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Betty Finds Brother Green-coat
貝蒂發(fā)現(xiàn)了綠衣兄弟
Betty sat up quickly and looked about her.
貝蒂立刻坐直了身子，望了望周圍。
On each side of the little summer-house were tall elm trees.
小小的涼亭四周都是高高的榆樹(shù)。
A robin was calling from one of them, "Cheer-up! Cheer-up! Cheer-up!" and a bluejay answered crossly, "Can't! Can't! Can't!"
一棵樹(shù)上傳來(lái)知更鳥(niǎo)的叫喊，振作！振作！振作！而一只冠藍(lán)鴉卻生氣地回答，就不！就不！就不！
"I know it isn't the robin," said Betty.
我知道它不是知更鳥(niǎo)，貝蒂說(shuō)。
"A robin doesn't have a green coat, and he doesn't live under the ground in winter. He goes South.
知更鳥(niǎo)沒(méi)有綠色外衣，冬天也不住在地下，它會(huì)飛往南方。
And it can't be the bluejay. I've seen that bluejay all winter long.
也不可能是冠藍(lán)鴉。一整個(gè)冬天我都能看到冠藍(lán)鴉。
Did you ever talk to Brother Green-Coat, Aunt Molly?
莫莉姨媽，你和綠色兄弟說(shuō)過(guò)話嗎？
What did you say to him and oh! did he ever say anything to you?"
你和它說(shuō)了什么呢？哦！還有它有沒(méi)有跟你說(shuō)什么呢？
"The strange thing about Brother Green-Coat," said Aunt Molly, "is that he never says anything when he wears black.
莫莉姨媽說(shuō)綠衣兄弟最奇怪的一點(diǎn)就是它身穿黑衣服的時(shí)候從不說(shuō)話，
But when he puts on his coat of green, he talks, and even sings.
而一穿上綠色外衣它就會(huì)說(shuō)話，甚至?xí)琛?/p>
I have learned to understand some of his strange words and songs."
我能聽(tīng)懂它的一些奇怪的語(yǔ)言和歌聲。
"Please tell me some of the things he says, Aunt Molly," begged Betty.
莫莉姨媽，跟我說(shuō)說(shuō)它說(shuō)的話吧，貝蒂央求道。
"Sometimes he tells me that he is very happy, "said Aunt Molly, "Sometimes he says that he likes the warm air.
有時(shí)候它告訴我它非常地高興，莫莉姨媽說(shuō)，有時(shí)候它說(shuō)它喜歡溫暖的空氣。
Sometimes he sings a song that says he is going soon for a swim in the pool.
有時(shí)候它會(huì)唱歌，唱的是它很快要去池塘里游泳。
And when he tells me this, it sounds just like 'Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek!'"
當(dāng)它告訴我這件事的時(shí)候，聲音聽(tīng)起來(lái)像‘呱呱呱！’
Betty was looking out over the pool.
貝蒂朝外面的池塘望去。
There, on an old log in the water, sat a bright-eyed little fellow in a coat of green, with trousers of white.
池塘的水面浮著一節(jié)舊木頭，上面坐著一個(gè)亮眼睛的小家伙，它穿著綠色的外衣和白色的褲子。
In answer to Aunt Molly he puffed himself out and called boldly, "Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek!"
而為了回應(yīng)莫莉姨媽，它吐了吐氣，大膽地叫了出來(lái)，呱呱呱！
"You mean the frog! Brother Green-Coat is a frog!" cried Betty.
你說(shuō)的就是青蛙！原來(lái)綠衣兄弟就是青蛙啊！貝蒂叫了起來(lái)。
"But you said you saw him once when he was as black as coal. How can that be?
但你剛才說(shuō)你曾經(jīng)見(jiàn)過(guò)它黑得像塊炭一樣，那是怎么回事？
Frogs are always green, aren't they?"
青蛙一直是綠色的，不是嗎？
