday morning Billy was raking the grass.
一個(gè)星期六早晨，比利正在耙草。
Suddenly an excited chattering told him that something was happening, and he stood very still.
突然，他聽(tīng)到了一陣歡快的嘰喳聲，他馬上就意識(shí)到有事情要發(fā)生，他靜靜地站在那兒一動(dòng)不動(dòng)。
In a minute Mother Squirrel came down the tree.
很快松鼠媽媽從樹(shù)上跳了下來(lái)。
One by one, the little squirrels followed her.
小松鼠們也緊隨其后，一只接著一只跳了下來(lái)。
The smallest squirrel was the very last.
最后跳下來(lái)的是最小的那只。
Across the street from Billy's house was a garden in which grew a walnut tree.
比利家的街對(duì)面是一個(gè)花園，里面有一棵核桃樹(shù)。
It was to this tree that Mother Squirrel wanted to take her family.
松鼠媽媽就是想帶孩子們到核桃樹(shù)那里。
She ran to the sidewalk, and in a moment was safely across the street and in the garden.
她跑到了人行道上，很快便穿過(guò)了馬路進(jìn)了花園。
The first little squirrel followed, and the next and the next.
第一只小松鼠跟了過(guò)去，第二只、第三只也都跟了過(guò)去。
But the last little squirrel was very tiny, and could not run so fast.
但是最后一只小松鼠太小了，根本跑不快。
Just as he reached the street, along came a big automobile.
正當(dāng)最后一只小松鼠走上大街時(shí)，一輛大汽車(chē)開(kāi)了過(guò)來(lái)。
"Oh!" said Billy to himself," what will happen to the baby squirrel?"
啊，比利失聲叫道，松鼠寶寶會(huì)出事嗎？
The tiny squirrel was so frightened that he looked for some safe place to hide in.
這只小松鼠受到了驚嚇，想找個(gè)地方躲起來(lái)。
