Not All Cats Chase Mice

Not All Cats Chase Mice

不是所有的猫都捉老鼠

One afternoon Mrs. Hamilton was making dinner. Suddenly an uninvited guest scurried into her kitchen. “ Eek! There’s a mouse! There’s a mouse! ” screamed Mrs. Hamilton. “ Are you all right, dear?” asked Mr. Hamilton. “ No, I am not all right. There is a mouse in my house! ” Mrs. Hamilton said angrily.

一天下午，汉密尔顿太太正在做晚饭。突然，一位不速之客冲进了她的厨房。 “唷!有一只老鼠!有一只老鼠!汉密尔顿太太尖叫道。 “你没事吧，亲爱的?”汉密尔顿先生问。 “不，我不好。我的房子里有一只老鼠!”汉密尔顿太太生气地说。

“ What should we do?” asked Jason. “ I’ve got it! ” Mr. Hamilton said suddenly. “ We’ll get a cat! ” The next day Mr. Hamilton went to buy a cat. “ Did you get the cat?” asked Jason when Mr. Hamilton got home. A little head appeared from Mr. Hamilton’s arms. “ Meow, ” it said in a tiny voice.

“我们该怎么办?”杰森问。 “我找到了!”汉密尔顿先生突然说。“我们要养只猫!” 第二天汉密尔顿先生去买了一只猫。 “你抓到猫了吗?”汉密尔顿先生回家后，杰森问道。 汉密尔顿先生的怀里露出一个小脑袋。“喵，”它用细小的声音说。

“ Hello, cat! ” said Jason. “ You need a name since you will be part of the family. ” Jason and Mr. Hamilton tried to think of a name for a long time. Finally Mr. Hamilton said, “ I know. We will call you Snatch, since you will snatch up the mice in our house. ” Later that day Jason began to train the cat to catch mice. He showed Snatch a little toy mouse.

“你好,猫!杰森说。“你需要一个名字，因为你将成为这个家庭的一员。” 杰森和汉密尔顿先生花了很长时间想取一个名字。 最后汉密尔顿先生说:“我知道。我们叫你斯奇，因为你会去抓我们家里的老鼠。” 那天晚些时候，杰森开始训练猫抓老鼠。他给斯奇看了一只小玩具老鼠。

“ This is a mouse, ” he said. “ When you see a mouse, pounce on it. ” Snatch was a very active cat. She loved to chase butterflies and birds. “ Look how fast she is! ” Mr. Hamilton said proudly. Mrs. Hamilton held a treat in her hand. Then Snatch jumped up to eat it. “ Look how high she can jump! ” Mrs. Hamilton said proudly.

“这是一只老鼠，”他说。“当你看到一只老鼠时，扑上去。” 斯奇是一只非常活跃的猫。她喜欢追逐蝴蝶和小鸟。 “看她跑得多快!”汉密尔顿先生自豪地说。汉密尔顿太太手里拿着一块点心。 接着，斯奇跳起来吃了起来。“看她能跳得多高!”汉密尔顿太太骄傲地说。

Snatch learned quickly. Jason liked to test her when she didn’t know he was there. “ Snatch! It’s a mouse! ” Jason threw the toy mouse for Snatch to catch. “ Look how smart she is! ” cried Jason proudly. “ She is so fast, ” said Mr. Hamilton. “ She is so strong, ” said Mrs. Hamilton.

斯奇学得很快。杰森喜欢在她不知道他在的时候测试她。 “斯奇!这是一只老鼠!”杰森把玩具老鼠扔给斯奇，让他去接。 “看她多聪明!”杰森骄傲地叫道。 “她跑得真快，”汉密尔顿先生说。“她很强壮，”汉密尔顿太太说。