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The younger was so witty that the good old man often burst out laughing, and called him the merriest fellow he had seen for many a day.
年輕一點(diǎn)的那位非常詼諧，使那位善良的老人經(jīng)常忍不住大笑起來，并稱菲利蒙為好多日子以來見過的最快樂的人。
"Pray, my young friend," said he, "what may I call your name?"
請(qǐng)問我年輕的朋友，他說，你叫什么名字？
"Why, I am very nimble, as you see," answered the traveler.
哎呀，我非常的機(jī)敏，正如你所見，那個(gè)旅行者回答說。
"So, if you call me Quicksilver, the name will fit well."
因此如果你叫我水銀的話，這個(gè)名字會(huì)非常適合我。
"Quicksilver? Quicksilver?" said Philemon, looking in the traveler's face to see if he were making fun of him.
水銀？水銀？菲利蒙一邊說一邊看著旅行者的臉，看看他是否在跟他開玩笑。
"It is a very odd name. And your companion there? Has he as strange a one?"
這個(gè)名字很奇怪。那你那邊的同伴呢？他的名字也很奇怪嗎？
"You must ask the thunder to tell it to you," replied Quicksilver. "No other voice is loud enough."
你必須讓雷來告訴你。水銀回答說，沒有其他更響亮的聲音了。
Baucis had now got supper ready, and, coming to the door, began to make apologies for the poor food which she had made ready for her guests.
這時(shí)柏西斯準(zhǔn)備好了晚飯來到門口，開始為給客人準(zhǔn)備的粗劣食物而致歉。
"Had we known you were coming," said she, "my good man and myself would have gone without a morsel in order that you might have a better supper.
如果我們知道你們要來的話，她說，我善良的丈夫和我一口也不會(huì)吃，以便你們能夠吃一頓好些的晚飯。
But I took the best part of today's milk to make cheese; and our last loaf is already half eaten."
但是我把今天最好的一部分牛奶做了奶酪，而且我們最后一個(gè)面包已經(jīng)吃了一半。
"Why, Mother Baucis, whatever you offer us will seem like a feast!" exclaimed Quicksilver, "for I never felt hungrier in my life!"
哎呀，柏西斯媽媽，無論你拿什么招待我們，都好似盛宴一般！水銀大聲說道，因?yàn)槲移缴鷱膩頉]有感到這么餓過！
